Sarah Carreon

Sarah E. Carreon

Vice President, People at The New Home Company

Santa Ana, CA
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Technical Skills

* PeopleSoft HRIS, ADP HRIS

* Taleo, BrassRing, & JAZZ Applicant Tracking Systems

* OrgPlus, E-Time, KRONOS, Success Factors

* Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio

* Articulate Software

Experience

2014 Jan - Present
Vice President, People
The New Home Company / Aliso Viejo, CA

is a publically traded homebuilder dedicated to building better lives through the homebuyer experience, quality construction and innovative design.

The New Home Company

Aliso Viejo, CA 2014 - Present

Vice President, People (Previous Roles: Director, Manager, and Business Partner)

HR Leader and full-cycle HR business partner with responsibility for HR management and initiatives.

Key Accomplishments

* Responsible for companywide compensation plans, payroll, benefits, hiring practices, engagement surveys, performance management, people-related audit controls, employee events, employee relations, and policies

* Responsible for leading a team of six employees

* Managed strategy and execution of 10% staff increase related to specific business transaction

* Created recruiting process with best practices for identifying, interviewing, and onboarding

* Developed College Recruiting Program with an Educated Workforce Strategy

* Created metric dashboard for People data

* Facilitated and managed company-wide processes and standard operating procedures

* Managed conversion of 1/3 of the employee population from exempt to non-exempt

* Reduced external recruiting costs by 75% from 2015 to 2016 with a savings of more than $200,000

CoreLogic is a leading provider of financial, property and consumer information, analytics and business intelligence. CoreLogic is the company that financial services and real estate professionals turn to for comprehensive data, analytics and services.

2013 Jan - 2014 Jan
Human Resources Manager
Core Logic / Irvine, CA

HR Business Partner to the Spatial Solutions business unit with responsibility for guiding and advising senior leaders on organization structure, employee development, employee performance, talent management, hiring, and acquisition integration strategy.

Key Accomplishments

* Partnered with Product Management VP to structure organization around market verticals

* Integration strategy and implementation of recently acquired global company

* Created strategic plan to accelerate successful onboarding of VP of Sales

* Created enterprise-wide training for Success Factors performance management system

Bausch + Lomb is a well-known and highly respected global healthcare company with core businesses in the areas of contact lens and lens care products, pharmaceuticals, and ophthalmic surgical devices.

Bausch + Lomb has more than 150 years of history and 10,000 employees worldwide.

2008 Jan - 2013 Jan
Human Resources Manager
Bausch + Lomb / Aliso Viejo, CA

(Previous Roles: Sr HR Business Partner, HR Business Partner)

HR Business Partner to all departments in the Surgical division during tenure including Sales, Sales Operations, Marketing, Customer Service, Contracts, Manufacturing, Finance, Clinical Affairs and Regulatory Affairs. Developed and sustained partnerships with HR specialists in Staffing, Corporate Compensation, Legal, and Global functions to identify and reward employee talent, address employee concerns, and drive business initiatives. Responsible for divisional employee relations, staffing, compensation, performance management, and global HR priorities.

Key Accomplishments

* Developed and implemented Associate Territory Manager sales program including implementation of promotions and performance management plans

* Facility management oversight including reduction in spending and space planning initiatives

* Organized and implemented multi-site all employee training program on surgical products, eye anatomy, procedures, competitors, and the business environment

* Implemented Leaves of Absence and Interview training

* Implemented monthly Sales Director Call with dashboard data review

* Produced monthly global Surgical Newsletter

* Led manager assimilation meetings across the United States

* Acquisition integration team member: sole responsibility for transferring eyeonics, Inc. payroll, benefits, commissions, and employee data to various Bausch + Lomb departments eyeonics was a start-up company that developed, designed, manufactured and sold the Crystalens, a premium intraocular lens, for the correction of cataracts. In February 2008 eyeonics was acquired by Bausch + Lomb

2007 Jan - 2008 Jan
Payroll & Benefits Administrator
eyeonics, Inc / Aliso Viejo, CA

Payroll and benefits administrator for 125 employees with responsibility for finance journal entries, commission reporting, and commission payments.

Key Accomplishments

* Created and implemented onboarding process to hire more than twenty employees in one year

* Processed all employee payrolls including stock payments, bonuses, and sales commissions

Consulting & Other Professional Experience

2004 Jan - 2006 Jan
HR & Administrative Specialist
Katella Grill

* Human Resources Consultant for Pirate Coast Paddle Company, a start-up in Orange County with responsibility for payroll, workers compensation, hiring, and HR advising

* Editing and Proofreading consultant for Sandbox Strategic

* Adjunct English teacher for Ashford University

Education

2011
California State University Long Beach
M.A., English Literature

California State University Long Beach, 2011

M.A. English Literature

20th Century American Literature

2002
Chapman University
B.S., Business Administration

Chapman University, 2002

B.S. Business Administration

English Minor

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