Craig Trusevitch
Millis,MA
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Specialist/Compensation GS-11, 201 Series
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Linthicum, MD
07.2023 - Current
- Consults with leadership on the utilization of compensation flexibilities to facilitate recruitment and retention for hard to fill, critical positions.
- Advises leadership regarding annual regulatory compliance requirements to achieve correct compensation results, avoid unnecessary costs, settle claims against the Government, and foster an understanding of statutory compensation entitlements, regulations, and court decisions.
- Ensures proactive review of established rates as well as the local labor market areas and submits recommended changes as necessary.
- Utilizes various reports from multiple HR sources (i.e. HR Smart, Pyramid, VSSC, etc.) as well as external third-party salary survey data to analyze current state and submit recommendations to leadership regarding pay flexibilities, competitiveness, and potential strategies for ensuring sufficient levels of staffing in critical occupations.
- Manages the progress of legislative and administrative changes and assures that the Network’s interests are held to the most up to date requirements and is adept at providing feedback to National offices when the interests of the Network or VA require advocacy.
- Serves as an expert consultant and advisor in interpreting and applying laws, regulations, policies, and practices to provide advice and guidance to officials, supervisors, and employees on the full range of pay administration policies, principles and practices.
- Provides advice on employee grievances and claims involving pay entitlements.
- The work involves applying accepted criteria, principles, and standard methods to resolve a variety of complex compensation challenges pertaining to pay setting, locality pay, special rates, back pay, pay limitations, premium pay, grade and pay retention, severance pay, and cost-of living allowances (COLA).
- Veterans Health Administration. This a Virtual/Remote Position.
IRB Coordinator / Management & Program Analyst, 0341-9
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Brockton, MA
07.2019 - 01.2022
- Exercise sound judgment and decision making with regard to matters of compliance and assurance as they pertain to investigators and other staff conducting research to successfully pass audits and inspections conducted by external regulatory bodies.
- Ensure the service's ability to successfully pass audits and inspections conducted by external regulatory bodies.
- After receiving funding requests from doctors and research scientists, I review and analyze studies and forms.
- Provide integral support and guidance on research protocol requirements and adherence, while protecting the organization and the VA by ensuring strict compliance to all applicable research regulatory guidelines.
- Apply analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of a procedural of factual nature.
- Provide legal documentation on the activities of the IRB, including planning, agendas, minutes, committee actions, and all other documentation required by applicable VA, federal and state statutes.
- Develop programs to ensure that quality provisions are planned, developed and implemented to identify, prevent and correct unsatisfactory conditions and elements which influence the regulatory correctness and responsiveness of research activities and services.
- Research & Development at Boston Healthcare System.
Human Resources Assistant
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Brockton, MA
09.2016 - 03.2018
- Demonstrated knowledge of HR methods, regulations and principles concerning credentialing of staff in support of the mission of the agency and the Brockton campus of a multi-campus integrated healthcare system that services over 4,000 employees in various personnel systems (Title 5, Title 38, and Hybrid Title 38).
- Provided administrative and technical direction and support to credentialing/privileging operations.
- Coordinated the credentialing of staff for appointment/reappointment, to include collecting relevant data and assuring qualified health care professionals are providing appropriate care in appropriate settings.
- Reviewed daily reports to identify problem areas; researched reference materials, regulations and standards in order to determine appropriate action.
Human Resources Assistant/Information Systems
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Brockton, MA
07.2014 - 09.2016
- Processed the full range of personnel actions for the Brockton campus of the VA health care system.
- Coordinated with staff on administrative functions.
- Administered the Oath of Office to new employees upon entry on duty (EOD), explained basic rules/policies and assisted them in completing forms.
Human Resources Specialist
United States Coast Guard (USCG)
Cape May, NJ
04.2009 - 07.2014
- Primary administrative support specialist for the training center, the fifth largest base in the USCG and the sole accession point for the entire enlisted workforce.
- Led, managed, and directed a team of 4 staff members.
- Performed HR support functions in the areas of payroll certification and delivery, military travel orders and transportation, military benefits and entitlements, and personnel file/records maintenance.
Human Resources Specialist
United States Coast Guard
, DC
05.2003 - 02.2009
- Performed military human resources (HR) support functions while overseeing personnel records management functions.
- Coordinated with supervisors of enlisted personnel to schedule unit functions, duties, leave, passes, and other absences from duty.
Timeline
Human Resources Specialist/Compensation GS-11, 201 Series
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
07.2023 - Current
IRB Coordinator / Management & Program Analyst, 0341-9
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
07.2019 - 01.2022
Human Resources Assistant
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
09.2016 - 03.2018
Human Resources Assistant/Information Systems
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
07.2014 - 09.2016
Human Resources Specialist
United States Coast Guard (USCG)
04.2009 - 07.2014
Human Resources Specialist
United States Coast Guard
05.2003 - 02.2009