Mary Rojas, PHR

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Miami Lakes, FL 33016

abnwe4@r.postjobfree.com

786-***-****

Dedicated and well organized Bilingual Human Resources Professional with over ten years of experience and accountability for management

of benefits, COBRA administration and compensation. Directed multitude of personnel functions for exempt and non-exempt associates with

emphasis on effective recruitment, training and retention. Strengths include: Benefits & Compensation; Policy Interpretation; Performance

Review Management; Employee Relations; Training and Development and EEO/ADA/OSHA.

Professional Experience

Cool Kids Learn, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL 7/2008-2/2009

Human Resources Generalist & Recruiter

To guide employment and workforce planning; human resource coaching and development; compensation and

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benefits; and employee relations.

Develop, implement, and evaluate sourcing, full cycle recruitment, hiring, orientation, succession planning, retention,

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and exit programs

Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations as it relates to employment and tutor

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clearance

Work with hiring managers to create job descriptions and identify job competencies

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Establish hiring criteria based on job descriptions and required competencies

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Participate in weekly meetings with supervisor

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Submit Weekly Status Reports to supervisor on Fridays by end of business

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Maintain confidentiality of all Human Resources matters

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Maintain standard operating procedures for primary areas of responsibility

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Stay current in the fields of human resources, training and development, change management, etc.

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Maintain all clearance (fingerprinting, drug test etc) for all independent contractors by counties in various states (FL,

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GA, NC, VA, KY, MO and TN) as required by the board of education.

Recruit for all tutoring programs implemented in the public schools and home learning (after school programs, SES

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programs tutoring for FCAT in reading and summer programs).

Conduct new hire orientation, exit interviews, benefit orientation, performance evaluations and disciplinary action as

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needed.

Assist in monthly employee luncheon and training (i.e. Fish philosophy to boost morale, movies etc.)

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Maintain all employee files as required for audits.

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Implemented an applicant tracking for recruitment (Recruit track).

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Other duties as needed or assigned

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Pricesmart, Inc., Medley, FL 8/2007 – 3/2008

Human Resources Generalist

Identify legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensure

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policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance.

Assist the HR Regional Manager with 5 counties in the Caribbean (Aruba, Barbados, Jamaica, St. Thomas and

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Trinidad) with HR functions (recruitment, compliance, and training)

Responsible for all recruitment in Miami, FL.

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Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward company goals.

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Keep records of benefits plans participation such as insurance and pension plan, personnel transactions such as hires,

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promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for government reporting.

Coordinate employee and management training in interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance

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review, safety, and sexual harassment.

Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues.

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Administer benefits programs such as life, health, dental and disability insurances, pension plans, vacation, sick leave,

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leave of absence, COBRA, FSA and employee assistance.

Investigates accidents and prepare reports for insurance carrier.

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Prepare budget of human resources operations.

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Prepare employee separation notices and related documentation, and conducts exit interviews to determine reasons

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behind separations.

Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.

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Prepare reports and recommends procedures to reduce absenteeism and turnover.

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Maintain payroll daily records and processing payroll on a semi-monthly basis through ADP/Webase for about 100

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employees.

Coordinate all employee events & recognitions, such as (picnics, luncheons, holiday party, birthdays etc.)

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Other duties as assigned.

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Concept 2000 Professional Employers Organization (PEO), Hollywood, FL 3/2005 – 6/2007

Human Resources Generalist

Responsible for the overall management of the Human Resources Department. Serve as the primary interface

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between Concept 2000 and our clients. Responsible for managing the day-to-day benefits and payroll concerns for the

clients.

Sole responsibility for all facets of Human Resources, payroll, worker’s compensation case management, federal

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compliance, corporate administration and recruitment/compliance for clients, employee relations, training,

compensation program, benefits including 401(k), FSA, medical/dental plans, section 125, COBRA administrator,

FMLA, STD, life insurance and worker’s compensation. Responsible for about 1900 employees within the State of

Florida. Responsible for maintaining welfare plan activity, premium contributions in PAYPLUS/Webase HR/Payroll.

Consultant to all levels of management for human resources related issues. Company representative for litigation

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involving EEOC, unemployment appeals, civil suits and worker’s compensation.

Special projects and duties for Human Resources as assigned.

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Trammell Crow Company, Miami, FL

Human Resources Generalist 3/2003 – 2/2005

Participate in employee relations counseling for both managers and employees: outplacement counseling and

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conduct exit interviews. Responsible for 400 to 500 employees.

Ensure compliance with and delivers required corporate training for TCC managers and employees.

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Participate in transitioning new employee groups (outsourcing or acquisitions); including recruiting meetings;

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interviews, and processing of new hire paperwork.

Recruitment for all property management positions including admin, sales, engineers and managers etc.

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Administer employee benefits and COBRA programs and associated training sessions; provide communication

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strategy for new programs and annual enrollment programs.

Implement Training such as Best Hiring Practices and How to conduct Performance Reviews.

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Develop local and regional recruiting and staffing plans; responsible for internal job posting; assists managers

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with recruitment efforts, including advertisement, screening and interviewing. Conduct job fairs twice a year.

Maintain compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment and COBRA.

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Special projects/duties for Human Resources as assigned

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The Janis Group, Inc., Rochelle Park, NJ 1/1997 –2/2003

Human Resources Generalist & Benefits Administrator

Managed and administer key benefit and human resource functions for a growing business of 500 employees, while planning,

developing and administering over a $1M budget to cover all employees related hiring, training, and travel and benefits

expenses.

• Internal Benefits Consultant for all planning, designs and cost issues.

• Defined contribution administration and designed for 401K plan.

• Developed, designed and administered executive benefits planning for pensions and perquisites.

• Administered Section 125 plans (Flexible Spending) FSA.

• COBRA administrator (process COBRA, mail letters, and payments notices as necessary, enter employee

information on system, enter qualifying events, print election forms and generate HIPPAA certificates, collect

payments from COBRA participants and update COBRA log. Prepare monthly COBRA reports. Ensure

compliance with federal and state COBRA regulations.

• Implementation of ADP HR/Payroll web conversion.

• Processed payroll through Paychex and ADP.

• Conducted new hire job interviews and recommended the hiring of qualified candidates & exit interviews.

• Developed, recommended and managed employee benefit allocations for Health and Welfare Plans.

• Managed employee compensation plans to ensure equitable and competitiveness based on performance criteria.

• Evaluate and prepared job descriptions for all employment levels: (management and non-management).

• Coordinated and delivered internal employee training via classroom structure or open seminar information

sharing programs.

• Employee Relations

• Implemented HR Policies (Sexual Harassment).

• Conducted new hire orientation on a monthly basis.

• Processed HR, Payroll and Benefits/Compensation Analytical reports on ADP.

• Supervised one (1) Payroll clerk and all temporary staff.

City College of New York,

Education

BS - Business Administration; Minor- Finance, 1988

HR Certification, GMSHRM Member

Certification

Computer Skills Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, Outlook, ADP, Peoplesoft,

Payplus, TotalHR, Recruitsoft, Recruittrack, Reportsmith, proprietary software such as siebel, filenet, pension,

benefit, FSA, COBRA administration. Bilingual in English and Spanish (Fluent).

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