Tanisha Smith
Arlington,TX
Summary
Experienced professional in human resources with expertise in employee recruitment and retention, staff training and development, benefits and compensation, human resource information systems, employee relations, records management, HR processes, systems, procedures, and compliance. Seeking a supervisory role to specialize in HR project management. Proficient in HRIS (Human Resource Information Systems) to drive organizational success.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Transformation Project Team
Dallas College
07.2023 - Current
- Led HR department redesign and organizational restructuring initiatives.
- Developed policies and facilitated the transition to a shared services environment.
- Collaborated on succession planning and career mapping efforts.
- Managed performance programs and supported goal-setting processes.
- Consulted on talent management and team development strategies.
- Organized community-building events and benchmarked HR metrics.
- Moderated knowledge exchange meetings and presented findings to upper management.
- Built ServiceNow reports and dashboards to enhance data visibility.
- Created scenarios for Workday security testing and contributed to HRSD implementation testing.
Total Rewards Specialist - Benefits
Dallas College
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Managed new hire onboarding and training process
- Supported EAP, wellness, and engagement programs
- Coordinated events and troubleshooted issues
- Maintained leave records and processed FMLA
- Administered benefit plans, conducted orientations
- Assisted with HRIS and collaborated on payroll
- Internal Employee Workday Training
- Created Internal Employee Workday Training Guide (Time Entry)
HR Specialist - Recruitment & Substitute Services
Arlington Independent School District
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Assisted with training and communication
- Investigated employee relations issues
- Recruiting qualified candidates to meet organizational needs.
Supporting the staffing function, including substitute services. - Participating in external recruiting events to enhance candidate outreach.
- Utilizing candidate selection instruments for effective hiring.
- Sourcing candidates through electronic databases and job postings.
- Providing administrative support for recruitment processes as needed.
- Completed compensation analysis and extended offers based on years of service and work history.
Human Resources Data Entry
Mansfield Independent School District
01.2022 - 10.2022
- Managed confidential employee records and data entry
- Processed terminations and transfers
- Managed onboarding new hires, training, and benefits review
- Collect, organize, and analyze key HR and employee data and prepare reports for upper management
- Posted and updated positions as well as updating Years of service
- Assisted with bookkeeping and financial data entry into Skyward, a Student Information System ERP system
- Fingerprinting and Background checks along with collecting I-9 documents
Principal Secretary
Mansfield Independent School District
07.2020 - 01.2022
- Responsible for internal and external written communication and coordinated staff schedules
- Managed school budget and employee records
- Managed PEIMS Coordinator and contract staff
- Motivate, train, and mentor office staff
- Delegate and coordinate work task
- Maintained inventory and assisted with budget preparation
- Compile and present reports to Principal and Admin office
HR Specialist(PBSC)
Tarrant County Human Resource
08.2019 - 07.2020
- Staffing, onboarding, training, and new hire orientation
- Managed benefit elections annual enrollment and status changes
- Responsible for maintaining highly confidential and sensitive information
- Processed court orders, employee verifications, lender salary verifications and loan forgiveness forms
- Coordinates security set up and changes with IT
HR Team Lead
ONESOURCE VIRTUAL
01.2017 - 04.2019
- Team Lead assisted with Quality Assurance and Training
- Leadership and Mentorship
- Benefits, Time entry and Payroll
- Customer Care/ Resolved escalated call
- Internal Employee Workday Training
- Created Internal Employee Workday Training Guide
HR Benefit Specialist
ONESOURCE VIRTUAL
04.2016 - 01.2017
- Enrolled employees in benefit plans
- Resolved benefit administration issues
- Processed changes and reconciled reports
- Counseled employees on benefit programs
- Ran BPAT and New hire reports in Workday
- Assisted with Onboarding Customers
- Managed Open Enrollment
- Zendesk
- Completed Urgent updates with Vendors
Medicare Rate Specialist
HealthSmart
07.2012 - 04.2016
- Confirmed Medicare eligibility and rates
- Analyzed coverage and counseled members
- Negotiated rates and processed adjustments
- Managed COBRA administration
- Team Lead
- Handled escalations
Education
Associate's Degree - Human Resource Management
Dallas College
Dallas, TX05-2025
FWHR SPHR Prep Class - Human Resources Training
University of North Texas
Denton, TX05.2020
Skills
- SAP
- Workday
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel)
- Skyward Finance ERP Student Information System
- E-verify
- ServiceNOW
- Benefits Administration
- Worker’s Compensation
- Conflict Management
- Data Analysis
- COBRA Enrollment
- Team Management
References
- Tiffany Gant, HR Director - Mansfield ISD, 817-983-6807
- Anibal Coll, Manager - OneSource Virtual, 915-373-8579
- Antonea Shoats, Payroll Tax - HubSpot, 316-308-6502
Timeline
HR Transformation Project Team
Dallas College
07.2023 - Current
Total Rewards Specialist - Benefits
Dallas College
01.2023 - 07.2023
HR Specialist - Recruitment & Substitute Services
Arlington Independent School District
10.2022 - 01.2023
Human Resources Data Entry
Mansfield Independent School District
01.2022 - 10.2022
Principal Secretary
Mansfield Independent School District
07.2020 - 01.2022
HR Specialist(PBSC)
Tarrant County Human Resource
08.2019 - 07.2020
HR Team Lead
ONESOURCE VIRTUAL
01.2017 - 04.2019
HR Benefit Specialist
ONESOURCE VIRTUAL
04.2016 - 01.2017
Medicare Rate Specialist
HealthSmart
07.2012 - 04.2016
Associate's Degree - Human Resource Management
Dallas College
FWHR SPHR Prep Class - Human Resources Training
University of North Texas
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