Experienced Human Resources Professional
Resume:
Celeste Bernstein, M.Ed, CRC, PHR
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Cell: 404-***-**** Home: 770-***-****
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SUMMARY
Human Resources professional with 20 years of comprehensive Human Resources experience including change management, Benefit Administration, recruitment and retention. Demonstrated experience initiating cost containment strategies resulting in significant savings. Excellent ability to address and implement strategic plans for talent acquisition, retention and succession planning. Proven skills in labor and employment law including compliance investigation to thwart legal action.
EXPERTISE IN:
Comprehensive Benefits Design - Organizational Learning - Strategic Objectives
Cost Containment Strategies - Compensation Design - Multi-state and federal compliance
Multi-state Workers Compensation Laws - Policy Design and Administration
Employee Relations - Training and Development Design
EXPERIENCE
10/2008 to Present Horizons HR, Atlanta, GA: Human Resources
• Administers employee and client health, welfare and retirement plans including but not limited to implementation, terminations, enrollments and reinstatements
• Conducted extensive analysis of existing Human Resources organization and developed business plan to update all policies, procedures, services programs and operations.
• Rewrote seven year old Employee manual and handbook including revising outdated policies to ensure compliance and added policies to improve morale
• Monitors and ensures state/federal legal compliance
• Consulted and advised employers to ensure compliance with ADA, FMLA, OSHA, FSLA, and other federal and state Human resources laws in multiple states.
• Manages open enrollment periods for multiple states
• Instituted COBRA Subsidy program with insurance careers and participants
• Process monthly billings and reconciliations of benefits plans
• Administer internal and external HR policy and procedures including development of Standards of Procedure, Customized Employee Handbooks and benefits programs.
• Led transformation of company perceptive of bureaucratic Human Resources function to value added services.
• Maintains Human Resource Information System records and compiles reports from database.
• Creates and conducts presentations on Benefits plans, and Human Resources training and development
• Generates plans and procedures for the development and implementation for employee and employer handbooks and policy and procedures manual
4/2003 to 8/2008 NES/ Alpharetta, GA: Human Resources Manager
• Conducted extensive analysis of existing Human Resources organization and developed business plan to update all policies, procedures, services programs and operations.
• Led transformation of company perceptive of bureaucratic Human Resources function to value added services.
• Conducts Gap Analysis, new hire orientations and benefit enrollment
• Ensures smooth employee relations, training, Benefits administration
• Transformed Human resources Administrative role to strategic business including working with senior management to drive key business and implement performance incentives.
• Monitors Environmental Scanning of comparative compensation and benefits
• Developed standardized organizational model to clarify authority and responsibilities.
• Administers health and safety programs.
• Ensures that the programs adhere to current regulations and supports the organization’s strategic objectives.
• Monitored, consulted and Advised on Workers Compensation cases in 43 states via Third Party Administrators to multiple industries/jurisdictions lowering premiums by 25%.
• Advised, consulted and provided input on settlements of over 50K total incurred for workers compensation claims. Analyzed settlement and reserves recommendations to present in weekly claims meetings.
• Performed as key driver in design and implementation of leading edge HRIS Software.
• Consulted and advised employers to ensure compliance with ADA, FMLA, OSHA, FSLA, and other federal and state Human resources laws in multiple states.
• Presented and provided training to clients regarding workers compensation procedures, unemployment and human resources issues
• Implemented Drug Free Workplace program for employers, new hiring procedures and Social Security Verification program in conjunction with Homeland Security and Social Security Administration.
3/1997 – 9/2004 Cedar Hill/Wright Rehabilitation, QRS, Genex/ Southeastern United States: Consultant
• Advised and consulted with employers on all facets of Human Resources to assist in compliance with ADA, FMLA, COBRA, OSHA, Ergonomic assessments and FLSA
• Consulted and advised employers on Loss Control/Risk Management issues developing and implementing Return to work programs for companies across the Southeastern United States
• Performed Medical Case Management, vocational counseling, job evaluations and analysis lowering costs by 68%
• Performed as a consultant to employers to assist in placement of outsourced/out placed employees using transferable skills analysis and interest inventories, recommendations for safety programs
• Developed and completed job development, evaluations, analysis, descriptions and knowledge skills/abilities inventories for organizations.
6/1992 – 3/1997 Chamberlain Consulting/ Dunwoody GA: Managed Care Director
• Developed, wrote and implemented Managed Care Organization and computerized network of physicians to assist in lowering costs by 69% for Southern Georgia
• Acted as a consultant to employers performing vocational counseling, testing, resume and transferable skills analysis, labor market surveys for outsourced employees in multiple states
• Advised and consulted with employers on all facets of Human Resources to advise of compliances with ADA, FMLA, COBRA, OSHA and FLSA.
• Created and implemented job club program, job development and placement to assist in lowering Workers Compensation premiums for employers.
EDUCATION
• 3/1995 – University of Georgia – Athens, GA – Master’s Degree (Vocational Counseling)
• 12/1989 – State University of New York – Old Westbury, NY – BA (Human Resources Management)
CERTIFICATIONS
• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
• Certified Professional Human Resources
• Prepared for Certified Benefits Specialist Exam
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