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I help you WIN! I am 2026 Marquis “Who’s Who Award” for my work in HR Leadership & consulting work. Sr. HR and Payroll Rippling Certified, with 18 year’s HR experience | HR Employment Law | Employee Relations | Project Management | payroll | policy creating | Corporate Trainings, and AI handbook and benefit chatbot builder. I help growing businesses build structured, compliant, data-driven HR functions that reduce risk, improve performance, and support sustainable growth. With 15 plus years of experience in Human Resources, I specialize in turning HR from a reactive administrative function into a strategic business asset. Whether you need help cleaning up processes, building scalable systems, or solving complex employee relations issues, I bring clarity, structure, and execution. What I Deliver: • HR Audits and Compliance Reviews • Employee Relations Investigations and Conflict Resolution • Performance Management Systems • Succession Planning and Workforce Strategy • Compensation Planning and Headcount Modeling • Policy Development and Employee Handbooks • Onboarding Programs and Engagement Strategy • HR Analytics and Excel-Based Workforce Reporting I have deep expertise in HR data management and Excel modeling, helping organizations convert scattered information into actionable workforce insights. I work comfortably in complex, matrix environments and bring strong executive-level communication to leadership teams. Clients hire me when they need: • Structure where there is chaos • Clarity where there is confusion • Strategy where there is only administration • Data-backed HR decisions instead of guesswork Certifications and Education: MBA | PHR Certified | OSHA 10 | SHRM Benefits Certified | Microsoft Office Specialist If you are a startup building HR from the ground up, a nonprofit needing compliance support, or a growing company preparing for scale, I can step in quickly and deliver practical, business-aligned solutions. Let’s build an HR function that supports growth instead of slowing it down. Best, Earvin J. Hopkins, MBA, SPHR, GenAI, SHRM CEBS, MOS, DHR, OSHA 10

I can be your Payroll & HR Rockstar! With a MBA in HR Management and 10 years of human resources and payroll experience, I specialize in Payroll and Human Resources. Payroll: Business tax compliance, payroll tax, payroll implementation, Human Resources: HR Management, employee relations, employee handbook My goal is to partner closely with your team to understand unique challenges and goals. Together, we will develop tailored solutions that align with your organization's objectives and culture, empowering your company to overcome obstacles and achieve sustainable growth. Whether your team needs assistance with payroll, human resources or business tax compliance, I am here to provide strategic guidance and support every step of the way. My priority is to ensure that your company initiatives are not only effective, but also scalable and adaptable to meet future needs. Tailored Solutions: I understand that every business is unique. I work closely with your team to develop customized solutions that align with your organization's goals and values. I offer personalized services designed to fit your company's size, industry, and goals perfectly. Compliance Assurance: Stay compliant with ever-changing payroll and complex HR regulations and avoid costly penalties. We stay up-to-date with the latest laws and regulations to ensure that processes are always in compliance whether you have a small business or a large enterprise. Exceptional Ongoing Support: Our commitment to your company's success doesn't end after the consultation. We provide ongoing support and guidance to ensure that your HR and payroll initiatives continue to deliver results long-term. Time Savings: Free up valuable time to focus on what matters most – growing your business. Partnering together on your organization's payroll and HR services, get ready can leave the tedious tasks to a trusted partner and concentrate on driving success! I am available for small projects when you need an extra hand and also long term consultancy projects. My work hours can be flexible to fit your business needs. I am available to work in all time zones. I look forward to discussing your business needs and how I can bring value to your organization.

