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Sacramento, Ca, Us

Sacramento, Ca, Us

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

• Designed a project prioritization scoring process for the IT Department to rank and categorize incoming projects based on the value that they provide the County• Managed Accela Implementation and Functional Design for the Public Works Department including the following functionality: Encroachment Permits, Utility Permits, Transportation Permits, Development Permits, Bond Applications, Complaints, Addendums, and Reporting• Managed CivicPlus Implementation and Design for the County Internet/Intranet Sites. Coordinated with 25 Departments to design layout, add content, and conduct administrator training for department staff• Managed Contract for Digital Evidence Management Systems(DEMS) project; Developed contract, led negotiations, managed change request process and project financials/billing milestone payments for DEMS Implementation

Sacramento, California, Us

• Designed and managed the Workday Development Team; Supported an Agile Software Development process, working in conjunction with end users / stakeholders and technical delivery team to maintain and mature the tool, increasing the return on investment while supporting the organizational strategy• Conducted backlog grooming and management, prioritized work within the development team, maintained a backlog of future work for consideration/prioritization, created acceptance criteria and drove testing and delivery; translated features into user stories within the team’s backlog while managing, ranking, and prioritizing this backlog to reflect stakeholder’s requirements• Collaborated with business, executive leadership, operations, and IT teams to refine the product and incorporate features based on organizational need; Presented monthly status updates to executive leadership and internal stakeholders • Managed Human Resources Operations Team overseeing department budget, spending, audits, and various administrative duties

Sacramento, California, Us

• Managed Workday Project and Functional Design for Human Resources including the following functionality: Core HCM (Compensation, Position Control, Hiring), Recruiting, Timekeeping, Absence, Core Talent, Performance Management and the security design• Managed Workday Testing Phase which consisted of: o Working with Project Sponsor and internal stakeholders on resource allocation and capacity planning o Working with business area representatives to perform User Acceptance Testing o Working with Vendor to support troubleshooting, analysis and triage of problems coming out of production o Ensuring test scenarios based on business process flows have been created o Working with System Integrator Vendor to analyze test issues/defects o Creating and delivering Daily and Weekly status reports • Directed Organization Change Management efforts which consisted of: o Developing and managing a comprehensive OCM strategy and plan, utilizing proven OCM methodologies and related tools o Working closely with key business leaders/stakeholders to understand change management implications across multiple business units o Collaborating with project team members to ensure alignment with key cross functional project activities o Designing, developing and implementing a stakeholder management strategy to drive engagement, awareness and preparedness of/for the project o Designing, developing and implementing a multi-level, two-way communication strategy o Conducting formal and informal stakeholder assessments, focus groups and leadership alignment sessions•Managed Contract for $4.5 million project; Developed contract, led negotiations, managed change request process and project financials/billing milestone payments for Workday Implementation; Project was delivered on time and under budget

Sacramento, California, Us

• Created employee recognition program within the HR unit; aligned executive leadership values and goals with award criteria to accurately encourage the culture that is desired within the organization.• Redesigned the training request process by utilizing Lean White Belt principles to streamline training request removing non-value-added steps.• Streamlined the onboarding process for Human Resources. Designed the digital resource guide, information packet, employee welcome memo, and the schedule of events for supervisors and employees while they are onboarding.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Managed Human Resource function overseeing recruiting/hiring, training administration, performance management, employee engagement/relations, safety, and risk compliance• Owned scheduling process for 4 different work centers consisting of over 189 personnel. Leveraged financial reports and advanced metrics to ensure that payroll was being spent efficiently to meet the guest flow and business needs • As Assistant Store Manager, led 230 personnel in restocking product, servicing the customers, and driving sales for a location that generated $54 million in revenue annually

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

• Managed Physical Security Section, Information Security Section, Personnel Security, and Base Security Operations, for Travis AFB, securing and protecting high security regions, million-dollar aircraft areas and 9,400 in base personnel. • Designed and managed the Installation Security Protocol training program protecting over $10 Billion in high value, mission critical government assets. Oversaw training departments for 43 different units, ensuring compliance with Federal requirements were met. Additionally, conducted monthly and annual inspections of each unit through audits of the unit training department and executing exercises on unit personnel to test organizational readiness and the effectiveness of training delivery. • Created new operation instructions for stateside security measures, enhancing security for $10B in assets • Managed Physical Security and Resource Protection for 1,489 building and Protection Level II, III, and IV resources valued at $10B spread over 20,000 acres. Attended all project planning meetings and advised on security concerns affecting new construction zones and how to properly secure all finished products. • Managed the security clearances for 278 personnel ensuring all were current and met standards to maintain access to classified information• Conducted compliance inspections on facilities and classified material storage containers. Presented findings to Installation Commander on annual basis

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

• Directed training, appraisals, budgets, screening, scheduling, safety and logistical operations for Air Bases on 4 continents and 12 countries. • Directly supervised 95 personnel, conducted daily briefings, and managed security and law enforcement operations as well as accounted for $134M in Force Protection/Security/Advantor Alarm Equipment.• Coordinated and controlled response forces to local emergency reports and installation security incidents.

Master’S Degree, Mshr; Human Resources Management And Services

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management

Certification, Financial Management And Accounting

Associate’S Degree, Criminal Justice/Police Science