Kristen Ringham, HR/Office Manager

Kristen Ringham

HR/Office Manager

Enviromena Power Systems

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Fashion Design & Merchandising
Experience
14 years, 0 Months

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HR/Office Manager at Enviromena Power Systems
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since October 2012

- Administer compensation, benefits and performance management systems
- Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview and select applicants
- Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, opportunities for promotion and employee benefits
- Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, terminating employees, and administering disciplinary procedures
- Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements
- Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitudes toward organizational objectives
- Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions and helping resolve work-related problems
- Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities for office administration staff
- Analyze training needs to design employee development, language training and health and safety programs
- Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates
- Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization’s personnel policies and practices
- Conduct exit interviews to identify reasons for employee termination or resignation
- Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations
- Prepare and follow budgets for personnel operations
- Develop, administer and evaluate applicant tests
- Create and maintain company policies, procedures, contracts, etc. that are compliant with appropriate labour laws
- Contract with vendors to provide employees services, such as transportation or relocation service
- Plan and implement staff performance evaluation process including coordination with department heads
- Responsible for performance evaluations of Administration Department
- Comply with all company QHSE rules and regulations

Executive Assistant at Enviromena Power Systems
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 2012 to October 2012

- Prepare correspondence, reports, and material for publications and presentations
- Coordinate travel arrangements for employees
- Setup accommodation and entertainment arrangements for company visitors
- Maintain Senior Management calendars
- Prepare and maintain Senior Management expense reports and other reports as required
- Setup and coordinate meetings and conferences
- Create, transcribe, and distribute meeting agendas and minutes
- Answer telephones and handle messages
- Meet and greet clients and visitors
- Perform general duties: photocopying, faxing, mailing, and filing
- Maintain and update a comprehensive filing system, including files such as business correspondence, reports, telexes, circulars, local and foreign addresses, telephone numbers, business journals, periodicals and other related documents
- Maintain hard copy and electronic filing systems
- Receive and distribute deliveries to the office
- Research, price, and purchase office furniture and supplies
- Comply with all company QHSE rules and regulations

Office Manager & PA to General Manager at Attitude Enterprises LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2011 to February 2012

- Organizing and managing schedule of General Manager
- Preparing all equipment needed for various studio activities
- Assisting with recruitment - sourcing suitable candidates and conducting interviews
- Managing the company website and updating the database
- Building professional relationships with clientele and company representatives
- Managing company accounts - quotations and invoices

Intern – Assistant to Fashion & Beauty Editor and Writers at Grazia Magazine (Middle East)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2011 to May 2011

- Managing business relationships with stores - in store & over the phone
- Organizing fashion photo shoots - managing merchandise, photographer & model
- Researching newest fashion trends
- Taking meeting minutes

Intern - Assistant to Boutique Owner at Downtown Divas Boutique, Orlando FL
  • United States
  • September 2009 to August 2010

- Scheduled appointments for owners meetings with different buyers
- Coordinated store events
- Helped with marketing strategies
- Managed the owners diary

Education

Bachelor's degree, Fashion Design & Merchandising
  • at International Academy of Design & Technology
  • September 2010

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design & Merchandising.

Diploma,
  • at American Intercontinental University
  • December 2009

Study abroad program in London, UK. Studied courses such as Creative Marketing, Fashion Journalism and Fashion Promotion which are relevant to my major; Fashion Design & Merchandising.

Diploma,
  • at Webber International University
  • May 2008

Studied General Education and Management courses.

Specialties & Skills

Education
Minutes
Merchandising
Fashion
Visuals
Microsoft Word
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Outlook
Gerber Accumark
Adobe Illustrator
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Social Networking; Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Etc.
Nedgraphics Fashion Studio

Languages

English
Expert

Hobbies

  • Fashion
  • Traveling
  • Photography
  • Art
  • Sports