Anita Avanesi
Chatsworth,CA
Summary
Dynamic HR professional with extensive experience at Universal Studios Hollywood, adept in SAP Software and fostering professional connections. Excelled in migrating performance management systems, enhancing operational efficiency, and leading large-scale projects with a 95% participation rate in key initiatives. Proficient in analytical problem-solving and strategic decision-making, ensuring stakeholder satisfaction and compliance.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr HR Analyst – Learning and Organizational Dev.
Universal Studios Hollywood – NBC Universal
Universal City, CA
04.2011 - Current
- Served as primary contact for Universal Studios Hollywood during system migration to Sumtotal performance management system.
- Gathered and validated requirements, developed use cases, and identified feature gaps.
- Managed deployment for over 7,500 team members, overseeing test development and defect resolution.
- Analyzed talent management data to address critical business needs and inform decision-making.
- Provided functional and technical support for ongoing technology issues and enhancements.
- Configured and managed Sumtotal integrations with SAP while addressing error logs.
- Administered 360/Development Feedback Assessments, communicating improvement opportunities to executives.
- Collaborated with Environmental Health and Safety team on training reporting and tracking for over 7,000 employees.
- Organized career fairs in order to attract a diverse pool of applicants from various educational institutions.
Sr HRIS Analyst – Compensations/Staffing/Operations
Universal Studios Hollywood – NBC Universal
Universal City, CA
10.2005 - 03.2011
- Acted as division liaison with corporate HR and advocated for preferred functionality enhancements in large scale system migrations
- Acted as a technical consultant on labor contract negotiations
- Mined and published data reporting for tracking or decision modeling purposes
- Single point of contact administrator of all HR lifecycle transactions and systems
- Validated all transactions to ensure compliance with 13 independent unions’ contractual terms as well as professional staff
- Administer security and access to the various HR systems and train HR team on proper systems navigation
- Proactively ensured HR data integrity by conducting detailed audits and error remediations
- Collaborated with the HR business partners in all special investigations and inquiries
- Single point of contact administrator of Air Quality Management District mandatory annual survey achieved 95% participation rate avoiding significant monetary penalties
- Converted over 5000 paper submissions to e-survey injecting significant efficiency
- Actively participated in HR employee engagement committee, and created central HR information site via SupportCentral tool
HR Analyst – Human Resources Services
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal City, CA
05.2001 - 10.2005
- Administered union employees leave of absence process from end to end; everything from reviewing their requests, determining eligibility, documenting their leave, tracking and following up for updates
- Facilitated new hire paper work sessions for the seasonal onboarding
- Reviewed, processed and submitted all life cycle transactions for 5000+ union and non-union employees
- Researched and resolved issues pertaining to employment, benefits, payroll, policies, and procedure
- Co-lead creation of new time off tracking system for various union population
- Partnered closely with our Labor Union attorneys in various projects, labor negotiations and investigations
- Conducted Social Security audit and remediation via partnership with the Social Security administration office
- Managed and trained four interns
- Trained all new HR hires on PeopleSoft, Oracle and Timekeeper tracking system
HR Coordinator – Corporate
Universal Studios, Inc.
Universal City, CA
05.1999 - 05.2001
- Completed employee life-cycle documents (new hires, terminations, pay rate changes, etc.) in PeopleSoft
- Reconciled over 5000 I-9 documents in compliance with records retention policies
- Provided support to the HR Director on various projects
- Maintained and updated personnel files
Education
Certificate in Human Resources Management -
UCLA
06.2014
Associates Degree -
Los Angeles Valley College
01.2000
Skills
- Effective Task Prioritization
- Analytical Problem-Solving
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Big Data Summarization Skills
- Confidential Data Management
- Client Engagement
- Quality assurance
- Operational enhancement
- Foster Professional Connections
- Experienced in SAP Software
- Experienced in Sumtotal Performance Management system
- Experienced in PeopleSoft
- Experienced in Oracle Systems
- Proficient in Learning Platform Implementation
- Skilled in Survey Gyzmo
- Proficient in OrgPublisher Applications
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Guiding Peer Development
- Organizational management skills
- Bilingual: fluent in English and Armenian
- Vendor Collaboration
- Technical Issue Resolution
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Risk management
- Team collaboration
- Documentation management
Volunteer Experience
Volunteered at local charity organizations such as M.E.N.D and Children’s Hunger Fund. Assisted in various school fundraising events and academic enrichments as a PTA member.
Certification
- Human Resources Management Certification from UCLS
Languages
Armenian
Native/ Bilingual
Farsi
Limited
Accomplishments
- Employee of the Year
- Various Employee Recogniations
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Sr HR Analyst – Learning and Organizational Dev.
Universal Studios Hollywood – NBC Universal
04.2011 - Current
Sr HRIS Analyst – Compensations/Staffing/Operations
Universal Studios Hollywood – NBC Universal
10.2005 - 03.2011
HR Analyst – Human Resources Services
Universal Studios Hollywood
05.2001 - 10.2005
HR Coordinator – Corporate
Universal Studios, Inc.
05.1999 - 05.2001
Certificate in Human Resources Management -
UCLA
Associates Degree -
Los Angeles Valley College
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