Sean Lynch

902 W. Belle Plaine Ave. Chicago, IL 60613Seanlynch127@gmail.com, (815) 531-9790

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Professional Experience

Global Capacity LLC, Chicago, ILContract Administrator and Human Resource Assistant, April 2014 - Present

- Contract Administrator Duties (04/2014 – 02/2015)● Design, implement and maintain Global Capacity’s contract management system. Including all contracts

for the company’s 450+ vendors, clients, and contractors. ● Monitor and establish processes to ensure compliance with contractual obligations in customer and vendor

master service agreements, service level agreements, non-disclosure agreements, professional services agreements, IT agreements, independent contractor agreements, purchasing agreements, real estate leases, and all amendments, addenda and exhibits associated with each of the aforementioned contracts.

● Provide guidance on contract matters to project managers and other staff, including training new project managers and other employees regarding contract practices and procedures.

- Human Resource Duties (04/2014 – Present) ● Originally in a HR Generalist role for the company and one of only two members in Global Capacity’s HR

Department. Global Capacity had 112 employees located throughout the US, and the UK, at the start of my employment. Company tripled in both size and revenue after an acquisition of assets turned Global Capacity into a

300+ million dollar company overnight. Bringing in 300+ new employees as of 01/01/2015 and allowing the company to deliver access to over 98% of the United States.

○ Duties prior to/during acquisition:■ Provided support in talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation,

health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention, and overall company compliance.

■ Served as a confidential point of contact for employees to communicate with management, seek clarification on issues or dilemmas, or report irregularities.

■ Successfully on-boarded 300+ new employees and was one of only two HR contacts for all employee relation matters during the initial phases of the 01/01/2015 acquisition.

■ Worked directly with senior executives in Finance, Legal, HR, Operations, and Marketing on multiple projects throughout the acquisition as both a project lead and in support roles. Three are mentioned below:

● Managed state tax compliance projects in 36 states, including filings related to state income taxes, unemployment taxes, and local taxes.

● Worked with all department heads to create the onboarding documents needed for a positive first contact with incoming employees and was the prime owner of all (40+) master documents for this transition Kit.

● Managed company wide audits to ensure benefits, payroll and employee information was correct in our HRIS system, the benefit providers system and in the employee file.

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○ Duties after acquisition: ■ Serve as the acting Compliance Coordinator, ensuring legal compliance by monitoring

and implementing applicable human resource procedures to comply with federal and state requirements related to FMLA, ADA, short term disability, long term disability, and workers’ compensation

■ Serve as the HR Business Partner for all of the Chicago/Midwest/UK employees, as well as for many of the acquired employees located throughout the US as needed.

Cooney & Conway, Chicago, ILParalegal. April 2011 - April 2014

● Report to senior paralegal and lead asbestos litigation attorney. ● Work solely with asbestos cases and assigned to a caseload of 500+ clients. ● Liaison between clients, Attorneys, Investigators and the handling bankruptcy trusts. ● Responsible for initial claim filings and handling all exposure, medical and demographic deficiencies that

come through during any and all phases of the submission procedures. ● Experienced in reviewing legal and medical documents to ensure the firm is abiding by state laws while

following the requirements of the trusts. Along with drafting and obtaining the required legal documents to cure any issues in place.

● Assisted in training new employees to prepare them to efficiently handle their caseloads.

Government Relations, Chicago, ILAssistant to Political Consultant, Mr. Edward Howlett. December 2010 – April 2011

● Staffed for Mr. Howlett at political events throughout the Chicagoland area.● Scheduled meetings and events, arranged travel and accommodations if needed.

Grainger Terry, Chicago, ILPersonal Assistant to Gubernatorial Candidate, June 2010 – November 2010

● Assigned as an advance staffer for Scott Lee Cohens Gubernatorial Campaign, quickly promoted to be candidates Personal Assistant.

● Communicated and coordinated with statewide media, local media and other campaign contacts to ensure an organized schedule upon the candidate's’ arrival to events.

● Trusted by executive staff members to manage interviews and in office assignments for interns.● Trusted to transport candidate, staff and family across the state throughout the campaign.● Chosen to be the lead advance staffer, candidate assistant and one of the campaign contacts, for every

event in the last two months of the campaign.● Responsible for guiding the candidate safely and efficiently through all events; while successfully

creating positive relationships with all contacts involved.

Education

Western Illinois University, 2007- 2010● Bachelor Degree in Organizational Communications; minored in Management.

o Member of the Western Illinois University Rugby Team, 2008 – 2010▪ Voted B-MVP by teammates in 2010.

o A Working-Student-Athlete throughout high school and college career.Loras College, 2006 – 2007● Collegiate Athlete, Loras College Football (D-III), 2006 – 2007

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