VALERIE C. WOODS

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Canton, OH 44705

aceckg@r.postjobfree.com 330-***-****

HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL

Results-oriented Human Resources professional with exceptional leadership skills; proven track record in design and

administration of HR processes (e.g. recruiting & staffing, employee relations benefit & leave administration).

Highly effective communicator with strong ability to build relationships at all organizational levels; a trusted advisor to senior

management with a flair to develop and implement change management strategy activities.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Employee Relations• Recruiting & Staffing•

• Change Champion •Implementation (Systems & Policy/Procedures)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AccuCoding & Consulting, Beachwood, OH- Health Care Advisory Firm 2012 -

Present

HR Consultant

Utilizes independent judgment and discretion to provide high level support for Recruiting and Staffing logistics, Compensation &

Benefits administration, and Training & Development; Conducts market research; review and analyze survey data to address local

market compensation issues; advanced spreadsheet analysis and modeling, analyzes data and makes recommendations,

investigates, researches and prepares fact finding for legal discovery preparation. Independently completes special projects.

URS, Cleveland, OH – Engineering Services 2008 – 2011

HR Manager

Independently handled complex health & welfare benefit projects in Interface with plan vendors to monitor/improve plan

performance to benchmarks and other measures of successful contract administration and negotiations for both domestic and

global Plans; Led, implemented, and developed HR policies, practices, and policies, to support managers, engineers, and the

global operations team, to sustain a high performance energized culture, and drive individual and business performance.

Implemented and designed compensation plan structures; consistently made suggestions as to how approaches can be improved

and developed promoting new strategies and ideas, Tailored compensation programs to effectively meet client’s needs. Conducted

the job evaluation process to develop job descriptions that met internal standards and that reflected essential functions and

minimum requirements. Provided project management and leadership of annual merit review process, annual incentive plan

development, and annual bonus payments.

Build business relationships with department managers and supervisors and acted as a liaison with the department to provide

guidance and maintain consistency within the department’s applicable leave of absence and attendance policies, as well as ensure

HR services are aligned with their business needs. (i.e. training as needed.)

Saved company $20,000 in recruiting project managers by utilizing a LinkedIn recruiting strategy.

Collaborated on an action plan that reduced turnover rate by18% of the top performers.

Retained key employees through effective compensation & benefit agreements; saved the company $40k annually by

redesigning contract agreements.

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Ernst & Young, Cleveland, OH – Financial Services 2007 –

2008

People Consultant

Provided consultation and guidance to the firm’s India division in matters related to organizational development, staffing and

workforce planning. Provided leadership in projects focused on improving workforce planning, forecasting, and knowledge

management.

Played a strategic role in driving knowledge management priorities; Consulted with internal and external partners to

identify process improvement opportunities and strategy for the Center of Business Knowledge - India Division in Recruiting

and Staffing, Employee Orientation, and Preparing Reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

Enhanced the organization’s ability to standardized policies/procedures; Partnered with colleagues in India to standardize

the performance evaluation and career development processes for global rollout

Stock Equipment, Chagrin Falls, OH – Manufacturing 2000 – 2007

Generalist / HR Manager

Rapidly promoted to Human Resource Manager serving as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to the company’s Chief

Financial Officer. Lead the Continuous Improvement program for Human Resources; provided strategic leadership of several HR

functions including, Training & Development, Health & Welfare Benefit programs, and Full Lifecycle Recruiting.

Supervised plant human resources staff; ensured compliance with federal and state laws, advised management on EEO

compliance, investigated and ensured impartial and timely processing of all EEO complaints, prepared Affirmative Action Plan,

provided direction for employee relations and legal compliance; Responsible for reviewing claims and providing direction to

Workers’ Compensation claim files for compliance. Attended claim review meetings; Experience in Safety Management,

Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health.

Implemented additional programs; new hire on-boarding, and talent management development.

Oversaw accurate and timely installation/conversion of ADP system through entire implementation cycle, testing the product and

overseeing the testing process. Responsible for ensuring accurate timely processing of company payroll while making sure to

comply with all Federal and State laws governing associate pay.

Markedly improved the efficiency, accuracy, timeliness and cost effectiveness of payroll processing. Orchestrated the

transition of payroll processing supporting 300 employees to ADP payroll processing. Vetted all data migration and

established all financial accounting codes. As a result, productivity of shop workers was increased by 38%

Implemented new HR programs; Suggested adoption of three new innovative HR approaches to improve employee

engagement, two of which were immediately adopted, yielding a 23% improvement in organization-wide survey results

EDUCATION

Executive MBA, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, 2007

BA, Organizational Communication, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 2000

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technically savvy and a quick study in systems software; Experienced with PeopleSoft, ADP PayXpert, ADP Virtual Edge

Recruiting System; Broad expertise with HRIS, HRMS, and Microsoft Office suite; Access, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

AFFILIATIONS

American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), 2010-2012

Miami Valley Human Resources Association (MVHRA) 2012-Present

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