kari caldwell

Managed Human Resource functions for 60-100 employees. Areas of responsibility include: Recruiting, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Benefits, and Compensation. Responsible for company wide preparation and reporting of Affirmative Action for over 700 employees. Member of the branch office leadership committee. Successfully rolled out an HRIS system post-acquisition. The system allowed HR to gain efficiencies by reducing the number of systems employee data was manually keyed in from 11 to 9. Use of this system recovered over $100K in overpayment of insurance premiums. Key member of the team that rolled out a worldwide compensation structure. Project work included writing job descriptions, job matching, creation of salary structure, and assigning job grades. Participated in Sarbanes-Oxley roll-out and ongoing compliance. Payroll administration for Michigan office. Assist with compensation planning and participation in salary surveys.

Responsible for company wide preparation and reporting of Affirmative Action. Successfully rolled out an HRIS system. Facilitated benefit plan selection and administration. Managed the vendor relationship with benefit broker. Payroll administration for US office. Assist with compensation planning and participation in salary surveys. Designed and implemented a New Employee Orientation program. Partnered with the IT department to design and implement an automated online application and applicant tracking system. Wise Solutions was acquired by Altiris, Inc. in December, 2003.

Managed the Human Resource function for 50 employees. Functions of focus included: Recruiting, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Benefits, and Compensation. Implemented new policies and procedures for processing product quotations and sales orders, for handling and scheduling service requests, and for tracking service visits. Responsible for all general office management. Supervised 2 employees.