TIA A. HOLINESS
**** **** **** ***** ** Apt. B ? Smyrna, GA 30080
770-***-**** Cell ? ***********@*****.***
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST
Dedicated HR professional with ten plus years of experience working with a
full spectrum of human resources programs, services, and functions. Strong
command of employment laws, compliance issues, benefit plans, and
recruiting.
Extensive background in HR generalist affairs, including experience in
employee recruitment and retention, staff development, mediation, conflict
resolution, benefits and compensation, HR records management, HR policies
development, legal compliance, developing teambuilding programs, and
writing personnel manuals, corporate policies, job descriptions and
management reports.
KEY SKILLS
. HR Generalist Affairs
. HRMS Database Administration
. Benefits/Payroll Administration
. Labor/Employee Relations
. HR Policies & Procedures
. Team Building/Morale Building
. Legal Issues & Compliance (ADA, EEO, FMLA, FLSA, OSHA, ESOPs)
. Orientation & On-Boarding
. Staff Recruitment & Retention
. Mediation/Dispute Resolution
. Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
. HR Department Startup
. Performance Management
. Organizational Development
. Training & Development
. Contract Negotiation/
Administration
. HR Program/Project Management
. HRIS Applications (PeopleSoft, ADP Payroll/Enterprise, Kronos, Ceridian,
Oracle, SAP, Taleo, Hodes)
. Lotus Noes
. AS 400
. Adobe Photoshop
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS (Distribution Center), East Point, GA
May 2011-Present
Human Resources Administrator
Administer and communicate HR policies and procedures. Assist with
investigations and associate relation concerns as appropriate. Investigate
problems such as working conditions, disciplinary actions, and employee
applicant complaints, grievances or appeals with respect to disciplinary
actions. Prepared written case summaries and provided decisions and
recommendations for corrective action. Conducted exit termination
interviews, hiring interviews, and employee evaluations. Plan and
implemented associate activities. Provide effective orientation process to
new hires. Enable effective communications throughout the facility. Manage
individual project management within areas of responsibility. Maintain
PeopleSoft database. Maintain payroll, scheduling, and attendance via the
Kronos system. Coordinate facility safety and Return to Work program for
work and non-work related injuries as well as act as primary workers
compensation contact. Track facility accidents and provide accurate
information for the OSHA 300 log.
Outcomes:
. Proven success introducing process improvements, stock-option plans,
recruitment programs, and staff-development initiatives driving corporate
goal attainment.
. Completed ongoing training in the areas of compensation and benefits,
employee and labor relations, leaves of absence, workers' compensation
and workplace safety/security.
TLP TRANSPORT, Atlanta, GA
Oct. 2010-May 2011
Human Resources Generalist
Responsible for recruiting and staffing logistics, performance management
and improvement tracking systems, employee orientation, development, and
training logistics and recordkeeping, assisting with employee relations,
company-wide committee facilitation and participation, company/employee
communication, compensation, benefits administration, unemployment, and
recordkeeping, employee safety, welfare, wellness, and health reporting;
and employee services; maintaining employee files and the HR filing system
and, assisting with the day-to-day efficient operation of the HR office.
Outcomes:
. Played a key role in ensuring the successful launch of the Atlanta
office. Structured and implemented programs and policies in the areas of
training, compensation structures, benefits packages, incentives and new-
employee orientation.
MARKETSOURCE, Alpharetta, GA July 2010-
Sept. 2010
Human Resources Coordinator (Contractor)
Responsible
for carrying out several tasks in the HR department. Coordinated for all
important functions such as hiring and recruiting, corporate training and
development, maintaining employee records, etc. Maintained a detailed
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record of the turnover, and researches and formulates strategies which
effectively aid in employee retention.
Responsible for consulting with and helping practice managers and
supervisors on company policies and procedures
Played a very important role in providing an appropriate solution to
employee problems. Helped employees and their managers in performance and
disciplinary matters. Responsible for collecting, verifying, and processing
sales incentive program data for rebates, group purchasing agreements, and
distributor pricing agreements. Communicates with sales force, customers,
and distributors regarding contracts, incentives, and administrative fees
in order to verify quantities, terms, and/or discounts.
MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE US, Norcross, GA Oct. 2007-Dec. 2009
Contract and Rebate Administrator
Responsible for collecting, verifying, and processing sales incentive
program data for rebates, group purchasing agreements, and distributor
pricing agreements. Communicates with sales force, customers, and
distributors regarding contracts, incentives, and administrative fees in
order to verify quantities, terms, and/or discounts.
Outcomes:
. Reorganized and managed accounts for surgical and wound care business
valued at $6 billion.
LEE HECHT HARRISON, Atlanta, GA Dec. 2005-Oct. 2007
Human Resources Specialist
Managed a broad range of HR functions including payroll administration (300
+ employees), benefits/401 (k) /stock-option plan enrollment and
administration, HRMS database administration, personnel file management, HR
policy development, employee screening/hiring/orientation. Responsible for
assisting the Human Resources Department with ethical implementation of
company policies and procedures. Recruited and interviewed direct and
indirect employees. Developed new hire orientation program. Continuously
maintained ADP Human Resources database with confidential information.
Coordinated employee training seminars and tracked all employees training.
Organized all personnel files, interviewing files, employee training files.
Outcomes:
. Processed all new-hire, benefits, leave, termination, and payroll
paperwork, ensuring 100% compliance with various laws and regulatory
mandates.
. Presented various opportunities to job seekers by building relationships
with candidates and employers to meet the companies need.
. Analyzed data changes made in PeopleSoft to ensuring a comprehensive
understanding of how these changes impact payroll, benefits, and
reporting.
ADECCO, Atlanta, GA Dec. 2004-
Dec. 2005
Recruiter/Human Resources Assistant
Responsible for a variety of human resource activities which included
employment, labor relations, review application/resume; evaluate applicant
skills and make recommendations regarding applicant's qualifications.
Maintained all files for the department including payroll changes, new hire
paperwork, benefit enrollment, personnel issues, terminations, address
changes, employee purchases, screen all applicants (including calling
professional and personal reference running MVRs and background checks,
sending for drug screen, etc.).
Outcomes:
. Cut employee-transfer processing time in half by developing tool that
streamlined and organized HR paperwork. Additionally, led major overhaul
of HR filing system that improved record organization and restored full
legal compliance.
. Rectified haphazard payroll process by instituting computer based,
downloadable system that eradicated prior history of errors and slow
processing time. Subsequently, project-managed complex system
integration following company acquisition, merging 300 + payroll records
to ADP Payroll.
. Successfully filled industrial and administrative positions with high
quality candidates. Sourced applicants, interviewed/evaluated
candidates, and provided hiring support to managers.
EDUCATION/MEMBER AFFILIATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA - Mobile, AL
Bachelor of Science, Marketing, 2004
AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERISTY DUNWOODY - Atlanta, GA
Masters of Business Administration, Human Resources, 2007
Activities: Worked concurrently during graduate studies in human resources
. SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management), Member
. AMA (American Marketing Association), Member
. NCBW (National Coalition of 100 Black Women), Member[pic][pic][pic]