Thomas Schmitt, MBA

*** ******** ******, *******, ** 11501 Phone 516-***-**** E-mail ac6a5r@r.postjobfree.com PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

Dedicated Human Resource Manager experienced in HR Generalist affairs. Proven leadership skills – ability to recruit, retain, develop, and motivate employees to new levels of productivity. Communicate successfully and productively to all types of people. Excellent problem solver, strong team orientation, accomplished public speaker. CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDE

Recruitment Selection of Applicants I-9 Compliance Separations Project Development 403 (b) / Pension

Training and Development Customer Service Employee Screening Labor Relations Performance Evaluations Background Checks Workers Compensation Counseling / Coaching Health and Welfare Benefits Employee Handbooks Employee Relations New York State Notary PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Diocese of Rockville Centre, Rockville Centre, NY

Employee Relations Manager January 2010 - Present

Accountable for all phases of Human Resources Management – hiring, staff development, evaluation, promotions and separations, create workplace manuals, control labor costs by optimizing staff requirements according to client visits, monitoring time, and attendance, create great working relationships with many clients. Cut labor costs significantly to assist client’s budget to keep them in the black Streamline staffing requirements by hiring more skilled workers Participated in formulating of management structure, labor practices, employee handbook, and management and employee handbook

Generate staffing reports as a means to forecast potential recommendations on staffing Benefit Assistant October 2008 – January 2010

Provided support to the pension department by calculating all requested pension applications which include estimates for terminated, vested, retired and active employees.

Processed all death claims of pensioners and determined if a designee benefit existed Perform QDRO calculations in accordance with court documentation Fortunoff, Uniondale, NY September 2004 – October 2008 Payroll Practitioner

Provided a wide variety of record keeping and payroll processing activities, including computing wage and overtime payments, calculating and recording payroll deductions, processing requests for paycheck advances, and processing new hire and terminations

Inspect automated system output such as registers and standard reports, determining and correcting out-of-balance conditions, and prepare and file tax reports

Process manual checks, garnishments, IRS levies, and child support payments in a timely manner in accordance to federal and state regulations

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

MBA, Management

Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY December 2014 Bachelors of Business Administration, Computer Information Systems Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY May 2000

TECHNOLOGY COMPENTENCIES

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook) ADP Timesaver, ADP Payforce, ADP Selection Services, ADP Reporting, Skill Check Word Perfect, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Director, Microsoft Publisher, Page Maker Peachtree Accounting Software, Kronos time saver software, Ross Financial Program, BASIS database, SBC database