Lucy Bonilla
@lucybonilla
HR professional specializing in full-cycle recruitment and employee experience.
What I'm looking for
I am a SHRM-CP certified HR professional with progressive experience across higher education, healthcare, retail, and staffing industries, delivering full-cycle recruitment, compliance, onboarding, and employee engagement initiatives. I have led process improvements, training programs, and recognition efforts that measurably improved hiring outcomes and departmental engagement.
I bring strong operational and administrative skills—budget tracking, payroll support, policy implementation, and bilingual training delivery in English and Spanish—combined with hands-on event and program leadership that enhances the employee experience and supports organizational goals.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Coordinated full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, and HR transactions while ensuring 100% departmental compliance with university and state-mandated performance programs; led employee experience initiatives and managed training logistics and payroll timekeeping.
Facilitated weekly first-year seminar sessions for up to 18 students, developing lesson plans and supporting student success, engagement, and academic planning.
Staff Assistant
Stony Brook University Hospital
Jan 2024 - Apr 2025 (1 year 3 months)
Led recruitment, hiring, and labor relations support while managing budgets, processing purchases, and ensuring regulatory compliance across clinical operations; developed staffing proposals to support FTE requests.
Golf Apparel Lead
Dick's Sporting Goods
Mar 2023 - Jan 2024 (10 months)
Supervised sales floor and omni-fulfillment operations, trained associates, and led initiatives that increased departmental sales by up to 30% while ensuring timely online order processing and inventory flow.
HR Coordinator
Compass Workforce Solutions
Aug 2022 - Mar 2023 (7 months)
Processed and maintained personnel documentation, conducted payroll/benefits/compliance audits, and delivered federal and state compliance training in English and Spanish to ensure HR regulatory adherence.
Managed day-to-day business operations and HR support functions, led recruitment and onboarding including hiring up to 120 seasonal employees, and served as first point of contact for benefits and employee engagement events.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Queens College, City University of New York
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Business and Liberal Arts at Queens College, CUNY.
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