Manager Human Resources

Gregory T. Schumacher, PHR

***** ********** ***

Truckee, CA 96161

abh65m@r.postjobfree.com

Home Phone: 530-***-****

Cell Phone: 530-***-****

Objective:

To contribute and grow as an HR Manager where my employee relations,

benefit management, legal knowledge and business planning skills can

contribute to the profitability of the business and the development of its

employees.

Experience:

01/09 - Present Owner/Consultant - Tahoe HR Solutions

. Develop HR strategies for small businesses that increased productivity

an average of 20%

. Audit and implement HR policies, procedures, documentation and

benefits to help reduce the chance of costly litigation

. Conduct harassment investigations and subsequent terminations in

accordance with best practices and applicable law

. Design, implement and administer benefit plans to reduce or limit

costs

. Create employee handbooks with 100% compliance and client satisfaction

. Create policies and procedures with 100% compliance and client

satisfaction

. Create employee development programs to increase core knowledge and

cut unwanted turnover by an average of 15%

. Screening and hiring of applicants

. Termination assistance

. Posses strong legal knowledge

01/07 - 01/09 Director of Human Resources - Truckee-Tahoe Lumber

Company

. Completely restructured the HR process to play an integral role in the

strategic planning of the business

. Brought extensive knowledge of employment law thereby reducing the

cost of legal counsel by 80%

. Reduced unwanted employee turnover by 60%

. Created a new hire orientation thereby reducing core competency

training from one month to two weeks

. Created new personnel record processes and eliminated the possibility

of legal fines and penalties

. Employed a new payroll and mini-HRIS to reduce reporting and input

errors by nearly 100%

. Administered company benefit program including vacation, sick leave,

retirement plan, health and dental insurance

. Created a company-wide safety program that helped in reducing worker's

compensation claims by 75%

. Created an up to date and highly comprehensive employee handbook and

subsequent policies and procedures

. Created trainings for managers to better conduct employee reviews and

ongoing coaching methods

. Increased the employee health benefit at an 8% increase in cost when

industry average was a 25% increase in cost with no increase in

benefit

. Increased employee satisfaction by 40% based on employee surveys

. Effectively conducted a major reduction in force with no legal

repercussion while maintaining relatively high employee morale

08/06 - 12/06 Comp and Benefits Manager - Booth Creek Ski Holdings -

Northstar at Tahoe Resort

. Worked with brokers and providers to obtain the highest level of

medical/dental coverage at an increase of only 10% when industry

average was 15%

. Implemented a "mini-medical plan" for seasonal workers to ensure their

medical needs were met

. Administered all benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k,

life insurance, LTD, mini-medical plan and supplemental insurance

plans

. Planed and implement the open enrollment process thereby reducing

employee frustration and increasing user knowledge to decrease

administrative costs

. Maintained compliance with plan document to ensure disqualification

did not occur

. Conducted wage surveys and revamped the pay grade system to correspond

with the new CA minimum wage

. Created staffing reports for strategic analysis and helped managers to

decrease payroll by 10% while maintaining and increasing customer

satisfaction

. Maintained the HRIS system as well as training staff on proper use

. Acted as the resort payroll and KRONOS trainer and successfully

decreased entry errors by over 30%

. Created new compensation structure

04/06 - 08/06 Employment Manager - Booth Creek Ski Holdings -

Northstar at Tahoe Resort

. Manage all aspects of resort recruiting for new village operations and

established mountain operations and increased employee count by over

500

. Attend and manage job fairs both domestic and international

. Created statistical analysis of demographic data to improve the

recruiting process

. Trained managers on California and Federal employment laws to decrease

potential of improper management practices

. Managed a seasonal staff of two clerks

06/03 - 04/06 Benefits and Payroll Coordinator - Booth Creek Ski

Holdings

. Worked with brokers and providers to obtain the highest level of

medical/dental coverage at an increase of only 10% when industry

average was 15%

. Assist and directed open enrollment meetings reducing employee

frustration and increasing user knowledge to decrease administrative

costs

. Assisted in resolving medical billing issues and coverage issues

. Complied with HIPPA Laws and Regulations

. Managed COBRA notifications with a 0% error rating and implemented a

tracking system in order to prevent any possible future errors

. Successfully transitioned six separate resort payrolls into a

centralized payroll department and reduced errors by over 50%

. Complied with employment laws for six (6) States as well as Federal

regulations

. Accounted for payroll liabilities

04/02 - 05/03 HR Recruiting Coordinator -Booth Creek Ski Holdings -

Northstar at Tahoe Resort

. Increased manager participation in the recruiting process

. Responsible for recruiting, both nationally and internationally

. Decreased ad costs by nearly 20% through intelligent ad placement with

no reduction in qualified applicants

. Developed an internship program that groomed future resort management

and reduced potential training costs

. Streamlined the new hire process to reduce errors and hourly employee

time

. Possessed superior legal compliance knowledge of all California and

Federal employment law

. Assisted other departments during peak customer visits in order to

increase customer satisfaction

10/01 - 04/02 HR Clerk - Booth Creek Ski Holdings - Northstar at

Tahoe Resort

. Facilitate employee hire paperwork

. Distribute uniforms

. Ensured legal compliance of all California and Federal employment law

. Tracked inventory and helped cut loss by 10%

. Assisted other departments during peak customer visits in order to

increase customer satisfaction

01/01 - 10/01 Consultant - Creative Sports Group

. Acquire sponsors for NASCAR teams

. Create proposal documents

. Administrative duties

Education:

1995-2000 North Carolina State University

. B.S. Business Management

. Dean's List

Specialized Training:

. PHR

. VP of Membership Sierra Human Resources Association

. Employment Law Compliance Seminars

. Tax Law Seminars

. Management Tools Training

References and a list of job duties available upon request

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