Results-driven human resources executive with 15+ years of success in implementing transformative HR programming, pioneering departments from scratch, and driving company success through innovative performance management, HR compliance, and technology integrations. An accomplished strategic thinker and trusted mentor, I specialize in advising senior executives and business partners in start-up, early stage and high-growth organizations on regulatory compliance, corporate governance, propelling positive organizational development and cultivating a diverse and high-performing culture. Expertise in both HR of one and managing teams with a focus on employee engagement, global recruiting, and succession planning. Known for forging crucial partnerships with industry leaders and key decision makers to implement a continuous improvement model. Managed HR operations for private sector companies and non-profit initiatives that expose global corruption, injustice, human rights violations, advance social impact and cultivate diversity in education, entrepreneurship and commerce. 🥇Core Competencies: Start-Up, Non-Profit, Tech & Growth Cultures | Policies & Procedures | Organizational Strategy | Operations Leadership | Employee Relations | Recruiting | Full Charge Financial Management | Payroll Processing | PEO Administration HRIS, LMS, ATS, EOR (Integration/Admin) | Corporate Communications | Conflicts Resolution | Benefits Administration | Total Rewards | Performance Management & Coaching | Contracts Negotiation | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion | Culture Assessment & Development | Risk Management | Change Management | Analytics & Compliance Reporting | Team Training Recent roles include: ✅ Director of People, Operations and Culture ✅ Global Director of Human Resources (26 countries) ✅ Founder and CEO of a business successfully acquired by private equity ✅ Managing Partner, Program Recruiter and Board Advisor ✅ Business advisor since 2012 Industry experience: Non-profit, Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Educational Tech, Legal, HR Tech, IT, Logistics, Marketing, Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution. 💻 My tech stack includes administration, human resources, project management, financial, recruiting, marketing and creative tools: HRIS ▪ LMS ▪ PEO ▪ ATS ▪ Google Suite ▪ MS Office Suite ▪ QuickBooks ▪ Gusto ▪ Rippling ▪ Slack ▪ Asana ▪ Canva ▪ Basecamp ▪ Zoom ▪ Video Editing ▪ 15Five Performance Management ▪ SMM ▪ Prezi ▪ Calendly ▪ Zoho ▪ Docusign ▪ Mailchimp ▪ Constant Contact ▪ Calendly ▪ Deel ▪ ChatGPT ▪ HootSuite ▪ Remote.com Professional Development 👩‍🎓SHRM Certification (In Progress) – SHRM-SCP Certification Study 👩‍🎓2023 HRCP Certifications: Employee Benefits, Employee Compensation, Employee Grievances & Discipline, Employee Relations & Employee Lifecycle, Talent and Performance Management, Employee Training and Development, Strategic HR Management. Organizational Leadership, Risk Management 👩‍🎓 Human Resources Management Coursera (2021) - University of Minnesota 👩‍🎓Operations Analytics Coursera (2019) – The Wharton School 👩‍🎓Six Sigma Principles Coursera (2019) - University System of Georgia 👩‍🎓Certificate in Business Administration & Management (2012 to 2018) – Launchpad 2X 👩‍🎓CEO Leadership - Strategy & Execution (2014 to 2015) – Institute of Entrepreneurship 👩‍🎓Marketing Coursera (2013) – The Wharton School Honors: 🏆Atlanta Business Person of the Year nominee 🏆Upstart 100 🏆Executive of the Year 🏆Honored as Businessperson of the Future by Michael J. Coles College of Business Languages: English (Fluent) | Spanish (Basic Conversation) Philanthropy 🎗Advisor - State of Georgia Women in Business Committee 🎗Volunteer Managing Partner / Program Recruiter / Board Advisor - Launchpad2X 🎗Former Chairwoman of the World Chamber of Congress Women’s Committee 🎗Entrepreneurial Coach for Sprout.UP and Independent Youth (Mentoring Young Entrepreneurs across America)

At Targeted HR Consulting, we are your trusted partner in building the backbone of your business—your workforce. As a niche HR consulting firm, we provide small businesses with the HR expertise they need to succeed. With a deep understanding of the construction industry, we know your unique challenges and deliver custom solutions that fit your needs. From HR technologies and compliance to workforce planning and succession strategies, we help you stay ahead while positively impacting your bottom line. With ample, honest communication and a commitment to excellence, we act as an extension of your team so you can focus on growing your business with confidence. Core Strengths & Notable Highlights: Creative Recruitment: Skilled in creative recruitment and retention strategies, talent planning, and people management across diverse industries and geographically distributed organizations. Human Resources Technology: Expertise in designing, implementing, and enhancing HRIS, ATS, and LMS systems to improve processes and reporting capabilities. Relentless Work Ethic: Decisive and empathetic leader with a collaborative approach and a passion for enhancing the candidate, company, and employee experience. Certifications: Certified Professional Recruiter, Certified Diversity Recruiter, Certified Diversity Recruiting, SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Certified Social and New Media Recruiter. Professional History: Turner Staffing Group (formerly HR Advantages) – Bloomington, IN | 2018 to Present Director of Human Resources & Talent Acquisition Collaborate with business leadership and HR team to implement HR plans and achieve business goals. Manage daily HR activities including performance management, employee relations, compensation adjustments, and career development. Drive strategic HR initiatives, leadership development, and employee engagement programs. Achieved highest recruiting and retention rates, expanding staffing by 87.5%. Designed innovative talent acquisition plans and implemented state-of-the-art HRIS technology. Canyon Pipeline Construction, Inc. – Murray, UT | 2016 to 2018 Human Resources Business Partner Directed HR functions for three companies within Centuri Construction Group. Designed inclusive talent acquisition strategy, increasing diversity and reducing turnover. Led implementation of the company’s first ATS, reducing cost-per-hire by 23%. Implemented a successful career pathing program across the organization. Round Mountain Gold Corporation – Round Mountain, NV | 2013 to 2015 Human Resources Generalist Managed recruitment and HR functions including benefits, employee relations, and succession planning. Overhauled recruiting policies, reducing time to fill from 79 to 23 days. Designed and implemented SuccessFactors ATS and LMS for Kinross Gold. Early Career: Human Resources/Operations Manager at Academy of North Minneapolis Human Resources/Business Manager at Dugsi Academy Education: MBA, Human Resources Management – Ashford University MA, Northern Studies & Political Science/History – University of Alaska, Fairbanks BA, Anthropology, History & Geography – Hamline University Technical Skills: SAP, SAP SuccessFactors, JD Edwards, Oracle, Crelate, WorkBright, JazzHR, PeopleSoft, BrassRing, ADP Workforce Now, MS Access, MS Excel, Asana, Slack Contact me today to get started!

