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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed and oversaw the office of the EVP of Operations;• Acted as the contact person between EVP of Operations and employees/stakeholders; • Managed highly prioritized projects;• Provided strategic advice to EVP of Operations to improve the daily management of the company;• Advised on the benefits and drawbacks of potential decisions;• Suggested problem resolution approaches and guidelines;• Developed, coordinated, and personally managed all of the EVP of Operations' personal appearances, speaking engagements, personal business interests, and extensive Family Office responsibilities; • Regularly developed communications of business objectives for the entire organization;• Managed other responsibilities as directed by the EVP of Operations

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed and oversaw the office of the chief people officer;• Acted as the contact person between chief people officer and employees/stakeholders; • Oversaw and managed highly prioritized projects;• Provided strategic advice to chief people officer to improve the daily management of the company;• Advised on the benefits and drawbacks of potential decisions;• Suggested problem resolution approaches and guidelines;• Developed, coordinated, and personally managed all of the Chief People Officer’s personal appearances, speaking engagements, personal business interests, and extensive Family Office responsibilities; • Regularly developed communications of people objectives for the entire organization;• Managed other responsibilities as directed by the CPO;

Greater Atlanta Area

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed and oversaw the Office of the Senior Vice President of Merchandising, which is responsible for over $23 billion in annual sales;• Directly responsible for the performance management and talent planning of a staff of 5 Officers, 1 Director, and 9 Assistants for an organization consisting of more than 13,000 employees across the following departments: Core Merchandising, Field Merchandising, In Store Environment, Merchandising Execution Team, and HD FUEL;• Daily, made independent decisions on behalf of the Senior Vice President of Merchandising that directly affected over 1,950 Home Depot locations;• Developed, coordinated, and successfully managed numerous enterprise-wide responsibilities and/or communications – including: Merchandising Update communication to Store Operations, Senior Leadership presentations, MVP/RVP Walk Schedule, Merchandising Business Review, Merchandising / Operations Innovative Items, Merchandising All Hands Meetings; and• Regularly developed communications of merchandising objectives for the entire organization;

Greater Atlanta Area

• Served as the Administrator and Operator of the Office of the Chief Operating Officer; • Served as the Recording Secretary for the SRTA Board of Directors; • Independently made decisions on behalf of the Chief Operating Officer; • Planned, organized and managed special research projects on behalf of the Chief Operating Officer; • Provided organizational management assistance to Chief Operating Officer, Executive Leadership Team, Legislators and Staff; • Served as a project lead or team member for projects and studies, which frequently have multi-divisional impact;• Provided coordination of legislative activities for the Chief Operating Officer; • Managed budget and oversaw spending for Executive Business Unit; and• Various projects as directed from the Chief Operating Officer

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

• Daily made decisions on behalf of the VP of Internal Audit;• Served as primary contact for Internal Auditors, Supervisors, Managers and Directors;• Daily managed and coordinatds the office of the VP of Internal Audit, including all scheduling and travel arrangements (domestic and international); • Developed and created presentations for both internal and external audiences

Greater Atlanta Area

• Served as primary contact for all Regional Merchandising Managers;• Daily made decisions on behalf of the VP of Merchandising directly affecting 735+ Home Depot locations;• Served as primary back up to the Assistants to the President, the EVP – Merchandising, and the EVP – Home Depot Stores;• Daily managed and coordinated the office of the VP of Merchandising, including all scheduling and travel arrangements (domestic and international);• Facilitated employee development, including analysis, gameplans, guidance and follow-up; • Ensured timely, objective and accurate Performance Reviews; • Determined and executed training needs for the department; • Developed and created exceptional presentations for both internal and external audiences; • Daily developed, and effectively communicated, merchandising objectives, including innovation, advertising, marketing and special promotions; • Planned, coordinated and managed all RMM training and divisional meetings

Rome, Ga / Petaluma, Ca

• Trained all positions (New Business, Policyholder Services, Executive, Support);• Served as Subject-Matter Expert to all Employees, Producers and Directors;• Participated in multiple projects:--LSI (Legacy Statistical Information) –Served as Primary East Coast Contact on the Implementation Team for Design, Implementation and Training Design--Customer Service University –Project Manager, Primary Author and Designer. Designed promotional material and facilitated Beta Testing and Live Training to employees in all locations.--Advantage Rollout –Served as East Coast Liaison on Implementation Team. Assisted in developing procedures, processes, training and initial marketing rollout.--TransEquity Rollout –Served as East Coast Liaison on Implementation Team. Assisted in developing procedures, processes, training and initial marketing rollout. Facilitated Rome, GA training;• Daily management of Self-Directed Work Team, including hiring and performance management.

Rome, Ga

• Provided Customer Service training to Call Center employees• Provided telephone customer service to producers, customers and branch employees of major financial institutions• Examined and evaluated completeness and accuracy of insurance policies• Served as Subject-Matter Expert for all accounts, providing unique ability to multi-task