Anthony B Garrett, MS, MA
Riverdale,USA
Summary
A results-driven and solutions-focused Professional offering progressive human resource, business, administrative management, and counseling experience in a variety of environments cross-industry. Forward-thinking leader and enterprising problem-solver with tactical vision, keen bottom-line focus, and a confirmed ability to identify root causes devise efficient resolutions and maximize performance. Articulate communicator and negotiator with a talent for achieving ambitious results by galvanizing teams, building internal and external allies and relationships, and selling ideas across the organization for buy-in of all levels. Superior interpersonal, organizational, analytical and conflict management skills with a flair for increasing organizational cohesiveness and productivity through recruitment, talent assessment and employee engagement.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
HR-Adjunct Professor
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
Orchard Park, NY
05.2015 - Current
- I supported the college mission by facilitating an active virtual learning classroom through alternative delivery methodologies. I also maintain contemporary knowledge and skills in their discipline to support their expected classroom responsibilities. Lastly, I participate in departmental and campus wide activities to support the needs of the student population and Online Education team.
- Facilitate Discussion each week per class and have at least 100% student instructor ratio
- Use alternative communication tools to ensure that students have access to virtual office hours each week
- Respond to student and staff inquiries within a 24-48 hour period
- Participate and/or administer in all live and asynchronous faculty meetings, as scheduled by Dean
- Adheres to set deadlines for all required administrative duties, as directed by Dean
- Participate in campus-wide initiatives in support of recruitment, retention, and graduation goals
- Maintain a current knowledge of teaching discipline and best practices in distance education through professional development opportunities
- Utilize active learning, authentic assessment, APA guidelines, and Optimal Resume portfolio assignments to support the teaching and learning outcomes of the College
- Adhere to and uphold all established operational policies and procedures as in operating documentation
Field HR-Generalist
Americold Logistics, LLC
Atlanta, GA
01.2023 - 06.2026
- As a Field HR Generalist, I am strategically located to partner with the business leaders and associates at our largest and/or most complex sites. I am regarded as the face of HR at the sites I support, assisting front line associates with day-to-day questions and concerns, partnering with management on associate centric initiatives, and supporting HR functions such as onboarding, employee/labor relations, investigations, trainings, recruiting, HR transactions and administrative HR responsibilities. As the HR Generalist, I support the business in three key pillars within the HR function: Business Partnership, Employee & Labor Relations, and HR Support.
- Counsel and coach leaders/managers on associate coaching, counseling, and performance management.
- Manage and facilitate new hire orientation process to ensure a positive onboarding experience.
- Partner with the local HR team, local business leaders and Talent Acquisition to meet headcount goals and participate in creating and executing recruiting strategies.
- May conduct HR audits to ensure compliance and protect the business from certain employment risks.
- Participate on employee engagement committee and contribute to goals of enhancing employee engagement. Employee & Labor Relations:
- Serve as a primary contact for general employee requests for information on HR policies and procedures; provide feedback and follow-up in a timely manner.
- Conduct confidential investigations into associate complaints and sensitive work-related issues, partnering or escalating to the HR Manager as appropriate.
Human Resources Generalist
Exela Technologies
Forest Park, GA
02.2022 - 10.2022
- The Human Resources Generalist is responsible for all human resource related activities. Provide guidance, assistance, and clarification regarding company policies, procedures, and documentation for multiple sites
- Provide guidance, assistance, and clarification regarding company policies, procedures, and documentation for multiple sites
- Responsible for all human resource related activities to include employment, labor relations, performance management, training and development, and compliance
- Responsible for the recruiting and hiring process, including ad placement, job postings, applicant tracking, screening applicants, interviewing applicants, and pre-employment screening
- Prepare new hire, termination, and employee related documents for documentation purposes
- Administer, track, and maintain human resource databases, including employee referrals, exit interviews, employee recognition programs, etc
- Compile data and prepare reports and presentations
- Work with third party vendors in regard to unemployment, workers compensation, and staffing contracts/agreements
- Represents the Company at unemployment and workers compensation hearings
- Uphold FLSA, OSHA, FMLA, ADA, EEO, HIPAA, and all federal and state regulations and laws
- Coordinate and plan employee meetings and trainings
- Collaborate with management to provide guidance concerning coaching of employees
- Respond and/or research employee questions dealing with benefits, career guidance, and/or Exela policies and procedures
- Coordinate company communication releases
- Assist in the creation, revision, and implementation of company policies and procedures
- Conduct new employee orientations
- Maintain employee personnel files
Human Resource Generalist
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA
05.2017 - 11.2019
- Administers policies relating to all phases of Human Resources activity. Performs complex professional Human Resources work in a variety of areas, including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, records maintenance, employee relations, and immigration. Provides responsible administration of personnel records.
