Dr. Velma Lewis PhD I/O Psychology

Experience

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  Physicians Healthcare Plans

  May 1996 - Oct 2001

  Managed and directly involved in all HR functions to include recruitment & staffing (working with hiring managers to place ads, review resumes, interview candidates, and complete on-boarding process), compensation (conduct research to determine JMV to assure company was competitive and establish internal policies to assure consistency), employee relations (conduct investigations, provide feedback to HR Director), benefits (administer company benefits program, led open enrollment efforts), training & development (led new hire orientation training, liaison for outside training facilitators), and employee events (chairman of social committee); Supervise office assistant and receptionist.Net Result: Successfully managed the change efforts during a tremendous growth period and office expansions into several regions throughout Florida. Show less Prepare all ads for entire company, and assure proper internal posting and external notification to local newspaper; review and process all resumes received and disseminate to appropriate departments; greet and place all temporary employees and maintain all data associated with the process; prepare and update job descriptions for entire company; schedule applicant interviews and administer all pre-employment testing, such as; Word, Excel, Data Entry, etc.; complete all employment verifications and administer background screenings process; maintain accurate leave/vacation balances for all employees; maintain all employee files; update and maintain employee handbooks and new hire paperwork; process correspondence to Unemployment Office and report all Workers' Compensation notice of injury; Supervise Human Resources file clerk.Net Result: Successfully managed the on-boarding process for more than 50 temporary employees. Show less

  • Manager Human Resources/Corporate Administration

    Mar 1998 - Oct 2001

  • Human Resources Executive Assistant

    May 1996 - Mar 1998
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  PHYSICIANS HEALTHCARE PLANS, INC

  Oct 2001 - Dec 2002

  Director Human Resources/Corporate Administration

  Directed and oversaw day-to-day activities for all HR functions to include: recruitment & staffing, compensation, employee relations, resolve employee issues, minimized EEOC complaints; benefits program, training & development; safety committee; and employee events. Led HR efforts during merger transition of Medicaid line of business. Oversaw facilities management and business operations of the company; Supervised staff of seven.Net Result: Led HR and Facilities Management efforts during due diligence and company merger of its largest business line; transitioned over 400 employees to the new company. Successfully mediated several EEOC complaints with minimal costs to the organization. Show less

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  CITRUS HEALTH CARE

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Manager Human Resources/Corporate Administration

  Establish and oversee all aspects of the Human Resources to include: URecruitment & staffing -U created all HR policies and procedures, employee handbook, and new hire orientation material; UCompensationU - participated in external compensation surveys; conducted environmental scans of JMV; created and administered compensation policy; UPayrollU - established payroll procedures and administered payroll to all employees via third party vendor; UEmployee relationsU - conducted investigations, resolved employee issues to prevent EEOC issues; UBenefits U- worked with external broker to create company benefits program, established benefit plans for open enrollment; UTraining & developmentU - conducted diversity and sexual harassment training; met with business units to assess training need when gaps are identified; USafety U- chairman of safety committee, facilitated monthly safety meeting; UEmployee eventsU - plan, approve and participate in company events; Represented HR during company's annual federal and state audits, and three year accreditation process; Prepared all regulatory applications submitted to federal and state governing institutions, including initial applications for HMO license, Medicaid and Medicare applications; Created and negotiated all facets of facilities management to include office lease, equipment leases, mailroom, and other major contracts for the organization; Aligned with Senior Management as a strategic partner to meet the goals of the organization; and Supervised staff of fourNet Result: Successfully implemented and fulfilled a multifunctional role in the overall success of the Human Resources Department in a start-up. Grew team members from four to over 400. Show less

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  Tampa Electric

  Jul 2007 - Feb 2011

  Coordinate and prepare filing of official documents and annual filings (i.e. petitions, tariffs, testimonies, interrogatories, etc.) for various state and federal regulatory agencies; coordinate and support rate case initiatives to include staff orientation, preparation, and assistance with testimony, discovery process and documentation; conduct research activities to include research on past filings, testimony, exhibits, reports and other official documents.Net Result: Successfully coordinated and filed numerous sets of discovery with the Florida Public Service Commission during Tampa Electric's 2008 rate case totaling more than 110,000 bates stamped pages. Show less Serve as Budget coordinator for eight business units - $3 million dollar budget; act as budget information resource responding to inquiries from Development & Staffing, Talent Management and HR Financial Services Analyst; make recommendations on expenditures for monthly forecasting; coordinate annual budget preparation; Administer Tuition Reimbursement Program to include course approval process; employee communication; database maintenance; file maintenance; expenditures administration; $300,000 budget.Net Result: Created and managed annual budget process and monthly reports for Development and Staffing unit, as well built numerous organizational relationships via the Tuition Reimbursement Program. Received several values nominations for customer service and achievement with a sense of urgency based on the efficiency of the Program. Show less

  • Associate Coordinator, Regulatory Affairs

    May 2008 - Feb 2011

  • Sr. HR Administrative Specialist

    Jul 2007 - May 2008
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  Tampa Electric

  May 2011 - Jan 2025

  Oversees the testing and assessment programs in accordance with department procedures, company policies and legal regulations. Coordinates the administration and scoring of assessment instruments; conducts literary/empirical research to help develop and support the use of certain selection tools and ensure the psychometric quality of results. Consults on internal and external survey needs; including the design, administration, and analysis of results. Provides timely oral and written reports of results and demographic information to management.Manages the design and maintenance of multiple computerized systems and databases for testing and assessment results; provides timely reports to management of appropriate information contained therein. Provides consultation to hiring managers and recruiters throughout the selection process, including dimension selection and job requirements.Provides developmental feedback to candidates regarding test results. Evaluates selection processes to identify areas in need of process improvements, which can include job analyses and testing validation studies. Manages vendor relationships regarding current and new product offerings, product pricing changes and onsite inventory. Show less

  • Manager, Learning & Organizational Effectiveness

    Mar 2021 - Jan 2025

  • HR Business Change Lead

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Coordinator, Testing and Assessment

    May 2011 - Mar 2021
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  The Mosaic Company

  Feb 2025 - now

  Senior Manager, Culture Intelligence

  Oversee global culture of belonging initiatives using cultural studies and data science.