Human Resources Resource

Heidi Lynn Tallos

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Bloomington, MN 55420

Cell Phone: 952-***-****

Email: *****@***********.***

Executive Summary

Human Resources Manager with over 10 years of comprehensive human resources

experience, including recruitment and retention, conflict resolution,

change management, labor relations and benefits administration. Proven

experience collaborating with senior management on Human Resources

strategic planning and supporting corporate goals. I possess a broad

knowledge of human resources in a variety of sectors including union and

non-union environments, multiple industries and companies with a large

number of exempt/non-exempt employees. Excellent ability to address

benefits and payroll needs as well as implementing strategic plans for

retention. Proven skills in labor and employment law including complaint

investigation to thwart legal action.

Expertise in:

Compensation Benefits Employee Relations

Multi-State Payroll Training & Development Recruitment and

Admin Labor and Employment Retention

Policy Design & Admin Law EEO Compliance

ADP Payroll and Ceridian Payroll and Performance Reviews

Reporting Reporting

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Professional Experience

Global Ethanol Inc, Minneapolis, MN

February 2007 - Present

Human Resource Manager. Report directly to Executive Vice President of

Human Resources. Traveled to Iowa and Michigan plants as a strategic

business partner with senior management to drive key human resource

requirements and implement training, benefits, payroll, and performance

initiatives across the company. Direct human resource functions, including

recruitment, employee relations, hiring practices, payroll, benefits and

compensation.

. Managed the merging of policies and procedures and group medical and

dental plans during company mergers and acquisitions.

. Developed and managed the company's pre-employee screening program

which included drug testing and a tiered background check system.

. Managed various benefit programs (PPE, Prepaid Legal and Identity

Theft, Hearing Conservation, PTO, Metro Transit, Verifications, etc)

effectively and with continuous improvement in mind.

. Develop and maintained a pool of qualified candidates across multiple

states including executive, managerial and a wide variety of

engineering and industrial positions.

. Evaluated, tested and merged multiple payroll systems and time clock

systems into one payroll system for more unified payroll reporting

while maintaining two processing cycles.

. Assist with compensation analysis and market studies for compensation

and benefits planning as well as short term incentive plans.

. Managed and administered the company's multi-state payroll and HRIS.

. Enhanced the time clock system, with multiple pay policies, schedules,

rotation while dramatically lowering payroll and reporting issues.

. Collaborate with managers to determine individual development needs

and recommend ways to improve performance gap.

. Main point of contact for all benefits, 401k, and payroll. I also

developed and managed the relocation benefit program while working

with a 3rd party to make sure we were in compliance with the law.

. Facilitated training with management on union avoidance education and

successfully stopped union activity.

. Travel at least 60% of the time to Iowa and Michigan.

. Provided HR support and guidance on employee relations issues. Upon

identifying the issue, I gathered data, analyzed it and provided

recommendations for solutions.

. Perform harassment prevention training at plants and corporate office.

. Investigate complaints of harassment, discrimination and advised

senior management on appropriate disciplinary actions and improvement

plans.

. Developed and managed the company's orientation program to ensure

employees were appropriately oriented to HR procedures, policies and

expectations upon starting. Global Ethanol has high values on safety,

company's impact on the environment, and following SOP's.

Old Home Foods, St. Paul, MN May 2005 -

February 2007

Director of Human Resources. Reported directly to the Chief Financial

Officer and the Chief Executive Officer. Consulted with Old Home Foods

during the company restructuring which included managing layoffs,

dislocated workers and WARN notices with the State of Minnesota and

Minnesota's Rapid Response Team. Presented cost of layoff, vacation payout

and employee demographic reports to senior management.

. Formed and co-chaired the Employee Management Committee.

. Minimized liability in workers compensation due to company

restructuring.

. Assisted Old Home Foods in changing their payroll from ADP to a

smaller firm more suited to the reorganization and specifically chosen

by management.

. Participated in 4 different contract negotiations with union

officials.

. Administered Old Home Foods pension plans including 3 union pension

plans, 401(k) union plan and 401(k) corporate plan.

. Approved job descriptions for various positions with Old Home Foods

and assisted in posting jobs and recruiting potential candidates.

. Interviewed potential candidates

. Audited employee files, benefit plans, payroll, COBRA, retirement

plans, worker compensation and HRIS database.

. Assisted management in negotiating employee severance packages.

. Educated employee's about their rights & options to being laid off.

Employment Planet Inc., Bloomington, MN November 2003

- February 2005

Operations and Human Resource Manager. Reported to Chief Executive

Officer. Managed the day-to-day operations for Employment Planet which

included payroll, recruiting, minimizing company liability, employee

policies and procedures, hiring and firing and workers compensation. I

worked closely with the company attorneys to close the company doors.

Neighborhood House Assn., St. Paul, MN February 2001

to November 2003

Human Resource Manager. Reported directly to the center Director. Managed

the development and implementation of the agencies first HRIS database and

reporting system. (ADP's HR Profile and Report Smith) Processed payroll

with ADP including processing bi-weekly payroll, auditing payroll data,

payroll reports, and salary allocations being distributed to several

department codes, while ensuring compliance with state and federal labor

and payroll laws. Provided Human Resource support to all levels of

management, which includes employee relations, employee performance &

development communications, recruitment and hiring, sexual harassment,

discrimination and termination. Neighborhood House is a non-profit

community center which has several state, federal grant contracts which

requires different and significant record/tracking systems.

. Managed and administered agency benefits, open enrollment and re-

evaluation of agency benefit package for employee satisfaction and

cost effectiveness.

. Managed agency unemployment trust with the support of Unemployment

Services Trust.

. Managed and implement agency annual performance reviews and salary

increases.

. Managed the internal and external hiring process and procedures.

. Managed and conducted employee orientation while implementing

departmental orientations.

. Developed and maintained the agency Employee Recognition Program.

. Conducted exit interviews then makes recommendation and communications

based upon those interviews.

. Made recommendations for training and development opportunities to the

management team.

. Administered and evaluated agencies HR policies.

. Annually evaluated agencies salary scales by partnering with the

Minnesota Council of Non-Profits Annual Salary Survey.

. Represented the agency and attended the MACC (Metropolitan Association

of Community Centers) HR Committee and Staff Development Committee to

find ways of collaboration and networking with 12 community centers

within the MACC association.

. Worked with our COBRA Administration Provider by making sure

Neighborhood House was within the COBRA regulations.

. Developed and maintained appropriate reports pertaining to staffing

and personnel files.

. Enhanced our recruiting and hiring process, payroll system, HRIS,

Benefits, employee relation, performance evaluation forms for exempt

and non-exempt.

Education & Professional Affiliations

Metropolitan State University

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Human Resource Management and Training Development.

Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) 2005 -

Present

Human Resource Professionals of Minnesota (HRPMN)

2006 - Present

Twin Cities Human Resource Association (TCHRA) 2005 -

Present

Diversity Business (Online) 2005 -

2007

American Payroll Association 2008 -

Present

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