9 plus years of experience in the human resources field. My strengths are talent acquisition, organizational change management, leadership development and coaching, and employee engagement. Currently, serving as the Director of Human Resources for Nexidia, an award-winning patented phonetic search technology firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Nexidia is the 8 time winner of Speech Technology Magazine's annual star performer award, the 2014 winner of the Ventana Research Technology innovation award as well as various other awards and recognition. Previously, 7 year career at Access Insurance as their HR Manager. Access Insurance is a 5 time recognized Inc. 500 company. Access Insurance Holdings Inc. has six times been recognized by Inc. Magazine on the Inc 500 and Inc 5000 Lists, placing as high as #13 and #10 fastest-growing privately-held Company in the United States in 2001 and 2003 respectively. In addition, Access has been recognized on Atlanta's Pacesetters list of the top 25 fastest-growing Atlanta private companies each of the last six years and on Atlanta's list of Top 100 Largest Private Companies the last six years. This privately-held 300+ employee, full-service Insurance Company is headquartered in Atlanta, licensed in 22 states, and currently operates in 14 states (California, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, South Carolina, Louisiana, Nevada, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Indiana and Florida). Currently, a freelance writer contributing content to Mi Amiga Magazine, an Atlanta based bilingual print and digital publication. Target audience is women between the ages of 21 and 59.

Director of Human Resources @ From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Human Resource Manager @ Process payroll using ADP''s Payex, conduct new hire orientation, work with employees at every level in the company helping them to understand anything from company policy to benefits, maintain ADP's HRB/Employease employee database, build and maintain Excel spread sheets containing recruiting and staffing statistics. From August 2007 to May 2014 (6 years 10 months) Recruiting Specialist @ Contacted and interviewed potential job candidates. Worked with clients to find the best candidate fit for their available positions. Built relationships with new clients, meeting with them to negotiate contracts and present our services. From December 2005 to June 2007 (1 year 7 months)

BS, Human Resources: Policies and Development @ Georgia State University From 2000 to 2005 Human Resources: Policies and Development, Human Resources Development @ Georgia State University - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies From 2000 to 2005 Angela Fairfax is skilled in: Recruiting, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Payroll, ADP Payroll, New Hire Orientations, Team Building, Benefits Administration, Interviews, Temporary Placement, Process Improvement, Applicant Tracking Systems, Customer Service, HRIS, Employee Relations