Marie Westich
Human Resources and Administrative Professional
San Diego CA 619-***-**** ******@***.***
Secure a mid to senior level position utilizing my extensive experience and people skills in a parttime or fulltime capacity. Salary is negotiable depending on the position/hours/expectations.
DefenderSD Manufacturing., San Diego 9-2021 to Present SENIOR HR MANAGER
Vigor Systems Inc., San Diego 3-2016 to 9-2021
HR MANAGER
Innovative Employee Solutions (IES), San Diego 6-2015 to 8-2015 BENEFITS SPECIALIST (Contract position)
Trabus Technologies, San Diego 6-2014 to 10-2014
ACCOUNTING AND PAYROLL SPECIALIST (Contract position) Personal Leave/Consulting/Continuing Education 1-2012 to 6-2014 & 10-14 to 6-2015
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego 12-2001 to 11-2011 DIRECTOR, BENEFITS and EMPLOYEE RESOURCES
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure federal and state compliance; compiled Employee Handbooks
• Organized and streamlined new hire orientation processes for growth
(100 employees in 6 months)
• Assisted in the creation of an intranet-based evaluation system to ensure complete and timely reviews
• Administered the work comp program and H1 visa immigration compliance process
• Organized and centralized human resource processes for a multi-state company which resulted in standardized and more efficient employment practices; minimized liability and reduced turnover
• Restructured benefit programs reducing administration and lowering costs by more than 20%
• Developed and implemented offboarding/downsizing process for companywide restructure
KEY SKILLS —
Labor Law Compliance
Recruiting/Onboarding
Benefits Administration
Policies & Procedures
Employee Relations
Performance Plan Mgmt
Leave Administration
Offboarding/Downsizing
Training Programs
Payroll
HRIS Programs Research-
Implementation &
Maintenance
DEI Programs
EDUCATION —
University of California, San
Diego, CA – Professional
Certificate in HR Mgmt.
Mesa Community College,
San Diego, CA - Business
Administration degree and
Certificate of Achievement
SOFTWARE —
Office365
ADP
BeneTrac
QuickBooks
BambooHR
Shareworks
Intuit FS Payroll
Paychex
Insperity PEO (HRIS/Time
& Attendance/Payroll)