Babson College

Gould Academy

•	Develop and implement HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy.
•	Manage four direct reports: Payroll & HRIS Specialist, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Benefits & Leave of Absence Specialist and HR Admin.
•	Researched, created and implemented a paid parental leave program.
•	Created an online FedPoint specific calendar to ensure compliance with labor regulations and HR legal standards; AAP, FMLA, ADA, and with employees in 13 working in 13 states. 
•	Researched, created and implemented a paid parental leave program.
•	Oversee and manage the recruitment and selection process, including job postings, screening resumes, and conducting interviews.
•	Working with the Payroll & HRIS Specialist brought ADP into compliance ensuring all employee taxes, paid leave, and unemployment taxes match the state in which they work, moved earned time banks into an accrual method and reviewed all bonuses to ensure proper ‘real rate’ for overtime hours. 
•	Regularly present updated HR policies and procedures to management teams.
•	Brought the leave of absence process into compliance with FMLA & various paid state leave laws.
•	Oversaw 2024 open enrollment which involved changing health insurance vendors and introducing a high deductibility health insurance plan coupled with an employer sponsored health saving account.
•	Updated the disciplinary process introducing updated forms and processes to ensure accountability.
•	Work closely with the management team on employment relations issues to ensure a fair and equitable process.
•	Oversaw the creation of SharePoint libraries for all HR policies, procedures, forms and job aides and a Management Resource Guide.

FedPoint

Human Resources Manager

•	Provide HR Consulting services for various companies throughout New England onsite and remotely.
•	Examples of consulting roles include:
o	HR Manager for 35-person financial services company
o	Interim HR Manager for multi-location retail business, cleaning company, quasi-State of Maine agency
o	Benefit specialist and leave of absence coordinator covering a maternity leave
o	Wrote job descriptions and created and presented a new performance management process for a municipality.
o	Completed various culture and communication studies conducting in depth interviews with employees and reporting findings to the C-Suite.
•	Proficient with various technologies including: Paylocity, ADP, Paychex, Employee Navigator, Ease, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Slack, and more.
•	Experienced with employee relations, benefits and 401(k) administration, payroll, onboarding, workers compensation, safety, performance reviews, exit interviews, employee handbooks and recruiting.
•	Knowledgeable of federal and state employment law.

KMA Human Resources Consulting

Human Resources Consultant

Leadership Seacoast

Board of Directors - Admissions Co-Chair

Seacoast Human Resource Association

Board of Directors - Membership Co-Chair, 

- Responsible for Human Resources including but not limited to: Recruiting, Onboarding, Payroll, Benefits, Employee Relations, Safety, and FMLA / Leaves of Absence for a 3 shift,  24 X 7 healthcare facility.
- Oversaw implementing Covid related HR updates including:  implementing, monitoring usage of and reporting for FFCRA; testing of all staff per regulations from the NH Department of Public Health for Long Term Care Facilities; and addressing employee morale issues. 
- Oversaw shifting payroll timecard management to the department head level so they could review employees' punches, absences, etc., in real time. 
- Project Manager for implementing a new scheduling software: OnShift. Created timeline, became software in house expert, trained managers and staff, and oversaw timeline for going live. 
- Updated benefits package to a more robust, but cost effective offering. Moved Open Enrollment process from inefficient paper based to online software  managed by our benefit broker.Also updated all benefit offerings to ensure they were compliant with current benefit rules. 
- Analyzed the 401K plan and updated a more employee friendly plan with only a small effect to the company's bottom line. 
- Created a more dynamic orientation experience for new hires bringing in various subject matter experts to speak during the New Hire Orientation day. 
- Conducted market research on local hourly rates for Housekeepers, Dietary staff and LNA's to remain competitive in a very tight labor market. 
- Manage Recruiting, interviewing On-boarding and Training Plans  for new hires throughout the organization.

Webster At Rye

- Responsible for all Human Resources including but not limited to: Onboarding, Benefits, Employee Relations, Safety, Leaves of Absences / FMLA, Workers Compensation, Terminations, Compensation Analysis, Recruiting and Training. 
- Active member of 9 person management team participating in monthly meetings at the Pennsylvania headquarters. 
- Created and implemented a 360 degree review process. Responsible for full life cycle of process from gathering input from appropriate sources through delivering results to managers / directors and creating action plans. 
- Updated all policies and procedures to ensure they were complaints with state and federal laws. Created a Manager's HR toolkit to assist managers and supervisors when I was not on-site. 
- Resurrected a defunct safety committee establishing bylaws, oversaw updating the investigation process and created a new audit procedure. 
- Managed HR, Benefits and PTO using ADP WorkforceNow. Worked closely with the Payroll Specialist to ensure the bi-weekly payroll was accurate. 
- Regular one-on-one manager employee relations training. 
- Organized quarterly Town Hall meetings and updated 'Vygon TV' to improve internal communication. 
- Recruited 9 hires in challenging job market spending $0 on outside recruiters.

