🤝Michele Dimmett Email & Phone Number

United States

Full cycle recruiter for NewWave, a ‘virtual-first’, full-service Information Technology (IT), Business Services, and Data Management company. We specialize in merging government and industry through state-of-the-art technologies to Solve for the Greater Good. Check us out at www.newwave.io/careers

Full cycle recruiter for #1 leading education technology platform for K-12, serving more than 45 million students, 85 million parents, and nearly 100 million users in over 70 countries around the world. A dynamic, growth-oriented company that is powered by a lively bunch of curious and brilliant minds that enjoy confronting challenges and supporting our communities.• Spearheaded and supported procurement strategy of HireTuel to improve strategic talent sourcing.• Successfully hired sixteen candidates in short tenure including Director level and highly technical software engineers.

Full cycle recruiting and sourcing for leadership, sales, and operations, partnering with managers to anticipate and meet the evolving needs of a dynamic growing international business and deliver the best talent to the organization. Recruiting activities included behavioral interviews, university recruiting, career/job fairs in person and virtual. Strategic candidate sourcing includes passive candidate searches through LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Facebook, Boolean logic searches, networking, and other internet tools. ATS systems used include ICIMS and ADP WorkForceNow. Recruited and supported processing of H1B candidates and cultivated candidate relationships for pipeline and future hiring opportunities.• Implementation lead and SME for ICIMS Applicant Tracking, Onboarding, Offer Management and CRM.• Developed comprehensive recruiting success metrics reflected in KPI dashboard. • Successfully initiated strategic actions to enhance employment reviews improving scores by more than 20% in support of employer branding.• Actively engaged Marketing team in social media project to improve employer branding.• Achieved consistent time to hire between 45-55 days averaging 6 hires per month with req load of up to 25.

Greater Seattle Area

Developed new position as district HR/employee relations consultant serving front line crew and leadership managing and cultivating success culture for South region including fourteen retail grocery stores. • Employee relations effectively managed in retail environment represented by three labor unions in five counties.• Supported and expanded in store safety program showing significant reductions in individual store incident rate.• Successfully navigated six store closures relocating large tenured union crew into new positions while protecting morale.

Covington, Wa

Serving as Senior Consultant on all client and volunteer assignments in support of strategic HR objectives.

Kent, Wa

As a member of senior management developed and implemented HR and safety related strategic programs while maintaining a respectful, positive team-oriented culture in a light manufacturing environment. Helped sustain business through demanding economic downturn by assisting in business collections and managing warranty service department enhancing customer service and process improvement.Accomplishments:• Designed and developed comprehensive banded compensation program to support salary strategies improving management objectives and salary related budgeting.• Utilized MS Dynamics GP to formalize recurring tracking processes.• Negotiated benefits program contracts introducing new strategies to maintain benefit costs at less than 5% year over year.• Developed strategic recruiting program utilizing educational resources and introduced on boarding strategy to support retention at a per EE cost of less than $100.• Successfully navigated three substantial reductions in force while protecting and evolving culture of safety and integrity.• Managed cross-functional work teams improving efficiencies and employee satisfaction through interactive empowerment.

Created and evolved human resource department for two 50-seat call centers handling outbound business to business channel management initiatives. Managed recruitment, benefits administration, payroll, employee relations and all HR generalist activities. Final year of tenure spent as Benefits Manager designing and overseeing payroll and health/welfare programs.• Cultivated Managing by Values (Blanchard) culture through interactive processes.• Designed and implemented interactive on boarding process incorporating Managing by Values principles.• Successfully transitioned repetitive HR interactions online through MS Sharepoint.• Designed, implemented and managed efficient, cost effective and expeditious recruiting process with zero per EE cost.• Designed and implemented comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to encourage growth and promote retention.• Promoted partially self-funded health care program to company CEO-when implemented resulted in 100% participation and improved corporate cash flow.

Managed local sales office and all project offices in L&I Worker’s Compensation case management, human resources, local benefits administration. Supported VP and estimating department in marketing efforts, customer service and billing, database design and maintenance, website management and internet research.• Supported VP and Project Managers in labor contract compliance with Laborer’s Local 242 and IUOE Local 302.

Managed and supported customer service team handling aviation repair material orders.

Progressive HR/administrative management positions since January 1993 beginning with Chemical Waste Management, Inc.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Golden Key HS, Psi Chi HSClinical Psychology coursework with the intention of becoming a licensed therapist..

Master Of Science (M.S.), Applied Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi Honor Society; Golden Key Honor SocietyWhile pursuing PhD in Clinical Psychology, achieved a second M.S..

M.S. In Psychology, Organizational Psychology & Development Specialization

Bsba, Hr

Certification, Massage Therapy