Human Resource Hr Manager

TALIA S. REESE

937-***-****/***********@*****.***/www.linkedin.com/in/treese7

Human Resource Professional

Strategic Human Resources Leader with 15+ years of experience driving HR strategy, organizational development, workforce planning, and employee engagement. Skilled in aligning people's practices with business objectives to enhance culture, retain top talent, and improve operational efficiency. Expertise in HRIS implementation, compliance, leadership development, and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to scale workforces, build HR infrastructure, and position organizations for sustainable growth.

Professional Experience

HR Business Partner July 2024 - July 2025 Accelevation, LLC Miamisburg, OH

Overview: Serve as a strategic HR Partner and consultant to business leaders. Aligning people strategies with business goals. Provide expertise in talent management, employee relations and organizational development to bridge HR and business objectives.

Key Achievements:

Developed pay ranges and career ladders for the manufacturing roles, establishing clear growth paths to retain talent.

Partnered with leadership to build a second-shift workforce and implement a shift differential policy resulting in filling all positions on second shift within a month to support the company's growth.

Designed and facilitated the company’s first onsite job fair resulting in over 100 applicants and 25% job offers sent and accepted.

Scaled headcount from 175 to 300+ employees in six months to support business growth by partnering with local career and trade schools to develop a pipeline of talent.

Created and delivered leadership training for frontline supervisors and managers focused on performance management by equipping leaders to set clear expectation, provide regular feedback, conduct evaluations, and track progress using established metrics.

Human Resource Administrator Feb 2022 - July 2024 Techmetals, Dayton, OH

Overview: Manage employee benefits, performance management, employee relations, and compliance. Support recruitment, maintain HR records, and drive policy improvements.

Key Achievements:

Transitioned New Hire Benefits and Open Enrollment from paper to an electronic platform.

Digitized performance review processes, including probationary and annual reviews.

Created and launched wellness initiatives targeting high-cost lifestyle health issues.

Established an HR Helpdesk to track and manage HR requests and concerns.

Facilitated Franklin Covey 7 Habits training for frontline leaders.

Initiated quarterly town halls to improve communication and reduce early turnover.

Partnered with Workers Comp TPA to update safety policies.

Lead RFP process to evaluate and select a cost-effective insurance broker.

Assisted in the migration to a new HRIS and LMS, improving data integrity and training compliance.

HR Manager/Benefits Administrator Sep 2015 – Jan 2022 Graceworks Lutheran Services, Centerville, OH

Overview: Directed employee benefits administration and compliance. Managed multiple HR programs including health, retirement, life, disability, PTO, tuition reimbursement, and wellness initiatives.

Key Achievements:

Served as a primary contact for benefits vendors: ensured timely service delivery.

Resolved complex benefits issues, appeals and escalations.

Advised employees on benefits eligibility, coverage, and claims procedures.

Selected and managed benefit providers while ensuring compliance with regulations.

Deployed a new HRIS (UKG) to enhance HR data management and reporting.

Led annual open enrollment process, including communication, system testing and document updates.

Created safety team to lead safety initiatives to reduce workplace injuries by 35%.

Education & Certification

BA in Communicative Sciences and Disorders, 2001

Hampton University, Hampton, VA

Technical Acumen

Experience with HRIS applications including UKG, Paycor, Employee Navigator, Lanteria, and Banner Ellucian. Proficient in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.

Professional Membership & Affiliation

Member of Miami Valley Human Resource Association (MVHRA), 2022–Present

Member of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 2008–Present

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