ABOUT APEX VANGUARD INTEGRITY
HR leadership built on experience, discipline and integrity
AVI was established to give expanding companies access to senior-level HR, risk, and compliance leadership usually reserved for enterprise-scale firms.
Why we exist
Too many organizations reach a point where HR has become strategic, spanning multiple states, regulated workforces and complex employee issues, but still lack senior HR leadership. Many rely on a PEO, a generalist or an overextended office team. AVI fills that gap with experienced, accountable leadership that shields the business from avoidable risk and supports its growth.
Amanda Rodriguez, M.S.
Founder & Principal Consultant
Amanda Rodriguez is a strategic human resources leader with more than 18 years of experience building, modernizing and optimizing HR infrastructure for multi-state organizations. She has navigated more than 30 state jurisdictions, including the complex compliance environments of California, New York, Texas and Florida.
Her career spans Security & Protective Services, Hospitality, Luxury Hospitality, Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail. She has led the transition of organizations with up to 1,500+ employees from PEO models to streamlined in-house HR technology.
Amanda holds an M.S. in Psychology, Emphasis in Forensic Psychology, with SHRM-CP in progress. That training shapes her approach to workplace investigations, screening and high-stakes employee relations: objective, evidence-based and attentive to behavior and risk. She pairs it with hands-on crisis resolution experience and a consistent focus on aligning people strategy with business performance.
Based in Miami, Amanda provides on-site consulting in Miami upon request and works with organizations elsewhere through remote engagements.
Credentials & education
Professional in Human Resources
HR Certification Institute (HRCI)
SHRM-CP — Society for Human Resource Management
In progress
Master of Science in Psychology, Forensic Track
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Grand Canyon University
Experience at a glance
18+
YEARS OF HR LEADERSHIP
30+
STATE JURISDICTIONS
1,500+
PEO MIGRATION SCALE
6
INDUSTRIES
Security & Protective Services · Hospitality · Luxury Hospitality · Manufacturing · Distribution · Retail
What our name stands for
APEX
Senior-level expertise. Every engagement is led by an experienced HR executive.
VANGUARD
Ahead of risk. We identify compliance and workforce issues before they become costly.
INTEGRITY
Objective, confidential and candid counsel, even when the answer is inconvenient.
How we work
CONFIDENTIAL BY DEFAULT
Sensitive employee and business information is handled with discretion.
PRACTICAL OVER THEORETICAL
Recommendations are prioritized, actionable and sized to your organization.
CLEAR BOUNDARIES
We provide HR compliance and risk advisory services, not legal advice, and we collaborate with your legal counsel when needed.
Let’s talk about your organization.
Schedule a complimentary 60-minute strategy session with Amanda.