KRISTIAN FATE CABESON

• Provide administrative support to the Learning & Development (L&D) team, ensuring smooth operations.
• Serve as the first point of contact for HR-related inquiries, ensuring timely and accurate resolution of employee concerns.
• Manage the Cherwell ticketing system, resolving L&D inquiries related to a corporate programs, and course enrollments.
• Maintain HR data integrity, ensuring accurate employee records and compliance with internal policies.
• Handle HR financial transactions, including purchase orders, chargebacks, and invoice processing.
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate all training logistics to ensure seamless execution of learning initiatives. Generate post-training reports to assess effectiveness and ROI.
• Collaborate with HR teams to streamline processes, improving efficiency and service delivery.

Key Achievements:
• Developed a process guide to enhance ticket resolution efficiency, reducing response times.
• Improved training fee chargeback reconciliation, ensuring 100% compliance and accuracy.
• Resolved high-volume of HR inquiries within SLA, enhancing employee support services.

• Led and managed HR operations onboard the ship for a workforce of 900-1,200 employees, managing employee lifecycle processes. Ensured seamless execution of policies and procedures, and maintaining appropriate budgeted workforce levels.
• Processed employment letters, contracts, and HR documentation in line with labor laws and company policies.
• Provided first-line HR support for employee inquiries related to policies, payroll, and entitlements.

• Managed complex employee relations issues, conducting thorough investigations to ensure fair resolutions for all parties involved.
• Managed HRIS data updates and compliance audits, ensuring labor law adherence and operational excellence.

Key Achievements
• Successfully facilitated US immigration inspection for 1,200 employees without issues.
• Achieved 100% compliance in a Maritime Labour Conventions audit inspection.
• Safely repatriated nearly 1,000 employees during the Covid 19 pandemic.

• Handled employee data entry and HRIS updates, ensuring accuracy and compliance with shipboard standards and regulations.
• Responded to employee inquiries regarding HR policies, benefits, and labor laws.
• Facilitated employee orientations and assisted in onboarding procedures.

• Collaborated with immigration officials at various ports to ensure smooth crew transitions.
• Maintained 100% compliance in employee documentation, ensuring seamless port and immigration clearance.

Achievements
• Maintained 100% compliance with ships standard for employee documentation, preventing delays in Port and Local Immigration clearances.
• Recognized as Employee of the Month multiple times as part of the company’s employee recognition program.

• Assisted the ship’s Captain and Chief with daily administrative tasks.
• Managed marine reports (including US Coast Guard 2692), inspections, and senior management meeting minutes.
• Oversaw payroll processing and ensured STCW certification/license compliance for the technical departments.
• Attended ship’s technical inspections and conducted a detailed audit of documents that prevented the company from incompliance.
• Maintained and updated ships’ certificates, ensuring regulatory adherence.

Achievements
• Maintained 100% compliance with ship documentation standards, meeting requirements from multiple auditing entities.
• Ensured 100% compliance in Officer License applications, preventing delays in Flag state requirements.
• Conducted detailed document audits, proactively preventing compliance issues.
• Successfully managed dual roles as secretary for both Deck & Engine departments, handling high-volume administrative task efficiently.