Chuck Simikian

I have had the pleasure to work with Chuck, HR Expert,  on challenging assignments and have found him immensely helpful. He is a pleasure to work with, well liked, respected, understood, helpful, knowledgeable, pragmatic and insightful. Chuck is the author of a comprehensive HR reference manual I use often. I tune in to his podcasts regularly as he addresses interesting, meaningful content. We have Chuck on retainer to help us avoid timely and costly mistakes continuously improve employee engagement, maximize growth and development of the team. He has helped us handle tough HR situations effectively with confidence. Chuck is a strategic and operational savvy consultant, trainer, and effective seminar presenter.

As Managing Director of a 774 room Independent Hotel, Chuck was the Human Resource Director and reported directly to me. I found Chuck to be extremely employee centric while still maintaining the necessary legal elements of Human Resources as well as understanding and balancing the business side. With over 700 employees on the property, Chuck and his team created many news programs and initiatives that saved the company money and continued to improve morale on a yearly basis. Chuck implemented new time and payroll systems and kept the focus on minimizing Workers Comp with accidents going down on a yearly basis.  One year, there were actually no lost time accidents, and the hotel received an award from the Insurance carrier. He was also involved in the 401K Plan and securing Health Insurance and other Benefits for the employees.

Chuck implemented a training program that had all team members certified in Guest Service Gold. The hotel was the first property in the world to accomplish this. Chuck and his team also promoted numerous charitable events the Resort participated in and all employee events from Talent Shows to Bring your Child to Work day. He has created new Team Member manuals and in rare cases dealt with Legal issues that affected the property. He even created and implemented a J-1 policy to bring in employees from other countries during our busy seasons which kept us staffed up during citywide labor shortages.

The theme park background that Chuck brought to the property helped to propel an employee centric environment that produced great guest service and record business profits.

Chuck knows Human Resources and with his background, has been able to continue to excel in Consulting assignments throughout the country.  I would not hesitate to recommend Chuck to assist with any Human Resource and Training needs.

Chuck has been my go-to Human Resources expert ever since we worked together at Paramount Hospitality Group.  He is the real deal as it relates to knowing the HR facts, and is always willing to answer any questions I have, and this information has been valuable as it relates to protecting the companies I have worked with in the past.

Chuck is truly the authority as it relates to all things HR.  He is so well equipped to answer any HR related question no matter what the specific topic.

Chuck is the smartest HR professional I know and has always been willing to assist and support as it relates to educating me and my past employers. Chuck takes pride in his profession and continually grows his knowledge with continual education courses.