Human Resources Manager

ALESHA STRUTHERS, PHR, ESQ., TS, Certified Mediator

**** ***** **. **, ********, WA, 98005

************@*****.***, 206-***-****

human resources manager or director

Career Objective: A position that utilizes both my legal education and

background and over ten years human resources experience to ensure

organizational compliance with state and federal employment laws. Other

core competencies include revising and implementing policies and

procedures, resolving conflicts in the workplace, and managing

administrative and accounting staff. I have developed performance

evaluation and coaching systems, and administered employee benefits. This

extensive human resources background, combined with my law degree and legal

expertise, allow me to assess risk, prevent liability, and guide senior

management to achieve equitable solutions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GSAI Inc. (Federal and State Contractor - Worldwide Contracts) Bellevue,

Washington: 1994-2009

Human Resources Manager / Legal Professional (6/05 - 10/09)

. Audits: Analyzed organizational policies, procedures, and employment

diversity statistics to ensure compliance and successfully passage of

governmental audits.

. Employee Relations: Revised employee manuals, discussed changes and

implementation of new policies and/or law through company and

management meetings, and completed annual EEO-1, and VETS-100 reports.

. Compliance: Researched newly-enacted state and federal employment

regulations, crafted compliance program, and trained employees.

. Legal: Researched and synthesized tax and consumer protection issues,

presented findings to senior attorneys, and evaluated and compiled

documents for requests for production and requests for admissions.

Human Resources Manager / Payroll Manager (12/94-5/05)

. Employee Management and Development: Managed and directed the work of

seven administrative staff. Developed and revised performance

evaluation system, rewarded and disciplined employees, and resolved

conflicts.

. Succession Planning: Evaluated skills of administrative staff and

implemented training programs that ensured the knowledge, skills,

abilities, and performance of the staff met current and future

organizational needs. Developed and implemented employee coaching

system that increased employee retention, job satisfaction, and

assisted in career planning.

. Recruitment: Created and maintained job descriptions. Developed and

implemented hiring process for tracking applicants, interviewing,

assessing skills, completing employment verifications, background

checks, credit checks, and advising managers which applicants to hire.

Developed and implemented organizational process for integrating new

employees.

. Employee Relations: Ensured organizational compliance with state and

federal employment laws, and completed annual EEO-1, and VETS-100

reports.

. Benefits: Enrolled eligible employees, conducted informational

meetings with benefit representatives, resolved administrative issues

with benefit representatives, and completed benefit related annual

reporting.

. Payroll: Supervised payroll staff, reviewed weekly and bi-weekly

multi-state payroll and taxes for accuracy, created customized reports

in Preview by Paychex software, addressed payroll queries and made

necessary adjustments, revised payroll and human resources handbook,

reviewed general ledger account reconciliations and journal entries

for accuracy.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Human Resources/Accounting Software: ADP, Preview, and Deltek Vision.

EDUCATION

Juris Doctorate, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA, 2009

Bachelors of Arts and Science, Political Science, University of Washington,

Seattle, WA, 2001

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION AND EDUCATION

Top Secret Clearance, Defense Security Service, 2010

Preparing to Comply with Health Care Reform, 2010

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission / Office of Federal Contract

Compliance Programs Compliance - Update on Changes in Compliance

Requirements, 2009

Certified Mediator Practitioner, Dispute Resolution Center of Snohomish and

Island Counties, 2009

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Technical Assistance Program, 2008

Professional in Human Resources, Human Resource Certification Institute,

2003

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Mediator, Dispute Resolution Center of Snohomish and Island Counties,

Everett, WA, 1/08-10/09

. Assisted parties in creating or modifying a parenting plan through

facilitating a conversation based on the current and future needs of

their family.

Legal Assistant, Housing Justice Project, Seattle WA, 6/06-1/08

. Identified issues and potential defenses of low income tenants facing

eviction; and utilized the Housing Justice Project's network of

emergency housing and food services to ensure that the basic needs of

the tenants are met if eviction occurs.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management, Member

Lake Washington Human Resource Association, Member

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