SANFORD A. EPSTEIN

**** ******* ***** ******* *****, Fl. 33472 973-***-**** adt4o9@r.postjobfree.com

A highly experienced Human Resources professional with demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success in a variety of highly competitive industries, and fast-paced environments. Strong technical and business qualifications with hands-on generalist experience as a business partner in recruitment, compensation systems, employee relations, organizational development, performance management, succession planning, and compliance training. Proven ability to integrate human resources in developing work teams to achieve employee engagement to meet business objectives.

Professional Experience

SanSel Consulting

Dec. 2018- Present

Human Resources Consultant

Provide expertise in all areas of Human Resources including; sourcing and recruiting, on-boarding, benefits administration, employee relations, compensation and performance management, and training.

MLD Mortgage (The Money Store)-Florham Park, New Jersey

July, 2016- July, 2018

Director, Human Resources

Provide overall direction, guidance, and administrative support for a nation-wide mortgage lending company. Responsible for managing a staff of 200 employees in both the Corporate office, and in 15 field office locations.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

•Initiated new paperless recruiting and on-boarding system (iCIMS), which immediately increased the identification and hiring of 50 qualified candidates for key positions both with the Corporate and field office locations.

•Decreased Corporate management of medical costs from Fully insured, to Self-insured, and with the hiring of a TPA (Allied).

•Reduced the Corporate medical premium by an average of 20%, by increasing the employee participation rate by 50%, in a two-year period.

•Initiated new background and credit check company (Sterling Talent Solutions) resulting in a cost savings of 25% in the first year.

•Developed new HR policies and procedures for legal, office, and to comply with mortgage audit requirements.

•Developed new Company process for job and salary changes, hiring, and terminations.

One Call Care Management (OCCM)-Parsippany, New Jersey

Workers Compensation Provider

September, 2013-February, 2016

Employee Relations Manager/Human Resources Business Partner

Responsible for the overall direction, administration, and guidance for the OCCM Diagnostics Division of 400 employees Employee Relations, and overall Human Resources Business Partner duties and responsibilities.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Implemented Company employee handbook by consolidating policies from three originally separate companies.

Reduced cost by elimination of one Human Resources position resulting in cost savings of $70K per year.

Implemented new On Demand system, by training management on staffing, recruitment, learning management, compensation, and goal setting modules.

Resolved fifteen employee relations issues that had potential for EEOC or employment legal suit.

Wrote new division policies regarding severance, telecommuting, attendance, workplace violence, inclement weather, and dress code.

Provided direction and orchestrated the human resources transition of forty employees for Company acquisition, and subsequent downsizing.

Designed and developed procedures for Leave Management including Workers Compensation, and FMLA.

Weichert Companies -Morris Plains, New Jersey

February, 2009-October, 2012

Employee Relations Officer

Provide guidance through design, development, and initiation of policies, procedures, and guidelines to all levels of management and 1900 employees within the Weichert Family of Companies.

September, 1998-February, 2009

Human Resources Director

Responsible for establishing, directing, and guiding the Human Resources function servicing thirteen organizations within the Weichert Family of Companies.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Weichert Companies

Successfully developed the first Corporate Human Resource function for a privately owned domestic and international real estate company.

To support the company’s long-term management support planning effort, designed and implemented succession management plans to develop candidates with high leadership potential.

Reduced number of wrongful discharge and discrimination legal suits resulting in a cumulative cost savings of $4M.

Implemented Corporate-wide recruiting effort resulting in the staffing of over 1000 positions, while saving the Corporation $100K in recruitment costs per year.

Converted company-wide health plan from partial to fully self-insured plan resulting in an overall cost savings of $500K.

Established partnership with disability carriers to case manage claims resulting in cost savings of $250K per year.

Offset medical cost increase by implementing increase in employee contribution rate, and addition of alternate medical plans reducing employer cost by a cumulative $600K.

Developed series of online compliance training in interviewing techniques, coaching for success, preventing workplace harassment, and lawful and effective discipline.

Previous Relevant Experience

Howmet Corporation (Alcoa)- Dover, New Jersey

Investment Castings

Human Resources Manager

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Designed and developed a performance based compensation system for all semi-skilled employees resulting in a 100% improvement in quality, productivity, and cycle time, reducing cost by $1M per year.

Developed process to reduce cost of disability and workers compensation by case management resulting in a cumulative cost savings of $100K per year.

Spearheaded the recruitment of 250 positions in a one-year period to support a 100% increase in sales volume.

To drive performance and streamline cost, implemented an incentive compensation bonus system, resulting in a cost savings of $100K per year.

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey

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