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My system + skills stack

The stack behind the work.

Tools don't run People Operations; people who know the tools do. These are the platforms I've configured and run daily, and the skill areas they support.

HCM / HRIS & ATS

Systems of record I've configured and run daily.

Not just a user: I've built onboarding flows, performance cycles, and reporting inside these systems, and moved data between them when the integrations didn't exist.

PaylocityLatticeWorkdayADP Workforce NowPaycomDayforceGreenhouseiCIMS

Compliance & risk

Filed, tracked, and audit-ready across all U.S. states.

Federal and state reporting on a calendar, not a scramble. Auditors reviewing processes I supported called them "grades above" what they typically see.

Multi-state & municipalI-9 / E-VerifyEEO-1CA Pay DataFLSA reviewsWorkers' compImmigrationAudit prepUI claims

Benefits, leave & accommodations

Plan design through daily administration.

Open Enrollment configuration and rollout, 401(k) deferrals and loans, HSA and HDHP true-ups, and the leave alphabet: FMLA, CFRA, PDL, ADA. I ran the RFP that cut ~$35K from leave vendor costs.

Open EnrollmentPlan design & broker RFPs401(k) & ERISAACA reportingHSA / HDHPEquity (Carta)FMLA / CFRA / PDL / ADASTD / LTDTiltAbsenceTracker

Payroll

On time, every cycle, including the hard ones.

Weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly cycles, plus the ones nobody plans for: terminations with same-day final pay, off-cycle bonuses, and retro comp changes.

Weekly / bi-weekly / monthlyTerminations & final payComp changesBonusesDiscrepancy resolution

Performance & manager enablement

From cycle design to the hard conversations.

I've written the review questions, built the cycle in Lattice and Paylocity, and facilitated calibration. Then the part software can't do: coaching managers through PIPs and separations before the meeting, not after.

Cycle designCalibrationManager coachingPIPsSeparation prepExit interviews

AI & automation

The tools behind the bots and workflows.

A Benefits Admin bot for premium clawbacks, Zapier feeds posting leave status to Slack, Monday.com boards for onboarding and immigration, and ATS-to-HRIS data flows on Claude and custom GPTs. If it repeats, I automate it.

ClaudeCustom GPTsChatGPTZapierMonday.comChangeEngineGlean

Reporting & analytics

Numbers People leaders can act on.

Headcount, attrition, and engagement data pulled into short updates with a recommendation attached. The point is the decision, not the dashboard.

Headcount & attritionEngagement surveysPaylocity reporting

Docs & collaboration

Where the work gets shared and signed.

Cross-functional by default: I partner with Payroll, Finance, IT, Legal, and outside vendors, and keep the paper trail clean enough for audit.

DocuSignFreshserviceNotionGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft OfficeSlack

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