Erin Padavana

Clients examples:

Second Street Fund (2021- current)- Property Mgmt

Emerald Fund (2016-2022)- Property Mgmt

Ghirardelli Chocolate (2015-2019)- Manufacturing

Acme Bread (2015-2018) - Bakery & Distribution

Sincere Home Decor (2013- 2016) - Retail Home Impv

TopCon Positioning (2011-2013) - Construction Mgmt

AIG Insurance (2011-2016) - HR support for AIG clients

• Partnered with executive team on HR and business functions using consultative approach to proactively identify and address issues and concerns.
• Planned, monitored and appraised employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees.
• Partnered with senior leadership to establish and develop corporate and HR policies and procedures. Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
• Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance. Collected and analyzed information to monitor compliance outcomes and identify and address trends of non-compliant behavior.
• Assisted and guided clients on HR procedures and program development by devising performance evaluations, job descriptions and industry-standard salary ranges.
• Built HR consulting capabilities focused on clients undergoing organizational change and development.
• Facilitated cultural integration planning and developed strategies to foster employee engagement and commitment.
• Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards. Pre-screened resumes prior to sending to corporate hiring managers for consideration. Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
• Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
• Administered employee benefits programs and assisted with open enrollment.
• Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication, and resource utilization issues
• Conducted thorough reviews of operations to devise and deploy improvement strategies
• Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities
• Managed multiple deadlines across several businesses to meet dynamic needs of multiple clients
• Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures

Created and developed a single independent retail bicycle store in my home community of Castro Valley. Successfully operated for 22 years resulting in sales revenues of 2.2 million. Sold business to Trek Bicycles Corporation in April 2023.

• Prioritized and allocated valuable resources to meet business targets.
• Oversaw business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, purchasing, and bi-weekly payroll to handle financial needs.
• Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
• Worked with marketing teams to create print and online advertisements to bring in new customers.
• Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully operating business.
• Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
• Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
• Mitigated business risks by working closely with staff members and assessing performance.
• Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and expense reports.
• Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover.
• Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets.

• Filled HR Manager's role, audited payroll, managed LOA and Workers Compensation Claims, managed EDD process, conducted terminations and exit interviews, implemented recruitment process
• Educated employees on company policy and kept employee handbook current.
• Performed administrative and customer service functions by responding to general employee inquiries, addressing employee relations issues and scheduling meetings.
• Maintained human resources regulatory compliance with local, state and federal laws.
• Recommended appropriate resolutions to employee relations concerns and handled disciplinary issues and investigations of misconduct.
• Provided updates on HR policy changes to employees to satisfy compliance and state laws.
• Fostered cross-functional relationships to connect managers and employees and improve overall efficiency.
• Maintained payroll and benefits for employees in various locations and diminished financial discrepancies through expert program management