Human Resources Executive Assistant

BENJAMIN RAMIREZ

*******@*****.*** • 787-***-**** / 787-***-****

**** **** ******* ********* ********* 3218

Boca Raton, Florida 33433

SUMMARY

Human Resources professional with +14 years of experience in an intense government environment. Well organized and with strong ethics, I am proficient at supervising areas as recruitment, compensation, payroll, training, attendance, and employee performance. Able to work in multiple tasks as policies, regulations, and procedures in a fast pace environment with all the different levels of the organization. Possess a Master’s Degree in Human Resources.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Municipality City Hall (Manatí, PR) JAN 2017 - JUN 2017 Executive Assistant

• Achieved a $4,000,000 budget reduction by properly advising the Mayor on the auction board, budget, and human resources areas based on procedures, regulations, ordinances, and laws necessaries to keep the governmental platform.

Municipality City Hall (Manatí, PR) MAY 2012 – DEC 2016 Municipal Administrator

• Assisted the Mayor in his absence and achieved the continuity of the Government platform by coordinating and overlooking all the dependencies of the municipality.

• Developed necessary public policies according to the government and citizens needs and advised the Mayor in procedures and laws to implement these policies.

• Assigned work projects and achieved permanent improvements in the municipality with a total investment of 14.5 million dollars as the Chairman of the Board of Auction and Chairman of the Transition Committee of the Municipality.

• Advised all the City Hall Departments and developed guidelines that substantially improved their effectiveness and communication.

Workforce Development Administration (WIA) (Manatí, PR) JAN 2005 – APR 2012 Human Resources Director

• Advised the Executive Director in Human Resources matters to achieve the definition and recognition of importance of the Department and its divisions.

• Decreased institutional absenteeism by up to 45%, reformed the employee evaluation process, and reduced procedural bureaucracy.

• Created and implemented the Anti-Corruption Plan in the organization, which received scores between 100% and 93%, according to the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico.

• Obtained between 93% and 97% in compliance with the continuing education of the organization.

• Brought and retained the best resources in the government sector by supervising the areas of the department as recruitment, compensation, payroll, attendance, employee performance, benefits, and trainings.

Municipality City Hall (Manatí, PR) MAR 2002 – JAN 2005 Human Resources Director

• Achieved a 20% reduction in some of the remarks from the Comptroller’s Office by supervising and mentoring 10 employees.

Municipality City Hall (Manatí, PR) OCT 1998 – FEB 2002 Human Resources Sub-director

• Assisted the Director in his absence.

• Mentored all the areas of the Department as recruitment, compensation, payroll, attendance, employee performance, benefits, and trainings.

EDUCATION

Caribbean University of Puerto Rico at Vega Baja

Master of Business Administration in Human Resources 2008 University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting 1996

CERTIFICATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS, & AWARDS

• Professional certificate in Counseling of addictive disorders and Mental health

• Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) – Puerto Rico Chapter

• Phi Delta Gamma – Fraternity

• Executive of the Year 2003; International Association of Administrative Assistants (IAAP)

• Recognition from the Municipal legislature for the development of the town festivities

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Participated in the 2013 Relay for Life activity from the American Cancer Society in which my team raised and donated $13,000 for the cause.

• Brought help and food to over a 100 families after tropical storm Erika and worked to restore street’s access through the Manatí municipality.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Use and Management of Computerized Systems

• Bilingual: Spanish & English

• ADA Law

• Mediation of Conflicts

• Labor Legislation

• Organizational Prevention and Risk Test Detection

• Public Policy Implantation

• Supervising

• Strategic Compensation and Benefits

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Amazon Fulfillment (Jefferson, GA) OCT 2017 – JUN 2018 Warehouse Associate

• Recognized as the 2nd best picker in the building after selecting orders accurately for customers using a powered industrial truck (PIT) and a laser gun.

• Inspected products for defects and damages.

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