Jaimie Dechico

6500 Lanston Street Apt 101, San Diego, CA 92111 ♦ (619) 300-5312 ♦ jdechico@gmail.com

 

Experienced ★  Organized ★  Team Player ★  Professional ★  Detail-Oriented ★  Driven ★  Critical Thinker ★  An Asset!

 

Objective:

Analysis-savvy Human Resources professional with background in manufacturing, construction, creative, public works
and housing industry. Broad knowledge of benefits administration, training and recruitment. Interested in pursuing HR Administrative position.

 

Skills:

Excellent written and oral communication | Good attention to detail | Experienced with vendors, subcontractors, staff and
all levels of management | Excellent customer service and problem solving skills | One enthusiastic and serious learner.

 

Knowledge

•          Human Resources – Benefits and leave of absence administration, benefits billing reconciliation, HRIS data entry and maintenance, basic recruitment, new hire on-boarding, staff and management training, public sector setting, FMLA, CFRA, ADA, HIPAA, ERISA, COBRA, basic ER-related labor laws, HRIS Reporting.

•          Payroll – Basic payroll processing via HRIS, VOE, wage garnishment processing.

•          Government – Form 700 (Statement of Interest), previous Notary Public, HUD Home-buying Programs.

•          Graphics – Illustration (digital and traditional), Design, Layout, Marketing, desktop publishing, pre-flight, pre-press production, color correction, photo manipulation, photo retouching, four color process film separation.

 

Application Software

•          MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Publisher, Vizio

•          HRIS - ADP (HRB/ezLabor), PeopleSoft, QuickBooks

•          Performance Management - Halogen

•          Applicant Tracking - Taleo, NEOGOV

•          Misc - HUD’S IDIS, SAMBA for EPN

•          Imaging - Adobe Creative Suite CS3, CS5, CS6 (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat), QuarkXPress 7, 8

•          Exposure & Understanding of web design, CSS and HTML languages

•          Print - Exposure to Fiery & TrueFlow RIPS

 

Operating Systems

•          Mac OS X

•          Windows 7/8/2000/XP/Vista

Experience:

AirX Utility Surveyors, Inc.

Escondido, CA  ♦ Payroll Assistant  ♦ 06/2014  – 04/2015

Subsurface utility engineering company offering full service utility locating, Traffic Control and Right of Way Plans, Permit Processing and AC Hot Patch Repairs for commercial and government construction projects.

 

•          PAYROLL – Detailed manual time card data entry into QuickBooks. Weekly payroll processing, including garnishments, loan repayments, deductions and per diem and mileage reimbursement checks.

•          ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE  – creation of invoices, receiving and processing of payments for over 30 clients using QuickBooks.

•          ACCOUNTS PAYABLE - creating checks and processing payments. Weekly and Monthly detailed Subcontractor invoicing and reporting on all construction projects, including those for Jacobs Field Services, County of San Diego, Otay Water Authority and various city and government agencies.

•          RECRUITMENT - New Employee on-boarding and benefits enrollment.

•          TRAINING – database maintenance, coordinate industry required training such as Flagger, Railroad and OSHA Safety

•          Employee Pull Notice Maintenance – Driver list maintenance, review & resolve EPN report issues

•          FLEET MAINTENANCE – Log and review daily inspections, maintain equipment files, Log expenses, Schedule equipment service and repairs with vendors, order parts, coordinate inspections and track mileage

•          DigAlerts - Call-in tickets, respond to utility companies regarding dig locations and project information

•          MARKETING – Complete detailed statement of qualification questionnaires for bid projects, Update and maintain company branding on multiple vendor subcontractor databases, update Facebook page, generate marketing brochures and fliers

 

San Diego Housing Commission

San Diego, CA  ♦  Human Resources Technician  ♦  11/2006  –  07/2012

Award-wining public agency dedicated to preserving and increasing affordable housing within the City of San Diego.

 

Human Resources Technician  ♦  07/2010  –  07/2012

•          BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION – documentation, orientation, enrollment, changes, COBRA, and billing reconciliation (in collaboration with Accounting) of Medical, Dental, Vision, FlexSpend and Life Insurance plans. Worked in conjunction with benefits broker for open enrollment and resolve escalated issues.

•          RECRUITMENT – Post job openings, track candidates, run reports on application software (Taleo), schedule interviews, conduct oral and written assessment instruments, draft interview questionnaires, and process job requisitions. Work with staffing agencies to obtain talent per departmental needs.

•          LIAISON – Applicants and public regarding job posting, description, processes, benefits and resolve post-offer discrepancies as relating to conflict of interest, background check, pre-employment physical and drug screen issues. Conduct HR orientations including new hire sign-in, benefits and monthly orientation. 

•          UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE – process all UI claims, appeals and forms; representative at UI hearings and appeals.

