Shana Minish
Bellaire
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence. Loves to solve problems and dig into the data.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President, Human Resources
Mission Driven Food Distributors
04.2025 - Current
- Set up HR, payroll and benefits from scratch in 6 weeks to manage acquisition of 80 employees with 2 locations plus 20 remote employees across the US.
- Manage all day to day HR and payroll needs.
- Monitored and handled employee claims involving performance-based and harassment incidents.
- Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
- Maintained payroll and benefits for employees in various locations and diminished financial discrepancies through expert program management.
Senior Director, HR Shared Services
Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors Inc
02.2020 - 04.2025
- Lead to implement Ceridian Dayforce for 1600 employees across 20 states. HR, Payroll, Recruiting, Learning, Compensation, and Performance Modules
- Managed team of 6 in shared services to handle all compliance and corporate level activities including payroll, benefits, pre employment screening, learning, performance management, annual compensation review and bonus cycles.
- Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies.
- Planned and integrated project and program schedules.
- Directed design and execution of business transformation initiatives to drive performance, profit optimization and growth opportunities.
- Led development of business operation processes and policies.
- Company gave 60 days WARN in February 2025 and closed effective April 2025. Was on the senior leadership team to negotiate and manage the wind down and communications with employees for the company.
HR Operations Manager
Thyssenkrupp Materials NA Inc
02.2014 - 02.2020
- Training of new payroll team on SAP processes including payroll, data, year end, reporting
- Build out of new standard reports in Query Manager
- Manage creation of new process for retirement transition benefits
- Daily technical support for payroll processing and HR data and systems team.
- Payroll and HR subject matter expert for Success Factors EC and SAP payroll project
- Responsible for all master data and year to date data migration for US and Canada; creation of file in required format, management of changes, validation of data after transfer.
- Managed alignment of company requirements across platforms.
- Validation of all parallel payroll and UAT results for accuracy.
- HR/Payroll Project Analyst October 2018 – September 2019
- HR Operations Manager January 2017 – October 2018
- Payroll Tax and Compliance Supervisor February 2016 – Jan 2017
- Payroll Tax Analyst February 2014 – February 2016
Payroll Supervisor
PrimePay of Michigan
01.2011 - 02.2014
- Handled tax return preparation and filing for 1000 clients with approximately 15,000 employees total.
- Created and filed manual returns as well as electronically and manually making tax payments timely.
- Manage payroll staff to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing on a day to day basis.
- Provide on-going training to clients, including proactively educating clients in proper payroll reporting techniques and changes in payroll law in an effort to optimize payroll accuracy. Additionally handled technical training on software products.
- Handle initial contact with referrals as well as support the sales personnel in the accounting information pick up.
- Process quarter and year end company tax forms as well as adjustments to prior returns. Dealt with research related to tax notices and payments. Improved efficiency of processing time from two weeks to less than a week.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Michigan State University
05.2015
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management, Human Resources
Walsh College of Business and Accountancy
06.2007
Skills
- Labor relations
- Payroll management
- Background checks
- HR leadership
- Labor law compliance
- Human resources operations
- Benefits and compensation management
- System implementation
- System maintenance
- Systems Experience: SAP HCM and Sap FI, Ceridian Dayforce, ADP Workforce Now, ADP payroll and tax, several DOS based payroll systems, ADP eTime, Success Factors EC, Excel (advanced user) and other Microsoft office applications, Power BI, Quickbooks, Peachtree, various reporting and analytical software tools
Certification
- Certified Payroll Professional, American Payroll Association, September 2016 and kept current
- SHRM-SCP, Society of Human Resources Professionals
Military Service
- United States Marine Corps, August 2003-October 2005, Personnel Specialist
- Honorable Discharged, 2 Certificates of Commendation for excellence of work
Timeline
Vice President, Human Resources
Mission Driven Food Distributors
04.2025 - Current
Senior Director, HR Shared Services
Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors Inc
02.2020 - 04.2025
HR Operations Manager
Thyssenkrupp Materials NA Inc
02.2014 - 02.2020
Payroll Supervisor
PrimePay of Michigan
01.2011 - 02.2014
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management, Human Resources
Walsh College of Business and Accountancy
Master of Business Administration -
Michigan State University