Diana Anderson, PHR

Seabrook, Texas ***** Cell 815-***-****

ac5lm5@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A highly effective Human Resources Professional, who meets challenges skillfully and creates positive change. A creative, energetic professional with a record of success partnering with senior leaders to develop and implement programs that support business needs. An enthusiastic leader with the proven ability to develop teams and lead them to achieve outstanding results in complex and rapidly changing business environments.

BACKROUND SUMMARY

More than 15 years of Human Resources Leadership includes:

Project Management

Organizational Design

Benefits Management

Employment Regulations

Policy Development

Employee Engagement

Strategic HR Planning

Payroll Administration

Employee Relations

Bid Review / Vendor Selection

Employee Discipline

Recruiting / Hiring

Wage & Salary Administration

Change Management

Employee Training / Coaching

Performance Management

Organizational Restructuring

Change Management

Employment History

Off of the market

Jan. 2018 – Mar. 2018

Off of the market to tend to my father’s health needs in Chicago, IL

American National Insurance, Galveston, TX

Feb. 2017 – Jan. 2018

Sr. Human Resources Generalist

Assigned to particular Divisions to administer Employee Relations. Coached Managers on disciplinary action processes. Responsible to oversee and witness all terminations in assigned Divisions. Worked with other Generalists in Divisions in other states to ensure consistency with employee relations processes throughout the company.

Created Training for attendance and FMLA issues as part of a segmented training that will be implemented throughout the organization.

Reviewed all disciplinary action prior to leadership having any disciplinary discussions with employees.

Coached, trained and mentored Managers and Supervisors on all Employee Related issues.

Witnessed all written warnings and Performance Improvement Plans.

Assisted Managers/Supervisors with the development and implementation of Performance Improvement Plans. Coached them on documentation needed, how to clarify expectations and identify and explain the improvement that is needed.

Updated and revised the letter used for involuntary terminations for the company.

Revised processes for employee deaths.

Plasson USA, LLC, Houston, Texas

March 2015 – Jan. 2016

Human Resources Generalist

(Plant moved to Corsicana Jan. 2016)

Managed the HR function for this plastic pipe fitting manufacturer with 115 employees located in Corsicana and Houston, Texas. The company closed its Houston location and consolidated operations in Corsicana.

Created a new Employee Handbook within the second month of employment.

Plasson USA (continued)

Negotiated company benefits and coordinated open enrollment with small meetings to explain benefits.

Oversaw all candidates’ hiring; including screening, background checks, drug screening and employee on-boarding.

Completed regular HR-related reports including; weekly overtime reports, monthly headcount reports, as well as monthly attrition reports to monitor for potential supervisory issues.

Administered payroll processes for all employees; with an annual payroll of approximately $5,200,000. Utilized the Paycom payroll system.

Created procedures for all leave processes: FMLA, disability, and workers’ compensation.

Created job descriptions for new positions and developed / implemented policies and procedures.

Coached and trained supervisory staff on issues such as, FMLA, performance evaluations, leave and absenteeism in order to create consistency throughout the organization.

Elite Employment for Sep-Pro Systems, Houston, Texas

Aug. 2014 – Dec. 2014

Contract Recruiter

(Contract ended Dec. 2014)

Worked on location at Sep-Pro Systems’ manufacturing site. Hired specifically to assist the company expand their employee headcount to deal with a large amount of new business resulting from a newly signed long-term contract.

Successfully expanded the staff. Assisted in the recruitment of four engineers (2 chemical and 2 mechanical) and a document control specialist.

Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Chicago, Illinois

Oct. 2008 – Dec. 2013

Director of Human Resources and MIS

(Left to take a full semester at Lewis University/relocated to Houston in July 2014)

Took over operations of a poorly-running HR Department for a severely under-staffed Juvenile Detention Center with 400 employees with a staffing plan that called for 515 employees.

Served as a key member of the reorganization team along with the Center Administrator and four other Department Heads.

Used a Change Management approach to ensure the new organizational culture was successfully established.

Administered on-boarding procedures for more than 380 new-hires in four years.

Created / implemented procedures for all leave processes; FMLA, disability, workers compensation.

Took over payroll administration for the center (annual payroll of approximately $40,600,000) and worked with the Center Administrator and Supervisors to reduce the amount overtime, and other sub-optimal worker practices in order to bring payroll down to acceptable levels.

Promoted from HR Manager to HR Director in 2 years with a $20,000 increase.

Team Nuclear, LLC, Mokena, Illinois

Sept. 2006 - Sept. 2008

Director of Human Resources

(Company went bankrupt in 2009)

Managed all aspects of Human Resources for this start-up managed care company which grew rapidly to approximately 200 employees. One of the fastest growing companies in Illinois 2007.

Team Nuclear (continued)

Designed and implemented a new attendance policy that reduced tardiness by more than 85%.

Changed vendors for medical and disability benefits and secured better programs at less cost to the employees and company.

Created an employee handbook.

Implemented a formal FMLA plan.

Continually provided fast paced recruitment to keep up with rapid business growth.

Assisted with the opening of the Florida office to add an east coast facility to the operation.

Esselte (Pendaflex Folders), Kankakee, Illinois

Dec. 2003 – Sept. 2006

Human Resources Manager

(Plant moved to St. Louis, MO)

One of four members of the core management team overseeing the restructuring of a manufacturing company employing 400 non-union employees plus 100 temporary employees on an ongoing basis. Esselte transferred all plant operations to St. Louis and closed the Kankakee facility.

Led a Kaizen blast on payroll which eliminated the use of timecards, reduced supervisor paperwork, reduced payroll errors and reduced payroll processing time by 70%.

Led several operations improvement teams focused on benefits and performance management.

Eliminated automatic annual raises which created new opportunities for career advancement based on cross training, improving morale and participation in cross-training.

Implemented and led a new First Responder Safety Team improving safety awareness throughout the plant.

The Ellis Corp., Itasca, Illinois

Jan. 1996 – May 2000

Human Resources Manager

(Left to stay home with son born Aug. 1999 – Helped hire my replacement)

Led all aspects of Human Resources for a manufacturing company employing 110 non-union employees.

Renegotiated a more comprehensive medical and dental plan saving the organization approximately $200,000 annually (17%).

Established a new salary structure by updating all job descriptions through a job analysis.

Led a Supervisory Team to update the Employee Handbook.

Processed payroll through ADP and later changed payroll vendors to Rapid Pay.

American Auto Finance Company, Park Ridge, Illinois

Mar. 1993-Jan. 1996

Human Resources Manager - Office Services Manager

(Company went bankrupt in Jan. 1997)

Built a Human Resources Department as a generalist for this start-up auto finance company. Negotiated all benefits, created all policies and procedures, and recruited 250 employees. Worked with contractors on all “build-out” and managed the IT, Office Services and Administrative departments.

LIT America, LLC, Chicago, Illinois June 1985-Mar. 1989

Manager, Office Services

Started as the Administrative Assistant to the President. Promoted to Manager of Office Services. Promoted to Payroll Specialist processing payroll for 750 employees.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Organizational Leadership

Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois

Bachelor of Arts, Human Resources

DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Microsoft Word • Excel • Power Point • Outlook • Quickbooks Pro

Payroll Software: ADP • Rapid Pay • Paylocity • Ameripay • JD Edwards • PayCom

HRIS: Open 4 • ADP • SAP • SharePoint

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