Andrea Murleau

• Developed and executed HR policies and programs, workforce and job development, recruitment and hiring, compensation and benefits and employee and labor relations to build staff-focused human resources office culture.
• Maintained human resources regulatory compliance with local, state and federal laws.
• Designed robust compensation and benefits packages to attract top employees.
• Designed and implemented, behavior-based interviewing and skill matching procedure, decreasing employee turnover.
• Conducted investigations and assisted with handling employee complaints involving Affirmative Action and EEOC to promote equitable workplace.
• Assessed training needs and coordinated learning and development initiatives for 200 employees.
• Developed succession plans and promotion paths for staff.
• Directed hiring and onboarding programs for new employees.
• Participated at strategic and operational level to develop and strengthen human resources services, relationships and mission.
• Recommended appropriate resolutions to employee relations concerns and handled disciplinary issues and investigations of misconduct.
• Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.

• Served as a strategic advisor for department leaders in all areas of human resources including performance management, employment law, compliance, policy interpretation, disciplinary proceedings and best practices
• Managed full cycle of recruiting, hiring and onboarding new employees.
• Designed an Apprenticeship program, partnered with area high schools as well as the WisCaregiver Career program, to mitigate statewide CNA shortages.
• Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
• Supported expansion initiatives to open a 38,000 square foot rehabilitation wing while implementing process improvements and managing change
• Accurately prepared bi- weekly payroll and tracking data using ISolved system.

• Identified HR training needs and conducted training for employees and leadership while recommending approaches to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity and within company to reach business goals.
• Investigated and liaised with legal department to respond to complaints of harassment, discrimination, employee grievances and other sensitive issues and prepared position statements for EEOC.
• Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
• Advised executives on best practices for employee growth and productivity goals, consistently helping companies improve retention.
• Reviewed applicant qualifications and assisted management and recruiting with hiring needs and determining compensation and total package.
• Engaged employees and conducted exit interviews to gain complete sense of satisfaction and areas in need of improvement.
• Integrated talent management process to include detailed analysis of potential talent gaps and development of career plans to identify and retain current talent and attract outside talent to business.

V-Soft Consulting (Safe Bridge Solutions), Madison, WI

04/2015 - 03/2016

● Acted as an HR Benefits Analyst in a global organization with over 2500 employees.
● Reviewed benefits data for employees and assisted with developing automated reporting.
● Utilized expert project management and organizational skills to lead 45 credit unions through program implementations.
● Educated credit unions on implementation progress to ensure timelines and goals were achieved.

Infrastructure Energy Alternatives (IEA), Madison, WI

02/2014-12/2014

● Assisted and supported management and the leadership team with handling and resolving Human Resources issues.

● Recruited and Hired 125+ non-union craft employees and coordinated logistics of getting them to sites in Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado.

● Managed onboarding process and administered benefits for remote work sites.

● Educated off site managers on processes and procedures.

● Ensured accurate maintenance of all employee records and files.

● Implemented Taleo Recruit for all IEA companies.

Multiple Contracts QTI Group Madison, WI

06/2011- 02/2014

● Partnered with the Talent Team of a regional bank to provide support to the Director of Talent.

● Assisted in aspects of strategic planning with the executive leadership team.

● Provided input on Employer Branding and the Employee Engagement Survey.

● Actively participated in managing change during a workforce

reduction of 75 employees which included creating severance documents and guiding employees through termination process.

● Responsible for full cycle recruiting.

● Reviewed and revised the new employee onboarding and orientation process.

● Developed and facilitated course content for corporate learning initiatives utilizing ADDIE methodology.

● Security Administrator for Learning Management System.

● Set up and tracked all employee HRIS changes, and maintained personal files.