Tara Thom

Communicator | Strategist | Innovator | Creator | Mentor | Relationship Builder | Consultant | Team Leadership

Rio, Wisconsin, United States

About

Throughout my career, I have developed a reputation as an experienced professional with the ability to provide comprehensive Human Resource leadership by designing and implementing holistic and ambitious people strategies and agile methodology. I am known to be a collaborative team-player with the ability to partner with leaders to understand core capabilities required to drive business results, which translate into actionable developmental programs; skilled in using high level of consulting proficiencies to influence, coach, and provide feedback to a dynamic team of professionals. Perhaps most important, I am a resilient individual with strong management and people skills, personal values, and technical knowledge; able to administer benefits and respond to benefit inquiries from associates on benefit enrollments, status changes, and other essential matters.

Experience

  • Human Resources Manager at Wisconsin Distributors
    Mar 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

    Establish solid foundation for success by facilitating primary contact between management and employees through a commitment to fostering a positive environment by handling questions and resolving challenging work-related issues. Facilitate all stages of staffing and benefits administration. Manage employee and manager relations; highly skilled in managing disability / FMLA leaves, and workers’ compensation claims. Maintain OSHA compliance logs and filing.

  • Human Resources Manager at ATTIC Correctional Services, Inc.
    Nov 2016 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Served as a link between management and employees; skilled in handling questions and issues while assisting with resolution of work-related problems. Advised managers on organizational policy matters; skilled in recommending important changes. Shaped a productive environment through oversight of all stages of staffing; experienced in sourcing, interviewing, salary negotiation, and onboarding. Served as agency’s HIPAA Privacy Officer and Affirmative Action Officer. Managed Human Resources Generalist responsibilities.

  • Human Resources Generalist at SSI Technologies, Inc
    Jun 2016 - Nov 2016 · 6 mos

    Generated stability by coordinating the employment process. Managed all facets of recruiting including postings, screening, and interviewing. Oversaw on-boarding and new hire orientation, employment verifications, performance management, training, terminations, and exit interviews.

  • Human Resources Generalist at Glory Global Solutions
    Mar 2014 - Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Managed overall human resources functions for Watertown facility. Embraced responsibility for managing an Administrative Assistant. Oversaw entire employee life cycle, including recruitment, on-boarding, performance management, training, coaching, mentoring, program development, career development, and employee relations. Helped to streamline processes, clarify expectations, and improve consistency through meaningful involvement with senior staff initiatives.

  • Human Resources Representative at Telephone and Data Systems™ (TDS™)
    Nov 2007 - Mar 2014 · 6 yrs 5 mos

    Resolved and documented employee relations issues. Provided vital structure through ownership of employee leave processes. Enhanced efficiency and productivity by implementing and administering all Human Resource policies; supported select Human Resource processes, including employee life cycle-related administration and talent acquisition for contractors. Build and nurtured effective, long-term professional relationships with leaders and employees. Provided ongoing support for Human Resource and Organizational Development team processes.