Certification of HR Management - Cardinal Stritch Universit
Samantha Thomas
Human Resources
Glendale Heights,IL
Summary
Dedicated and goal-oriented Human Resources Specialist with 9 years of experience and professionally eager to improve organizational strategies, and company goals with your team from many facets and with creative discipline.
Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and committed to pursuing best practices related to employee development and improved retention through HR initiatives and opportunities.
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Accomplishments
- MBA/HR
- Founding member of Leadership and Culture committee
- Founding member of Orientation Steering Committee
- Member of Safety committee
- WI Alumni Chapter President
- Certified SafeStart trainer
- Achieved trainer status with accuracy and efficiency..
- Achieved by introducing safety training to employees in 2021.
- Team Leader of Staff Engagement Team
Certification
- Licensed SafeStart Trainer - Safety
- Certificate of Human Resource Management
Overview
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SafeStart Certified Trainer (Safety)
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
Notary of Public
Skills
- Employee retention
- HR legal compliance
- Training programs
- Benefits and compensation management
- Payroll coordination
- Compensation structuring
- Labor relations
- Talent management
- Records management
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Organization and Time Management
- Medical history documenting
Work History
Medical Sabbatical
Personal Medical Care After Major Car Accident
04.2023 - Current
- Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Sr HR Generalist
Denali Ingredients
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Created recruitment strategies to find best candidates for each opening.
- Developed strategies to increase employee satisfaction and reduce turnover.
- Collected information on areas such as [Name], [Name] and [Name] and analyzed trends in order to assist with making policy decisions.
- Led special training courses such as yearly sexual harassment seminars.
- Planned and managed recruitment activities for new hires using strategic personnel, staffing, and position management practices.
- Partnered with senior leadership to establish and develop corporate and HR policies and procedures.
- Conducted workplace compliance training to reduce liability risks and operate effectively.
- Managed payroll processing and benefits to compensate employees for service rendered.
- Monitored employee attendance and performance, addressing issues in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Maintained personnel records and statistical data to establish accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations.
- Resolved employee complaints and grievances successfully through mediation and collaboration.
- Performed budget analysis to control expenditures and predict future budget needs.
- Developed and monitored employee recognition programs.
- Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
- Created and delivered HR training sessions to staff, managers and executives.
Office Manager/Payroll
Mercury Marine
12.2019 - 08.2022
- Managed office operations while scheduling appointments for department managers.
- Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
- Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity, and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.
- Evaluated employee records and productivity and submitted evaluation reports.
- Updated reports, managed accounts, and generated reports for company database.
- Coordinated special projects and managed schedules.
- Processed payroll for employees and reported payroll taxes for organization.
- Offered payroll-related subject matter expertise to management and employees to resolve payroll discrepancies.
- Monitored and handled employee claims involving performance-based and harassment incidents.
- Reviewed business goals to recommend new HR approaches, policies and procedures for continual improvements focused on meeting business objectives and enhancing productivity.
- Delivered strategic workforce planning, benefits administration, labor relations, succession planning and reporting systems.
- Worked with functional groups to resolve employee relations and labor relations issues.
Operations Manager
Glen Oaks Cemetary
11.2015 - 11.2019
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy.
- Managed inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Administered payroll, accounting and purchasing.
HR Generalist - 3 month contract
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare St. Francis Hospital
, WI
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Promoted data governance and stewardship through collaboration with human resources subject matter experts.
- Applied data analysis to tasks, identifying business challenges and designing potential operational enhancements.
- Supported human resources department in areas such as people metrics, reporting, finance and analytics.
HRIS Analyst. - 3 month contract
Froedtert Hospital
, WI
07.2015 - 12.2015
- Served as domain expert for human capital analytics and related activities.
- Held presentations to provide managers with details on standard management reporting artifacts.
- Enhanced project management skills by defining and presenting system solutions and timelines for business needs or technical problems.
Education
MBA - Business/HR
University of Phoenix
Certificate - Human Resources Management
Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, WIQuote
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt
Hobbies
Traveling, baking, darts, yoga, and reading
Languages
English
Work Availability
monday
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wednesday
thursday
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saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureTimeline
Medical Sabbatical
Personal Medical Care After Major Car Accident
04.2023 - Current
Sr HR Generalist
Denali Ingredients
08.2022 - 03.2023
Office Manager/Payroll
Mercury Marine
12.2019 - 08.2022
Operations Manager
Glen Oaks Cemetary
11.2015 - 11.2019
HR Generalist - 3 month contract
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare St. Francis Hospital
09.2015 - 12.2015
HRIS Analyst. - 3 month contract
Froedtert Hospital
07.2015 - 12.2015
- SafeStart
- HR of Management
- Leading Diversity training certificate
MBA - Business/HR
University of Phoenix
Certificate - Human Resources Management
Cardinal Stritch University
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