Astron Solutions was founded in early 1999 to meet the human resource needs of cost-conscious organizations nationwide. From our first day of business through today, our philosophy is to provide high quality consulting services at an affordable price, in a comfortable environment. We work nationwide to develop and implement human resource programs that support the strategic direction of organizations through the creation of a positive employee relations environment. Our 218
clients are located in 30 states plus the District of Columbia, and currently represent 28 industries.
Astron Solutions focuses on the design and implementation of programs that impact an organization's two most important human resource concerns: rising human resource costs and retaining qualified staff. Services include the analysis and design of compensation systems & job evaluation programs, performance management system development, HR automation, and employee opinion survey and exit interview analysis. Our slogan best summarizes Astron's distinguishing characteristics – unique, affordable, friendly.
Astron Solutions' National Directors Jennifer Loftus and Michael Maciekowich present highly rated sessions on a variety of compensation and employee retention issues, and are available to share their extensive human resource knowledge with your organization.
Our most popular presentations and topics include:
- Compensation and benefits trends for the coming year
- "Spinning Gold from Straw": Low-Cost Employee Retention and Motivation Tools
- I Said it Was the Money…but I Lied: the real reasons why employees leave organizations
- "So Why Should I Work for You?": Developing competitive total compensation packages in smaller organizations
- "Creative HR Programs that Span Generations"
- "Clinical Career Paths that Work"
- Using incentives in the non-profit world
- Motivating employees in stressful work environments
- Career pathing programs that provide solutions to advancement, compensation, and staffing issues
About Jennifer and Michael:
Jennifer C. Loftus, SPHR, CCP, CBP, GRP, National Director, is a sought-after speaker on topics regarding employee retention strategies, labor market trends, and human resource automation. She has appeared on Cold Pizza, ESPN2's morning show, BusinessWeek TV: Money Talk, a nationally syndicated program on ABC, and WNET, New York City's PBS affiliate, on The Employment Channel. She has been published in The American Economist and Workspan, the magazine of WorldatWork. Jennifer has been quoted in the New York Daily News, Entrepreneur, and Time Out New York. Jennifer has presented to national conferences of the American Society of Healthcare Human Resource Administration (ASHHRA) and SHRM's Employment Management Association (EMA). She has also presented sessions for HR Southwest, HR Stars (Atlanta and Cleveland), HR New York Solutions Conference, Association of Healthcare Human Resource Administrators (AHHRA – NYC), Texas State Human Resource Association, Acadiana Society for Human Resource Management, Central New York Society for Human Resource Management, the Business Council of New York State, HR/NY Manager's Forum, HR/NY's Not-for-Profit SIG, CUPA, PANO, and Tri-State Relocation Services. Jennifer can be reached at 800-520-3889 or directly at 646-792-2517.
Michael Maciekowich, National Director, is a sought-after speaker in compensation program design. He is a regular speaker for the national conference of the American Society of Healthcare Human Resource Administration (ASHHRA) regarding healthcare compensation and performance management strategies. In addition, he has presented to local ASHHRA chapters including those in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York State, and New York City. Michael has presented to numerous Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) organizations including Central New York SHRM, Mohawk Valley SHRM, Acadiana SHRM, Niagara Mohawk SHRM, Northwest Indiana SHRM, Capital District SHRM, Mid-Hudson SHRM, Southwest SHRM, the Glens Falls Personnel Association, and Space Coast SHRM. He has also presented to HR Stars (Atlanta), Blackhawk Human Resource Association, IHA Human Resource Conference, Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS), and Massachusetts Hospital Association's Annual Labor Forum. In addition, Michael has also conducted several one-day seminars on the future of compensation program design, sponsored by the New York State Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. Michael can be reached at 800-520-3889 or directly at 646-792-2518.
