Human Resources Manager

Imeida Ascolese

Cell: 623-***-****

**********@*****.***

Objective

To continue expansion of business acumen, experience, judgments and responsibilities in

the Human Resources field. To be compensated on achievement/accomplishments in this

field and to continue to work in a challenging environment.

Highlights of Qualifications

Over 19 years of experience in Human Resources, dealing with companies of varying

workforce numbers, 40 to 3500 employees.

Expertise includes recruitment of technicians, exempt and non-exempt personnel,

temporary and seasonal employees.

Employment policies and procedures including the development of Human

Resources/Company policies and procedures manuals, employee handbooks.

State and Federal laws, i.e., EEOC, FMLA, ADA, ADEA. Proficiency of E-Verify

program.

Chaired Safety Committees.

Benefit administration - Medical, Dental, STD/LTD, Plan 125 and 401k.

Payroll processing through ADP (Time and Labor Management, EZLabor, Enterprise

products), Paychex, and KDV.

Recognized for the ability to develop a department, maintain and upbeat and professional

environment.

Experience with DoD - Department of Defense in a manufacturing environment

(EAI/Tanon Manufacturing Inc.) insuring that all government standards were met.

Recruited employees using job descriptions (created or revised). Utilized internal posting

programs, internet postings (Jobing.com, Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com), specialized

schools/universities, referral programs.

Experience

Arizona Tents & Events LLC / PRO-EM

Phoenix, AZ January 2008 - March 2010

Human Resources Manager

Created a Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual for company and its

subsidiaries.

Created an Employee Handbook (English/Spanish) for the workforce.

Maintenance of employee files (HIPPA, Workers’ Compensation).

Review of payroll/employee hours.

Created a Safety Manual and training for Managers/Supervisors.

Investigations/grievances.

New Hire Orientation, terminations.

Training and Development.

Corporate Job Bank

Phoenix, AZ July 2006 - December 2007

Human Resources Manager

Established as an HR Manager servicing different assigned areas (Service Performance,

Medtronic, Office of Personnel Management - Sky Harbor Airport, ASU and Google).

Conducted the following:

Recruitment of non-exempt and exempt positions, interviewing, background verification

including and not limited to verification of legal documents for work authorization in the

United States.

New hire orientation, maintaining all personnel files, both paper and on the HRIS (ADP

Enterprise System).

Benefits administration.

Employee relations including disciplinary procedures.

Payroll verification.

Investigations.

Development of policies and procedures, general orders and employee handbook.

Processing of bi-weekly payroll.

Verification of hours for employees.

Provided CFO/Accounting Department with reports regarding workforce hours, pay

scales.

MRS Associates Inc.

Phoenix, AZ June 2003 -July 2006

Human Resources Manager

MRS opened a subsidiary in Phoenix. With no representation other than at a corporate

level

Partnered with the Corporate HQ and developed policies and procedures.

Established a Welfare-to-Work program.

Recruitment of all account managers. This process included telephone screening, one-on-

one interviews, background investigations, references, offering positions, security

clearance per client expectations/standard guidelines, and conducted evaluation of the

workforce through a program called DISC.

New hire orientation, training.

Performance reviews/appraisals, compensation, disciplinary actions, investigations.

Benefits administration

Established an employee recognition program.

Provided on-going training

ASARCO, Inc. (Traffic Sulfuric Acid Division)

Phoenix, AZ August 2001 - June 2003

Employee Relations Administrator

Reported to the Senior Vice President:

Provided ability to synthesize large amounts of information from multiple sources to

create cogent, highly readable documents regarding workforce working for this division.

Assessed the needs of the organizations ability working under minute or no direct

supervision.

Assessed the needs of the division and implemented procedures to be followed.

Worked with unions to provide the workforce high-quality performance with the use of a

hazardous product.

EAI (aka Tanon Manufacturing Inc.)

West Long Branch, NJ February 1993 – June 2001

Benefit Administrator (February 1993 - March 1994)

Assistant Director of Human Resources (March 1994 - June 2001)

Employer manufactured flight simulators and PC boards for DoD, used in training.

As the Benefit Administrator (Following GSA standards):

Performed benefit orientation for Medical/Dental/STD/LTD/401k/Life insurance of all

personnel - exempt, non-exempt, retirees.

Point of contact with all benefit carriers/brokers.

Reviewed all invoices and approved for payment on benefit programs.

Performed background investigations/security clearance/reference verifications for all

new hires.

Provided on an “as needed” support for all auditing of files per GSA standards.

As the Assistant Director of Human Resources:

Responsible for continued growth of staff through:

Recruitment of technical and engineering staff per GSA standards, using all pre-approved

methods available.

Communicated with management in developing and/or revising job descriptions.

Monitored performance evaluations following company and DoD standards.

Performed OSHA training including ISO9000 audits.

Administered disciplinary actions and investigations.

Provided/contracted continuous training to all department supervisors/managers in areas

as described by DoD contracts on development of staff, security, revised policies and

procedures.

Directed administrative staff including payroll.

Education

B.A. - InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico 1977

Continuous Education

Accounting and Market Research

Computer Sciences

Completed seminars/certification on OSHA standards, Workers’ Compensation, ISO9000

Auditing, ADP - ReportSmith/HR Profiles.

PHR 2004.

Notary Public Commission for the State of Arizona - Maricopa County.

Bilingual (read, write and speak Spanish fluently).

Lifetime member of the National Association of Professional Women and the Who's

Who of Professional Women of Montclair Publishing.

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