Veve Funchess

Human Resource Generalist/Employee Relations

Location: South Carolina

Phone: 916-***-****

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Summary

A self-motivated Human Resources Generalist with over 20 years of comprehensive human resource experience in diverse industries. Strong interpersonal and communication skills together with the ability to discharge multiple responsibilities efficiently results in the achievement of company wide human resource goals. A seasoned human resource business partner in corporate human resource setting as both a leader and individual contributor. Specialization areas, include employee relations, retention, employee engagement and operations.

Human Resource Highlights

Over 10 years of Employee Relations Investigation experience

Attract and retain high quality employees and created ways to leverage existing talent to drive internal mobility

HRIS (Workday, Peoplesoft, MS Office, ADP, Zoom, Teams/WebEx)

Areas of Expertise

HR Compliance (ADA/FMLA)

Employee Relations

Employment Law

Project Management

Negotiation Skills

Organizational Skills

Investigation Skills

Performance Management

Strategic Planning

Training and Development

Relevant Experience

Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina

Employee Relations Specialist, South Carolina

Senior Human Resource Generalist, South Carolina 02/2022 to Present

Responsible for all employee relations activities; coaching, resolves grievances and conflicts and conduct internal investigations.

Work with managers, employees, and other partners to respond to all employee relations issues such as performance issues and behavior/workplace concerns to help foster a cohesive work environment

Coach Directors/Managers/Supervisors on effective communication, performance management and progressive discipline

Collaborate, cross functionally with various business units to gain insight on project productivity, plan improvements as well as to gauge effectiveness and ensure projects meets company objectives and long term goals

Research, gather documentation, and analyzes data to assist management and corporate counsel in complex investigations (low/high risk) and settling legal claims.

Work with leaders and employees to actively manage and resolve performance issues proactively- minimizing any risk

Lead investigations and partner with Ethics & Compliance as needed

Greater St. Luke Baptist Church

Director of Operations, South Carolina 01/2019 to 08/2022

Hired to handle all operations including hiring and managing a team of 10, events and vendor management

Managed operating budget of $50,000 for monthly payroll, benefits, events, projects and vendor payments and contract budget over $500,000.00 annually

Achieved business operational goals through formalized training plans, coaching and performance management

Revised standard operational policies and guidelines to modernize and improve operational procedures to increase efficiency and profitability while tightly controlling costs such as labor and preventing waste

Provided information about benefits, compensation, training and other program services

Maximus/2020 United States Census

Principal Human Resource Generalist, South Carolina 02/2020 to 10/2020

Managed all aspects of leave administration, including employee notifications and vendor management, disability programs and health benefits

Managed all aspects of leave administration, including employee notifications and vendor management, disability programs and health benefits.

Conducted employment verifications, investigations (low and high risk) and exit interviews

Coached managers through employee relations matters including employee engagement, documentation, discipline and performance improvement plans

Understood, interpreted and mediated human resources inquiries to support administration of human resource policies, procedures and programs

Other Experience

Collins Aerospace

Senior Human Resource Business Partner- South Carolina 04/2017 to 04/2019

Acted as a HR solutions partner to leaders delivering consistent advice and coaching

Analyzed and modified compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements

Developed strategies to increase employee satisfaction and reduce turnover, increasing retention by 25%

Conducted internal investigations (low/high risk), provided timely resolution, prepared documentation and made recommendations for complex human resources or employee relations issues

Work with leaders to proactively handle the staffing- movement and development of talent

Continually work with and challenge current org structures in order to drive continuous improvement and efficiencies

Verizon Wireless

Human Resource Business Partner- Texas, California, South Carolina 05/1999 to 03/2017

Investigated and liaised with legal department to respond to complaints of harassment, discrimination, employee grievances and other sensitive issues and prepare position statements for EEOC

Coached managers on people strategy, including team structure, strategic hiring, performance management, compensation, recognition and learning and development

Resolved understaffing issues, disputes, employee terminations disciplinary procedures for engineering teams, customer service and sales teams, technical teams and financial teams

Provided guidance to leadership on disciplinary action, performance, coaching, recognition, and morale improvement planning

Education

Master in Organizational Behavioral Studies (MS)

Strayer University

Bachelor of Science Business Administration (Human Resource) (BS)

Strayer University

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