Human Resource Resources

ELTON A. CLARK

Abingdon, MD (C) 757-***-**** *******@*****.***

Creative & Engaging Human Resource Professional/Business Partner with over 17 years of experience in Human Resource Field Summary: Proactive - Collaborative - a sense of urgency - strong customer service focus - partnering with leaders and staff - working independently and with teams to strategically achieve goals - excellent project management skills - change management skills – excellent problem solving abilities – handle information with strict confidentiality

Specialties: Developing recruitment strategies to achieve best results in corporate, retail and nonprofit arenas - Deep understanding of Federal and State employment/labor relations laws - HRIS management / Payroll administration - Benefits and retirement plan administration Recruitment

• Full cycle recruitment: full-time and temporary

• Ad placement

• Creative applicant sourcing

• Screening, interviewing, candidate selection

• Interview scheduling with hiring managers

• Coordinate and manage multiple position openings Benefits

Administration

• Open Enrollment

• Benefit cost analysis

• FMLA/Short Term Disability tracking

• Retirement Plan Administration

• COBRA Administration, HIPPA/ADA compliance

• Liaison for finance and retirement auditors/vendors Employee Relations / Training and Development

• EEO/ Sexual Harassment/Labor relations

• On-boarding, training

• Exit interview, information analysis

• Employment law guidance/ coaching

• Career counseling

• Manage Communications to align with branding

• Employee special events, staff retreats

Human Resources Management

• HRIS management, report creation, analysis

• Policy, procedure, process, forms development

• Standard EEO reporting, workforce analysis

• Employee payroll processing

Employment History

Human Resources Manager, Rails to Trails Conservancy, Washington, DC 2003 – Present

(Environmental Nonprofit, 45 Employees across the United States)

• Evaluated and implemented an online HR software package enabling employee access to comprehensive benefits, payroll and human resources information

• Performed benefits needs assessment; filled gap with cost-effective Short-Term Disability plan

• Created a Managers’ Recruitment Guide and rolled out training to manage legal hires in compliance with Title VII in order to manage uniformity and minimize liability

• Created a performance management system to clarify expectations and increase productivity Elton A. Clark Page Two

• Increased internship recruiting results by 25% through initiating national organizational exposure

• Reduced advertising expenses by 50% while increasing business exposure 300% through implementing creative sourcing

• Initiated a bike benefit commuter program to promote Rails-to-Trails brand

• Revamped employee orientation to inform, connect and improve new hire communications

• Utilized creative HR techniques to boost employee morale and reduce turnover such as surveys, staff visits to the home office, and various events

• Encompass broader scope of inclusion

Corporate HR Generalist, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 2000 – 2003

(Enterprise Division: Retail Shops/IMAX Theater/Magazine and Catalogue, 600 Employees)

• Partnered with Payroll Manager to secure and implement new payroll system

• Implemented standardized Sexual Harassment and Employment Law training

• Advised leaders and staff on complex employee relations issues as sole contact

• Decreased turnover through presenting confidential exit interview data and implementing changes

• Managed and maintained HRIS reporting, monitoring to ensure compliance with policies

• Streamlined benefits administrative process; enhanced new hire orientation process

• Coordinated employee annual events, increase staff engagement

Education

• Associate Degree, Commercial Art/Design, Thomas Nelson College, Hampton, Virginia

• SHRM PHR Certification Classes

• Monthly law briefs through the Law Office of Offit-Kurman

• Daily electronic Law and Court Case Newsletters, Society for

Human Resource Management (SHRM)

• Quarterly Employment Law Seminars, Chesapeake Human Resource

Association (CHRA) Affiliations

• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) – National Chapter

• Chesapeake Human Resource Association (CHRA) – Baltimore, Maryland Chapter Software Skills

Proficiency: Microsoft Office, Outlook, Internet Sourcing, ADP, Paychex, Social Media: LinkedIn

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