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Mara Lyons

Dayton,OH

Summary

Dynamic Senior Technical Recruiter and former Human Resources Manager with over 20 years of expertise in full-cycle recruiting and comprehensive human resource management. Proven track record of identifying top talent and fostering professional growth. Skilled in building strategic relationships and implementing innovative recruitment strategies that align with organizational goals. Committed to enhancing team performance through effective talent acquisition and employee support initiatives.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Hellebore/LinQuest/KBR
12.2022 - Current

Sr. Talent Acquisition Business Partner

  • Full cycle recruiting
  • Top performer-consistently exceeding monthly and yearly goals
  • Skilled at finding the hard-to-find candidate
  • Partner with all stakeholders to identify and fill requirements
  • Provide full scope support to candidates
  • Consistent communication with Hiring Managers, Project Managers, and Directors on issues, needs, challenges, etc.
  • Source and conduct screenings of cleared and uncleared candidates
  • Identify, set up and coordinate all virtual and in-person career fairs

Human Resources Manager

  • Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local laws
  • Conduct new employee on-boarding, orientation & training
  • Event planning and coordination
  • Ordering & inventory management
  • Employee engagement
  • Assist in development and implementation of policies and procedures
  • Manage employee reviews, disciplinary actions, investigations
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders for improved collaboration and strategic alignment.

HR/Office Manager

CAMO LLC
12.2018 - 11.2022

Human Resource Management

  • Payroll accuracy, management, correction, and submission for all company employees
  • Manage all employee reviews, disciplinary actions, investigations
  • Oversaw onboarding processes, providing new hires with a smooth transition into the organization and setting them up for success.
  • Work with leadership to create and implement policies and procedures
  • Full cycle recruiting
  • Partner with CEO/COO to identify and fill requirements
  • Manage all recruiting relationships and recruiting events
  • Source and conduct screening of cleared and uncleared candidates
  • Event planning and coordination
  • Monitor and manage all training programs and certification
  • Employee engagement
  • Administered benefits programs, ensuring employees were well-informed about their options and enrollment process.

Office Manager

  • responsible for ordering, inventory management, invoicing
  • Project and deliverable tracking across multiple projects
  • Monthly Status Reporting and tracking across all company projects
  • Technical, content and format review of deliverable documents, presentations, and other media before formal delivery
  • Accounts Receivable and collections, vendor billing and payments
  • Create and maintain forms, training materials and advertising documents
  • Managed vendor relationships to secure cost-effective services while maintaining high-quality results in support of business operations.
  • Evaluated office procedures periodically for improvement opportunities, making recommendations to management when appropriate for increased efficiency and effectiveness.

HR Specialist/Financial Accounting

A-1 Able Pest Doctors
09.2016 - 12.2018
  • Review, monitor and process payroll for 30 employees
  • Partner with CEO to identify and fill requirements
  • Full cycle recruiting
  • Daily deposits and bank reconciliation
  • Month end, year-end banking reconciliation
  • Prepare monthly and annual financial statements
  • Monitor and pay state taxes
  • Assist owner with on boarding, testing and training
  • Oversaw Accounts Receivable and collections, vendor billing and payments
  • Create and maintain forms, training materials and advertising documents

Network Security Administrator-WPAFB

Abacus Solutions
08.2015 - 09.2016
  • Assisted Security Manager and Information Assurance Officers with granting user access and access issues
  • Create and maintain Share Point libraries and task lists for Network Security
  • Administrative support to system flight
  • Record and track lean daily management concerns
  • Training and education for new computer users
  • Create work orders
  • Diagnose and repair IT issues
  • Maintain the calendar for video conference room
  • Customer service to 1,900 users

HR Generalist & Reimbursement Specialist

Endolite
01.2013 - 04.2015
  • Executive support to the General Manager, Clinical Manager and Clinical team
  • Served as a trusted advisor to employees at all levels of the organization regarding career development, workplace policies, and conflict resolution.
  • Supported General Manager with sales reporting and trends
  • Fielded employee inquiries related to insurance, pension plan, vacation, sick leave and employee assistance.
  • Monitored and tracked expenditures
  • Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
  • Source and conduct screenings for candidates
  • Reconcile monthly credit card statements for clinical & sales teams
  • Create and maintain documents for correspondence with customers
  • Created documents monthly, for expenses and profit/loss
  • Supported sales and clinical team of 15 setting up education courses and travel arrangements
  • Stood up a reimbursement department
  • Created processes and procedures for new department
  • Provided exceptional customer service when responding to patient inquiries about reimbursement status and procedures.
  • Served as a trusted advisor to employees at all levels of the organization regarding career development, workplace policies, and conflict resolution.

Operations Manager

A-1 Fastener
02.2007 - 07.2012

Education

Sinclair Community College
10-2022

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Wright State University
01.1990

Skills

  • Comprehensive talent acquisition
  • Specialized recruitment expertise
  • Proficient in sourcing non-technical candidates
  • Strategic hiring practices
  • Strategic planning
  • Human resources leadership
  • HRIS-UKG
  • HRIS-Workday
  • Effective conflict resolution
  • Conducting interviews
  • Compensation management
  • Performance Management
  • LOA, FMLA, disability
  • Workplace conflict resolution
  • PHR certification
  • Payroll administration

Timeline

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Hellebore/LinQuest/KBR
12.2022 - Current

HR/Office Manager

CAMO LLC
12.2018 - 11.2022

HR Specialist/Financial Accounting

A-1 Able Pest Doctors
09.2016 - 12.2018

Network Security Administrator-WPAFB

Abacus Solutions
08.2015 - 09.2016

HR Generalist & Reimbursement Specialist

Endolite
01.2013 - 04.2015

Operations Manager

A-1 Fastener
02.2007 - 07.2012

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Wright State University

Sinclair Community College