•          HRIS MANAGEMENT – maintain and monitor ADP/HRB, Employee Pull Notice (SAMBA), Years of Service, Pension Vesting, and Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700, in collaboration with the City of San Diego) databases.

•          REPORT GENERATION – highly detailed reporting presented to executive level management, including job classification comparisons, compensation equity, benefits, and new system analysis and impact, and department-specific information as requested.

•          DATA ENTRY – processing, verification, maintenance and file documentation of personnel actions relating to staffing, recruitment, benefits, training records, performance evaluations, classifications and unemployment claims in ADP/HRB. Generate Bi-Weekly reports for upload to Payroll. Work with Accounting/Payroll to resolve issues.

•          FORMS AND INFORMATION Management and Audit – Quality check including state/company-required notices, updated content on forms, hand-outs and presentations, and agenda revision/update as needed according to State, Federal and local jurisdictions. Develop and maintain user procedure manuals and payroll policies to ensure they are current with the processes. Year-end document archiving according to document retention schedule.

•          TRAINING – database entry and maintenance, coordinate industry required training such as Sexual Harassment, Blood-borne Pathogens and OSHA Safety.

•          COMMITTEE MEMBER – Toastmaster implementation, New HRIS system update roll-out, New performance management system (Halogen) roll-out, Administrative Assistants Committee, HR/PR team meets. Participated in planning, technical implementation and training of newly implemented HRIS, performance management AND HR-related systems, including management/staff-geared training, daily system monitoring/management and informational hand-out development and distribution. Create minutes and distribute to HR/PR team.

•          CUSTOMER SERVICE – process requests and forms, answer phones and questions, monitor HR-inbox, provide information as needed to management, staff, co-workers and outside clients, including the general public.

•          ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT – filing, copying, scanning, mailing and faxing of documents, distribution of correspondence and packages, order supplies, request equipment repair, create New Hire packets, etc.

 

Senior Office Assistant  ♦  11/2006  –  07/2010

•          Home/Major loan insurance data monitoring & maintenance, including implementation of force-placed insurance.

•          Annual Home-ownership Occupancy declaration packet (required yearly loan paperwork) mail-out, monitoring, maintenance and archiving, including data entry in HUD’s IDIS database

•          Complete closing details for paid-off home loans, including title removal from deed and Notary Public Services.

•          Type, edit & proofread, mail-out various reports & documents to insurance agencies, borrowers and escrow agents.

•          Intake and screen Home/Major loan packages for completeness and meet loan program requirements.

•          Office supplies and equipment request processing and monitoring.

•          Provide administrative support functions, including reception coverage, as needed.

 

National Steel and Shipbuilding, Co.

San Diego, CA  ♦  Payroll Practitioner  ♦  12/2002  –  06/2006

Major west-coast shipbuilder and designer, specializing in auxiliary and support ships for the U.S. Navy and oil tankers and dry cargo carriers for commercial markets.

 

Payroll Practitioner  ♦  06/2005  –  06/2006

•          Review and approve time card entries of 4,000+ employees for payroll

•          Wage Garnishments Processing – Review and data entry of starts, changes and terminations in PeopleSoft

•          Terminations – generate final paychecks and process terminations in Payroll

•          Customer Service / Support – time sheet correction, resolve check disputes, process Direct Deposits, etc.

 

Plant Security, Administrative  ♦  06/2004  –  05/2005

•          Process Employee, Vendor and Subcontractor access into shipyard, Navy Base and ships – Individual ID verification and citizenship authentication, distribute and maintain personnel lists to yard and naval security, coordinate yard escorts as needed.

•          Intake and review of new Subcontractor access paperwork for completeness of personnel lists, insurance requirements and security forms.

•          Monitor and Maintenance of all yard security access forms, including I -9 Forms

•          Customer Service / Support – Generate and maintain ID passes, filing, answer phones, etc.

 

Human Resources Assistant  ♦  12/2002  –  05/2004

•          RECRUITMENT – Assist with supervising major recruitment events (400+ attendees), Schedule and conduct pre-screen interviews, monitor and maintain pre-screen applicant information for department needs, host informational meeting for departments and the public, conduct oral and written assessment instruments, process job requisitions, Company Representative / Host for various in-house and off-site job fairs.

•          ATTENDANCE MANAGEMENT – Policy documentation, Point System maintenance, Data entry and filing for 3,000+ hourly employees including leaves of absences, rainy day workdays, military, jury duty, CFRA/FMLA, worker’s comp, pregnancy and disability leaves.

•          HRIS MANAGEMENT – Database maintenance, new hire on-boarding and personnel action forms data entry

•          Disability Insurance – Provide info to employees, process leave paperwork and data entry

•          LIAISON – Subcontractor companies for hire, termination & payroll issues, yard access. Applicants and public regarding job posting, description, processes, benefits and resolve post-offer discrepancies, background check, pre-employment physical and drug screen issues.

