Payroll/HRIS Program Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Meridien Consulting, LLC. (Michigan)

Consultant for Meridien Development

April 2007 to Present

* Program Manager for Construction Development Company (Apr 2007-Present)

* Lead purchasing activities including selecting, managing and negotiating with suppliers

* Manage and track project status and open issues for construction development project

* Create and document business and construction practices

* Design, setup and manage website and IT functions (e-mail, e-fax, etc.)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Android Industries, Inc. (Michigan)

Corporate Launch Team (Start-up of New Plants – Payroll/HR Focus)

General People Services Technical Support (Payroll & HR)

June 2005 to October 2006

* Ai-Belvidere launch team (July-Oct 2006)

* Analyze/assess People Services/Payroll/HR (PS) systems/processes

* Design, create and implement tools to improve accuracy and efficiency

* Ai-Kentucky launch team (Sept 2005-Jan 2006) and Ai-Oklahoma City launch team (Aug-Oct 2005)

* Launch all PS functions including: staffing, training, system setup, payroll processing, benefit plan/network setup, benefit enrollment, safety, workers’ compensation

* Ai-Arlington launch team (June-Aug 2005)

* Coordinate/schedule projects and resources (over 600 people) during customer shutdown period:

* Manage PS issues/data related to business takeover (hiring, payroll, job assignments, training)

* Provide ongoing technical Kronos system and programming support (June 2005-Oct 2006; and 2007)

* Root cause, debug and resolve issues in live system environment

* Setup new Ai entities in system; Add to and/or modify system for new union agreements

* Design and create queries and reports pulling live DB information using SQL, Kronos Connect, MS Excel and Crystal Reports

* Provide ongoing support for HR and payroll issues including year-end activities (June 2005-Oct 2006)

Project Leader: Kronos Implementation Team

January 2004 to June 2005

* Lead system sourcing recommendation/decision team for Payroll, HRIS & Time and Attendance Software

* Responsible for system design, setup and implementation of Kronos 5.0 WF Suite

* Identify/resolve system limitations requiring customizations

* Work with Kronos to create/implement 10 vendor and internal system interfaces

* Create and lead Ai implementation team (compile/load data, rollout/train plants, ensure timing)

Corporate People Services (Payroll/HR) Leader

July 2003 to April 2004

* Responsible for HR, payroll and benefit functions

* Protect Ai’s culture, develop/administer people related policies/systems, payroll/benefits processing

* Manage relationship with PEO and benefits providers, manage benefit plans/networks

* Team member eligibility and enrollment, unemployment & workers’ comp administration

* HRIS maintenance, year-end activities, ensure labor law compliance, manage employment legal issues

* Annual department budget/forecasting, ongoing cost control, liaison with financial team

* Support plant HR functions

* Negotiate union agreements; Ensure consistency and fairness at all plants; oversee personnel actions

* Provide training/leadership to plant PS teams; identify, develop and rollout PS initiatives

Project Leader: Systems and Corporate Initiatives

January 2003 to October 2003

* Lead adhoc teams to plan/implement corporate initiatives and continuous improvement projects

* Attend all plant, corporate and owner goals meetings

* Participate in planning and attend all leadership meetings with key plant and corporate leaders

Ai Business System Creation Team

January 2001 to October 2003

(4-person team with combined expertise in all functional areas: production operations, quality, commercial/sales, materials/PC&L, IT, engineering, launch, financial, safety, people and culture)

* Entrusted to identify and document best practices internal/external to organization

* Create tool for easy access to documents and information (the “Arch”)

* Rollout and train entire organization on complete Ai Business System

* Lead project lessons learned meeting with key leaders from corporate and plants

* Joined Leadership Team (consisting of plant managers and key corporate leaders)

Corporate Project and Launch Controller; Payroll/HR Manager

May 2000 to July 2001

* Manage/resolve contract pricing issues with customer (due to material price fluctuations, etc.)

* Create/develop updated financial tools and templates (budget, forecast, startup, F/S, consolidated)

* Replace existing controller: manage financial, people and material functions of Ai plant closing

* Ai-Shreveport launch team (Mar-Oct 2001)

* Create/implement directed buy purchasing system, manage purchasing of all inventory components (Ai’s 1st contract including purchasing responsibility)

* Create launch and production budgets through 5-year forecast

* Ai-Flint launch team (Dec 2000-Feb 2001)

* Create launch and production budgets through 5-year forecast

* Implement all financial, people and general office systems

* Process all new hires, payroll and benefits administration

* Ai-POI launch team (July-Aug 2000)

* Create and maintain dynamic perpetual inventory system

* Track daily receipts and shipments to calculate material requirements

Corporate Controller; Payroll/HR Manager

1998 to October 2000

* Responsible for all financial functions (4 plants + corporate, operating in 2 states)

* A/P, A/R, plant/consolidated F/S, budgets/forecasts, tax returns, cash management

* Responsible for payroll, benefits and handbook policies administration

* Ai-Wixom launch team (Dec 1999-Mar 2000)

* Calculate shipping requirements, truck packouts and build schedules

* Compile data and prepare customer package of reimbursable expenses

* Setup customer billing system; submit 3 months of detailed shipments

Corporate Financial Analyst; Payroll/HR Manager

1996 to 1997

* Oversee accounting (Design/create F/S, ensure accuracy of perp inventory, lead monthly phys inventories)

* Oversee payroll/benefits administration; Prepare/assist w new business/sales quotations and presentations

* Member of original “Plant Management Team” (created September 1997)

Corporate Accountant; Payroll/HR Manager

1995 to 1996

* Prepare F/S, reconcile GL accounts, assist with monthly physical inventories

* Setup and maintain QuickBooks accounting software, transition legacy files into QuickBooks

* Oversee A/P, A/R, payroll/benefits admin (design/create payroll processing/benefits reconciliation tools)

* Ai-Whitmore Lake new programs launch team (Jan-Apr 1995)

* Materials planner, translate customer schedules into supplier requirements

* Manage material requirements, supplier deliveries, engineering change levels for pilot builds

Accounting / Payroll/HR Clerk

1989 to 1995

* Process accounts payable/receivable, period-end journal entries, process payroll and benefits

* Receptionist/general office duties, transition all existing files to Microsoft Office format

* Engineering support (time studies, pillar charts, engineering change tracking)

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

Masters of Science in Finance

1998 - Walsh College

Bachelor of Arts in General Business Administration

1995 - Michigan State University

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)

2008 – American Payroll Association

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