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golbou ghassemieh, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, IPMA-SCP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

January 2019—Present
Project Manager, Koff &Associates, Berkeley CA
• Provide professional management on classification and compensation studies for a variety of
public sector clients, including special districts, cities, and counties.
• Provide general HR management advice on various topics as needed.

June 2017—October 2018
Director of Human Resources, City of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa CA
• Responsible for all operations of full servic1033. City’s Human Resources Department including
but not limited: Recruitment/Employment, Classification, Equal Employment Opportunity and
ADA Title I and II, Workforce Development, Labor Relations, etc.

December 2014—June 2017
Assistant Director of Human Resources, County of Sonoma, Santa Rosa CA
• Acted as HR Department’s chief operating officer, act on behalf of Director as needed; and
oversee five divisions of the Human Resources Department; Recruitment & Classification, Equal
Employment Opportunity and ADA, Workforce Development, HRIS, and Community and
Employee Engagement Programs.
• Served as lead on a variety of complex personnel, classification studies, investigations,
disciplinary matters; and HR related projects, such as launching a county-wide succession
planning initiative, overseeing coordination of County-HR’s ADA program and initiatives, and
many others.

July 2011—December 2014
Recruitment & Classification Manager, County of Sonoma, Santa Rosa, CA
• Planned, organized, and managed one of the largest divisions within the County’s HR
department; responsibilities include employment services (staffing, recruitment, layoff
administration, pre-employment steps, etc.), classification and compensation, training,
performance evaluations, employee engagement and retention programs, and policies.
• Provided direction and oversight to staff of professional, technical, and clerical staff
• Oversaw discipline case management

Fall 2011—Present
Instructor, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
• Human Resource Certificate Program Instructor topics include: Training, Onboarding, and
Performance Management; and Job Analysis and Compensation

December 2008—June 2011
Human Resources Analyst II-III, County of Sonoma, Santa Rosa, CA
• Responsible for job analysis, test development, recruitments for all levels of positions
• Conducted classification and compensation studies