Eric Sturdivant
@ericsturdivant
HR business partner and HR director with 16 years building compliant, high-performing HR functions and advising executives.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m an HR Business Partner and HR Director with 16 years of experience building HR departments from zero and turning HR into a strategic operational function. Most recently, I served as the sole HR authority for a 55-employee, 4-location organization—designing policies, onboarding systems, compliance infrastructure, and employee lifecycle workflows where none previously existed.
I specialize in employee relations and legally defensible processes across HIPAA, FMLA, ADA, EEOC, and OSHA frameworks, while leading workforce planning, performance management, and organizational development. I’ve coordinated ACA reporting and compliance tracking through HRIS tools like Paycor, ensuring regulatory deadlines, filing requirements, and access controls are handled reliably.
Earlier in my career, I directed full-scope HR operations for a 500-member command and led a 7-person HR team, improving HRIS data accuracy by 20% and reducing processing time by 30%. I also deployed Salesforce CRM as a system of record—training 100+ personnel and raising user proficiency by 30%, while maintaining consistent compliance through audit readiness and standardized SOPs.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
HR Department Architect
Suburban Hematology-Oncology Associates
Aug 2023 - Present (2 years 10 months)
Built the organization’s HR department from scratch for 55 employees across 4 clinic locations, creating policies, onboarding systems, and employee lifecycle workflows. Led ACA reporting and FMLA/STD administration, benefits administration, compensation benchmarking, and legally defensible employee relations records across HIPAA, ADA, EEOC, and OSHA frameworks.
Directed full-scope HR operations for a 500-member command and led a 7-person HR team covering payroll, benefits, performance management, awards, onboarding, and separations. Optimized HRIS tracking for 350+ personnel activities and 600+ awards, improving data accuracy by 20% and reducing processing time by 30%, while achieving a 98% compliance audit rating with zero corrective actions.
Led a 5-person HR team managing personnel records for 39 active staff and 800+ reserve personnel, achieving a 98% records accuracy rate. Managed $15M payroll with 90% accuracy, deployed Salesforce CRM as the HR system of record (training 100+ personnel for a 30% proficiency/workflow improvement), and consistently earned “Excellent” compliance inspection ratings.
Managed onboarding, separations, and personnel records for 300+ employees across multiple concurrent commands, maintaining 100% compliance throughout. Administered military payroll platforms and HRIS, developed and enforced HR policies/SOPs used as training benchmarks, and provided confidential employee relations support and coaching in high-stakes environments.
Led enterprise network and systems operations for 500–2,000+ users, resolving 1,500+ trouble tickets and managing $800K in technology assets with zero downtime. Improved operational turnaround from 10 days to under 2 days through process optimization and disciplined incident resolution.
Education
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Park University
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Human Resources
B.A. in Business Administration with a Human Resources focus from Park University.
Park University
Associate of Science in Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management
A.S. in Human Resource Management from Park University.
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