Verifiable Career Progression

Career Experience

From early industrial and fast-paced frontline management to multi-site HR leadership, entrepreneurial ventures, and systems architecture.

The Progression Arc:
Operations & Management → HR/People Operations → Entrepreneurship → Consulting → Systems & Technology
01

Enterprise HR & Workforce Leadership

Decade-long corporate tenure managing complex multi-site industrial staffing and regulatory compliance

Verified 11-Year Progression

MS-IL Staffing & Packaging

Operations Human Resources Manager • Senior Account Manager • HRIS & Technical Trainer

Indianapolis, IN (Multi-Regional Accounts: Indianapolis, Columbus, Lafayette)

Sep 2012 – Aug 2023

Promotional Milestones

Recruiter (2012) Candidate prescreening, high-volume order fulfillment, I-9 compliance.
Senior Account Manager (2014) Managed 21 industrial client accounts, on-site floor safety, and P&L billing.
Operations HR Manager & Trainer Risk mitigation, company-wide HRIS platform configuration, safety audits.

Key Operations & Measurable Achievements:

  • $1M–$2M+ Workers' Compensation Cost Avoidance: Spearheaded complete overhaul of risk management protocols across regional client sites. Dissected historical injury logs, eliminated inactive and fraudulent claims, instituted mandatory immediate post-incident reporting, and introduced transitional light-duty return-to-work protocols—driving the client's Workers' Comp E-Mod rating down by 2.0 points in under 24 months.
  • Large-Scale Workforce Management: Directly oversaw staffing and employee relations for workforces exceeding 500+ employees per operational cycle, with branch responsibility supporting up to 1,000+ regional contingent staff.
  • HR Information Systems (HRIS) Administration: Served as lead administrator and system trainer for WorkForce 2.0 and TempWorks software across regional offices. Built standard operational training modules and SOP libraries that shortened field recruiter onboarding from 3 weeks to 4 business days.
  • Bilingual Workforce Advocacy: Conducted employee orientations, safety briefings, and disciplinary investigations natively in both English and Spanish, bridging critical communication divides between Latin American contingent workers and English-speaking plant supervisors.
  • Branch Regulatory Audits: Led internal compliance audits covering Form I-9, E-Verify verification, OSHA general industry standards, wage-and-hour compliance, and client contractual requirements across Indiana branches.
02

Entrepreneurial & Business Lineage

A continuous progression of founder ownership, community service, and specialized advisory ventures

The Coherent Lineage: Cody's business ownership represents a disciplined evolution rather than disconnected jobs: CJ Rice & Companies / SRVGroup (2019–2023) → SRV Capital Holdings (2023–2024) → SRV1ne / InnovaFlow (2024) → QiAlly LLC (2025–Present). Historical operating entities (SRV Tax & Multiservice, SRV Shop, SRV Property Management, Artreve LLC) operated under this lineage to provide essential community, tax, and property support.

QiAlly LLC

Founder & Executive Strategist
Jan 2025 – Present

Formed to architect cutting-edge operations platforms unifying client intake portals, administrative controls, REST APIs, and automated document pipelines. Implemented modern Cloudflare serverless edge infrastructure paired with multi-tenant Supabase PostgreSQL architecture. Built deterministic AI tools (RAG and document processing) for small business compliance.

Quantum Innova Partners Inc / QuantumHR LLP

Co-Owner & HR Practice Partner
Oct 2024 – Present

Strategic governance and specialized human resources advisory. Audited employee files and I-9 compliance for growing companies. Built custom Zoho One HRIS and workflow pipelines, streamlining recruitment funnels and digital personnel file management for corporate clients.

SRV1ne LLC (now InnovaFlow)

Virtual Business Consultant & CEO
May 2024 – Present

Delivered asynchronous operational consulting, process mapping, and financial planning for small business owners. Reinvested operational revenue into cloud tooling and low-code workflow infrastructure.

SRV Capital Holdings Inc

Founder & Managing Principal
Aug 2023 – May 2024

Managed asset transitions and corporate restructuring following the consolidation of historical SRVGroup operating ventures into focused consulting and technology initiatives.

CJ Rice & Companies, LLC (SRVGroup / Servicios Rice-Velásquez)

Founder & Managing Owner
Jan 2019 – Aug 2023
Historical operating ventures: SRV Tax & Multiservice • SRV Shop • SRV Property Management • Artreve LLC

Founded and scaled a community-anchored multi-service operation bridging severe language and administrative hurdles for central Indiana's Hispanic community. Prepared individual and corporate tax filings, processed certified translations for state/federal courts and immigration matters, handled commercial leases and property coordination, and delivered bilingual small business advisory.

IssiTax LLC

Founder & Partner CFO (Historical Operating Arm)
Historical Operating Venture

Partnered to deliver tax resolution frameworks, accounting book cleanups, and automated intake workflows for specialized tax and bookkeeping clients under the former group umbrella.

03

Operational Leadership & Critical Turnarounds

Fast-paced, high-volume frontline operations, labor controls, and emergency location recoveries

Waffle House

Unit Manager | Indianapolis, IN
Sep 2013 – Oct 2014

Full P&L, 24/7 unit management, crew hiring, and labor cost optimization. Assigned to execute the turnaround of the Lynnhurst location following a critical staffing and management collapse. Stabilized the unit, recruited and trained replacement staff, instituted par-level food controls, and achieved consistent audit compliance within 60 days.

IHOP Corporation

Acting General Manager & Assistant General Manager | Columbus & Indianapolis, IN
Aug 2010 – Sep 2013

Promoted from frontline team member to Assistant General Manager within 90 days; subsequently served as Acting General Manager. Managed store operations, customer experience, health code certifications, and shift scheduling. Built custom automated Excel templates that systematically lowered food waste and maintained labor costs strictly below target budgets, yielding consecutive years of 2–3% profit increases.

04

Industrial & Technical Foundations

Early work discipline, industrial QA protocols, and recession-era technology initiatives

Enkei America, Inc.

VDH Operator & Process Lead
2008 – 2010

Supervised high-precision BDH testing machinery in automotive wheel manufacturing. Coordinated machine calibration protocols, wheel testing quality assurance, operator safety enforcement, and line maintenance.

Angel Ayuda LLC

Founder & IT Support Specialist
2009 – 2014

Founded recession-era computer repair and technical support venture while enrolled in college full-time. Provided diagnostic hardware repair and designed/deployed complete Cyber Café hardware and local network infrastructure.

McDonald's Corporation

Multi-Unit Swing Manager
Ages 15 – 18

Promoted from crew to swing manager before age 18. Directed high-volume meal rush logistics, crew assignments, cash register audits, inventory counts, and customer resolution across store locations.

Evansville Courier & Press

Route Rep & Daily Carrier
Ages 13 – 14

First independent job delivering daily newspapers across dedicated routes at 4:30 AM. Built lifelong schedule discipline, route logistics, subscriber account management, and fee collection.

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