Melissa Hughes

Work Experience

• ICON Transportation Company, Inc.

  1997-2008 | Director of Safety & Risk Management

  Icon Transportation Company, Inc. provides logistics management, transportation, and fulfillment solutions. Founded in 1990, ICON Transportation Company, Inc. became a leader in media ground transportation throughout the United States. Director of Safety & Risk Management Supervise Driver Safety, recruiting and Human Resource departments, manage workman's compensation program, act as Liaison between Insurance TPA, company and co-workers, manage office and warehouse recruiting, discipline and termination, manage safety programs, manage warehouse purchasing, manage payroll and compensation, manage employee orientation, manage unemployment claims and attend hearings, manage drug screening program, manage OSHA claims, manage equipment damage, routine maintenance and OTR repairs, develop work instructions compliant with ISO, implement safety award programs, ISO Internal Auditor and Project Planning

• Ascend Logistics, LLC

  2008-2010 | Vice Presdient

  Ascend Logistics, LLC is a business services provider, specializing in analyzing your business's needs and connecting the client with the resources that are the best fit for that client. Ascend provides a multitude of small business support tools. These tools range from CRMs, to HR documents and employees file modules to website builders and consulting. Vice President Assist various start up and operating companies through project management, nationwide recruiting and marketing. Nationwide recruiting. Marketing and new business line development.

• World Media Group, Inc.

  2010-2015 | Director of Human Resources

  World Media Group has been an Industry leader in media manufacturing, and has been serving the manufacturing needs of Fortune 500 companies and small businesses for more than 20 years. World Media Group, Inc. provides an array of services from small special project support to full service, supply chain solutions. Director of Human Resources Supervise accounting staff, cash management, manage office and warehouse recruiting, discipline and termination, manage compliance, quality, safety, training, benefit, and cost reduction programs. Manage workman's compensation program. Manage employee orientation, manage unemployment claims and attend hearings. Quality Representative. Audit preparation. Act as a company representative in various government, customer and financial audits.

• Strategic Solutions, LLC

  Branch Manager

  Strategic Solutions offers the best candidates in the industry for Print, Logistics, Sales, HVAC, IT and Retail Professionals. Our team strives to deliver the highest quality candidates for your organization's growth. We take career placement seriously and provide excellent customer service with fast response times and follow through. Our screening process is thorough. Our client satisfaction is so important to us that we offer a placement guarantee. If for some reason your candidate does not work out, we have plans available to replace that candidate for you. Whether you are looking for an entry level or executive position, Strategic Solutions can be counted on as a trusted advisor to help you make sound hiring choices. Branch Manager Candidate placement, client consultation, candidate sourcing, screening, ad placement, payroll processing, HR, accounting