NICHOLAS T. HOVLAND

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-hovland-b116a84/ 941-***-**** cell acz9pa@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL FOCUS

Hands-on HR professional will provide recruiting, investigation, training and legal knowledge to an organization.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE

Recruitment

•Reduced hire costs, time to hire and creatively sourced diverse candidates

•Improved hiring manager screening skills through training and establishment of strategic hiring goals

•Practiced full cycle, high-volume recruitment for all positions-domestic and expatriate

•Created professional, efficient staff of 2 to 14 through successful hiring and development

Project Management

•Successfully introduced converted paper-based performance appraisal program to web-based, on-line

•Successfully changed merit-based performance reviews from anniversary to annual and performance appraisal

•Successfully conducted work flow/job analysis and increased efficiency

Compensation / Benefits / Payroll Administration

•Consistently reduced costs for indemnity, property/casualty insurance coverages and payroll systems and eliminated

internal/external wage/salary inequities within compensation structures; HR department budget management.

Legal Compliance

•Reduced exposure for non-compliance and potentially litigious practices

•Knowledge of HIPPA, FLSA, EEO, ADA, COBRA, STD, Worker’s Comp, wage/hour, unemployment and FMLA

•Submitted mandated reports to agencies/senior management (5500, EEO-1, Vets 100, OSHA 200, AA, DOT, etc.)

•Provided in-depth contract interpretation and grievance management; investigate employee complaints

•Consistently reduced/defended/won Unemployment, Wage and Hour and EEOC claims

Training / Staff Development / Employee Relations

•Reduced grievance filings through pro-active assessment of potential employee/manager morale issues

•Successfully conducted on-line anti-harassment training for senior and line management and staff

•Conducted development, policy, benefit, orientation training and progressive discipline management

HRIS/software programs

•Directed conversion to new databases, operated payroll systems, created database reports and verified accuracy

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

HUMAN RESOURCE CONTRACTOR, Tucson, AZ 1/2016–Present Provided HR project leadership to small companies in recruiting, training, legal compliance, HRIS and data management to for-profit, non-profit and public clients.

BERNALILLO ACADEMY, Albuquerque, NM, 8/2015 – 12/2015

Human Resource Manager. An autistic sub-acute residential pediatric treatment center.

•Sourced, screened, processed hiring and orientation for high-volume clinical, administrative and staff positions.

•Provided benefits enrollment, coverage information and liaison with corporate office and providers.

•Conducted conflict mediation, progressive discipline and provided legal counsel on policies, procedures and protocols.

•Managed payroll, budget, award program, appraisal process, EEO, worker’s compensation and unemployment claims.

•Compiled data for legally mandated and corporate required reports.

LOWE’S HOME CENTER, Albuquerque, NM, 12/2014 – 8/2015

Human Resource Manager. Provided HR generalist management to 150 employees for home improvement retailer.

•Employee relations investigations and progressive discipline in collaboration with corporate legal staff.

•Recruitment and screening of sales, loss prevention and store management personnel.

•Reconcile/manage payroll-Kronos, scheduling, LOA, worker’s compensation, performance and awards program.

•Provide counsel to managers/staff in compliance with corporate policy and state/federal employment law.

SAN JUAN COLLEGE, Farmington, NM. 9/13 – 9/14

Employee Relations Manager Title IX Coordinator. Provided HR support to over 1000 employees.

•Labor law/conflict/Title IX/EEO/ADA training for managers; issued decisions and contacted Office of Civil Rights.

Defended unemployment claims, provided compensation information, testified at appeals and coached witnesses.

Managed the service award program and compile tenure statistics and performance achievements.

Designed/implemented web-based performance appraisal program. Conducted training and coaching.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Washington, D.C., 1/2011 – 11/2011

Human Resource Specialist-Recruitment and Employee Relations. Supported field operations for performance appraisal database, employee relations complaints, federal hiring criteria, OSHA and department web site content.

