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Gilmer, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

Providing recruiting and talent management services for the digital marketing industry.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

* Managed and influenced full-cycle recruiting and marketing strategies for clients by maximizing exposure to passive candidates, improving job description formatting, and reducing cost per hire to $9K per new employee.* Tendered industry-related articles that netted an "Own Your Piece" award, and facilitated company-wide employee training on building trust which increased client engagement survey scores.* Consulted clients with data analytics and mentored new employees with the new ATS and HRIS process that improved full-cycle recruiting.

Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

* Designed competency model used as the core foundation of 2-year leadership program which increased retention by 22% by identifying talent, integrating it into annual evaluations, and providing structured development plans and succession planning. * Updated new hire orientation, HRIS onboarding procedures, and offer letter templates improving new hire retention by 12%. * Reduced "Days to Hire" KPI by 7 days by advocating panel interviews and scheduling best practices for hiring managers which created a consistent hiring experience and increased Glassdoor applicant survey experience by 8%. *Collaborated with an outside vendor to launch the company's first-time employee survey which improved employee engagement by 11% and positive company ratings via Glassdoor by 8%. * Conducted leadership full-cycle recruiting averaging 8 open requisitions and increasing internal hires, which impacted employee turnover.

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

* Mended employee attendance by 18% within the first 6 months of employment by mentoring leaders on best practices for call-off procedures and consistent adherence to company guidance which addressed concerns of favoritism. * Successfully completed updated company values training for all 800 employees prior to the 3-month deadline by mentoring 4 other facilitators, scheduling sessions during all shifts, and meticulous tracking of employee participation and eLearning acknowledgment.* Designed and facilitated Trust training classes for all leadership as an action plan to increase employee engagement scores which resulted in an improvement of 8% with a follow-up survey six months later.* Engaged in investigations, documentation, and mediation of employee concerns, safety incidents, DOT violations, and FLMA claims with empathy and neutrality which positively impacted employee engagement scores referencing HR personnel.

York, Pennsylvania

* Implemented a new performance management module within the estimated timeline and budget into the existing Cornerstone LMS which created a structure for employee evaluations, and tracked development plans. * Approved and tracked all internal and external training for to support WEDNet PA state subsidies which decreased company training expenses by 25%. * Modernized and facilitated new hire orientation, mentoring program, leadership development courses, and LMS-generated procedure updates which increased employee survey by 11%.* Designed a 2-year leadership development framework that incorporated a competency model, leadership curriculum, development plans, succession planning, and high potential identification process that contributed to improved employee engagement surveys by 11%.

Greensboro, Nc

* Created a 2-tiered benefit allowing employees to alert their impending departure from the company in advance by providing a knowledge transfer process. The program was adopted by other divisions after metrics proved a decrease in time to hire and retention of tribal knowledge. * Developed and facilitated a new leadership development program that reduced employee turnover and increased employee engagement for the NC region of the Automotive division.* Consulted with internal departments to teach them to develop their own training material which increased employee engagement for those impacted teams. * Collaborated with counterparts in Brazil, Mexico, and the UK aligning best practices and creating a universal leadership development program within sister operating companies which reduced corporate training costs and improved overall methodologies.* Awarded a Spot Bonus by a sister company for swift support in delivering a communication class with high reviews after a sudden change in facilitators was required.

Harrisburg, Pa

* Co-designer and lead for a leadership model that replaced vendor vendor-purchased saving the company over $90,000 per year in licensing fees. * Wrote leadership articles for the company's quarterly magazine, technical processes, and employee policies which provided consistent messaging for new hire onboarding, leadership guidance, and communication on specific industry topics. * Negotiated long-term contracts for class-associated vendors at 8 separate locations which reduced hotel and catering costs by 15%.* Received award for Operation Advance assisting 2 separate locations with long-term acquisition training support improving their driver logs error by more than 30%.* Requested by several directors to assist multiple locations with onsite training which improved each location's quality scores by more than 10%.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Criminal Justice

Graduate

Education record

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi Little SisterRecipient of academic scholarship then transferred to MSU for major.

Honors, Honors Student