•          Conduct HR orientations including new hire sign-in, benefits orientation and sign-up and monthly orientation.

•          Records Retention Monitor – Year-end document archiving according to document retention schedule.

•          ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT – filing, copying, scanning, mailing and faxing of documents, distribution of correspondence and packages, order supplies, request equipment repair, create New Hire and Orientation packets, and Hi-Volume Front desk customer service as needed.

 

Education:

Human Resources Related

•          Unemployment Insurance - 2011, Unemployment Insurance 101: Assessing and Responding to Claims for UI Benefits, Lorman Education Services

•          HRIS Administration - 2011, Training Certification for Maintaining EE Info, ADP Training and Performance Systems

•          HR Best Practices - 2011, Human Resources for Anyone with Newly Assigned HR Responsibilities, Fred Pryor

•          I-9 & E-Verify - 2011, Current Requirements, Anticipated Changes and Solutions, Fred Pryor

•          Sexual Harassment Training - 2007, Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Training, HR Capital Consultants, Inc.

•          Notary Public - 2007, California Notary Public Practices and Procedures, National Notary Association

 

San Diego Continuing Education

San Diego, CA  ♦  02/2013  –  12/2013

•          Electronic Pre-Press Operations Certificate

 

Platt College

San Diego, CA  ♦  02/2006  –  09/2007

•          Associate of Applied Science Graphic Design (cum laude)

 

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA  ♦  02/2001  –  02/2004

•          Art & Engineering. 2001 Undergraduate Art Nominee

 

 

Miscellaneous Experience:

The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper

San Diego, CA  ♦ Graphic Artist  ♦ 04/2013  –  07/2014

Weekly local newspaper targeting the African & African-American communities.

•          Layout - Weekly 22-page tabloid with text and photos, Ad placement, Ad rebuilds from scratch

•          Graphics – Collaborate layout with photographers, place receive photos and stories on layout, Convert and re-size images, b&w and color photo correction, manipulate and create images as needed

•          Web – Upload, tag and caption existing and new weekly content for search engine optismization

•          Liaison with Printer edition received and troubleshoot printing issues

•          Various other design work as primary graphic artist.

 

EgoID Media for ArtLab Studios

San Diego, CA  ♦ Graphic Designer  ♦ 05/2013  –  03/2014

Busy arts, music and open venue featuring local talent in the Normal Heights Community.

•          Design and print weekly promotional event graphics (postcard and a larger format poster) and social media items (Blogger post and Facebook Headers)

•          Coordinate distribution timeline with venue manager, performance artists and printer

•          Various other design work as needed.

 

Freelance Designer/ Artist

San Diego, CA  ♦  Designer, Artist  ♦  07/2007  –  09/2010

Illustration and design for various agencies, groups, and non-profits.

 

•          2009, 2010 - Filipino American Shipbuilder Employee Association (FASEA)

Volunteer. Non-Profit Organization of 200+ members. Special Event programs (30pages w/ad building), event brochures, direct mailers, posters, print ad, various other design work as primary graphic artist.

•          2007, 2008 - National City Community Concert Band

Volunteer. Non-profit Community organization. Brochure, event program, print ad, ad building, various show art work for print.

•          2007 - San Diego Repertory Theatre

Internship. One of San Diego’s cutting-edge theatres. Seasonal brochure, direct mailer, print ad, poster, cards, various show art work designs for print.

•          2007 - Silver Gate Elementary School

Internship project. Event brochure, logo, direct mailers, invitation cards and misc. artwork for the school’s major annual fundraiser.

 

Ralph's Grocery

San Diego, CA  ♦Courtesy Clerk/Cashier  ♦  09/2008  –  04/2010

Major supermarket chain in the Southern California area and the largest subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Kroger.

•          Cash handling and Bagging groceries with a smile

 

Aviation Publications Services /APS Charts.

Del Mar, CA  ♦  Document Controller  ♦  07/2006  –  11/2006

Locally owned business providing technical publications to the aircraft and aviation industry.

•          Documentation control & organization of history records, bill of materials, customer invoices

•          Customer information & inventory database maintenance

•          Pulling and shipping charts for orders

•          General clerical support

 

Aztec Shops, Ltd.

San Diego, CA  ♦  Supervisor  ♦  09/2001  –  12/2002

Aztec Shops is a not-for profit corporation as an auxiliary of San Diego State University and operates the SDSU Booktore, Dining and Convenient Stores.  This location was the 2nd highest sales gross convenient store on campus.

•          Supervisor: Employee management including: scheduling and discipline (30+ employees), inventory/invoicing maintenance, cash handling including: bank till count and deposits.

•          Associate: cashier, high-volume customer service, inventory stocking, misc. opening and closing duties as needed.