Elanna Stamm Reiss

SUMMARY

Senior Human Resources Generalist with strong background in the corporate environment. Skilled in partnering with management handling employee relations, recruitment, staffing, compensation and benefits practices.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hewlett Packard Critical Facilities Services EYP MCF
440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016
The worlds largest technology company, it stood as number 14 on the Fortune 500 list for 2007 with revenues of $113.1B in fiscal 2008. Joined HP as a result of its February 2008 acquisition of EYP Mission Critical Facilities, a consulting company specializing in strategic technology planning, design and operations support for large-scale data centers.
Senior Human Resources Generalist (Associate Level)June 2007 January 2009
Human Resources Generalist (Staff Level) August 2005 June 2007
Acted as a point of contact for all Human Resource services in order to provide management consultation and guidance to over 350 clients spread across eleven locations in the U.S. Responsible for guiding employees and management on recruiting, handling employee relations matters, compensation and benefits.
Drove forward Human Resource initiatives and processes supporting the business strategy and the development of talent within the organization.
Supervised the handling of all Human Resources administrative processes including hiring, on-boarding and terminations. Handled all benefit related matters, including interacting with brokers, conducting all benefits enrollment, supporting employee inquiries and processing all billing.
Led the on-boarding process facilitating a company wide orientation program for all new hires throughout the U.S.
Implemented a performance management system to align business, leadership and personal competencies with overall business objectives. Trained managers and supervisors on the performance process resulting in quality reviews and a performance driven culture.
Partnered with management to support best-practice employment policies throughout the organization.
Served on the transition team as a point person for the Human Resources function facilitating a smooth changeover and on-boarding of all employees in the acquisition of EYP MCF by Hewlett Packard.

UJA-Federation of New York
130 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10022
One of the most successful local charities in the United States, the UJA Federation serves as one of the world's largest and most effective networks of social service providers and programs.
Human Resources Coordinator January 2003 August 2005

Sourced talent for the organization by managing online recruitment campaigns, screening applicants and scheduling candidates for interviews.
Managed the on-boarding process by conducting reference and background checks, preparing offers of employment and processing all new hires during their orientation session.
Administered employee records in the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) and was selected as part of the team to evaluate a new HRIS platform for the organization.
Supported employee programs including staff wellness, employee recognition and company events.

Comedy Central
1775 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Human Resources InternJanuary 2002 May 2002

Diesel USA Inc.
770 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Human Resources InternJanuary 2001 August 2001

EDUCATION

New York University (NYU), New York, NY
Master of Science Human Resource Management & Development May, 2008
o GPA 3.77

Rutgers University Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Arts Degree Labor StudiesMay, 2002
o Summa Cum Laude, GPA (in Major) 4.0

COMPUTER SKILLS

ADP PC Payroll for Windows (PCPW), ADP ReportSmith
Microsoft Office - Excel, Word and PowerPoint