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Gabriel Riojas
Biography

• Background
• Work History
• Education, Affiliations, & Certificates

BACKGROUND

Excellent human resources background, including:

• Applicant screening;

• Employee orientation,

• Evaluation and placement;

• Safety and training.

Experienced in developing and implementing new safety, training, and employee orientation programs.

Human Resources Manager, Bordier's Nursery, Irvine, CA. April 1998 to October 2006

• Designed new employee orientation package and established and facilitated all new employee activities and sessions, which provides (for the first time) continuity in all company and benefit information presented verbally and in writing.

• Responsible for hiring, orientating, training new employees

• Assisted in administering a revised employee evaluation program, which allows for improvement on identified problem areas before final evaluation.

• Responsible for developing and administering safety program.

• Responsible for administering and delivering employee incentive program.

• Conducted accident investigations and implemented corrective action.

• Responsible for conducting sexual harassment investigations.

• Responsible for employee terminations.

• Conducted monthly supervisor training.

• Conducted tailgate safety meetings.

• Responsible for training tractor drivers.

• Initiated and edited company newsletter.

• Assisted employees with personal and company problems and complaints.

• Assisted employees in conflict resolution.

• Initiated an employee evaluation program.

• Acted as a liaison between management and employee.

Labor Relations Consultant: February 1982 to April 1998
Farm Employers Labor Service, Sacramento, CA.

• Assisted agriculture employers in labor related issues.

• Helped employees with labor and personal issues.

• Conducted supervisory training.

• Conducted pesticide applicators training.

• Conducted new employee orientation training.

• Conducted safety meetings and training.

• Acted as a buffer between management and employees.

• Conducted field visitations to gauge employee morale.

• Made recommendations to management.

• Developed incentive programs.

• Assisted Agriculture employers in union campaigns, primarily in the United Farm Workers Union.

• Created a positive working atmosphere by respecting and giving employees an opportunity to voice their opinions.

• Helped growers open up the lines of communication.

EDUCATION, AFFILIATIONS, AND CERTIFICATES

• Certified pesticide trainer

• Notary Public

• Bi-lingual

• Bi-cultural

• Member of the Agricultural personnel Management Association

Education:

• B.S. in Social Services from Loma Linda University

• Attended numerous labor seminars