- Develops, coordinates, implements and maintains personnel policies, practices and procedures.
- Manages University Recruitment program. Prepares job postings and recruitment information; places advertising in appropriate media; tracks applicants and prepares appropriate reports; directs the forwarding of applicants and inquiries to the appropriate individuals. Ensures EEO/ AAP compliance of recruitment files.
- Assists in conducting job classification analyses; analyzing and maintaining accurate and ADA compliant job descriptions; advising employees on job analysis procedure for reclassifications.
- Participates in the development, maintenance, and updating of the employee handbook.
- Assists in coordinating and conducting training and development programs for employees.
- Interprets and explains personnel policies and collective bargaining agreement provisions to employees. Attends and assists in Bargaining Unit negotiations.
- Oversees day to day operations of front office
- Responsible for review and approval of HR paperwork, such as employment verifications, contracts, and time off reporting forms.
- Directs the recording of employee information in the HRIS system.
- Examines the employee files to answer inquiries and provide information to authorized persons.
- Collects and audits full and part time employee time sheets and prepares them for use in payroll processing.
- Compiles data from personnel records and prepares reports.
- Maintains knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensures policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance.
- Recruits, interviews, tests, and selects employees to fill vacant positions.
- Plans and conducts new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward company goals.
- Keeps records of benefits plans participation such as insurance and pension plan, personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for government reporting.
- Trains management in interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance review, safety, and sexual harassment.
- Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues.
- Responds to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs.
- Administers performance review program to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equity within organization.
- Conducts wage surveys within labor market to determine competitive wage rate.
- Prepares employee separation notices and related documentation, and conducts exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations.
- Other related duties, as required.
Human Resource Specialist
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA
03.2016 - 05.2017
- The HR Specialist serves as a junior HR professional, responsible for supporting the Associate Director of HR and managing the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources office. Tasks include overall management of the smooth operations of the Human Resources office, compilation and maintenance of employee personnel records, website content management, support university recruitment efforts, and special projects as assigned.
- Records and maintains employee information such as personal data, compensation, benefits, attendance, performance reviews or evaluations and termination date and reason in HRIS and employee personnel file
- Oversees front-office operations, including greeting visitors, answering phones, and directing customers to appropriate personnel
- Answers inquiries, conducts research, and compiles statistical reports from a variety of sources, including internal databases and external data warehouses to provide information to authorized persons
- Audits HRIS employee files to ensure compliance with federal and/or state retention laws
- Formulates procedures for systematic retention, protection, retrieval, transfer, and disposal of records
- Manages various aspects of the recruitment function, including posting vacancies on external websites, reviewing and releasing applications to hiring managers, and ensuring the smooth flow of the overall recruitment effort
- Assists the Benefits Manager in employee orientations and benefits information dispersal
- Assists in on-boarding process of new full- and part-time faculty and staff members.
- Serves as HR department's initial point of contact for employee issues and inquiries, including but not limited to benefits, payroll, and company policies
- Troubleshoots and provides technical support for employees using Oracle and ADP's iPay systems
- Identifies, updates, and implements new HR processes
- Manages content of HR websites, including policies, benefits, payroll and other functional areas
- Provides backup support for Payroll Manager in calculating and issuing payroll checks via ADP's PCPW system
- Prepares outgoing mail and correspondence to both internal and external audiences, including e-mail, mass mailings, mass e-mail communications, and faxes
- Assists with employee-relations issues and confidential investigations, as needed
- Performs other related duties and special projects, as assigned
Human Resource Assistant
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA
06.2013 - 02.2016
- Perform aspects of the recruiting and staffing process including job order prioritization, initial resume review, references validations, and background checks.
