Sheri Wise
Citrus Heights,CA
Summary
Experienced Human Resources professional with comprehensive knowledge of state personnel practices, including recruitment and personnel transactions. Recognized for strong communication, sound judgement, and the ability to manage high-volume workloads.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Analyst II
Department of Justice
Rancho Cordova
09.2024 - Current
- Extensive knowledge and experience navigating the full hiring process.
- Gathers, analyzes, and maintains confidential information, including backfilling positions, drafting job
controls, verifying candidate eligibility, minimum qualifications, and salary. - Provides analytical and consultative support while maintaining confidence and cooperation to
supervisors, managers, and bureau directors. - Experience developing and reviewing justifications to support hiring, reclassification, and organizational changes.
- Applies human resource knowledge to analyze and recommend solutions for personnel-related issues.
- Communicates with professionalism and exhibits excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Develops high-quality presentation materials and communicates information clearly and professionally to leadership.
- Applies strong organizational skills to prioritize complex workloads, meet critical deadlines, and ensure detailed, accurate deliverables.
- Exhibits strong critical thinking skills, takes initiative, and provides solution-oriented recommendations.
Analyst I
Department of Justice
Rancho Cordova
10.2022 - 09.2024
- Gathers, analyzes, and maintains confidential information, including backfilling positions, drafting job
announcements, verifying certification list eligibility, minimum qualifications, and salary. - Schedules fingerprint and background checks.
- Reviews/edits duty statements.
- Provides analytical and consultative support while maintaining confidence and cooperation to
supervisors, managers, and bureau directors. - Drafts justifications and internal correspondence.
- Makes recommendations on personnel related issues and provides exceptional customer service.
- Ability to work well under pressure and multi-task to meet deadlines.
Personnel Specialist
CDCR Folsom State Prison
Folsom, CA
03.2019 - 10.2022
- Experience managing multiple perspectives by applying analytical techniques to reach logical conclusions.
- Use critical thinking to accurately solve problems relating to the application of regulations and policy.
- Process and resolve payroll issues to ensure correct and timely payment of wages including regular pay, overtime pay, premium pay, health benefits, adverse actions, suspension, demotion or dismissal, and final separation pay.
- Interpretation of timesheets from various applications such as Docusign.
- Prepare and process human resources documentation for appointing of new employees, transfers, and promotions using the California Department of Human Resources system which includes interpreting and applying the laws and rules governing the State of California.
- Maintain attendance, monitor, reconcile, and update the Leave Accounting System to reflect the correct leave credit usage and balances for employees.
- Provides benefit coordination that includes processing of new enrollments, retirements, and changes to benefits.
- Prepares formal letters, memorandums, and all other required correspondence to employees, programs, and control agencies.
- Acts as a liaison between employees and the department and outside control agencies.
Office Technician (Typing)
CDCR Folsom State Prison
Folsom, CA
11.2018 - 03.2019
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable
assistance. - Drafted professional memos and letters.
- Scheduled appointments and forwarded messages using Microsoft Outlook.
- Prepared and processed personnel paperwork, issue ID cards, tracked and logged documentation, and
Live Scan processing. - Maintained official personnel files.
- Prepared annual and probation reports.
- Assisted in the preparation of interviews.
Education
Accounting
Sierra College
Rocklin, CACourt Reporting
Bryan College
Gold River, CACourt Reporting
Argonaut Court Reporting School
Sacramento, CASkills
- Full-cycle recruitment and hiring
- HR research ans problem solving
- High-level customer service
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, ECOS, Outlook, Teams, Workday
Timeline
Analyst II
Department of Justice
09.2024 - Current
Analyst I
Department of Justice
10.2022 - 09.2024
Personnel Specialist
CDCR Folsom State Prison
03.2019 - 10.2022
Office Technician (Typing)
CDCR Folsom State Prison
11.2018 - 03.2019
Accounting
Sierra College
Court Reporting
Bryan College
Court Reporting
Argonaut Court Reporting School