Human Resources Professional
Resume:
Lyndway
Road
Jody Hooper Beachwood,
Ohio
44122
216-
526-
2485
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Career Objective
A
leadership
role
in
a
dynamic,
growth
and
learning
oriented
company
as
a
key
part
of
the
leadership
team,
building
relationships
across
the
enterprise
to
effectively
organize
and
manage
people
and
events
in
pursuit
of
company
growth
and
profit
objectives.
Summary of Qualifications
An
employee
relations
professional
who
offers
a
broad
range
of
innovative
and
creative
solutions
for
building
strong,
dynamic
and
cohesive
teams.
Leadership
Skills
Strategic
vision
and
planning,
business
planning
and
development
•
Creative
problem-
solving
and
troubleshooting
•
Employee
development,
mentoring
and
career
path
planning
•
Team
design
and
talent
recruitment,
staffing
and
training
•
Interdepartmental
relationship
development
and
goal
achievement
•
Functional
Competencies
• Event
planning
and
management.
• HR
policy
development
and
implementation.
• Human
resource
planning,
research,
and
analysis,
job
classification
and
description
development,
salary
planning,
• Recruiting
in
digital
environments
and
in
traditional
HR
venues,
university
recruiting,
co-
op
and
internship
management.
• HR
compliance
for
state
and
federal
laws.
• State
and
federal
audit
performance.
• Program
development
for
employee
assistance
and
related.
• Payroll
management
both
domestically
and
internationally.
Selected Accomplishments
Event
Management
• Organized
and
managed
on
a
daily
basis
a
campaign
of
on-
going
training
events
for
both
North
America
and
Europe
for
a
global
consulting
engineering
group.
Responsibilities
included
venue
acquisition
and
management,
travel
planning
and
support,
event
catering
and
coordination
of
training
with
training
staff.
• Developed,
launched
and
managed
Career
Fairs
for
employees
of
multiple
companies
in
multiple
cities.
Coordinated
benefits
partners
participation
in
the
fairs
in
different
cities
across
the
US,
managed
venue
acquisition
and
event
execution.
HR
Management
• Worked
with
occupational
and
non-
occupational
vendors,
Directors
and
Risk
Management
to
develop
and
implement
on-
going
monitoring
of
business
unit
specific
reports
to
measure
costs
and
identify
trends.
HR
Policies
• Developed
and
wrote
company
HR
policies
and
manuals
including
the
Employee
Manual
and
Handbook,
the
company
Health
and
Safety
manual
and
the
manual
on
Domestic
and
International
Travel.
• Subject
Matter
Expert
on
Family
and
Medical
Leave
Act.
Created
and
conducted
training
classes
on
the
FMLA
for
a
leading
Fortune
500.
Benefits
Management
• Organized
and
implemented
benefit
health
fairs
throughout
the
Company.
This
included
designing
the
layout,
hiring
vendors
and
promoting
health
and
wellness
through
education
and
hands-
on
demonstrations.
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Sourced
the
full
range
of
benefits
programs
for
health,
vision,
dental,
disability,
life,
and
retirement
•
benefits
(401K).
Worked
with
a
broker
in
identifying,
evaluating
and
selecting
vendors
and
then
managing
the
policies
after
contracts
were
put
in
place.
Created
and
managed
Wellness
programs
to
enhance
employee
health
to
reduce
company
health
•
care
expenses.
Programs
created
included
walking
events,
weight
loss,
smoking
cessation,
exercise
programs
and
weight
management.
Workers’
Compensation
and
Workplace
Safety
Programs
• Designed
and
implemented
an
innovative
“back-
to-
work”
program
for
employees
recovering
from
illnesses
and
accidents.
The
transitional
work
program
phased
ill
and
or
injured
workers
back
into
the
workforce
within
the
restrictions
imposed
by
the
employees
physicians.
The
program
successfully
reduced
leaves
of
absence,
improved
healing
and
improved
employee
morale
by
giving
them
a
productive
role
at
work
while
recovering.
Successfully
obtained
$43,000
Ohio
State
funded
grant
for
the
program.
• Designed
and
produced
a
30
minute
video
on
workplace
safety.
Wrote
the
script,
cast
employees
in
the
various
roles,
hired
an
outside
video
production
company
to
film
the
sessions
and
oversaw
final
production.
• Created
and
managed
a
case
management
process
for
handling
workers’
compensation
claims
in
multiple
industries.
Professional Employment
The
Equity
Engineering
Group,
Inc.,
Shaker
Heights,
OH
Human
Resources
Specialist/Benefits
Manager/Events
Manager
(2009
to
present)
–
Responsible
for
managing
all
HR
policies
and
practices
within
the
company.
Duties
include
benefits
vendor
management,
employee
relations
from
investigations
to
issue
resolution,
recruiting
and
staff
development,
policy
and
procedures
development
and
implementation,
compliance,
payroll,
and
management
of
all
training
events.
Mel-
K
Management,
Chagrin
Falls,
Ohio
Human
Resources/Payroll
Manager
(2006
to
2008)
-
Responsible
for
all
aspects
of
Human
Resources;
including
but
not
limited
to,
recruiting,
health
and
welfare
and
benefit
administration.
Processes
payroll
for
entire
company,
EEOC
reports,
and
employment
and
wage
verifications.
Handled
General
Office
management,
direct
contact
with
all
employees
to
resolve
all
issues
and
concerns.
Also
responsible
for
Accounts
Payable
and
Receivables.
Cole
National
Corporation,
Twinsburg,
Ohio
Supervisor,
Disability
&
Workers’
Compensation
(2000
to
2005)
-
Supervised
a
staff
of
three
and
responsible
for
the
management
of
disability,
leave
of
absence,
general
human
resources
concerns
and
Workers’
Compensation
programs.
Duties
also
included
all
pre-
OSHA
inspections,
benefit
administration,
quarterly
Safety
Newsletters
and
state
specific
compliance.
Southwest
Airlines,
Phoenix,
Arizona
LOA
Coordinator/
Workers’
Compensation
(1987
to
1999)
-
Duties
included
monitoring
of
Family
and
Medical
Leave
Act
and
Leave
of
Absence
programs,
compilation
of
daily
and
monthly
performance
reports
for
upper
management,
liaison
work
between
company
and
outside
agencies.
Responsible
for
the
organization
and
maintenance
of
personnel
records
and
attendance
for
1500
employees.
Hooper
Lighting
Associates,
Tempe,
Arizona
Technical
Director
(1985
to
1987)
-
Responsible
for
all
aspects
of
stage
production,
including
stage
crew
management
and
the
programming
of
computerized
stage
lighting
systems.
Worked
with
show
direction
and
coordinated
all
logistics
for
staged
events.
Worked
with
talent
to
achieve
best
application
of
lighting
to
emphasize
stage
performances.
Related Experience Education and Certifications
Community
Affairs
Arizona
State
University
Member,
Beachwood
Chamber
of
Commerce
BFA
Arizona
State
University,
1985
Professional
Associations
Certified
Workers’
Compensation
Professional
DMEC
(Disability
Management
Employers
Coalition)
OSHA
certification
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