ROCHELLE (Shellie) MARIE MURPHY, PHR


CAREER SUMMARY
Over thirteen years of progressively responsible Human Resources Management experience.

SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Human Resources Management
Served as a strategic partner on management decisions to ensure business goals and objectives were met; consultant to line managers and clients on all Human Resource matters, including compensation, succession planning, performance and termination management; oversight of company litigation and legal efforts.

Employee Relations
Developed human resource policies and procedures, including writing and updating employee handbook; staff development and training; review of personnel actions and consultation with management regarding HR issues; handled immigration issues; conflict resolution; conducting internal investigations; successful unemployment claims administration, including hearings; processing of all employee paperwork.

Recruiting and Retention
Performed full cycle recruitment and retention for all levels of the organization, from coordination of company recruiting efforts, including developing job descriptions and consulting with management to identify company needs and ideal candidate, advertising, attendance at college career fairs, review and distribution of resumes; interviewing and job testing and background checking of applicants, including E-Verify; designing, implementing and conducting new hire orientations, and employee on-boarding. Developed an incentive plan to reward and retain the best performers; reduced turnover rate by 40%.

Compensation and Benefits Administration
Daily administration and management of comprehensive benefit plans, including health, dental, STD, LTD and 125 plans and 401k administration; participated in negotiations with insurance companies for fully insured and self-funded plans; kept premium rates consistent for three years; conducted comparative benefit analysis; filed annual 5500. Processed and supervised weekly, and bi-weekly payroll using ADP and AS400 software; designed performance based incentive plan; designed and implemented wage and salary scales; performed market analysis.

Compliance
Administered workers compensation plan, maintained compliance with federal, state and local agencies including, but not limited to, Department of Labor, EEOC, OFCCP, and ERISA; FMLA leave, COBRA administration, affirmative action and risk management programs; experienced in conducting workplace investigations.

Training
Implemented and maintained entire corporate training program, including curriculum development, conducting management training, employee development, and state and company required trainings.

WORK EXPERIENCE
8-08 to Current Discovery Outsourcing, LLC
8-08 to Current – Client Service/Human Resources Manager
Duties Include: Advising clients on Human Resources topics including, but not limited to, employee discipline and termination, compliance, employment law, benefits, payroll, and reduction in force. Also responsible for unemployment administration, benefits administration, management training, conducting workplace investigations, employee relations, COBRA administration for 120 clients and 2200 client employees.

3-06 to 2-08 Robinson Brick Company
4-07 to 2-08 Human Resources Manager
Duties Include: Payroll and compensation management and oversight of facilities management department in addition to the below duties
3-06 to 3-07 Human Resources Supervisor
Duties include: Worker’s compensation administration, training and orientation, management training and development, benefits administration, recruitment and retention, employee relations, employee supervision, performance and termination management, unemployment compensation administration for 7 state manufacturing operation.

9-98 to 3-06 Youthtrack, Inc.
1-05- 3-06 Human Resources Director
Sole HR and payroll practitioner for 100 employees in the state of Colorado.
9-02 to 1-05 Human Resources Manager
Duties include: Below duties plus workers compensation administration, employee and management training and development, termination management, including layoff, reduction in force, strategic planning, internal investigations, and performance management for the operations in the states of Colorado and Florida.
9-99 to 9-02 Human Resources Coordinator
Duties included: Below duties plus orientation and training, management development, payroll administration, employee relations, employee supervision, and AAP for the operations in the state of Colorado
9-98 to 9-99 Human Resources Assistant
Duties included: Benefits Administration for medical, dental, life, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, COBRA administration, selection and recruitment, file maintenance, HRIS maintenance, employee relations for 750 employees

7-95- 8-98 IKON Office Solutions
12-96 to 8-98 Human Resources Coordinator
7-95 to 12-96 Human Resources Assistant

EDUCATION
8-95 University of Colorado at Denver
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology
Bachelor of Arts: Communication

CERTIFICATION
Received PHR certification, June 2002

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
General Member, Society for Human Resource Management