Maria Bottone

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Weston, FL. *****

Residence: 954-***-**** Cell: 917-***-**** Email:acqw8s@r.postjobfree.com

HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Human Resources Executive with 20 years of comprehensive human resources experience including recruitment and retention, conflict resolution, change management, labor relations, and benefits administration. Proven experience collaborating with senior management to conduct Human Resources strategic planning in order to support and further corporate goals. Possess broad knowledge of Human Resources in a variety of sectors. Demonstrated experience initiating cost containment strategies resulting in significant savings. Excellent ability to address and implement strategic plans for talent acquisition, retention and succession planning. Demonstrated success in negotiating win-win compromises, developing teambuilding programs, and writing personnel manuals, corporate policies, job descriptions and management reports.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRIVATE 2010 –Present

Chief Human Resources Officer

Overview: Report directly to the President and CEO and direct the human resources functions for over 250 full-time employees. Provide overall strategic HR leadership to the company including all divisions. Serve as an internal consultant to company management team, supervisors and employees on personnel issues that affect performance and business relationships.

Rewrote 10-year old Employee Manual, including revising outdated policies to ensure compliance and adding new policies to improve morale.

Implemented an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program with anticipated savings of millions of dollars in litigation costs.

Attained 90% win rate in unemployment claims.

Full member of Sales and Operations leadership teams providing advice and solutions on policies, employee relations, performance management, terminations and investigations of internal complaints.

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EXPERIENCE (continued)

BABY TOGS INC. / BT KIDS 1991 - 2010

New York, NY

Vice President Human Resources 2005 – 2010

Director Human Resources and Talent Acquisition 2002-2005

Recruiter 1997 – 2002

Human Resources and Benefits Associate 1994 – 1997

Benefits Coordinator 1991 – 1994

Vice President Human Resources 2006-2010

Implemented Human Resources practices and objectives that provided an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce.

Developed new and online recruitment sources, which substantially reduced advertising costs while increasing the number of qualified and diverse administrative, creative, operations and management candidates.

Conduct the interview and selection process, partnering with the hiring mangers and other interviewers to define interview strategy and frame offer packages.

Performed employee evaluations, reviews, and re-negotiated employee contracts which were more favorable to the company.

Develop, manage, and install Human Resources programs, policies and guidelines for recruitment, associate relations, performance management, associate recognition, associate disputes and organizational development.

Conducted salary surveys; developed job descriptions, overtime, benefits, and time-off policies. Made sure of the ongoing management and review of all programs and policies to facilitate a highly effective organization.

Director Human Resources and Talent Acquisition 2002 – 2006

Authored company’s policies and procedures manual outlining payroll, background checks, references, meals, breaks, vacation benefits, company regulations, and performance expectations for exempt and non-exempt employees

Processed all new hire, benefits, leave, termination and payroll documentation ensuring 100% compliance with laws and regulatory mandates and serving as primary contact person answering management/staff questions on same.

Owned full-cycle recruiting: interviewed, offered, negotiated and closed candidates for assigned requisitions.

Developed and led bi-yearly performance review meetings with 15 members of senior management staff for 250 employees.

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EXPERIENCE (continued)

Human Resources and Benefits Associate 1997 – 2002

Briefed new/existing employees on benefits.

Assisted employees with benefit related questions, claims and in resolving administrative problems as liaison to vendor representatives.

Presented new hire orientations twice per month.

Conducted exit interviews with terminating/retiring employees to explain benefits options.

Processed and maintained all personnel documentation.

Recruiter 1994-1997

Executed strategic sourcing techniques to include a variety of resources such as internet, advertising, employment agencies, internal and external databases, employee referrals, direct sourcing and job fairs.

Worked with recruiting manager and account executives to understand specific hiring needs.

Worked with external vendors to ensure appropriate tests, background, and reference checks were completed.

Determined most qualified candidates and made recommendations to hiring manager.

Developed, drove and executed comprehensive search strategies to recruit senior and niche candidates in limited candidate spaces.

Assisted with implementing major staffing initiatives.

Demonstrated exceptional ability to anticipate recruiting manager's preferences by a high interview-to-offer ratio.

Conducted background and reference checks on all candidates.

Input accurate information into the applicant tracking system.

Benefits Coordinator 1991-1994

Qualifications and Training

A.A.S., Berkeley College, NY

Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) certification course work completed

2-15 Health & Life (Including Annuities & Variable Contracts) Agent License

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