human resource professional eager to contribute comprehensive background in law, human resource management, and driving personnel initiatives toward actively supporting the employer in optimizing performance. skillfully contribute to the accomplishment of human resources practices and objectives that provide an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce. skilled in microsoft office and hris usage.

human resource information systems / performance management / recruiting & staffing

employee relations / benefits administration / hiring termination / compensation & salary

career history

hr office administrator, 2007 c present: temporary staff, ohio & new york

• address benefits policies (medical, dental, term life, vision, aflac, cobra, & 401k) to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.

• provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, and opportunities, for promotion and employee benefits.
• advise managers on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.

• perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
• allocate human resources, ensuring appropriate matches between personnel.

global director of human resources, 2001 c 2007: datatrak international, inc., cleveland, oh

• rolled out human resources department and centralized personnel asset functions for ohio, texas, and german offices.
• served as a link between management and employees by handling questions, and providing templates and handbook for u.s. and german offices, including hiring, termination, and employee changes.
• identified staff vacancies and recruited, interviewed and selected applicants based on review of background and verification of previous employment.
• analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices.
• maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates.
• oversaw benefits administration and incorporated hris into the maintenance of hr issues.

contracts paralegal

• engaged in contract management and administration in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
• reviewed and administered contracts and modifications; prepared contract review records and obtained necessary management approvals.
• assisted in preparation of presentations for program and customer reviews.
• maintained contract documentation and provided information to sales department used to convert bids to contracts and backlog to revenue while maintaining sarbanes-oxley regulatory compliance.
• oversaw the execution of multiple legal agreements including confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements as well as master contracts for services.

paralegal & legal liaison, 1999 c 2001: master builders, cleveland, oh

• performed high-level legal support within litigation, intellectual property, and contracts administration.
• collaborated and interfaced with the president, ceo, and executive committee of the board of directors.

***additional experience as director of regulatory affairs for origin mesystems, inc., project manager for impra, inc., and project manager for johnson & johnson****

education

doctor of jurisprudence (jd) , case western reserve university
bachelor of arts (ba) in history, early childhood education, case western reserve university