HR Generalist/Spanish Translator

1. SOCORRO PIONTKA
socorrotoro16@gmail.com
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Career Summary: 8 years HR Generalist, HealthInsurance PlansandProducts, Employee Benefits,
Employee Onboarding Training, ProductMarketing,ProjectDevelopment. OpenEnrollment. Health
Management,Outreachand Productpresentations. Recruitment. BilingualTranslator(Spanish)
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Education: Bachelor of Arts – State University of NY (1993)
Fredonia, NY 14062
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Profesional Work Experience:
Private Human Resources Manager /Translator for the Jennmar Corp.
August 2009 to Present
 Over10,000 employeesandabudgetof over14 billiondollarsamanufacturing
Global company. Directly involved indevelopmentof employee initiatives,health
improvementprograms. Employee Benefits. Conductedinterviewsthatresultedin
recruitmentandretentionof managersandemployees. Involveddirectlyinthe re-
organizationof company strategy.Improvementandeducation of employees.
OrganizedOpenEnrollment. Involvedin negotiation of contractsrelatingto health
insurance andvendors.HRIS,exitinterviews,RetirementPlans,Cobra,Longand
Short termplans. Employee issue resolution. ReportdirectlytoDirectorof HR.
Supervisor:Stephani Terhorst
412-963-9071
258 Kappa Dr.
Pittsburgh,PA
Company Benefits and Product Analyst at Highmark BCBS
June 2006 to August 2014
 Oven 12,000 employees and Budget of over 400 million dollars. Healthcare
corporation. Travel throughoutUSA meetingwithemployeestoexplainanddiscuss
theiremployeebenefits.Developedpresentationsforthe employees,employers,and
members for Open Enrollment and give them better understanding of their medical
plans, products and services available throughout BCBS. Involved in Strategic
planning in a team setting. Involved in developing of reports (internal/external) of
product integration,consumerisminformationandadvancementof conceptswithin
HR management. Involved in training development and employee education.
Manager: Ken Graham
412-544-7426
120 5th Ave. Place
Pittsburgh. PA 15222
Teacher at St Margaret of Scotland

2. August 2000 to June, 2006
 Prepared all 8th graders for secondary language courses in High School instead
of introductory courses. Prepared and put into place new Language
Curriculum. Taught students ages pre-school to 8th grade. Teacher training.
Principal: Cathy Militzer
310 Mansfield Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA
412-922-4765
Teacher State NY Public Schools
September 1993 to December 1999
 Worked with Middle School students, served as Community Liaison.
Member of Special Education and English as a Second Language Committee.
Member to the Governor’s Advance in Education Committee. ASPIRA
leader.
Supervisor: Rocco Vallone
620 Maurader Dr
Dunkirk, NY
(716) 366-9300
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Trainings and Technical Skills
HRIS. TrainedinFederal and State Laws. MicrosoftWord, Excel,PowerPointDevelopmentand
Presentations,Outlook,Microsoft Office,TalentResearch,Outsource software, Webex/Webinar,
DiversityTrainer, EmployeeBenefits andDevelopmentTraining.CertifiedSpanishTranslator.
CompensationandBenefitsDevelopment,Employee PolicyandWorkManual design. 2 yearsof
Psychology.