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Cyntia Perez

Merced,CA

Summary

Dynamic Human Resources Generalist with 3 years of experience managing broad range of human resource functions while serving as on-site specialist. Supports and guides cross-functional team members while implementing best practices within HR team. Serves as HR champion in administering and advancing HR functions while acting as resource on policy interpretation and implementation. Skilled in utilizing data and analytics to push strategic HR initiatives. Strong analytical skills and committed to implementing HR policies and procedures.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Human Resource Generalist

Amazon
09.2021 - Current
  • Exercise high-judgement in day-to-day concerns from all employees to determine a positive and effective outcome for each employee
  • Executed redesign of organizational structures to enhance team and leadership effectiveness through operational analysis, needs assessments and process mapping.
  • Guided leaders and employees as subject matter expert in areas of employee classification and compensation studies, talent management and training.
  • Collaborated with payroll to complete and upload pay data and worked with managers to support proper wage and hour compliance.
  • Processed unemployment claims and acted as company representative at unemployment hearings.
  • High volume event planning consisted of partnering with other leaders to plan for large events such as holiday meals, family events, gift raffles, and so on
  • Understood, interpreted and mediated human resources inquiries to support administration of human resources policies, procedures and programs.
  • Conducted confidential investigations of discrimination, harassment and workplace violence.
  • Updated key human resource metrics on turnover and terminations using reporting tools on HRMS database.
  • Conducted career fairs, screened resumes and interviewed applicants to build candidate pipelines and enhance company culture.
  • Coached managers through employee engagement, documentation, discipline and performance improvement plans.
  • Developed and built internal and external relationships with project teams, department managers and consultant teams to improve delivery of HR services.
  • Met with staff to resolve difficult situations related to performance and conflict management.

Workplace Health & Safety Specialist

Amazon
06.2020 - 09.2021
  • Maintain and review the variety of cases to report accurate daily, weekly, and monthly metrics to onsite management teams and corporate based reporting systems: injuries, tracking cases (work related injuries treating onsite or under worker’s compensation), site audits and inspections.
  • Investigated accidents and incidents to determine root causes and develop corrective actions to address underlying issues.
  • Partnered with other management and support teams onsite to ensure OSHA and Amazon policies, as well as federal and state laws, are being implemented appropriately.
  • Attend operational site and regional meetings to effectively communicate cases, trends, analyze metrics on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. This can include serious safety incidents that would require reporting to external organizations such as OSHA or local law and emergency services.
  • Review policies and procedures on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to ensure appropriate maintenance of any changes to be able to report at a site-wide level and recommend improvements according to any new updates or changes to processes.
  • Escorted inspectors and answered questions about facility operations.
  • Developed and implemented safety policies and procedures to establish clear guidelines for safe work practices and comply with regulations.
  • Conducted regular safety inspections and audits to identify potential hazards and prevent accidents and injuries.

Onsite Medical Representative

Amazon
09.2017 - 06.2020
  • Seasonal through Maxim Staffing Agency 9/2017 – 2/2018
  • Emergency Medical Technician
  • Provide medical care to injured associates within Amazon Fulfillment Centers and provide proper documentation for onsite treatment and/or referral to Worker’s Compensation.
  • Created treatment recommendations based overall health condition, reported injury/illness type, core process of the individual, incident type, and job factors.
  • Managed cases by maintaining proper documentation and information related to work related and non-work related injury/illness. Consisted of communicating with appropriate parties: site safety, external healthcare providers, Workers’ Compensation team, onsite management, and Leave of Absence team.
  • Aid Amazon Associates with onsite and offsite transitional light duty roles as needed.
  • Minimize risk of injury through awareness, education, and proactive engagement with associates on the floor.
  • Curated training procedures and improved hands on training for optimum performance.
  • Collaborated with vendor representatives and company customers to set up optimal delivery schedules.

Away Teams (New Launch Sites)

  • These teams focused on launching new sites on a national level that focused on assisting new teams and sites to open successfully from a safety standpoint
  • Focused on implementing local laws, state laws, OSHA, and Amazon policies and procedures
  • This consisted of creating actions for OMR’s in training to make sure the site was launching under appropriate circumstance
  • Created reports, tracking systems for site metrics to allow for effective communication with site support leaders.

Optometrist Assistant

Riverbank Optometric Vision Center
06.2016 - 08.2017
  • Conducted pretest procedures to gather data before exam and make eye appointments more efficient and productive.
  • Managed administrative duties with phone reception, appointment scheduling and payment processing.
  • Coordinated patient scheduling, monitored patient flow throughout office and properly communicated delays.
  • Take care of high volume of calls and care for patient's needs such as scheduling and pulling insurance authorizations
  • Sending and receiving referrals to and from other offices, as well as scanning paperwork, charting on a weekly basis to prepare for future appointments, and confirming appointments
  • Helped patients with selecting and ordering glasses or contact lenses to encourage informed decisions.
  • Acquainted patients with procedures and explained purpose of testing to establish consent.
  • Assisted with insurance questions, eligibility, and prior authorizations of medications and glasses.
  • Instructed patients on contact lens insertion and removal and lens care guidelines.
  • Input patient information and exam findings into electronic medical records system to facilitate accurate record-keeping.
  • Operated and maintained lensometers, refraction units, auto-refractors, and visual field analyzers for patient testing.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences - Bilingual Programs in The Public School Systems

California State University, Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
05.2021

Skills

  • SharePoint
  • Peoplesoft
  • MyTime
  • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, I9 Advantage, Salesforce
  • SHRM Member as of May 2024
  • Spanish (Fluent speaking and writing)
  • Policy Implementation
  • Records Management
  • Benefits Administration
  • Interviewing
  • Internal investigations
  • Performance Management

Certification

  • · Equal Opportunity & Hiring the Best for Hiring Manager and HRBP’s | Training completed 10/2021
  • · Making Great Hiring Decisions | Training completed 10/2021
  • · WIXE Investigations | Training completed 5/2023

Timeline

Human Resource Generalist

Amazon
09.2021 - Current

Workplace Health & Safety Specialist

Amazon
06.2020 - 09.2021

Onsite Medical Representative

Amazon
09.2017 - 06.2020

Optometrist Assistant

Riverbank Optometric Vision Center
06.2016 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences - Bilingual Programs in The Public School Systems

California State University, Stanislaus
Cyntia Perez