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West Allis, Wisconsin, United States

Support the West Allis plant leadership team initiatives. Change agent for the plant. Ensure the team is achieving our business goals. Manage the performance cycle and goal-planning activities for the plant. Oversee the talent acquisition planning and talent initiatives for West Allis. Manage workforce planning.Lead and facilitate the local organizational design.

Sussex, Wi

Created and implemented strategic talent acquisition initiatives to sustain staffing needs for multiple facilities by working closely with HR and department leaders to develop inventive sourcing methods to fill complex positions.Drove recruitment innovation by continuously analyzing trends and market data to devise aggressive talent strategies and introduce key workforce and school outreach programs that support a full candidate pipeline. Eliminated all 40 open positions at the Pewaukee plant in under six months while cutting cycle time in half with a unique open house event that was open to the community each week.Cultivated a culture of innovation and collaboration by providing detailed training to all shift managers and skilled operators on advanced interviewing techniques and recruiting best practices.

Milwaukee, Wi

Enhanced enrollment and retention with effective recruitment strategies as an integral part of the senior academic advisement team while developing in-depth training programs that improved advisor knowledge and performance.Established the “Program Refresher” training series complete with a comprehensive online library of training topics and resources that boosted team knowledge scores by 50%.Ensured continuous process improvement by designing a four-week training course focused on efficient Lean concepts and delivering consistent customer value.Optimized student enrollment by planning and coordinating a Kaizen event that helped remove needless steps to streamline and improve the entire process.

Waukesha, Wi

Managed the daily activities of five admission advisors directly responsible for hiring and training staff, evaluating performance, and intuitive long-range forecasting to meet enrollment goals.Grew referrals by 25% YOY with a campus-wide campaign that secured numerous personally developed inquiries.

Waukesha, Wi

Collaborated with key stakeholders at GE Healthcare to select qualified candidates and fulfill recruiting and job placement quotas.Improved recruiting efficiency and effectiveness through the application of Lean principles and methodologies to recruitment and staffing procedures.Successfully increased company diversity by partnering with the GE HR Business Partner to champion the efficacy of the annual Diversity Career Fair for two years.Significantly reduced hiring cycle time requirement; given “Keeping Things Moving” award for best cycle time on the recruitment team.

Wauwatosa, Wi

Represented Bryant & Stratton College at various recruitment events, including job fairs, community events, and military functions, to spread awareness of program and academic offerings. Cultivated productive, progressive relationships with organizations to maintain a constant flow of applicants into college programs. Supervised, managed, trained, coached, and mentored 10-person team of admissions employees.Reduced inquiry to registration cycle time from 3 weeks to 1 day after the development and implementation of a “Rapid Registration” campaign to streamline the student enrollment process.

Master'S, Business Administration, 3.7 Gpa

Bachelor'S, Business Management, 3.7 Gpa, Magna Cum Laude