16+ years of proven experience partnering with business leaders to bring about
positive change. Skilled at facilitating development and implementation of ente
rprise-wide redeployment program initiatives. 16+ years of expertise in full life cycle recruiting/staffing, organizational d evelopment, compensation, training and development, HR administration, employee benefits, strategic planning and coaching managers. Strategic thinker experienced in resource management, demonstrated skills in pa rtnering with recruiters and hiring managers in the development of job requisit ions, reviewing internal equity, market trends and targeting timelines based on contract requirements. Provide guidance and recommendations to hiring managers on job codes, salary le vels, and fringe packages as well as coaching managers on best recruitment strat egies. 11+ years of experience providing guidance to clients and veterans in matching military skills/job codes to civilian occupations. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION McLean, VA Fortune 500 company providing scientific, engineering, and technology services a nd solutions to the federal Government, U.S. military, agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligen ce community, and Department of Homeland Security. With 45,000 employees, January 2010 fiscal year end annual revenues of $10.8 billion Corporate Redeployment Specialist October 2009- Present * Provide focused analysis and research, and timely, accurate advice to develop COE priorities and project milestones * Instrumental key member of cross-functional team which developed corporate lev el redeployment program initiatives in support of 45,000 employees and managers. Team sets policy, develops communications, provides coaching leadership on bes t practices, implements program initiatives to redeploy employees * Designed and facilitates various professional workshops including: The art of interviewing, resume preparation essentials, and job search networking. * Prepare presentation materials including brochures, supplemental training mate rials and master project plans. Operations Human Resources Manager September 2007 October 2009 Participated in government contracts proposal efforts providing guidance on sta ffing, compensation, personnel mapping related to pricing. Employee relations expert handling complex investigations and ER issues toward effective resolution Experienced in working mergers, acquisitions and incumbent captures. Led staffi ng efforts for two FAA contracts (ATOT-engineering and Program Management; $105 Million). Both awarded within weeks of each other--engineering included incumben t capture of approximately 30 employees. Ensured compensation compliance; FLSA mapping, fair and competitive compensatio n evaluation. Responsible for International hiring and immigration related issues for foreign nationals working in the U.S. Two years of experience collaborating with legal, NISC and employees on foreign national VISA compliance issues. Oversight of H- 1B Visa processing, TN and green card processing. Designed and facilitated Lunch & Learn informational sessions offered on a mont hly basis to employees on variety of topics: SAIC policies, procedures (benefits : open enrollment, new benefits, guidance of disability sick leave, workers comp ensation, employee assistance program and career path information, performance m anagement) and soft skills (emotional intelligence, stress management, SAIC core values). RECRUITMILITARY TAMPA, FL. Executive Recruiter/National Account Manager October 2006 August 2007 Professional Services providing full service recruiting and consultative service s, helping Veterans and military family members with job searching Responsible for the State of Florida region by providing professional services delivery of retained executive search, and multi hire search projects. Partnered with over 500 companies and organizations by providing full life-cycl e staffing efforts; candidate identification, interviewing, referencing and nego tiation. Led efforts from start to finish in the set up and execution of numerous job/ca reer fairs, hiring events that included over 150 hiring organizations participat ing and over 1000 job seekers, primarily military veterans and military spouses. Provided guidance to clients and veterans in matching military skills/job codes to civilian occupations. Conducted bi-weekly presentations at MacDill Air Force Base Transition Assistan ce Program (TAP). Coached Veterans on resume preparation, interviewing, and job search techniques. MST HR SOLUTIONS/MOSS ADAMS LLP Spokane, WA Senior Human Resource Consultant November 2001 October 2006 The nations 11th largest public accounting and consulting firm in business * Performed marketing services of Moss Adams and MST HR Solutions. Surpassed bi llable hours of 140% for six consecutive months, promoted to management within e ight months. Accounts grew substantially due to marketing efforts and successfu l project completion. Developed customer