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Edward Russo, SPHR

Human Resources Professional

Education:

Master of Science in Strategic Human Resources Management

Walden University

Bachelor of Arts in Management with a Concentration in Human Resources

Southeastern Louisiana University

Certifications:

HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)

In-Progress: IFEBC Compensation Management Specialist (CMS)

Organizations & Committees:

Greater Baton Rouge SHRM: Current Board of Directors member, Treasurer 2015-2016 term

SHRM: Society of Human Resource Managers, National, Greater Baton Rouge Chapter and SLU member

Professional Experience:

CORE Comprehensive Occupational Resources, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Director of Human Resources (05/05/2014 –06/21/2015)

Recognized leader in Occupational Medicine providing national healthcare and service staffing.

Leadership - Tasked with creating a fully functional human resources and administrative division for a growing national occupational medicine company, and aligning all human resources related components with key business strategies. Divisional responsibilities included managing staff and supervisory responsibility for all corporate administration divisions, including finance, payroll, executive administration, marketing, safety, and risk management.

Human Capital Management - Designed and developed effective staffing strategies to improve (Union and Non-Union) workforce productivity, revenue, and meet client needs. Created marketing and advertising material, placed ads, recruited top talent, reviewed applications, completed interviews, partnered with supervisors, and on boarded all new hires. Implemented online applicant tracking system, online onboarding system, and online benefits enrollment system to reduce costs, paperwork, and improve access to talent and reduce staffing turnaround times, improving overall staffing effectiveness and increasing advertising exposure and market-share. Manage multi-state unemployment program (UI), attend hearings, review documentation, reply to state notices.

Organizational Development - Reviewed operating polices to ensure legal compliance, creating new policies to address diversity, technology, social media, and affirmative action. Developed inter-company and external network relationships with human resources and business leaders in the local and external markets to drive revenues and recruit top talent to meet business goals. Administered safety (OSHA) and risk management program, maintained 300 logs, injury management cases and workers compensation claims. Implemented an effective orientation and supervisory training program, delivered training, developed key talent, and improved productivity.

Strategic Planning and Business Administration - Design, plan, and administer cost-effective strategies including the creation of a competitive grade/step compensation plan and market review, a national employee engagement program designed to reduce employee turnover, improve overall employee morale, and reduce operating, training and onboarding expenses. Implemented mandatory employee performance management program, aligned with employee engagement initiative, to drive productivity and engagement. Developed and delivered company-wide training and development program, supervisory and leadership development program, and new hire orientation program.

Benefits Administration - design, develop, and administer effective group benefit plans and strategies that are both cost-effective and add value to the organizations overall total rewards package. Other key responsibilities included implementing the PPACA, reducing costs through wellness, improving access to information by utilizing technology, administering 401(k) and other retirement plans, as well as supplemental benefit offerings provided by outside producers, carriers, and vendors. Manage FMLA and leave program, administer COBRA and PPACA requirements at new hire and termination.

Payroll Administration – Manage, review, and process multi-company payroll. Batch, key and upload time, reconcile and balance batches, process garnishments, wage determinations, comply with state-by-state payroll statues for wage/hour and final payouts for both terminations and RIF’s. Reconcile and upload 401k contributions, create/upload ACH banking files. Reconcile and pay insurance invoices for multiple carriers, record and update payroll data on spreadsheets. Created, reviewed, and maintained PPACA compliant look back spreadsheet for variable hour employees and 1094/1095 reporting. Reviewed and uploaded state and federal employment tax files as required. Communicated payroll notices, changes, polices, and resolved inquiries and issues with company-wide staff, vendors, and leadership.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS), Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Corporate Human Resources Information Systems Analyst (07/25/2011 – 01/14/2014)

Louisiana Healthcare system providing quality services for over 100 years. Employs more than 10,000 employees.

Work with corporate compensation to analyze and develop strategic initiatives, research market trends, develop reporting strategies, assess performance metrics, and align compensation policies across regions for uniformity and compliance. Review, create, and update job descriptions. Reviewed and processed performance reviews, market and merit increases, promotions, demotions, position changes, re-classifications, job codes, job classes, and communicated effectively with staff and leadership.

Administered Kronos, reviewed time records, ensured approvals, pulled payroll reporting, closed periods, updated accrual and employment records. Reviewed and assisted with payroll process and HRIS data entry, ensured benefits, deductions, garnishments, and taxes balance to payroll check register. Audited ACH files, administered pension and 401k plans, as well as audited invoices and enrollments.

Partner with Employment Services, Payroll and Benefits to ensure all new hires are processed and verified properly. This includes review of recruiting procedures, compensation analysis, benefits audit, local and state reporting, HRIS processing and leadership reporting and training. Worked with business partners across the health system to provide information and policy guidance and resolve employee relations issues. Managed corporate unemployment cases (UI) and ensured documentation, state submissions, and compliance.

Work with Benefits to ensure all plan enrollments, changes, and administration is properly communicated and processed system-wide, and provides guidance to remote facilities. PPACA review and implementation for variable hours staff, Kronos reporting, and review with leadership. Work with Leave Administration (FMLA) to ensure all leave cases are documented and processed through Lawson in accordance with corporate guidelines.

BREC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Human Resources Analyst II (02/02/2009 – 07/24/2011)

The Baton Rouge Parish Recreation Commission provides recreational activities for all citizens of EBR Parish and employs more than 1,000 full-time and part-time employees.

Executed strategic talent acquisition program working with both managers and labor union staff to effectively recruit and source positions at all levels of the organization to ensure a high-level full-cycle experience, while reducing errors to ensure low turnover rates and present high impact talent. Conducted new hire orientation as well as benefits enrollment, and HRIS training. Administered effective employee relations and performance management program, including investigations, leadership advisory, and unemployment hearings.

Manage and administer Commission approved compensation plan, create compensation reports, analyze market date, make recommendations to the commission for all compensation and pay plan related initiatives and analyzed compensation related data to ensure accuracy and adherence to approved budget objectives. Ensure equitable pay practices and develop reporting, training, and documentation, as needed. Utilized Crystal Reporting and HRIS based software to manage shared payroll, HR, and Finance related reporting.a

Administered HRIS Sage ABRA HR, Payroll, Recruiting, Benefits, and Training software ensuring seamless rollout, training and audits that is tied to recruiting, payroll and benefits along with the implementation of the Online Application System and Crystal Reporting.

City of Hammond, Hammond, Louisiana - Staffing & Benefits Administrator (09/18/2006 - 02/02/2009)

Employs more than 1,000 full-time and part-time citizens and services a community exceeding 18,000.

Administered an effective staffing plan for both Union, Non-Union, and Civil Service staffing to reduce vacancies by utilizing effective advertising and recruiting strategies, as well as researching, organizing and implementing a cost effective online application system saving the City over $3,000 annual in advertising, supply costs as well as increasing staffing efficiency by reducing redundancy.

Manage City approved tier-based pay grid. Ensure effective compensation procedures were implemented and equitable. Complete studies and market research, recommending any COLA’s and Civil Service adjustments, as needed. Assist employees and managers with any and all Staffing and Benefits related concerns, ensuring policies and procedures were applied appropriately.

Work with city council and department managers to effectively manage employee relations issues and make recommendations for administrative action within the confines of city policy and the civil service code.

Organized and administered the City of Hammond’s Benefits programs including open enrollment, new hire elections, COBRA administration, HIPPA, FLSA and ERISA compliance improving the overall efficiency of the programs as well as create benefits documents to deliver disseminate information in a timely manner to employees.

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