KARIN E. STONE
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Irvine, CA. 92604
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Established Human Resource Generalist with superior track record. Valued as a driving force for project
success by significantly decreasing obstacles and producing higher quality output. Aptitude for improving
procedure efficiency which creates consistency within the establishment and reduces overhead costs.
Proven effective communicator having guided managers to discern severity of human relations and work
performance problems then implementing suitable resolutions to strengthen employee relations and work
performance. Professional strengths include:
• Recruiting • •
Leaves of absence Microsoft Office
• Benefits (LOA) Suite
• •
Policy application Data entry
• Employee relations
• •
Orientation and Document
• Terminations
Training processing
• Unemployment
• Service Contract
Act (SCA)
EXPERIENCE
THE SHAW GROUP, INC., Irvine, Ca. 2000 - 2010.
Fortune 500 Company with 24,000 employees worldwide. Provider of engineering, environmental, fabrication
chemical and support services for the energy, infrastructure and emergency response industries.
Human Resources Generalist 2 - THE SHAW GROUP 2008 - 2010
• Supported employees at all national and international locations
• Provided full service guidance on all HR issues including company policies and procedures, employee
relations, leaves of absence and payroll discrepancies
• Coordinated with employees and health insurance providers on benefit issues
• Unified internal HR procedures for all companies
Human Resources Generalist 2 - SHAW ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. 2004 - 2008
• Western United States HR operations support
• Ensured compliance with company policies, laws and regulations
• Assisted and conducted employee relations investigations and terminations for cause
• Developed documentation of procedures for internal HR processes
• Created HR resource guide for personnel at field project sites
• Performed Annual Open Enrollment presentations and Employee Performance Management training
• Processed unemployment requests and ensured resources were present for unemployment hearings
• Executed employment changes
Human Resources Generalist - THE IT GROUP, INC. 2000 - 2004
(The IT Group was acquired by The Shaw Group, Inc., in May, 2002.) Leader in environmental,
remediation, infrastructure and consulting services for commercial and government agencies employing
8,000 people nationally.
• Support to in-house recruiter and hiring managers in the Western United States region
• Coordinated advertising, sourced resumes, arranged interviews and completed reference checks
• Performed orientations, interviews and presented job offers
• Administered employee referral program
PACIFIC MINIATURES. Fullerton. Ca. 1999 - 2000
Creator of precision aircraft models for the aviation and aerospace industry worldwide.
Accounts Receivable
• Created invoices, received payments, contacted overdue accounts and assisted Controller
• Set up formal AR procedures and tracking reports
• Verified and resolved shipping bills
EDUCATION
University of Kansas, Kansas Concordia University, Illinois
3 years toward BA degree in education.