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Human Resources Specialist

Taylor Anderson
604 Harmony Lane
Pleasantville, CA 94588
(925) 555-1234

PROFILE

Human resources specialist with more than 9 years of experience in a supportive role. Background includes all aspects of human resources with sole responsibility for employee service award and education reimbursement programs. Proven record of success increasing efficiency, saving time, and reducing expenses. Gained experience assisting in writing policies and procedures, and consolidating operations after reorganization. Computer skills include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and Inpower), Beyond Mail, and OnTime within a Microsoft Windows NT environment.

EXPERIENCE

Doyle and Associates, Houston, Texas
1996 - Present
Human Resources Specialist
Supported a department of 19 including a director, managers, and supervisors within the human resources department for an oil and gas production and exploration company with 2,000 employees in Texas, New Mexico, London, and Canada. Assisted in administering benefits (401k; life, health, dental, vision, and medical insurance; short-term and long-term disability; and compensation) for the entire company on a corporate and division level. Maintained additional responsibility for supporting all human resource activities for 250 employees at the corporate office. Interacted with all levels of employees within the corporate office, as well as human resource managers and staff within each division, and vendors outside the company.
• Participated in writing and revising policies and procedures for the HR Handbook which is distributed at orientation.
• Maintained sole responsibility for managing the educational reimbursement program with a $100,000 annual budget for the entire company.
- Conducted indepth research project to determine which online programs would be acceptable.
- Currently rewriting policy to include online information and guidelines, working with legal counsel and human resource manager.
• Coordinate and direct the employee service award program with a $150,000 annual budget, negotiating vendor contracts (purchased higher quality products from Tiffany's, and reduced time by at least 25% in handling returns and complaints).
• Currently serving in an interim capacity to insure that all training and development activities are coordinated while company is recruiting for a new director.
• Assigned in 1998 to provide administrative support to the vice president of human resources and director of training and development.
• Recognized a $60 per person discrepancy between the contract fee and actual cost for training materials, and eventually negotiated and saved a total of $37,500.
• Served as liaison between the vice president of human resources and employees, human resource managers, and staff to resolve problems or make referrals.

Reed and Maxwell, Houston, Texas
1990 - 1996
Human Resources Specialist
Assisted the director and manager of human resources in the administration of benefits, payroll, and other human resource activities such as drug testing for 1,100 employees onsite at the corporate level. Interacted with all personnel, from executives to employees on the manufacturing lines.
• Selected to participate on a team involved in the consolidation of benefits, payroll, and other human resource activities, combining five specialized divisions into one after a major reorganization and downsizing of staff (involved a computer conversion and accumulation of over 300 hours of overtime during ten weeks out of the year).
• Participated on a two-member team that coordinated the School Work Program, with responsibility for writing policy, serving as a liaison with the schools, and interviewing, selecting, and supervising students.

EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
M.B.A., Business Economics, Minor: International Relations, June 1985
Graduated Summa cum laude

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
B.A., Business Economics, June 1983
Courses in International Economics and Foreign Affairs.

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