Workers Compensation Team Member

Nancy Nicole Saric

Cellular: 440-***-**** adwtu6@r.postjobfree.com

I am the person you want for this job,….

Professional – Experienced - Flexible – Strong Strategic Mindset – Visionary – Strong Leadership & Project Management Skills – Transformational!

30 + years of Human Resources experience. MBA: Masters Degree in Business Administration.

MY EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

May 2006 – Present: “The K&D Group” Vice President of Human Resources.

Real Estate: Real Estate Development & Management: residential & commercial properties: multi-sites

November 2000 – May 2006: “The Greens” Director of Human Resources.

Healthcare: multi-site: Nursing home, Assisted Living, Rehabilitation Center

July 1998 - August 2000: “Associated Estates Corporation” Senior Human Resource Manager.

Real Estate: Property Management: residential: multi-sites

April 1990 - June 1998: “Prestige Jewels” Human Resource Manager.

Retail / Wholesale / Manufacturing Divisions of fine jewelry

MY AREAS OF HR EXPERTISE:

Direct report to owners: CEO, President. HR Team member of Executive staff.

Recruitment/ Retention: Managed entire process of recruitment for various levels of staff company- wide/multi-sites. Implemented retention, recognition practices & programs.

Training & Recognition: Conducted workshops on leadership skills, development, policy and procedures, new hire orientation, ensuring compliance in all areas of the organization. Developed & implemented recognition programs exceeding goals of decreasing injuries, attendance issues and increasing employee morale and retention classes. Additionally, provided outside coaching & consulting in various industries.

Employee Relations: Advised management on all employee disciplines, including terminations & ensured a documented and legally sound process. Managed all employee transfers and promotions by way of verbal discussion, formal written letter and any necessary wage adjustments, necessary paperwork for file compliance. Employee compliance.

Compensation: Researched and developed company compensation program for all levels of staff on a $9,600,000. payroll. Set company-wide budgets for nearly 40 locations for all operation levels. Conducted annual industry wage surveys. Oversight of payroll for entire company using Paylocity System. Previously using ADP. Multi-site. All levels of (300+) staff: exempt & non-exempt.

Legal: Successfully served as company representative for all unemployment, workers compensation, and any EEOC hearings. Responsible for established company stance and providing all necessary documentation under my management.

Workers Compensation: Managed entire process while partnering with Third Party Administrators and Managed Care organizations to ensure claims are properly handled, processed and settled. Managed to save the company $600,000+ in premiums annually.

Performance: Wrote all company job descriptions for various levels of staff: salaried and hourly staff as well as union and non-union staff. Additionally, managed the employee performance evaluations: semi-annual and annual for the entire company: multiple locations.

Negotiations: Primary decision-maker for all annual insurance negotiations. Direct relationship with carriers and brokers. Decreased annual renewal rate for Health & Welfare plans to a 0% increase for seven consecutive years. Re-designed & re-negotiated benefit plan. Served as head of roundtable discussions with union.

Benefits Administration: Primary decision-maker and manager of company-wide benefits program: Health Savings Accounts, Medical, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, 401(K) Retirement Savings. Responsible for roll-out (Open enrollment and educational meetings) for up to 40 sites for all levels of staff: hourly and salaried: 1000+ employees. Created new plan design resulting in flat renewals for five consecutive years.

Compliance: OSHA, Wage & Hour, ADA, EEOC, HIPPA, EGTRRA, BWC, FMLA. Required Labor Law Posting, State Inspections and mandatory regulatory compliance issues.

Safety: Increased wellness by improving attendance, company-wise by 30% in less then four months. Decreased on-the-job accidents by 70% since managing safety program. By guidelines set with Bureau of Workers Compensation, managed entire company safety program. Through insurance carriers, developed and delivered wellness program. Tobacco Free campus, rolled-out annual Wellness at Zoo event, American Heart Association walk, Company Wellness Fair, with maximum participation of 300+ employees. Changed entire company culture focusing on creating educated (employee) consumers.

Education Lake Erie College – Masters of Business Management – 1999

University of South Carolina / Eckerd College – Bachelor of Arts in Business Management –1996

Certifications/Seminars “Society for Human Resources Management” Member; Federal Personnel Laws Certification; Ohio Division of Safety & Hygiene Certification; Layoffs,

Terminations, & the Law Certification; Recruitment Achievement Certification;

Controlling Workers Compensation Costs Certification; Controlling Costs

Through Claims Management Certification; Unacceptable Employee

Behavior Certification.

Academic / Coaching

Adjunct faculty member at Ursuline College: teaching undergraduate students in the accelerated program: Business & HR courses: Ursuline College campus and Lakeland Community College campus

HR coaching & consulting: Ruland Construction & KPM Inc. Cleveland, OH

Other Accomplishments

Date: January 4, 2009. Featured in the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper. Recognized as a successful, HR, professional in the Cleveland area.

Date: November 21, 2009. Master of Ceremonies for 50th Anniversary celebration of “Croatians in Cleveland”. Large media engagement. Speaking to 1,000+ attendees. Invited to return as Master of Ceremonies in 2010 – 2018 for annual event. Official Master of Ceremonies for Croatian community of Cleveland.

Date: Employee of the Year: 2017 for The K&D Group, Inc.

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