STRATEGIC HR · COMPLIANCE · RISK · FRACTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Executive HR and compliance leadership, without building an HR department.
Apex Vanguard Integrity (AVI) gives growing organizations the senior HR, multi-state compliance and workforce-risk leadership they need to scale with confidence. Fractional, principal-led and built for high-compliance environments.
Complimentary 60-minute session · No obligation
18+
Years of HR leadership
30+
State jurisdictions navigated
1,500+
Employees in PEO-to-internal migrations
Experience of founder and principal consultant Amanda Rodriguez, M.S.
PRINCIPAL-LED
Every Engagement
When HR complexity outgrows your structure
Most organizations don't need a full HR executive team. They need the judgment of one, applied to the problems that carry real cost and risk.
You’re paying a PEO for control you don’t have.
Costs rise each renewal while benefits, systems and policies stay one-size-fits-all.
Employee issues are reaching leadership’s desk.
Complaints, investigations and terminations need an experienced, objective hand before they escalate.
You operate in multiple states, and the rules don’t match.
Wage-and-hour, leave, screening and posting requirements shift at every border, especially in CA, NY, TX and FL.
HR runs on spreadsheets and good intentions.
Payroll, HRIS and handbooks have not kept pace with headcount.
Your workforce carries elevated risk.
Licensed guards, safety-sensitive roles and public-facing teams demand rigorous screening, licensing and documentation.
You need HR leadership now, not after a six-month search.
An HR leader has left, or you have never had one, and growth won’t wait.
Six disciplines. One accountable HR partner.
Engage us for a single project or as your ongoing HR leadership function.
Fractional HR Leadership
Senior HR strategy, interim leadership and workforce planning on a monthly basis.
PEO Transition & HR Infrastructure
Move from a PEO to an internal HR model with the right systems, benefits and policies.
HR Audits & Multi-State Compliance
Deep-dive audits and ongoing compliance support across 30+ state jurisdictions.
Security & High-Risk Workforce Compliance
Guard licensing audit readiness, background screening workflows and workplace-violence prevention.
Employee Relations & Workplace Investigations
Objective, well-documented handling of complaints, conflicts and sensitive matters.
Policies, Handbooks & Workplace Safety
Custom handbooks, policy design and OSHA-aligned safety practices.
The experience of an HR executive. The discipline of a risk advisor.
Built for high-compliance environments. A background in Security & Protective Services means licensing, screening and workforce risk are core competencies, not afterthoughts.
Proven PEO exit experience. Full-cycle migrations off PEO models, from system selection and benefit modeling to HRIS rollout, for organizations of up to 1,500+ employees.
Multi-state by default. Experience across 30+ state jurisdictions, with particular depth in California, New York, Texas and Florida.
Behavioral insight you can use. A master's in psychology on a forensic track sharpens investigations, screening and high-stakes employee relations.
Principal-led, always. You work directly with the senior advisor responsible for your results.
Engage the way your organization needs
MOST COMPREHENSIVE
Fractional HR Partnership (Monthly Retainer)
Ongoing executive HR leadership, compliance oversight, employee relations and risk management. Your HR function, led at the senior level, every month.
Defined Projects (Fixed Fee)
HR audits, PEO exits, HRIS implementations and handbook overhauls, scoped with clear deliverables and a fixed investment.
Advisory Engagements (Hourly)
Workplace investigations, security workforce compliance audits and executive coaching when you need targeted expertise.
Experience where compliance is non-negotiable
Security & Protective Services · Restaurant & Hospitality · Luxury Hospitality · Manufacturing · Distribution · Retail
Serving organizations of 15 to 1,500+ employees from Miami to multi-state operations nationwide, fully remote or hybrid.
Meet the Founder & Principal Consultant
AVI is led by Amanda Rodriguez, M.S., an HR executive with more than 18 years of experience building and modernizing HR functions across multiple states and industries. Her work spans PEO migrations, multi-state compliance, security workforce compliance and complex employee relations, grounded in an M.S. in Psychology, Emphasis in Forensic Psychology, with SHRM-CP in progress.
Know exactly where your HR and compliance stand.
In a complimentary 60-minute strategy session, we'll review your current HR structure, identify your most significant compliance and workforce risks, and outline practical next steps, whether or not you engage us.