1. RAQUEL GARCIA
16025 Folger St, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Tel:(626)425-4235 photoperception.2013@gmail.com
I am seeking long term employment within a manufacturing company in the area of Human Resource
Management. Offering 16 years experience in employee relations; with over 7 years in Payroll and Human
Resource Management. I consider myself a loyal and dedicated employee with highly regarded
interpersonal skills and the ability to provide diverse knowledge as well as implementation of structured
efficiency for successful productivity. Readily available to demonstrate my strengths with additional
background support in health and safety regulatory compliance, workers compensation, labor
management/collective bargaining (union and non-union environments).
KEY SKILL AREAS
• HR / Labor Laws (US and Mexico); Union Collective Bargaining
• Analyze, implement and carry out new employee related programs
• Conflict/Resolution
• On-Site Staffing and Orientation
• Forcast and Budget Targeting
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality
• Expert level of knowledge with Microsoft Software, ADP Payroll Workforce Now/New Migration,
Spreadsheets and database file retention
• Contract Negotiations
• Facility Management and Compliance – local, state and federal
• RFP/Project Management
• Hazmat Certified/Logistics
• Strong Purchasing Skills
WORK EXPERIENCE
Randstad USA, Assignment Flexible Packaging Mfg. Corp.,Industry, CA Fall 2014 – Winter 2015
Human Resources Generalist (temp contract assignment)
Conduct new hire intake and orientations, fill vacant positions from warehouse laborer to newly developed
positions, renew job descriptions, pre-screen candidates, filter interviews through management, develop
ACA employee census for Health Insurance carriers, processed benefit enrollments and implemented
on-line administration of dental insurance carrier. Generated and processed weekly timecards for all
temps, kept temps fully staffed during high levels of turnover in a department that runs 24 hours a day,
trained HR Manager on upgrade features of ADP Version 8.0 and taught her how to develop specific
criteria reports, Maintained compliance records for training, coordinated company-wide sexual harassment
training (bilingual English/Spanish), implemented a more efficient method for tracking vacations.
Brown Jordan Company, El Monte, CA 2007 – 2013
Human Resources Manager / Facilities Management
Execute compensation, staff discipline, evaluations, leadership development and risk mitigation policies
based on HR best practices. Support personnel and benefit administration for multiple locations
throughout the United States and International facilities in Juarez Mexico. Managed up to 13 different
benefit plans and interpret policies and procedures in support of hiring, termination, evaluation, and

2. disciplinary action. Ensured compliance with all local, state and federal agencies and responsible for all
mandatory facility permits, inspections, capital expenditures proposals and contracts.
• Created and implemented an automated vacation accrual system for employees at 17 global
locations.
• Served on the management team for quarterly inventory.
• Coordinated annual employee furniture sale and annual public tent sale.
• Responsible for new hire(s) in all local west coast division from administrative to production areas
of facilities (Furniture Mfg.). Conduct terminations and represented the CA corporate offices in all WC
cases. Managed staffing for additional 7 show room facilities as well as coordinate for trade show events.
• Supported globalization and leadership development efforts during a period of organizational
transition and corporate legal restructuring.
• Reviewed Facility Closure Contingency Plan and made recommendations regarding union
negotiations, production shut down and displaced workers.
• Labor Management: Mediated and coordinated union bargaining (union and non-union
environments) and project management. I was part of a 7 person panel along with the VP, corporate
counsel, union reps and union trust representatives.
Willdan, City of Industry, CA 2003 – 2007
Community Development Technician / Project Manager
Served as a consultant and an extension of public agency staff for a total of 10 local government
agencies. Duties ranged from preparation of long-range policy plans to assistance with the day to day
operation of the planning department. Duties performed as a consultant for CDBG funding/Federal Block
Grants. Assit under a programatic review conducted by the LACo. Auditor-Controller-Financial Review
Simmons Knife and Saw, Santa Fe Springs, CA 1997–2003
Office Manager – HR Asst./ AR Collections
I demonstrated growth from customer service to office management in my career term at Simmons.
Applied my strength in screening new hires, payroll, AP/AR, product recommendations and attended trade
shows for the company across the US.
EDUCATION
California State University-Fullerton - College of Business and Economics
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), 1995 - 1997
Continued education in ADP 8.0 Workforce Now, ACA Regulatory Practices, CA Obama Care/Reform,
etc.
HONORS/AWARDS
Los Angeles Community Development Commission Recognition, IATA Certification, ADP Expert &
Reporting Certification of Completion, DOJ Clearance, I-9 Compliance Training, Administrative
Management Association in Business Writing Certification, Certificate of Completion Computer
Accounting, 97th percentile ranking recognition for the State of CA Business-Tax Auditor I & II, Lead
Based Paint Training Certification-LACDC

3. Other Skills:Bilingual English/Spanish, Microsoft Office, Marketing, Sales Forcasting, Engineering
(Government grant funded projects),ADP Payroll & Reporting, Computer Networking, OSHA
Referrals Upon Request