Vygon US

Hawthorn Creative is a full-service brand and content marketing firm dedicated to the event and hospitality industry. 

- Responsible for all Human Resources including but not limited to: Onboarding, Benefits, Employee Relations, Payroll, Terminations, Compensation Analysis, Recruiting and Training.
- Coordinated a 10% reduction in work force which included separation agreements, departure meetings, processing Unemployment Benefits and termination paperwork. 
- Managed selection process of new vendors for payroll, benefits, FSA, HSA, Cobra and 401K.
- Updated Employee Handbook to incorporate current practices and applicable employment laws
- Analyzed training needs and sourced local resources such as university workshops and outside vendors to fulfill specific training gaps. 
- Manage Payroll using ADP's WorkforceNow. 
- Lead for the Party Planning Committee which organizes Hawthorn’s social gatherings such as: - -Summer Outing, Holiday Party, Wine & Cheese, corporate breakfasts and lunches and other surprise events.

Hawthorn Creative

HR Manager

- Responsible for managing the full life cycle recruitment of numerous positions for various clients. 
- Liaison with the client as well as managing the recruiters on my team. 
- Managed a team of recruiters to meet client's hiring goals in a timely and cost effective method. 
- Educated junior recruiters on creative sourcing methodologies and assisted them in achieving specific goals. 
- Advised clients on market conditions, hiring trends, legal hiring methodologies and effective interviewing processes. 
- Assisted clients in developing internal referral programs to increase breadth and quality of candidates.
- Full life cycle recruiter for various positions which included, but were not limited to: Customer Support, Jr and Sr level Sales, Marketing, HR, Analytics, Project Managers, IT and Accounting. 
- Managed global recruiting programs in Australia, Ireland, UK, and Amsterdam. Most positions required bilingual candidates. 
- Creative Sourcer generally utilizing free or inexpensive methods to find candidates. 
- Screened candidates, coordinated interviews, closed candidates and extended offers. 
- Extensive use of LinkedIn. Also experience working with: Bullhorn, Compas and Newton Software.

Talent Retriever

Project Manager / Senior Recruiter

- As a retained Recruiter we act as the internal recruiting arm and specialize in small and mid sized companies. We can also augment an internal recruiting department for large companies during times of fast growth. 
- Full life cycle Recruiter specializing in Sales, Marketing and Technology. 
- Extensive sourcing and outreach to find passive candidates. 
- Developed messaging to engage candidates.

Talent Retriever LLC

Senior Recruiter

- Recruited, interviewed and coordinated scheduling for 100+ new volunteers. 
- Researched and identified new sources for targeted recruitment of new volunteers for specific programs within the Museum.
- Qualified potential volunteers by reviewing specific volunteer requirements and ensuring volunteers could meet these requirements. 
- Represented Museum's Volunteer Services Office at Educator's Night and training for the “Quest for Immortality” exhibit.

Museum of Science, Boston

Contract Recruiter

Center for Career Development. 
- Managed all aspects of the Undergraduate Internship Program including program development, outreach efforts and student counseling. 
- Developed robust student programming to introduce and explain the benefits of interning.
- Provided career advising / counseling and resume reviews
- Certified to administer MBTI
- Recruited employers to hire Babson students for both full-time opportunities and internships. 
- Increased number of positions posted annually as well as improved and expanded the types of opportunities.
- Managed on campus interview process to ensure employers had a great experience at Babson. 
- Partnered with Alumni educating them on the various opportunities there were to 'sell' their companies to current students. 
- Assisted in building relationships between Professors and employers within their disciplines.

Recruiting Manager & Internship Coordinator

- Aggressively recruited and qualified technical professionals for permanent and contract positions.
- Utilized numerous recruiting sources which included: company database, internet job boards, internet search tools – data mining, x-ray, flipping, user groups, referrals, networking and direct sourcing. 
- Prescreened and personally interviewed candidates as well as performed in-depth technical reference checks. 
- Successfully negotiated salaries and hourly rates to close candidates on prospective positions. 
- Educated consultants on benefits options, (health, dental, 401K), and administered enrollment. 
- Exceeded placement quota in 2000 and was the # 3 Recruiter in 2001. 
- Recruited for pharmaceutical, financial, software, consumer goods, and telecom industries.

Liz Driscoll SHRM-CP