Industry
Education
Challenge
For years, the organization relied on a payroll system that worked—but only for payroll. HR data, time and attendance, and reporting lived in separate spreadsheets, creating inefficiencies, duplication, and unnecessary risk. As needs evolved, the team explored alternative providers offering a full-suite solution, but none could match the trust, service, and reliability they had built with Fuse. The challenge became clear: how to move beyond a fragmented system without sacrificing the partnership and support they depended on.
Result
With Fuse’s expanded platform, the organization was able to unify payroll, HR, and time and attendance into a single, intuitive system. The transition was seamless, backed by consistent training and responsive support. Manual processes and spreadsheets were eliminated, saving significant time and reducing errors. Tasks that once took hours—like compiling benefit data—are now automated and visible in real time. With everything centralized and easily accessible, payroll processing is faster, more accurate, and the team operates with greater confidence and control.
"Processing payroll is a breeze and basically error free."
About The Dolphin Research Center
Dolphin Research Center was founded as a nonprofit corporation in 1984 by Jayne Shannon-Rodriguez and Armando "Mandy" Rodriguez. Their goal was to ensure the dolphins had a home here for life, and in doing so to establish a unique education and research facility. The bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions presently living here provide a range of personalities and backgrounds. Over half of our family was born at the Center, while the other members have either come from other facilities or were rescued, rehabilitated and deemed unreleasable back into the wild by the Government and now have a forever home at Dolphin Research Center.
Fuse operates as a true HR partner, aligning people strategy with business growth.
