SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Experienced manager with expertise in human resources and safety
• Extensive background in staff recruitment, retention and job separations
• Staff training and development in areas such as safety, diversity and employment practices
• Bilingual Spanish- English
• Management Coaching
• Employee Benefits Administration
• Knowledge of Federal and State Employment Law
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Society of Human Resources Management
• Central Florida Human Resources Management Association
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Encore Construction Company, Winter Garden Fl 07/2006- 06/2008
Human Resources
• General HR functions such as: benefits administration (health, dental, 401K and life insurance) workers compensation administration, recruiting, new hire orientation, employee terminations; liaison between supervisory personnel and employees.
• Ensure of Company compliance with federal standards such as FMLA, HIPPA, Affirmative Action, and EEO.
• Developed job descriptions for all company positions, sexual harassment training and reasonable suspicion training for drugs and alcohol.
• Worked on research and implementation of Company’s HRIS system.
Safety Manager/HR Specialist
• Responsible for the development of Human Resources strategies looking towards the creation of a Corporate Human Resources Department.
• Developed new pre-employment and post job offer process, sexual harassment and workplace violence awareness training for all employees and supervisors.
• Developed an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity programs for the Corporate Operations and Regulations manual.
• Overseeing Safety Department operations
• Responsible for Safety and Training of all job sites to include Worker’s Compensation, job site safety inspections.
• Create site specific safety plans for emergency situations, spill prevention, confined spaces and other specific site’s safety issues.
• Recruiting of all field personnel including but not limited to Foremen, clerical personnel among other field positions.
Workforce Central Florida, Lake Mary, FL 10/2005 – 07/2006
Business Development Manager
• Responsible for screening candidates for the recruitment needs of local employers, industries include manufacturing, construction and call center. Manage In-House Recruitment and Open houses for employers in Central Florida. Other duties include: sales, business and human resources consulting to employers and participation in job fairs.
Hertz Corporation, Orlando, Florida 6/1999 – 9/2005
Station Manager of Safety and Training Coordinator/Recruiter
• Assist Employee Relations Manager including recruitment of hourly and exempt employees; new hire orientation and employee disciplinary action. Responsible for Training and Safety of all departments to include Workers' Compensation and OSHA recordable cases.
• Training including Child Seat Installation, Workforce Diversity and Hertz Work-safe.
• Counters- Customer Service including handling customer complaints, problem solving and sales. Employee supervision and weekly monitoring for revenue purposes.
• Operations- Responsible for controlling vehicles within the Operations area. Involved in disciplinary matters as well as ensuring that employees meet productivity goals.
Manpower Temporary Services, San Juan, PR 5/1997 – 5/1999
Service Representative, On Site Coordinator and Account Supervisor
• Responsible for recruiting and training temporary personnel in addition to maintaining Employee Relations, conducting employee evaluations and Sales. Weekly payroll in Kronos.
• Performing work environmental studies for the best safe work condition of Manpower Temporary Employees, bill audits and monitoring relationship between employees, customer and company as well providing feedback to top Management.
• Acted as a liaison between technical school’s placement offices and industry representatives and clients to recruit college graduates.
EDUCATION
New York Institute of Technology, Ellis College
Master Degree in Human Resources Management and Employee Relations, July 2008
University of Central Florida, Continued Education Orlando, FL 2007
Human Resources Management
University of Sacred Heart, San Juan, PR 1994
Bachelors Degree in Communications, Minor in Tele-Communications
Other Professional Information
• Medic First Aid CPR and First Aid Instructor
• Medic First Aid Bloodborne Pathogens Instructor
• OSHA Authorized Trainer for the Construction Industry
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