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The Company:
Puente Consulting, Inc. is a privately held California Corporation with headquarters in downtown San Diego and with offices in Orange and Los Angeles counties. The company was established in 2001 by Patti Perez to offer a unique combination of human resources (HR) and employment law consulting services. Puente specializes in strategy, investigations, wage and hour audits, and compliance trainings. The company’s services are offered in English and Spanish. Puente bridges the gap between business problems and solutions for small businesses to Fortune 500 companies nationwide. It helps clients to reduce the risk of employment-related litigation while implementing strategic plans to increase profitability by connecting compliance issues associated with employment law to real-life HR and business management. The company’s award-winning staff combines its native Spanish-speaking skills with decades of experience solving HR challenges in multi-cultural environments. In doing so, Puente helps companies build successful, harmonious work environments which increases productivity and profitability, and reduces liability.
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Services:
- Compliance/HR Seminars and Training
- Workplace Investigations
- Mediations
- Wage and Hour Audits
- HR Department Assessments
- Expert Witness/Litigation Support Services
- Business and HR Consulting
- California Employment Law Expertise
- Spanish Language Business Solutions
- Business and HR Tools
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Clients:
Fortune 500 companies throughout the nation across a variety of industries including: aerospace, biotechnology, construction, defense, education, financial services, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, hospitality, manufacturing, media, retail, telecommunications, utilities, and others. Some of our clients include Rent-A-Center, Sheraton, Washington Mutual, NASSCO, BAE Systems, City of Hope Medical Center, San Diego Unified School District, and Habitat for Humanity. |
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Accolades:
Puente and its founder, Patti Perez, have received significant recognition by professional and philanthropic organizations. Recent awards and honors include: 2007 Woman Business Owner of the Year, National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego; San Diego’s Women Who Move The City finalist, San Diego Magazine, 2007; 40 under 40 award, 2006, San Diego Metropolitan Magazine; Cesar Chavez Award for Community Service, Minorities in Business Prism Awards, 2006; San Diego Women Who Mean Business finalist, 2006; San Diego Athena Pinnacle Award finalist, 2006.
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Key Personnel:
- Patti Perez, Founder and President/CEO, Attorney at Law, SPHR
- Annie Chavarria, Vice President of Spanish Business Solutions and Senior HR Consultant
- Deanna M. Baker, Attorney at Law
- Marci McWilliams, Senior Business Consultant
- Mariel S. Mulet, Attorney at Law
- April Szabo, Consultant
- Wenceslao J. Peña, HR Consultant and Senior Legal Assistant
- Sarah Sutton, Legal Assistant
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Corporate Headquarters:
225 Broadway, Suite 1720
San Diego, California 92101
619.876.4600 or 877.3HRINFO
619.876.4700 fax
www.puenteconsulting.com
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Contacts:
Consulting Services – Patti Perez
Spanish Business Solutions – Annie Chavarria
Training and Seminars – Wenceslao J. Peña
Media Contact – Bonnie Shaw, Clearpoint Agency,
Inc.,
Bonnie@clearpointagency.com
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