Valerie Savage

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To take your business to the next level, you need the right people in the right seats. People Architects offers fractional Human Resources and Recruiting for growing companies.

Tech Elevator is an intensive in-person and online education provider helping individuals and companies acquire in-demand technology skills for the modern workforce. Through our part-time and full-time coding bootcamps, we teach students from diverse backgrounds to become software developers while helping them build necessary career readiness skills and career connections through our Pathway Program™️ to land a meaningful job. Founded in 2015, with a focus on quality and care in everything we do, we’re proud of our outcomes. As an early member of the Council on Integrity Results in Reporting (www.cirr.org), Tech Elevator has taken a proactive approach to transparency. Our results speak to our focus on quality and on student success which has earned us a leading national bootcamp position based on the job placement rate of our grads. In 2020, Tech Elevator joined the Stride (LRN) family of companies as part of their broader strategy to create a career-based learning journey for students of all ages.

TRG is the leading mobile managed solutions and service provider in the data collection, mobility and barcode printing industry. We provide an unprecedented amount of service options to our customers including buying, selling, renting, repairing, deploying, servicing and managing equipment. I oversaw the Employee Experience (HR) department at TRG (from payroll to benefits to recruitment and more for 250 employees) and ensured that all of our staff members and leadership team had the tools and training they needed to succeed in their jobs. I successfully implemented new HRIS technology (UltiPro) and introduced additional self-service tools for a better employee experience. New technology provided better data to implement positive enhancements to our total rewards program.

Benesch is an AmLaw 200 business law firm and limited liability partnership with offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Hackensack, Shanghai and Wilmington. The firm is known for providing highly sophisticated legal services to national and international clients that include public and private, middle market and emerging companies as well as private equity funds, entrepreneurs, not-for-profit organizations, trusts and estates. Provided a variety of Human Resource services for 300+ employees and partners over several locations. Actively promoted employee relations and welfare through a high quality internal customer service approach to all firm personnel. Administered orientation and onboarding process for new hires and maintained HRIS/Payroll systems. Developed firm policies/Employee Information Booklets and procedures, ensuring compliance with required regulations. Completed surveys and analyses as requested (i.e. salary analyses, EEO-1 survey, NorthCoast99 Application, SHRM and industry surveys, etc.). Administered and managed annual performance appraisal process, including calculation of pay-for-performance program salary increases and bonuses. Managed and updated monthly HR analytics (i.e. FTE, headcount, retention, etc.). Maintained Employee Information Booklets and updated job descriptions/compensation structure on rotating bi-annual schedules.

Assisted the Director of Operations and Human Resources with administrative needs; oversaw the time and attendance review/approval process for all non-exempt staff - including heavy Outlook calendaring and maintenance of secretarial schedules and the coordination of client-billable overtime. Generated and prepared confidential reports as well as add/move/change and HRIS status updates as needed. Administered the Firm’s public transportation and employee parking programs. Managed internal staff meetings and Firm events (i.e. Holiday Party, Summer Picnic, Continuing Education Seminars, etc.) in coordination with vendors. Maintained confidential personnel files for 300+ Firm employees and partners including compilation of personnel information and tracking of mandatory documents.

Hospitality Restaurants operates nine unique restaurant concepts in Northeast Ohio. These award-winning restaurants are known for enthusiastic, energetic, hardworking professionals dedicated to the simple goal of delivering warm, genuine hospitality each day. Everything we do is geared to achieve your ultimate satisfaction. Performed a variety of executive-level administrative support functions including drafting, proofreading, and editing/revising of correspondence, corporate operations manual, corporate bartender manual and policy memos; provided direct administrative support to all home-office executives including company President, Chief Financial Officer, and Directors of Operations; Served as Safety Committee Project Manager (recorded meeting minutes; created emergency maps and corporate emergency action plan for operating stores; OSHA and Workers' Compensation management; conducted internal restaurant inspections and audits); processed full employee life-cycle confidential benefits information (i.e. employment inquiries, unemployment correspondence, etc.).

The MLRC offers students access to a wide range of leading-edge learning technologies in order to aid students in their language learning process. Facilitated student access to materials for the study and retention of various modern languages through use of targeted software programs and A/V equipment; tracked department resource and resource lab hardware use via online database (InterAction CRM); acted as research support/librarian/knowledge base for students, faculty, and staff and provided technical support regarding lab hardware, software, and various media resources.

Housing Services and Dining Services are committed to helping students make Carnegie Mellon their home away from home. Received and organized all undergraduate housing applications via database; analyzed database information to identify compatible roommates; acted as liaison and customer service contact for disabled/special needs students, international transfer students, and study abroad exchange students; responded promptly and professionally to questions via e-mail and phone from students/parents regarding assignments, dining contracts, and related campus amenities.

Graduated with University Honors Assistant Director of Off the Top Comedy Troupe Received Carnegie Mellon Senior Leadership Award, 2008 | Ludwig Schaefer Award, 2008