relationships with clients from a varie ty of industries; Banks, Credit Unions, Hospitals, Not for Profit Organizations and small to medium business owners. * Accountable for client staffing efforts. Full life-cycle staffing efforts; can didate identification, interviewing, referencing and negotiation. * Five years of audit experience reviewing workplace/management policies and pra ctices including compensation, benefits, total rewards, workplace policies inclu ding FLSA, legal, time and attendance. Labor market trends coaching/review experience: o Compensation plans reviews using the point factor and compa ratio methodology experience with Union and non-Union organizations. o Salary survey research, using ERI software, experienced in development of cust omized salary surveys. Developed of Affirmative Action Plans. Analyzed trends and provided feedback an d suggestions for recruitment efforts to ensure AAP compliance. Department of Labor auditing experience EEOC compliance, investigation and res ponse. Multi State compliance oversight California, Washington State, Colorado, Idaho , Oregon, and Wyoming Performance Management experience in analyzing, designing, developing and imple menting performance evaluation solutions, linking job specification competencies and pay for performance initiatives. Five years of experience developing proposals and negotiated contract agreement s for a variety of clients; small to mid to large size firms specializing in fin ancial, utilities, medical, retail, manufacturing, not for profit, as well as st ate and local government. Conducted presentations at McChord Air Force Base Career Center providing coach ing and guidance to Military members and their Spouses of resume preparation, in terviewing, and job searching techniques. Five years of experience providing separating Military service members with tra nsition assistance into civilian jobs by offering job search assistance includin g career planning, mapping of military job codes, and placement services. As n eeded, was subject matter expert for numerous clients on recruitment of Military veterans. Managed day-to-day operations of staff of six HR consultants, ensuring quality deliverables and services were delivered on time and under budget. BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE Tacoma, WA Workfirst Program Coordinator/Instructor September 1998 July 2001 The states largest technical college presenting programs in a competency based f ormat. Partnered with Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and Employment S ecurity to recruit students into WorkFirst training program. Designed, developed and facilitated career services training, providing student s with interviewing, resume preparation and job searching skills. Responsible for development of Workfirst training initiatives including adminis trative assistance skills, print shop services and customer service skills. In a period of one year, business relationships were established with Kinkos, B ank of America, and Verizon. Increased student completion and placement rates by 25 percent in the first yea r of being the program coordinator. Led a team of 3 Instructors. ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS EDS DAYTON, OH Human Resource Generalist November 1994 - September 1998 Global data systems company founded by Ross Perot, operating in 64 counties with 140,000 employees. In support of DEISII contract, supported five Divisions and 10 hiring managers, providing full life-cycle staffing support; candidate identification, interview ing, checking references, negotiation and relocation as needed. As part of the hiring support team, negotiated job offers with candidates regar ding all aspects of the offer including salary, stock options, benefits, hiring bonuses, and relocation Responsible for conducting new employee orientation and documentation processing of over 55 new employees in 3 weeks. Subject matter expert of mapping Military Air Force Specialty Codes and Militar y Occupational Specialties (Army, Navy and Marines) into DEIS I & II labor categ ories. Responsible for HR process improvement and documentation during CMM certificati on SEI/CMM & ISO Experience, obtained level 4. . EDUCATION AND TRAINING DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - CANDIDATE NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ Business Administration, Human Resource Management MASTER OF SCIENCE CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY Orange, CA Human Resource Management BACHELOR OF SCIENCE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Carbondale, Il Workforce Education and Development TECHNICAL SKILLS PeopleSoft, RiseSmart, RecuitMax, Microsoft Office Suite, including Project 2010 ,Access, compensation systems, ADP, ABRA, IVantage, Iemployees, Ceridian. Power user of MS PowerPoint, Sharepoint (develop & maintain sites) & DataXchange, O*Ne t and 2010 Standard Occupational Classification system AFFILIATIONS Society for Human Resource Management USO Active Volunt eer