Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Trial by fire Employee Relations Manager, reposible for designing and administering comp and benefit plans and employee relations for the very talented 380 employees of our company. Background in management-sided labor relations, union prevention, human relations audits, and employment law. In the past year have created new medical and dental plans, converted a 401(k) plan, implemented new HRIS platform, managed revision of post-retirement medical plan, completely restructured our compensation plan, prepared for integrating a target acquisition, and implemented executive communication plans for all employees.

Work History

• Hargray Communications
• Employee Relations Manager
• January 2009 to Present

• Hargray Communications
• Administrative Director
• March 2008 to January 2009

• Hargray Communications
• HR Administrator
• August 2005 to March 2008

• Enter and maintain employee information in HR/Accounting database; create reports from database; orient and in-process new employees; coordinate new hire orientation and other on-site training; coordinate off-site training for employees; conduct training (both one-on-one and classroom style) for employees; maintain and administer employee benefits, including medical coverage, 401(k), and retirement and security programs; explain policy and procedures to employees, supervisors, and managers; assist supervisors and managers with employee problems and questions; coordinate company-sponsored blood drives; maintain job postings and reportable data for company affirmative action plan; represent company at job fairs; and assist in all other Human Resources functions with Vice President of Human Resources.

Education

• Eastern Kentucky University
• BA, Philosophy & Religion
• 1995 - 1997

• Webster University
• BFA, Dance
• 1993 - 1995