SHERRY S.

HIRSCH, SPHR
Cary, NC 27519 www.linkedin.com/in/sherryhirsch sherryshirsch@gmail.com (919) 460-7222

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Highly successful Human Resources Director with progressive, broad based experience in a diverse group of industries who takes pride in making a difference by remaining cutting edge on legal issues and trends in the workplace. Skilled at people, project and vendor management with exceptional teambuilding, coaching and mentoring of staff members.

Core Competencies Management Compensation Benefits (health and pension) Change & Crisis Management Employee Communications

Employee relations Union Avoidance Diversity Recruitment Onboarding

EEO/AAP Compliance HR Systems Policy development Talent Management FLSA, ADA, FMLA, ADEA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Baker Communications 10/2011 Contract Recruiter Recruit contract trainers through non-fee sources utilizing research and social networking sites. Stroz Friedberg, LLC (New York, NY) 6/2010 - 4/2011 Director, Human Resources Developed strategic HR function for this computer forensics firm. Compiled list of top talent that ensured pipeline of talent resulting in pool of available candidates. Trained all staff on sexual harassment policy. Implemented and delivered first Leadership training program. Created first successful onboarding program to ensure appropriate orientation for new hires. Recommended new 401k platform and vendor. Lovells, LLP (New York, NY) 2/2006 - 4/2010 U.S. Chief Human Resources Officer Total responsibility for the Human Resources function for the US Region of major international law firm. Developed, recommended and implemented all regional wide HR benefits, policies and procedures. Integrated global policies with HR best practices within the US. Contributed to regional management team and the firms community of international Human Resources professionals. Implemented salary continuance policy to successfully tie in STD/LTD benefit with FMLA and Leave Policies. Served as regional champion for global diversity initiative, selected and worked with outside vendor to deliver intergenerational diversity program to all attorneys. Represented US Region on global initiatives of corporate responsibility and people development Served as Plan Administrator for the Pension Plan and member of newly formed Retirement Plan Committee.

SHERRY S. HIRSCH, page 2 Thacher Proffitt & Wood, LLP (New York, NY) 5/1998 2/2006 Director of Human Resources Total responsibility for the Human Resources function for this midsized law firm, managed staff of 7 including 4 managers of Library, Word Processing and Training. Reduced turnover of secretarial staff by designing and implementing program that combined competency training and testing as well as established performance criteria and salary parity. Directed outside counsel to revise and train the entire firm on updated sexual harassment policy. Defused several potentially explosive employee relations situations as well as designed and delivered 4-session program to train non-legal managerial staff on all aspects of legal compliance. Worked with management and staff to ensure smooth functioning of the firm in the post 9/11 relocation, worked with Crisis Counselors to ensure employees were emotionally prepared to work. Coordinated all internal communications and was point person for employee relations issues relating to the firms successful relocation to its new space downtown. Rebuilt Human Resource files and systems resulting in smooth transition with virtually no staff turnover, created Employee Self Service portal in conjunction with post 9/11 intranet. Negotiated with health care provider resulting in 0 premium increase for the 2002 plan year. Moved firm to new medical carrier after negotiating with carrier and selling concept to management. Calculated Partners Cash Balance Plan and Pension Plan contributions through series of complex equations which passed all discrimination and cross testing, enabling maximum partner contributions. American International Group/AIG (New York, NY) 12/1996 - 5/1998 Human Resources Director Generalist responsibilities including employee relations, salary planning and budgeting for six regional companies and multiple locations. Population served approximately 700. First Bank of the Americas (New York, NY) 10/1994 - 12/1996 Vice President, Human Resources Reporting to the president, responsible for entire Human Resource function of this retail bank. Timely filing of the banks first EEO-1, AAP, Vet-100, as well as the continuous filing of all 5500s. Worked with senior management to establish criteria and procedures to ensure fairness and legal compliance for RIF programs. Updated employee handbook to comply with latest legislation. Designed, priced, marketed and implemented a self-insured flexible program which included converting to a state-of-the-art paid time off feature with sell-back options to ensure employees ability to offset any increase in benefit costs while reducing cost to the bank. Formulated a market driven salary structure including re-grading all position. Established new performance appraisal system and increased guidelines to ensure fairness, which successfully operated within a 3.5% merit budget guideline. EDUCATION M.S. Education / Student Personnel, State University College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY B.A. Sociology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Certificate in Personnel Management, NYU School of Continuing Education, New York, NY ACCREDITATION / ASSOCIATIONS SPHR, Senior Professional in Human Resources Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Raleigh Wake Human Resource Management Association (RWHRMA) Triangle Society of Human Resource Management (TSHRM) CERTIFICATION Zenger- Miller Frontline Leadership