- Helping the Department go 100% paperless using NEOGOV
- Daily management and update of Applicant Tracking System using NEOGOV.
- Help verify that all employees have proper Work Authorization cards (E-verify).
- Manages various aspects of the recruitment function, including posting vacancies on external websites, reviewing and releasing applications to hiring managers, and ensuring the smooth flow of the overall recruitment effort.
- Update HRIS employee files to document personnel actions and to provide information for payroll and other uses.
- Help Verify that all employees cleared references validations, and background checks using True-screen applicant screening.
- Support HR strategies that result in increased employee engagement and commitment
- Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information to authorized persons.
- General office administration including: mail pick-up/drop-off, record keeping/filing, facility work orders, meeting and event support, Employee information database support.
Human Resource Assistant
Grace Manor Health Care
Buffalo, NY
05.2007 - 02.2009
- Served as a visible point of contact/resource for employees with regard to staff recruitment, training, HRIS, employee relations and HR policies/procedures for a senior housing facility.
- Partnered with all facets of the organization to achieve a precise and consistent policy and procedure protocol.
- Spearheaded personnel training, organizational development, and people planning; conducted Staff Management orientations for all supervisors to ensure ongoing compliance with State and Federal laws and employee policies and procedures at hourly and managerial levels.
- Sourced, recruited, hired and oriented exempt, non-exempt and contingent (temporary and temporary-to-hire) employees; led all training and development initiatives, partnering with management to enhance the effectiveness of the on-boarding process.
- Responded to Human Resources questions and assisted in the resolution of employee conflict/issues/concerns; arbitrated disputes between supervisor-employee and coworkers, investigated allegations and consulted with management and team members regarding timely resolution of HR-related questions and employee relations issues.
- Prepared, processed, and documented all human resources actions, employee records, files, and logs; maintained employee and candidate confidentiality and managed HRIS database.
- Prepared job descriptions and department staff manuals; assisted in facility handbook updates.
- Selected Accomplishments:
- Created new employee evaluation forms and developed new Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Certified Nurse Assistant (CAN) assessment tests.
- Updated the Human Resources Policies and Procedures and created Job Descriptions for all positions in the organization.
Education
Master of Arts - Psychology Counseling
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA08-2014
Master of Science - Human Resource
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA12-2012
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC12-2010
Associate degree - Human Resources Specialist
Bryant & Stratton College
Buffalo, NY08-2007
Skills
- Team Training & Development
- Employee/Labor Relations
- Staff Health, Welfare & Safety
- Organizational Compliance
- Staff Recruitment/Retention
- Screening/Hiring/Interviewing
- Performance Review/Appraisal
- Conflict Resolution/Mediation
- New Hire Processing/Orientation
- Claims/Allegations Investigation
- Time Card/Payroll Administration
- Data Reporting/Tracking/Analysis
Affiliations
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), National Chapter (2006 – Present)
- National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) (2007 – Present)
Certification
- Human Resource Graduate Certificate - Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA (April 2012)
- Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate - Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA (August 2013)
- Conflict Resolution Graduate Certificate - Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA (August 2018)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/SPECIALIZED TRAINING
- Attended Numerous Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Seminars and Trainings on Various Topics
- Numerous Labor Law, Regulatory, and Sexual Harassment Training Seminars
Disclaimer
References Furnished Upon Request
TECHNICAL ADDENDUM/SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
- MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Human Resource Information System (HRIS) Software
Timeline
Field HR-Generalist
Americold Logistics, LLC
01.2023 - 06.2026
Human Resources Generalist
Exela Technologies
02.2022 - 10.2022
Human Resource Generalist
Golden Gate University
05.2017 - 11.2019
Human Resource Specialist
Golden Gate University
03.2016 - 05.2017
HR-Adjunct Professor
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
05.2015 - Current
Human Resource Assistant
Golden Gate University
06.2013 - 02.2016
Human Resource Assistant
Grace Manor Health Care
05.2007 - 02.2009
Master of Science - Human Resource
Golden Gate University
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Elizabeth City State University
Associate degree - Human Resources Specialist
Bryant & Stratton College
Master of Arts - Psychology Counseling
Golden Gate University