Miami, Fl ***** Phone 786-***-****
E-mail: **********@*******.*** Denny Garcia
Objective
Challenging and competitive legal position, which
will allow growth based on accomplishments.
Education Juris Doctor (Law), Nova Southeastern Univ., Davie,
Florida, 2009
Dean's List, Fall 2007- Spring 2008
Excelled in the following courses: Employment Law,
Labor Law, Employment Discrimination Law, Contract
Work experience Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Land Use and
Environmental Law, Business Law, Administrative
Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law
Hispanic Law Students Assoc, Member
Mock Trial Competition, Participant
B.A. in Human Resources, Florida Int'l University,
Miami, Florida, 2005
Dean's List, Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, Phi
Delta Honor Society
09/07 - 06/09 Starlight
Services Miami, Fl
Human Resources Director
Directed and developed all Human Resources
operations including compliance, legal counsel and
payroll.
Developed employee manual as well as policies and
procedures
Created non competition agreements and all other
employment contracts
Provided analysis needed to troubleshoot and
resolve compensation and benefit issues.
Assisted top management in the creation of
organizational hierarchy
Produced monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports for
senior management.
08/05- 09/06 Cemusa Int'l Inc
Miami, Fl, New York, NY
Human Resources Manager/ Sr. Manager
Developed and directed Human
Resources/Compensation/Benefits department in
Florida, Boston, New York, California and Texas.
Directed the realization of all employee benefits
to all the individual entities including LTD, STD,
401k, Health, Dental, Vision and Life.
Developed all Human Resource/Payroll policies and
procedures.
Restructured all post-payroll reports, procedures
and analysis for all top management.
Performed monthly policies and procedures training
for all department managers.
Responsible for all COBRA administration for all
states
Directed and administered Workers Compensation and
unemployment claims for all states.
Responsible for compliance with OSHA safety
standards
Conducted and directed quarterly safety inspections
at all locations.
Supervised Human Resource/Payroll assistants at
individual entities.
Searched, interviewed, trained, and hired
prospective employees for all departments
pertaining to all individual entities.
Responsible for all disciplinary action, counseling
of employees, and following through with
appropriate disciplinary action when needed.
Directed 90-day and yearly evaluations for salary,
hourly, and commission employees.
Developed pay ranges and job descriptions for all
positions
11/00 - 08/05 Legends/Ross Corporation/El
Palacio Miami, Fl
Human Resources / Payroll Director
Developed and directed Human
Resources/Compensation/Benefits department in
Florida, Illinois and Michigan.
Enacted the realization of all employee benefits
for all entities.
Developed all Human Resource/Payroll policies and
procedures.
Performed monthly policies and procedures training
for all department managers.
Held, and directed weekly and bi-weekly management
meetings with senior management.
Implemented employer and employee handbooks for all
individual entities.
Supervised a staff of 2 payroll clerks and 2 Human
Resource clerks; maintained payroll and Human
Resources related accounting procedures.
Responsible for hiring, training, and performing
orientation for over 25 employees per week for all
locations.
Developed all payroll forms for all departments.
Maintained and enforced all employee labor laws and
ensured that all benefit charges were accurate.
Responsible for all disciplinary action, counseling
of employees, and following through with
appropriate disciplinary action when needed.
Directed all yearly evaluations for salary and
hourly employees
Supervised closing procedures related to payroll
and related accounting procedures as follows:
Processed Paychex payroll for salary and hourly
employees, maintained employee files and databases.
Maintained proper coding for invoices including
workers compensation and health insurance invoices.
Generated weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly,
and yearly payroll analysis and reports for top
management.
Skills QuickBooks, Dataworks, ADI, Oracle, Hyperion
Essbase, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Paychex, PBS,
ADP.
Currently studying for the SPHR examination.
Speak, read, and write fluent English and Spanish.