SARAH E. BURGESS

3779 Saint Ellen’s Drive • Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 • 804-212-8757 • sburgess1129@gmail.com

PROFILEHuman Resources Leader with 20 years of comprehensive human resources experience including recruitment and retention, conflict resolution, change management, EEO compliance, compensation, payroll and benefits administration.

Proven ability to partner with senior management team to integrate human resource strategies that support business strategy, productivity, and profitability.

Experienced at managing a full spectrum of HR programs and services in multiple industries. Strong command of HR legal issues and compliance. Master’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations. Ability to motivate staff and achieve results through strong communication and interpersonal skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEHuman Resources Specialist, Charleston County First Steps 9/15-currentHR Generalist duties include recruiting and interviewing, employee relations, policies and procedures updates, creating job descriptions, performance appraisals, timesheet and time off administration, employee training and succession planning as well as other duties as assigned.

Human Resources Associate, Tides Enterprises, Charleston, SC 7/14—3/15HR responsibilities included recruiting, hiring, performance appraisal and disciplinary administration, benefits and 401(k) coordination and enrollments, employee training, employee handbook updates, and payroll. Dealt with various levels of employees to include truckers, warehouse, office staff and commodity traders.

Accounting Clerk, Dunhill Staffing, Mt. Pleasant, SC 2/14—4/14Temporary position during tax season for McCay, Kiddy and Associates. Sorted and scanned all tax information based on income and expense categories.

Human Resources Consultant, HR Business Solutions, Richmond, VA 11/05 – 2/12Contracted to work for Eagle Construction of VA as an HR Generalist concentrating on employee recruitment, payroll, training and benefits administration. Additionally handled new hires, terminations, employee relations and issues regarding I-9s. Assisted Spanish speaking applicants and employees with our new hire and employee processes and procedures.

Human Resources Manager, First Capital Bank, Glen Allen, VA 9/05 – 11/08Responsibilities included payroll and benefits administration, recruitment, affirmative action plan writing, compensation plan administration, succession and performance appraisal planning, and benefits. Additional duties included employee relations, creating and maintaining policies, and leadership training.

Human Resources Consultant, HR Consulting Company, LLC Charleston, WV 9/03 – 9/06 Provided HR consulting and training services to multiple small companies to include HR audit, policy and procedure design, compensation design, pay practices, job description development, employee relations counseling, affirmative action plan development, and leadership training.

Adjunct Faculty Instructor, West Virginia State University, Charleston, WV 10/03 – 12/04Taught classes each semester for employees of local companies who wanted to finish their degree in Business. Benefits 101 and Benefits 102. Benefits 101 dealt with retirement plan basics and Benefits 102 dealt with all remaining benefits such as medical plans, prescription plans, dental plans, flexible spending accounts, MSAs and HSAs, COBRA, HIPAA and other ancillary benefits.

Benefits Associate, Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC), Charleston, WV 8/02 – 9/03Responsible for plan administration of self-insured plans for 4500 employees for dental and pharmacy. Duties included reporting, summary plan descriptions, resolving issues regarding eligibility, plan design/ changes, liaison with third party administrators and open enrollment. Also a member of a committee tasked with CAMC’s Six Sigma Return to Work project for Worker’s Compensation to include job analysis and training. Office Manager, United Talent, LLC, Charleston, WV 12/01 – 08/02Managed the daily operations of a temporary staffing agency. Responsibilities included supervision of customer service representatives, as well as client accounts. HR duties included benefits administration and review, performance review management, employment law compliance, recruiting and staffing, development of policies and procedures, training and employee relations.

Human Resources Manager, ARTEL, Inc., Reston, VA 4/98 – 2/01Responsible for the development and implementation of effective HR programs and strategies for a global I.T. company with over 150 employees. Duties included employee recruitment, managing and developing HR staff members, designing and implementing HR policies that supported business objectives, advising managers and employees regarding employment relations issues, administration of compensation system and HRIS, developing and conducting management training.

Human Resources Representative. Space Applications Corporation, Vienna, VA 1/97 – 4/98

Human Resources Generalist. Autometric, Inc., Alexandria, VA 12/95 – 1/97Human Resources Administrator. SEMCOR, Inc., Arlington, VA 6/94 – 12/95

Personnel Coordinator. Temporary Solutions, Vienna, VA 1/94 – 6/94

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSMaster of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations (MSIR) 12/93West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) 5/92West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) (currently working on certification for SHRM Sr. Certified Professional) 6/16