DONNA SCANLON
P.O. Box 2925
Livermore, CA 94551
925-449-0626

donnas@digital-bear.com

[Qualifications] [Education] [Current Experience] [Prior Experience] [Affiliations]


PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

A professional with experience in both human resources and information services. A project-oriented individual with the ability to handle multiple tasks effectively. An accomplished communicator with excellent verbal and written skills.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Implemented HR Data warehouse utilizing Business Objects for reporting
  • Stabilized production environment for SkillSet - Desktop Recruiter - Lotus Notes staffing/recruiting application.
  • Development and Production of CORE (data warehouse) - base architecture for company wide systems and HR company wide data requirements.
  • Project team member for Business Unit HRMS projects (PeopleSoft & SAP)
  • Successful conversion from in-house stock administration system to Compensation Management System (CMS). Worked with IS group for development of client/server  application to provide stock option data across company business units.
  • Project lead on development of client/server application to replace Employment Contract Administration application.
  • Coordinated installation and provided training for site personnel on Affirmative Action Reporting System.
  • Computerized EEO-1 reporting and coordinated reporting across all business units.


EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Management; Minor:  Human Resources & Information Services
Woodbury University, Burbank, California, June 1996

AWARDS/CERTIFICATES

Certified Equity Professional Certification, Level 1 completed: Santa Clara University

Certified Compensation Professional Certification (completed 2 courses to date): American Compensation Association

Electronic Workforce (EWF) Application Development I & II: Edify-1998

Employee Self Service (ESY) Developers Certification: Edify-1998

Application Development I: Lotus Notes-1998


CURRENT EXPERIENCE

March, 1999 to Present
Digital Bear Consulting, Livermore, California

Consultant

  • Web Site development and design.
  • Job description development and evaluation.
  • Project management.

November 1999 to Present
3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, California

Manager, HR Applications, IT Development

    Manager of the HR Applications group.  Responsible for production support for HR Applications (PeopleSoft, Lotus Notes HR Databases / Workflow, Desktop Recruiter  (staffing), and Business Objects and HR Universes within corporate data warehouse) Manage both business analysts and programmers. Assign and monitor enhancement  projects from inception through migration to production. Manage production system issues and bugs. Provide system support and training for HR community.

 


PRIOR EXPERIENCE

February, 1999 to November, 1999
Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, California

Senior HRIM Analyst

    Responsible for establishing, documenting, and re-engineering processes within the HR organization at Cadence.  Work with all HR groups within Cadence, domestically  and internationally. Additional responsibilities include the Project Lead for HR for year 2000 issues. Coordinating all vendor testing and interface issues, working with IT for  roll forward testing of HR applications and remediation where necessary.

November, 1997 to February, 1999
Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, California

HRIS Project Manager

    Project lead for Desktop Recruiter application. Responsible for stabilization of production environment, coordination of upgrades, application testing, and site training . Oversee project team of 4 as well as application site administrators. Provide HR support for New Hire/Open Enrollment beta testing of Edify product and subsequent  production rollout of benefits open enrollment application. Key member of team for development and implementation of a Global Talent Development program.

February, 1991 to November, 1997
The Walt Disney Company, Burbank, California

Manager, Compensation Administration - April 1995 to November 1997

    Responsibilities included the administration of company stock option incentive plans and employment contracts for key personnel. Involved with HR systems projects  throughout the company (PeopleSoft and SAP), representing Corporate HR to assure consistency among HR systems to meet company wide administrative, functional and  reporting needs. Oversee employee salary and job maintenance and administer legal policies for personalized stationery.

Business Systems Analyst - September 1993 to April 1995

    Liaison between HR groups and Information Services. Administer security for company wide personnel system. Provide training and on going support for users,  and  coordinate system enhancements with other sites. Maintain consistency between payroll systems and personnel system. Special projects/report requests. Planning and  development of system architecture and requirements for CORE database to replace current personnel system.

Compensation Analyst - May 1992 to September 1993

    Contract maintenance for executives, including:  tracking options, salary adjustments, special considerations (car/stock/other perks), monthly reporting. Conducted surveys,  job evaluations and desk audits. Employee maintenance in personnel system. Merit and bonus planning. Administer stock, automobile and health club policies.

Compensation Assistant - February 1991 to May 1992

    Special projects, salaried and non-union employee salary maintenance, maintain employee contract database, process corporate stationery requests. Provided support for merit and bonus planning.

1986 to 1991
Meyer Interest Rate Survey, Calabasas, California

Customer Service Manager/Bookkeeper

    Initiated surveys to meet the needs of clients within the financial arena. Developed new clients and provided support for all services subscribers. Collected daily survey data.  Maintained company books. Backed up Office Manager.

1980 to 1986
The Walt Disney Company, Burbank, California

Secretary/Project Assistant

    Provided support for management in variety of areas within company. Pilot tested and trained employees on office automation system. Provided project support for fiscal year budgets, merit planning and tax projects.

1974 to 1979
Social Security Administration, Glendale, California

Service Representative - 1978 to 1979

    Process benefit changes, Medicare claims, over/under payments, earnings record and benefit estimate requests. Issued social security numbers.

Data Review Technician - 1974 to 1977

    Computed benefit amounts and reviewed benefit claims for accuracy before processing by payment centers. Entered data and documentation for payment authorization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • IBM PC/Compatible
  • Microsoft:
    • Windows
    • Win95
    • Win98
    • NT
    • Word
    • Excel
    • Access
    • PowerPoint
  • Paradox
  • Data Prism
  • WordPerfect
  • Seagate Analysis
  • Crystal Reports
  • Business Objects
  • Programming Languages:
    • COBOL
    • Assembler
    • Pascal
  • Familiarity with:
    • UNIX
    • Sybase
    • SQL
  • Lotus Notes  (Mail, Databases, Applications)


AFFILIATIONS

Member: International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM)
Member: American Compensation Association (ACA)
Member: National Association for Stock Plan Professionals (NASPP)