Human Resources Manager

Christine Maraldo, SPHR

**** ****** *****

Pittsburgh, PA 15241

Mobile: 412-***-****

Phone: 412-***-****

Email: **************@***.***

Background Summary

Strategic Human Resources executive with diversified high level generalist

experience encompassing a broad range of responsibilities with a consistent

track record of accomplishments that generate business results. Proven

ability to successfully manage compensation, HR metrics, training, talent

management, human resource development, succession planning, management

development and compliance for a wide variety of business formats

including, research, technology and retail industries.

Summary of Qualifications

. Executive with experience that demonstrates a record of superior

business and personal performance in high growth, creative

organizations producing a record of success developing high quality

strategic HR practices

. Developed strategic human capital growth initiative by analyzing

current talent, talent gaps and applying research to overall business

strategy to ensure future talent needs were fully utilized and

available

. Solid leader who effectively manages human resources teams and

development of HR systems

. Outstanding people manager, with demonstrated team building skills and

ability to motivate others - viewed as a coach and mentor, able to

raise a team's ability to deliver and exceed expectations while

creating opportunities for success

. Ability to develop unique business partnerships, and influence by

maintaining high personal ethics that build trust

. Superior HR Management skills with the ability to write comprehensive

reports on compensation market studies, talent assessment programs,

HRIS implementation and organizational planning

. Strong understanding and ability to create and manage compliance

training, onboarding programs, staffing models, policies and

progressive discipline

. Developed and communicated "Employee Rewards" programs to retain top

performers

. Researched and selected all employee benefits and benefits programs

relating to, healthcare, dental, STD, LTD, life insurance, PTO, 401K

fiduciary responsibility and all corresponding communication inherent

to rollout, open enrollment and maintenance

. Strategic positioning of a company as a best places to work employer

. Significant P&L experience including identifying growth opportunities

and building businesses

Detailed Summary of Experience by Company

Human Resources Director 3/2012 - Present

ChemImage Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA

Tasked with creating the HR department from scratch, including, Salary

Bands, Job Descriptions, Compliance, Training of key managers and officers,

creating onboarding programs, hiring process, progressive discipline and

performance review processes.

Major Accomplishments

. Implemented ADP HRB for Employee Self Service. Including selection

of modules, training and communication to employees

. Completed comprehensive Compensation Market Analysis

. Created an HR Audit process, including I-9's, Employee Files,

Confidential Files

. Maintained current employee manual by writing, approving and

communicating changes to policies

. Created current Performance Review Process, management training,

calibration and employee delivery

. Trained and facilitated Senior Management on Succession Planning

. Applied strategic Workforce Planning principles to prepare company

for a RIF

. Created LOA process for tracking and compliance of FMLA

. Created and facilitated all compliance training, including,

Harassment, Leadership, Interview Training, Performance Coaching,

Workers Compensation Process, Affirmative Action, Reasonable

Suspicion/Fitness for Duty, and Progressive Discipline

Human Resources Manager

Softline Sales Manager 12/2008 - 3/2012

Sear Holdings, the great indoors, Columbus, OH

Dual functioning Human Resource Manager and Softlines Sales Manager.

Responsible for HR strategy and management support for 10 locations,

including daily HR functions and development of all associates. Softline

sales responsibility includes management of over 15 million in annual

departmental sales, and development of 19 direct reports.

Major Accomplishments

. Responsible for training and developing sales managers to meet

retention/turnover goals, resulting in a total Retail turnover rate

of 23%

. Developed succession planning and strategies to ensure a well-

trained management bench

. Created, "Leadership Training for Supervisors" needed to fill a gap

in existing training offerings for entry level Management

. Realigned stores compliance into corporate model, brought all areas

(EEOC, Affirmative Action, FMLA and State Requirements) into the

proper compliance standards

. Successfully defended all Unemployment Hearing by ensuring policy

adherence, proper documentation and legally defensible terminations

. Trained and coached all Sales Managers in progressive discipline

. Exceeded Softlines Sales Goals for fiscal year 2010 by exhibiting

high leadership capabilities, associate development, enforcing

accountabilities and protecting category margin

. Lead corporate team projects, including the rewriting of all Job

Descriptions across the great indoors format

. Demonstrated leadership capacity to manage 4 directly reporting

supervisors, 15 sales associates and 104 total team members

Divisional Human Resources Manager 4/2007 - 8/2008

Giant Eagle, Inc., Columbus, OH

Recruited into position for change management abilities and high

potential designation by former employer. Responsible for directing the

daily HR functions of 24 locations and the development of 24 directly

reporting HR Managers, 2 Recruiters and a Regional HR Manager. Overall

employee responsibility included 4600 team members in the Columbus, Ohio

division, generating over 1 billion dollars in annual sales.

Major Accomplishments

. Developed and implemented a highly effective new store opening

plan, facilitating the opening of 8 new stores, hiring, onboarding

and training over 1600 new team members. Proven track record to

provide Operations counterparts with skilled, management and hourly

talent

. Created staffing models to ensure payroll budgets were met without

compromising customer service and business strategy goals

. Facilitated PHR training for 24 HR Managers to a 65% pass rate,

exceeding national averages published by the HRCI

. Participated on the team that reworked the Management Selection

Process to ensure a strong bench of talent. Achieving the goal to

implement a program that places significant emphasize on leadership

skills over trainable technical abilities

. Responsible for the final review of all terminations, harassment

investigations and Employee Complaint Resolution Process

Human Resources Manager 5/2006 - 4/2007

Lowes, Inc., Mansfield, OH

Major Accomplishments

. Created Seasonal Staffing plan currently used by Lowe's for

seasonal ramp up

. All HR Compliance, Investigations and Unemployment Hearings

. Maintained payroll budget by monitoring of payroll hours/sales

method

. Trained and Developed new HR Managers

Proprietor 4/2001 - 3/2006

The Mount Vernon Bath Company, Inc., Mount Vernon, OH

Opened, owned, and operated 3 retail locations, web and corporate

business.

Major Accomplishments

. Successfully managed all aspects of three retail locations,

including; hiring, training, compliance, budgeting, sales, landlord

negotiations, vendors, and product buying

Education

Villanova University - Masters of Science, Human Resources Development

-December 2013

Ohio Dominican University - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration,

cum laude

Professional

SPHR maintained since 2007

PHR 2006-2009

Member of SHRM and PHRA (Pittsburgh Chapter)

30 hour OSHA training certificate - General Industry Safety and Health

Computer Skills

PeopleSoft, ADP Payroll and HRB, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Brassring, HRD

talent management software, Microsoft Office Products, Replicon

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