. Industry training in employee related benefits

programs: including Health insurance, Dental

insurance, manage and oversee 401k retirement plan,

processing of payroll hours, deductions for annual

leave requests approval and tracking programs.

Submission and Payment of Quarterly Federal and State

Employment Taxes reports.

. Possess thorough knowledge and understanding of laws

and regulations pertaining to Human Resources as

dictated by state and federal guidelines.

. Adept in representing company in unemployment

insurance appeal hearings providing proper

documentation. Completing and submitting all annual

reports and assuring company compliance with DOL, EEO

and AAP and the company's workforce Diversity

initiatives rules and regulations.

. Industry training in employee related benefits

programs including health insurance, 401k retirement

plan. Processing of payroll/deductions and annual

leave request approval and tracking programs.

. Preparation and management of Annual Human Resources

Budget, which also included Employee Benefits line

items ranging from 1M-2M per year.

. Complete Wage Surveys to assure that our company is

competitive with local wages.

. Implementation and updating of current employee

performance review process.

. Train Supervisors on how to provide developmental

feedback to direct reports.

. Experienced college Adjunct Instructor of Hotel

Management courses. Capable instructor of training,

orientation, insurance, safety and various other

related programs.

. Oversee and administer all aspects of Worker's

Compensation

. Plan and direct all company events i.e. holiday

parties, meetings to rollout new employee updates on

new processes and procedures.

. Excellent Client/Customer Skills

. Property Pre-Opening experience and Task Force

experience

. Bilingual: English and Spanish

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Company Confidential

2007 to Present

HR Manager/Business Manager

Responsible for supervision of all Human Resources

areas which include: Maintaining current job

requirements and job descriptions for all positions,

recruiting, testing, processing, orientation and

training of all new employees, as well as

administering performance evaluation programs and

maintaining all current records for the staff up to

date at all times.

Other job duties include:

- Assuring compliance by the practice with all

employment local, state and federal guidelines,

as well as annual renewal requirements for all

licensed employees.

- Administering all employee benefit programs such

as payroll, payroll taxes, vacations, paid

holidays, sick days and 401K Plan.

- Utilizing Quick Books software program for

processing payroll, writing and printing checks.

Also familiar with Kronos and ADP payroll

software programs.

Omni Corpus Christi Hotel Corpus Christi, TX (Promotion)

2002 to 2007

Director of Human Resources

Participated in the daily management of the hotel by

serving

on Hotel Executive Committee. My staff consisted

of an HR Manager, HR Recruiter and an HR Coordinator.

Other job duties included:

- Responsibility for all aspects of an 821 total

room multiple Hotels employment functions.

- Recruitment and Retention of 520 associates

- Training in coordinating formal performance

appraisal systems for supervisor and managerial

employees, and administration of all hourly and

Manager Performance Review changes.

- Processing all payroll hours and list of

scheduled deductions to include benefits requests

for vacation and medical leave,wage

- Garnishments. W-4 deduction changes.

- Monitoring compliance with EEOC, Affirmative

Action and Salary Administration Programs

guidelines.

- Representing company in unemployment, workmen's

compensation, EEOC and Affirmative Action cases,

and completing of unemployment and workmen's

compensation cases requesting associated

documents.

- Creating and managing annual Human Resources

budget.

- Hotel base staff was 520 associates for both

hotels.

- Obtained top company score in annual Associate

Opinion Survey.

- Set new Safety Program No Lost Time Accident Days

record.

- Hotel awarded 2005 Best Place to Work in Corpus

Christi,TX

Omni Houston Westside Hotel Houston, TX

2000 to 2002

Director of Human Resources

Participated in the daily management of the hotel by

serving

as member of the hotel's Executive Committee. My

staff consisted

of an HR Manager and an HR Coordinator

Job duties included:

- Responsibility for all aspects of a 400 room

hotel's HR functions. Creating and managing

annual Human Resources Budget.

- Recruitment and Retention of 275 associates

- Hotel base staff was 275employees.

Travel Lodge Hotel Corpus Christ, TX

1997 to 2000

Assistant General Manager/Human Resources Manager

Responsible for supervision of operations departments

including: Front Desk, Sales, Accounting,

Housekeeping and Maintenance for 175 room property.

Other job duties included:

- Overseeing of payroll function and all

documentation required for payment of

payroll and day-to-day operating expenses.

- Responsibility for all human resources functions

including: recruiting,

processing and training of all new employees and

administrating performance evaluation program for all

employees.

- Responsibility for administering all employee

benefit programs which included vacations, paid

holidays, sick days and Group Health Insurance Plan.

EDUCATION Texas A&I University - Del Mar

College

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