Human Resources Assistant

Lucia A. Greenfield, M.A.

510-***-**** ***************@*****.*** Oakland, CA

Human Resources Professional

PROFILE

Human Resources professional with over four years' experience in

recruiting, benefits, training, on-boarding, off-boarding, development

of policies, procedures, manuals and documents and providing

departmental support

Experience working in a variety of industries, including biotech,

insurance and non-profit as well as start-up companies

Key Strengths & Traits: Problem solving, innovating, planning,

prioritizing, strong oral and written communication skills,

systematizing/synthesizing, multi-tasking, excellent attention to

detail, taking initiative, leadership skills, self-starter, hard

working, results-driven, conscientious, collaborative/team-oriented,

quick learner, positive, outgoing, friendly and helpful

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Took leadership of, streamlined and coordinated processes by

developing related policies, procedures and documents thereby

increasing efficiency resulting in a time and cost savings

Authored procedural manuals and training

Helped develop background check procedure, conducted over 400

background checks and collaborated with colleagues to determine course

of action for flagged background checks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cytokinetics, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 7/07 - 9/08

HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR

NOTE: Laid off due to company re-structuring

Recruiting: Worked closely with hiring managers, candidates and

admins, conducted interviews, extensive and complex interview

scheduling, travel coordination, New Hire Requisition and Personnel

Action Notice generation and tracking, generation of offer letters, ad

management, relocation coordination and document and expense

reimbursement preparation

Benefits: Processed enrollments, changes and terminations and

responded to and resolved benefits inquiries and issues (claims,

eligibility, etc.)

On-boarding: Notified appropriate parties, completed and processed new

hire paperwork, coordinated orientations, created collateral

materials, and conducted HR orientations

Off-boarding: Notified appropriate parties, coordinated exit

interviews, terminated benefits and prepared exit packets

Created departmental and non-departmental procedure manuals and

documents

Authored and delivered training and presentations

Performed administrative tasks in the following areas: HRIS input &

reports, HR files/records maintenance, correspondence, compensation,

benefits and training, coordination with Payroll, audit and SOX

compliance, creating PO's and check requests, collecting and preparing

materials for meetings, managing, scheduling and ordering materials

and tracking records for employee programs

CONTRACT POSITIONS VIA OFFICE TEAM, San Francisco, CA 9/06 - 6/07

FivePrime Therapeutics, Inc. 1/07 - 6/07

RECRUITING ASSISTANT

Partnered with Senior Executives and HR staff on all aspects of the

recruiting process and assisted with new hire process

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum 11/06 - 1/07

HR ADMINISTRATOR

Partnered with Senior Executives on all aspects of the recruiting

process, managed group medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, LTD,

COBRA, 403(b) plans and managed on-boarding and off-boarding

University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry 9/06 -

10/06

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Provided administrative support to faculty

CONTRACT POSITIONS VIA ASCOT STAFFING, Oakland, CA 4/06 - 8/06

Kaiser Permanente 6/06 - 8/06

PROJECT SPECIALIST, Finance Metrics & PTA, National Facilities Services

Worked on special projects and provided administrative support

Kaiser Permanente 4/06 - 6/06

SENIOR STAFF ASSISTANT, HUMAN RESOURCES, Regional Office

Provided administrative support to Human Resources executives

CONTRACT POSITION VIA SOLOMON-PAGE GROUP, New York, NY 1/06 - 4/06

Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Provided administrative support to CFO

CONTRACT POSITIONS VIA HR STAFFING SOLUTIONS, New York, NY 6/05 - 12/05

American Red Cross of Greater New York 10/05 - 12/05

HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT, Volunteer Resources Department

Assisted in development background check procedure, conducted over 400

background checks, collaborated with colleagues to determine course of

action for flagged background checks, re-vamped volunteer interview

questionnaire and interviewed volunteer applicants

Integro USA Inc. (Insurance Broker) 6/05 - 10/05

HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT

Assisted start-up company in development of new hire procedure, new

hire orientation and new hire kit, conducted new hire orientations and

prepared new hire kits, processed new hire payroll and benefits

paperwork and responded to and resolved benefits inquiries and issues

(claims, eligibility, etc.)

Authored Guidelines for Regional Human Resources Representatives and

trained and provided guidance to these representatives

Created, maintained and disseminated HR documents and benefits

materials

ATTENDED GRADUATE SCHOOL AT COLUMBIA FULL-TIME 1/04 - 5/05

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), New York, NY 5/04 - 8/04

ENFORCEMENT INTERN

Conducted research on a charge of post-9/11 discrimination on the

basis of national origin and religion

Wrote interview questions and interviewed charging party

Prepared case documents for legal department; case was elevated to

litigation status

Authored training manual for Enforcement Interns

Arch Insurance Group, New York, NY 6/02 - 3/04

HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT 2/03 - 3/04

Assisted start-up company in development of new hire procedure, new

hire orientation and new hire kit, conducted new hire orientations and

prepared new hire kits for all NYC employees

Authored and maintained HR Assistant Procedures Manual and Regional HR

Procedures Manual

Followed up on new hire payroll and benefits paperwork, processed

enrollments, changes and terminations and responded to and resolved

benefits inquiries and issues (claims, eligibility, etc.)

Coordinated annual benefits enrollment and developed and provided

related training for over 500 employees

Utilized ADP's HR Perspective to enter applicant and new hire

information, benefits information and employee changes and created

queries and generate reports

Created, updated and maintained HR forms and benefits materials and

disseminated them to regional offices

UNDERWRITING ASSISTANT 6/02 - 1/03

Cleared submissions, assigned policy numbers and billed clients

Created training and procedure manuals and trained Underwriting

Assistants and Technical Assistants

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

PRESIDENT, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Teachers

College Columbia University Chapter, New York, NY, 1/04 - 1/05

PROGRAM DIRECTOR, Kid Street Theatre (Non-profit organization), Santa

Rosa, CA, 1/94 - 5/94

EDUCATION

MA, Social-Organizational Psychology; Emphasis: Diversity, Columbia

University, New York, NY

BA, Drama; Emphasis: Acting, San Francisco State University, San

Francisco, CA

SKILLS

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Visio, ADP's HR

Perspective, ADP's PC/Payroll, Great Plains, Crystal Reports

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Member, Northern California Human Resources Association (NCHRA)

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