Hollie Crowley
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701 W. Grove Pkwy Apt. 288, Tempe, AZ 85283 ● 480-***-**** ● *******.******@*****.***
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Career Summary
Solutions oriented business professional with more than five years experience in the areas of human
resources, business administration, and procurement contracting. Innovative thinker with the proven ability to
implement creative solutions focused on effectiveness and cost savings when resolving complex business
dilemmas. Possess excellent problem-solving abilities in addition to being an effective communicator in both
interpersonal and written formats. Professional experience and technical skills include:
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HR Administration Performance Analysis Communication
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Training & Development Reorganizations Customer Service
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Employee Relations Regulatory Compliance Sales
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Benefit Coordination Supplier Contracting ADP Database
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Payroll Processing Negotiations PeopleSoft Database
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HRIS Maintenance Resource Procurement Oracle Database
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Recruitment Public Speaking Microsoft Office Suite
Professional Experience
Academic Counselor; Education Management Corporation; Phoenix, AZ; May 2010-Current
• Provision of coaching and counseling related to university policies and procedures including dispute
processes and conflict management.
• Formation of standard operating procedures related to university compliance with federal and state
regulations to decrease company liabilities and increase student data protections.
Human Resource Specialist; Apollo Group, Inc; Phoenix, AZ; September 2008-January 2010
• Completion of over eight hundred human resource investigations focused on the areas of employee
relations and organizational compliance.
• Realignment of the dispute process for performance review concerns resulting in a seventy percent
decrease in processing time.
• Finalization of more than fifty corporate reorganizations ranging from one to one hundred fifty affected
employees, including the drafting and processing of separation agreements.
• Formulation of recruitment standards specific to employees displaced through company reorganizations
resulting in a decrease in company attrition by one percent.
• Implementation of new procedures specific to the processing of company separation agreements
resulting in a fifty percent decrease in processing time.
• Creation of system controls related to the company leave of absence process allowing the organization
to better monitor employee access and maintain compliance with Family Medical Leave regulations.
• Creation of three standard operating procedure manuals specific to company reorganizations, employee
relations dispute processes, and compliance related concerns.
Expeditor; Apollo Group, Inc; Phoenix, AZ; June 2007-September 2008
• Led twenty-four departmental trainings from small to medium group settings for the purposes of
employee cross training, increasing productivity, and fostering effective communication methods.
• National consolidation of more than one hundred thirty Business Reply Mail permits resulting in an
annual decrease in organizational cost for mailing permit services by $3.7 million.
• Restructuring of one hundred ninety six mailing equipment leases resulting in a twelve percent increase
in shipping productivity and an overall cost savings of $340 thousand annually.
• Executed eight national provider partnerships through supplier negotiations to provide quality products,
services, and support to all domestic company locations.
Enrollment Counselor; University of Phoenix; Phoenix, AZ; July 2006-June 2007
• Execution of thirteen instructor led trainings ranging from small to medium group settings to increase
customer service, communication, and product awareness amongst department employees.
• Provision of job aide resources to department staff to ensure information is accurately relayed to
students resulting in an increase in customer service ratings by fourteen percent.
Lead Training Specialist; MSA Solutions; Tempe, AZ; December 2005-July 2006
• Increased new hire production upon the completion of new hire orientation by thirty-seven percent
through the realignment of on-the-job training to incorporate kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learning
methods.
• Establishing a mandatory train-the-trainer program for both classroom and on-the-job trainings to
develop all training assistants and improve department efficiencies.
• Implementation of an electronic new hire payroll tracking system resulting in the elimination of
inaccuracies caused by the manual calculation and processing of new hire payroll.
• Implementation of training assessments specific to classroom and on-the-job training programs to gain
feedback from new hires and continuously improve curriculum effectiveness.
• Responsible for the collection and processing of new hire documents including I9s, W-4s, direct deposit
authorizations, policy acknowledgements, and emergency contact forms.
Benefit Coordinator; Affiliated Computer Services; Tempe, AZ; August 2005-December 2005
• Gained detailed knowledge of employer insurance plans; 401k retirement options; Employee Stock
Purchase Program; long and short-term disability; life insurance; Employee Assistance Program;
accidental death and dismemberment insurance; COBRA; and spending reimbursement accounts.
• Advanced experience gained specific to annual open enrollment procedures for employer offered benefit
plans including all operational requirements and system needs.
• Analyzing the advantage of human resource managed benefit programs offered compared to those
provided at competitors to maintain market relevance and strive to be the employer of choice.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business/Administration; University of Phoenix; February 2010
Human Resource Management Certificate; University of Phoenix; July 2007