Asha Thomas

Asha thomas

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Consultant- Information Technology, Health Care, Non Profits

  • Education

    • Educational Institution

      1997 - 2000
      Pgdpm human resource management,personnel management,industrial relations
    • University of kerala

      2000 - 2003
      Llb law
    • Villanova university

      2009 - 2010
      Master certificate in human resource management hrm,organisational effectiveness,strategic organisational leadership
  • Experience

    • Airtravel enterprises group

      Dec 2000 - Feb 2004
      Hr officer

      • Led revamp of employee job descriptions by conducting employee interviews and gathering input from department heads, constructing more accurate picture of the duties and skills required.• Conducted initial screening interviews, selection tests, and recommended feasible candidates for hiring from direct and referral applicants and campus recruits.• Carried out employee background and reference checks, and joining formalities.• Reworked new-hire orientation program to include HR information and company resources.• Assisted the HR Manager in employee appraisals and maintained record of appraisals• Evaluated benefit plan or vendor changes and proposed recommendations.• Assisted the HR Manager with the timely administration of centralized payroll and salary disbursement and trained employees on the company’s rewards and benefits programs.• Managed attendance and leave policy administration.. • Assisted in the Company’s fire safety program. Trained employees on safety and security measures.• Organized and facilitated training programs and maintained accurate records of training feedback and evaluation.• Developed the HR handbook that set forth guidelines to assist managers in multiple locations.• Managed the company wide training program for over 200 employees in multiple locations. • Represented the company before the Dept of Labor and Employee State Insurance department. Ensured 100% compliance of records and processes. Show less

    • Rm india

      Mar 2004 - May 2007
      Hr officer

      • Directed recruitment effort functions, including requirements capturing and broadcasting, candidate screening, testing and interviewing, negotiating employment offers, and onboarding.• Evaluated and monitored cost effectiveness of internal and external recruitment sources through vendor performance assessments, company surveys, and periodic reviews of cost per hire.• Instrumental in reducing recruitment costs by 20% while consistently meeting recruitment SLAs for three consecutive years by effectively employing varied sourcing methods.• Responsible for maintaining placement network and developing comprehensive, active talent pool via relationship building with placement centers, campus recruitment programs and employment events.• Key participant in meeting training goal of 10-person days of training per employee on annual basis.• Supported training program evaluation efforts by utilizing feedback to initiate changes, refinements and improvements while partnering with stakeholders and training consultants to develop training curricula• Served as Internal Trainer for UK centric soft skills training programs, conducting 85% of planned training while meeting company training goals.• Ensured 100% conformance for HR department during external audits while integrating all statutory ISO 2000 and ISO 27001 controls into company HR practices.• Served as KPMG Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 2000 and ISO 27001.• Authored reports on employee utilization, headcount and attrition.• Actively associated with Management in reviewing, assessing and developing HR policies and practices that aligned with organizational goals, through HR audits, surveys and employee feedback.• Facilitated the company’s performance management system based on SMART objectives to ensure fair and accurate feedback and enhance employee performance.• Collaborated with management in evaluating, customizing and implementing the company’s HR Management System. Show less

    • Taproot foundation

      Sept 2014 - Aug 2016
      Consultant

      TAPROOT FOUNDATION, CA• Spearheaded HR capacity assessment efforts, identifying client’s existing capacity across the entire HR function through discovery interview, documentation, HR self-assessment, and analyzing key data.• Developed priority list for improving HR functions and developed an action plan for a range of potential short-term and long-term HR improvements.• Conducted skills assessment and identified skill gap and made recommendations for the ideal board structure and profiles of future candidates.• Assessed client volunteer program through interview feedback and collected data and documentation.• Developed project plan that outlined a desired outcome and identified deliverables and resource requirements for multiple volunteer projects. Show less

    • Pacific life

      Aug 2016 - Feb 2017
      Consultant

      • Created and maintained project repository and followed-up on overdue deliverables and approvals• Monitored project financials including spent-to-date; collected new estimates and generate re-forecasts using project management tools.• Maintained project plans by capturing task updates such as progress and completion dates, updated resources and project schedule.• Followed-up on outstanding updates to status, tracked activities, estimates, and deliverables.• Communicated weekly program and project status using status reporting mechanism to all program stakeholders.• Created, maintained and updated tracking tools and logs including change control, issues logs, decision/action logs, and risk management tools.• Maintained project calendars; organized project kick-offs, scheduled requested meetings, and supported agenda creation and distribution.• Prepared necessary presentation materials; documented and published meeting minutes, decisions, and action items.• Collaborated with Centers of Excellence for process improvement initiatives.• Generated JIRA reports to track testing effort and status.• Provided SharePoint site administration support and coordinate SharePoint migration activities. Show less

    • Molina healthcare

      Mar 2017 - Oct 2017
      Consultant

      • Facilitated and coordinated communication and tasks between multiple project teams engaged in HR systems enhancement/implementation efforts.• Created and maintained project calendar and road map to manage and track multiple, related projects and communicated weekly status to all project stakeholders. • Scheduled requested meetings, supported agenda creation and distribution, published meeting minutes, decisions, and followed up on action items.• Collaborated with the HR systems teams to track, manage and help implement application changes for system improvements/enhancements.• Collaborated with the functional SMEs and process owners to elicit and document requirements to ensure that final specifications provided sufficient details for the system/process re design.• Analyzed and interpreted sensitive HR data from multiple sources in support of system implementations and ongoing support of HR systems.• Partnered with Taleo, Oracle HCM, IdM and Service Now teams for timely completion of multiple interdependent integration efforts. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Senior professional in human resources (sphr®) certification

      Hr certification institute - hrci
      Jun 2010
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