Ellen Bradley-Mak, SPHR **** **th St SW, Puyallup, WA 98373

Objective: Seeking a Human Resources position utilizing twenty-five (25) years of experience as a Human Resources Professional.

Summary of Qualifications: Human Resources professional with twenty-five (25) years of experience in the areas of employee investigations, mediating and resolving personnel conflicts and civil rights violations; benefits administration, labor management, classification and compensation; recruiting; facilitator, diversity trainer, and certified instructor for the Pacific Institute of Seattle. Currently manager of the HR office, supervising 2 full-time HR professionals. Earned Senior Professional Human Resource Certification January, 2008. Recertified January 2011 and 2014.

Experience

Human Resources Manager City of Puyallup

March 2012 to present

Supervise professional level human resource staff;

Civil Service Chief Examiner for the City of Puyallup Civil Service Commission;

Prepare annual department budget;

Facilitate recruitments for civil service positions, management and directors;

Conduct personnel investigations, make recommendations to management team;

Classification and compensation analysis and recommendations;

Create, revise and update city policies;

Manage city-wide training program;

Oversight of Health and Wellness Committee;

Oversight of labor negotiations and labor relations;

Senior Human Resource Analyst, Risk Management City of Kent

April 2008 to March 2012

Liaison with third party administrator in the management of the city’s self-insured workers compensation program;

Supervised Office Technician and Office Assistant;

Coordinate and manage all forms of employee leave;

Chair of the Safety Committee;

Facilitator for the Pacific Institute, Investment in Excellence Program;

Delegate member of the Washington Cities Insurance Association;

Facilitator for departmental retreats and strategic planning sessions.

Senior Human Resources Analyst, Recruitment City of Kent

July 2006 to April 2008

Managed and coordinated recruitment process for all union and non-union positions;

Assist in the planning and development of employee training programs;

Chair for the Board of Mentors program;

Certified instructor for the Pacific Institute.

Human Resources Analyst, Labor/Classification/Compensation and Benefits City of Kent

July 2001 to July 2006

Administration of benefits to include medical plans, life insurance, medical leaves and 457 retirement programs;

Mediate and assist in investigating employee conflicts and issues;

Assist in planning and development of employee training programs;

Provide training and consultation to employee groups regarding benefit programs, personnel policies and procedures, compensation;

Conduct total cost of compensation analysis;

Participated in negotiations with fire, police, Teamsters and AFSCME;

Chair of the Employee Rewards and Recognition Committee.

Human Resources Consultant

Washington State Department of Transportation

July 1996 to January 2001

State-wide diversity trainer;

Provided advice and counsel to managers and employees regarding civil rights issues and violations;

Provided mediation and conflict resolution services;

Served on a variety of statewide training and advisory committees.

Human Resource Development Specialist

Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center

February 1994 to July 1996

Responsible for First Level Supervision training;

Coordinated basic Corrections Officer Academy;

Provided advice and counsel to student participants;

Assisted with the Adult and Juvenile Corrections Academies;

Taught a variety of course materiaDayl with a focus on communication skills.

Training Consultant Bradley Enterprises

December 1989 to January 1994

Provided training and consultation services to private and public agencies regarding personnel issues, with particular emphasis on law enforcement and corrections professionals;

Training topics included sexual harassment awareness, personal safety, interpersonal communication skills, customer service and security management;

Developed curriculum, created handouts and provided other types of visual aids for training.

Corrections Officer City of Kent Corrections Facility

May 1985 to December 1989

Day to day supervision of inmate population;

Performed control room duties during dayshift, monitoring and controlling the movement of staff and inmates throughout the facility;

Interacted with attorneys and other types of visitors;

Worked with outside agencies and consultants.

Education

University of Washington September 1982 to March 1985

Seattle, WA

Bachelor’s Degree Sociology

Bachelor’s Degree Society and Justice

Olympic College September 1980 to August 1982

Bremerton, WA

Associates Degree General Studies

Certifications Senior Professional Human Resource Certification

Certified January 30, 2008

Recertified January 2011 and January 2014

Organizations Toastmasters International

Distinguished Toastmaster Certification

Washington State Public Employee Labor Relations Association

Board Member 2006 – 2008

Professional and personal references available upon request.

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