HR Generalist

Karly M. Haws Robinson *** Collingwood Ave.

*********@*****.*** Whitehall, Ohio 43213

Professional Experience

American Red Cross Central Ohio Blood Services Region Columbus, OH

HR Generalist 11/2010 - Present

Responsible for onboarding of new hires including orientation on a monthly basis as well as

training and development workshops designed to promote a positive work environment within

a 26 county region

Advise managers and supervisors of internal processes to maintain adequate staffing levels

resulting from FLMA, Workers Compensation, and normal attrition within the business units

Successfully coordinates a yearly Health and Wellness fair for two regions within the Division to

include being the resident expert in upcoming benefit changes during the enrollment period

Interpret and clarify laws, policies, standards and procedures to all levels in the organization

within a highly regulated biomedical workplace

Perform high level troubleshooting and analysis on position management, compensation, job

classification and leave administration such national projects include piloting a Position

Management SharePoint, analyzing missing shift differential resulting in $83,000 pay correction

for 200 employees, HRIS clean up to meet FLSA standards, and correcting leave programming in

HRIS to ensure proper accruals and deductions

Promotes and manages employee events for 500 employees, including recognition and

fundraising for regional Holiday Parties, Peer to Peer Recognitions, Employee Service Award

Program, and United Way fundraising events that resulted in a 42% increase in donations from

previous year

Coordinator, Office of Volunteers 11/2008 – 10/2010

Recruited new and existing volunteers through newsletters, social media, recruitment web sites,

and job fairs.

Responsible for the intake process of the volunteers (face-to-face interviews, reference checks,

background checks and other internal compliance processes)

Partnered with staff, supervisors and managers for volunteer job and assignment placement in

an effort to assist with building the organization’s capacity

Managed the progressive counseling process for volunteers

Coordinated three annual volunteer appreciation events to recognize upwards to 300 volunteers

Held the Treasurer position on the board for the Volunteer Administrator’s Network for Greater

Columbus (a local professional network for Volunteer Administrators)

American Red Cross Greater Columbus (Chapter Services) Columbus, OH

Administrative Assistant, Emergency Services 12/2005 - 11/2008

Provided administrative and overall office management support for a 10 person department in

fast-paced, highly demanding environment

Created and maintained all of the department’s financial and service delivery reports for

internal and external customers

Wrote reports using SQL talk for executive leadership to maintain dashboard reporting

Managed office supplies as well as other purchasing needs for the department

Scheduled, trained and supervised, administrative support volunteers to increase the capacity of

the department

Karly M. Haws Robinson 397 Collingwood Ave.

*********@*****.*** Whitehall, Ohio 43213

Coordinated the department’s fundraising events, annual gatherings and recognition events

Dispatched for disasters within the Greater Columbus area by partnering with the local Fire and

Police Departments

Maintained the Disaster Action Team Schedule for 250 volunteers to ensure 24 hour coverage of

3 teams a day comprised of a minimum of 3 volunteers

U.S. Army Human Resources Command Alexandria, VA

Sergeant, Reserve Component Support Services Division 02/2003 - 02/2005

Determined personnel staffing requirements, established work priorities, organized work

schedules, assigned duties, and instructed direct reports in work techniques and procedures for

5 staff members

Prepared and monitored plans for supporting troop deployments.

Responsible for coordination, supervision and preparation of daily status reports, all

performance evaluations, awards, mail distribution, all leaves and passes, appointment

orders/placements

Supervised and managed the processing and tracking of all human resource actions: awards,

promotions, suspension or discharges, award ceremonies and military pay actions; responsible

for processing transactions into HRIS

Held a Secret Security Clearance which allowed high level confidential information to be

incorporated within the current role held

Ohio Army National Guard 437th Personnel Services Detachment Columbus, OH

HRIS Administrator 01/2001 - 02/2005

Provided administrative support for Army Reservists and National Guardsmen by maintaining

various reports to allow leadership to make operational decisions

Received, reviewed, analyzed, processed, distributed, and maintained personnel information

files and supporting documentation for 140,00 Reserve and National Guard Soldiers called to

active duty during wartime

Prepared updated cycle control documents that allowed accesses and controls to be adequately

maintained based on position management

Monitored status of unresolved errors and feedback from Headquarters and initiated required

corrective action

Provided assistance or referred resolution to superiors for staff issues to include Medical

Evacuations, Army Separations, Promotions, and Special Temporary Placements

Responsible for accountability and serviceability of equipment in excess of $100,000

Ohio Army National Guard Recruitment Center Portsmouth, OH

Recruiting Assistant 06/2001 - 10/2002

Successfully maintained quotas for recruiting and retention for 2 counties through

presentations, target marketing, and attending various recruitment events

Coordinated and delivered new recruits’ to Medical Entrance Processing Station

Education

University of Phoenix Bachelor of Science in Management

Ohio University Associate of Science

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