HUMAN RESOURCE CONTRACTOR, San Diego, CA 2009–2011 Provided HR project leadership in recruiting, training, legal compliance, HRIS, data management and TPA sourcing for profit, non-profit and public clients.

HUMAN RESOURCE CONTRACTOR, San Francisco, CA 2008–2009 Provided HR project leadership in recruiting, training, legal compliance, HRIS, data management and TPA sourcing for profit, non-profit and public clients.

M SQUARED, San Francisco, CA, 2000-2008 Largest executive contingency firm in San Francisco.

clients: California State Automobile Association Staffing and Retention Manager

Wells Fargo Private Client Services Diversity Internship Program Manager

Sunset Scavenger Management and Staff Recruiter

SF Recycling & Disposal Management and Staff Recruiter

HR SOLUTIONS, San Francisco, CA, 2006-2007 Second largest HR executive contingency firm in San Francisco.

clients: Siperion Corporation HR EEO, anti-harassment compliance Project Leader

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy HR Compliance Project Leader

The Asia Foundation Expatriate Recruiter

SPHERION, San Francisco, CA, 2007 National executive contingency firm.

client: Autodesk Compensation Project Leader

MONACO ASSOCIATES, Edwardsville, IL, 2001-2006 Higher education consulting firm. HR contractor. clients: Southern Illinois University, East St. Louis Education Center, Oberlin College, Mississippi Action for Progress.

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF ART, Oakland, CA, 2000 – 2000 Non-profit graduate/undergraduate college.

Director of Human Resources. Designed recruitment, training, employee relations and compensation procedures.

•Recruitment–Designed/directed administrator searches; saved 50% on agency contracts.

•Retention–Designed/implemented employee/management conflict resolution and award programs.

•Benefits–Costed/purchased new medical/retirement/life insurance generated 20% savings.

•HRIS/Payroll – Completed conversion of ADP Payroll/HRIS system.

•Litigation–Defended DFEH, Wage & Hour, EDD, ADA, harassment and establish valid Visa status applications.

CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco, CA, 1997–2000 78,000 students, 3700 employees, 26 HR staff.

Associate Director of Human Resources. Implemented policies for Director, Administration and Board.

•Benefits Administration – Managed/trained Benefits Coordinator and presented new hire benefits orientation.

•HRIS - Directed part/full time staff/faculty new hire payroll deductions in Banner database.

•Policies/Procedures – Designed/implemented policies/procedures for organized employees.

•Compensation - Calculated salaries for academic positions, retirement and benefit payroll deduction programs.

•Heard faculty/staff employee grievances, issued decisions; provided HR contract negotiations counsel to legal team.

•Projects – Designed/implemented legally mandated employee fingerprinting and compensation structures.

RADIO SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Knoxville, TN, 1994–1997 Consumer electronics manufacturer.

Human Resource Manager. Designed/implemented policies/procedures for 150 management/staff employees.

•Recruitment – Designed staffing process, reduced cost-per-hire by 25%, turnover by 20% and temp costs by 20%.

•Benefits – Purchased and managed indemnity, 401k, Section 125 plans and property and casualty insurance.

THE NAPIER COMPANY, Meriden, CT, 1991-1993 Fashion jewelry manufacturer/merchandiser.

Senior Human Resource Specialist. Provided HR support for 200 sales and production employees.

•Recruited sales, staff and managers; interview training; salary surveys, adjusted wage bands, wrote job descriptions.

EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE, Industrial Relations - BACHELOR OF ARTS, Sociology University of New Haven Affiliations: SHRM -Habitat for Humanity – Recording for Blind & Dyslexic. Software Database: Datatel, Promantic-TrakStar, On Base, People Admin, Windows 360/2010, NT, XP, Access; Banner, Survey Monkey, ADP, Ceridian, Kronos, Kenexa, Hay System and People Soft/Oracle Recruitment networks: LinkedIn, Facebook, Monster, Dice, Simply Hired, Indeed, Career Builder.

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