Sue Holaday Sphr

Sue Holaday, SPHR, SHRM-SCP has extensive work experience in the field of human resources. Sue served as the Director of Human Resources at Summit Design and Engineering Services, where they provided HR leadership to a multidiscipline civil engineering and design firm with over 400 employees across 6 states. Their responsibilities included policy creation, full-cycle recruiting, talent development, compensation, employee relations, and benefits administration. Sue also partnered with the leadership team and managers to improve culture, talent management, employee engagement, retention, performance management, and workforce training and development.

Prior to their role as Director of Human Resources, Sue Holaday worked as a Human Resources Manager at Summit Design and Engineering Services. In this position, they single-handedly managed all HR functions for the firm, including benefits administration, employee referral programs, hiring and orientation guidelines, employee handbook drafting and implementation, and recruitment and selection process improvement. Sue also provided guidance and assistance to managers in handling employee relation issues.

Before joining Summit Design and Engineering Services, Sue worked at Sports Endeavors, Inc. in various HR roles, including HR Manager, Senior HR Representative, and HR Representative. In these roles, they gained experience in managing HR functions and handling employee-related matters.

Sue Holaday also worked as a Paralegal at Newsom, Graham, Hedrick & Kennon, P.A., from 1998 to 2000.

Overall, Sue Holaday's work experience demonstrates their expertise in HR leadership, policy creation, full-cycle recruiting, talent development, compensation, employee relations, benefits administration, and employee training and development.

Sue Holaday, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Administration of Criminal Justice and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where they studied from 1986 to 1990. In February 2015, Sue also obtained the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification from SHRM. Additionally, they hold the certification of Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from HRCI, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certification were not provided.