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IRENE PRADO

Frederick,CO

Summary

Human Resources professional with 5+ years of public-sector HR experience supporting recruitment, new employee onboarding, orientation, employee communications, records management, and employment processes within a large school district. Experienced in serving as a welcoming and knowledgeable point of contact for prospective and current employees while maintaining confidentiality, accuracy, and compliance throughout the employee lifecycle.

Strong relationship builder and communicator with experience coordinating hiring processes, background checks, new hire documentation, orientations, employee transitions, and HR-related inquiries. Known for being organized, responsive, resourceful, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced public-sector environment. Passionate about creating positive employee experiences and connecting people with opportunities where their skills and strengths can contribute to the organization.

Overview

1
1
Certification
26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Resources Technician

St Vrain Valley School District
Longmont, CO
07.2021 - Current
  • New employee onboarding
  • Maintained accurate employee records to ensure compliance and support effective HR operations
  • New hire orientations
  • Processed employee terminations efficiently to streamline offboarding and mitigate potential disruptions
  • Coordinated lateral salary moves within departments to align compensation with role changes and promote employee retention
  • Salary placements
  • ADA /Risk Management Support
  • Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information
  • Maintain sub system

Payroll Clerk/ Office Manager/ Human Resources

AMAZING PAINTING LLC
Frederick, CO
01.2013 - 01.2024
  • Processed payrolls
  • Executed payroll processing for all employees on a biweekly basis.
  • Facilitated new hire onboarding process to integrate employees into the company.
  • Audited accrued hours against recorded leave time to maintain accurate employee records.
  • Verified timekeeping records and resolved discrepancies with employees to ensure payroll accuracy.
  • Updated and maintained employee records to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  • Reconciled invoice payments with suppliers to ensure accuracy and timely processing.
  • Reconciled accounts

Registrar/ Counseling Secretary

Niwot High School
Niwot, CO
07.2018 - 07.2021
  • Sought methods to improve daily operations, recordkeeping, and data entry, enhancing overall efficiency.
  • Developed strong relationships by timely responding to inquiries and accommodating unusual requests.
  • Updated and organized student records to ensure accuracy and accessibility.
  • Coordinated Counselor calendars to effectively manage meetings, appointments, and events.
  • Engaged with families of struggling students to provide support and information.

SECRETARY/PARENT LIAISON/DATA PROCESSOR

Weld RE-8 School District
08.2015 - 07.2018
  • WELD RE8 SCHOOL DISTRICT Daily attendance.
  • Infinite campus, parent phone calls, truancy, home visits
  • Coordinate and lead attendance conferences with families
  • Front desk Coverage with Spanish/English translation Parent communication
  • Student Records

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

09.2011 - 06.2015
  • Training new employees, Pulling reports for audits, Process improvement, Scrap prevention/reduction, Work instruction changes, Data collection, data analysis, maintaining databases, Certified Quality inspector.

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

08.2000 - 11.2008
  • Training new employees, Pulling reports for audits, Process improvement, Scrap prevention/reduction, Work instruction changes, Data collection, data analysis, maintaining databases, Certified Quality inspector.

Education

Graduate Certificate -

Human Resources Mgmt

Bachelor of Arts - HUMAN SERVICES

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Colorado

ASSOCIATES OF ARTS - BUSINESS

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Skills

  • Employee timesheet processing
  • Onboarding/ off boarding
  • Bookkeeping
  • Human Resources
  • Employee training
  • Records management
  • Administrative support
  • Documentation and control
  • New employee orientations
  • Employee Communications
  • Communication with families

Certification

  • Certified Quality Inspector
  • Victim Advocate Volunteer for Carbon Valley/Mead

Timeline

Human Resources Technician

St Vrain Valley School District
07.2021 - Current

Registrar/ Counseling Secretary

Niwot High School
07.2018 - 07.2021

SECRETARY/PARENT LIAISON/DATA PROCESSOR

Weld RE-8 School District
08.2015 - 07.2018

Payroll Clerk/ Office Manager/ Human Resources

AMAZING PAINTING LLC
01.2013 - 01.2024

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

09.2011 - 06.2015

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

08.2000 - 11.2008

Graduate Certificate -

Human Resources Mgmt

Bachelor of Arts - HUMAN SERVICES

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

ASSOCIATES OF ARTS - BUSINESS

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
IRENE PRADO