Is your HR function 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 or just managing compliance? Is your growing business 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 with any of t͟h͟e͟s͟e͟ HR challenges? → HR Team trapped in reactive firefighting instead of delivering strategic value? → Performance management gaps undermining your company's true potential? Or are you seeking 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 resume guidance or career acceleration? I'm not another generic HR consultant. With 𝟕+ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 immersed in 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟓𝟎𝟎 companies, I bring everything from nimble startup thinking to enterprise expertise. I create tailored HR solutions that unlock your organization's hidden potential. My proven impact includes: ✅ Talent Retention - Engineered precision career frameworks that slashed flight risk 60% in just 6 weeks ✅ Succession Performance Breakthroughs - Catapulted internal succession rates from 64% to 83% ✅ Individual Development Plan (IDP) Enhancements - Conducted trainings/workshops that led to 97% of IDP completion rate, surpassing the goal of 90%. "𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴-𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘗𝘚. 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘙 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘬! 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺." - Kyle W., Sr. Level Manager 𝐈'𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧: Talent Management • Strategic succession planning ensuring business continuity • High-impact performance systems that ignite productivity • Engagement strategies that eliminate costly turnover Leadership Development • Transformative coaching for emerging and seasoned leaders • Dynamic training programs building your leadership pipeline • Strategic roadmapping for accelerated organizational growth. 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬: "Chris-Annie, Thank you again for presenting on the Succession Stack Pilot during Annie's F2F with her CORP HRVPs and SBG Talent Leaders. Sharing this information and the playbook is a perfect demonstration of how we "win together," highlighting already proven succession best practices that have yielded positive returns that we can use to drive standardization across functions and SBGs." - Dennis D.,Talent Director "The team was assembled to put together a turnaround plan to improve retention. They uncovered two main drivers of attrition: uncompetitive pay mix and lack of career and development opportunities. Because of their actions, 2023 finished below the attrition target at 10.1%. After evaluating external market surveys and internal roles, they determined that the legacy pay mix was out of line with software sales skill sets and recurring revenue sales models. Ultimately, the team remixed the entire channel seller organization to reflect a market-driven pay mix, as well as took the opportunity to move the rest of the population to the corporate standard. To address career and development opportunities, a new sales career ladder was deployed along with a robust IDP deployment to help sellers understand the changes and actions of their career." -Karen M., Senior VP & CHRO 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: • Spearheaded talent acquisition for 200+ employees supporting a landmark $500 million investment initiative • Revolutionized diversity hiring through innovative outreach strategies, doubling female representation (17% to 40%) in two years • Championed global succession planning initiative that elevated participation by 26% across the enterprise 🏆 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝: • Georgia-Pacific First Coast Manufacturing Outstanding Employee Award (September 2019) • Georgia-Pacific Mentor for FIRST Robotics Competition (September 2019) • Honeywell HR Rising Star Award (January 2024) • Honeywell Win Together Award (January 2024) • Honeywell Embrace Transformation Award (January 2024) 🎗️ 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝: → Society of Human Resources Management Senior Certified Professional (February 2022) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 to schedule a consultation about your specific HR challenges or personal resume/career questions!

I help small and mid-sized companies fix HR problems fast—compliance gaps, hiring challenges, and employee relations issues. With 10+ years of HR leadership experience, I step in as a strategic HR partner—not just support. If your HR is reactive, disorganized, or putting your business at risk—I fix it. ✔ HR Compliance Audits (multi-state + risk mitigation) ✔ Employee Relations & Workplace Investigations ✔ Recruiting & Hiring Process Setup ✔ Employee Handbooks & Policies ✔ Onboarding & HR Infrastructure Buildout ✔ HRIS Implementation & Optimization I’ve supported companies across multiple states and the UK—ensuring compliance while building scalable HR systems. If you’re a business owner who needs HR done right the first time—let’s connect. I bring structure, clarity, and compliance so you can focus on growing your business.