Danielle Cole Email & Phone Number

Reston, Virginia, United States

Reston, Va

Leading the People and Recruiting Teams, Danielle focuses on the strategic development and delivery of programs, services, and total rewards that inspire, motivate, and develop our employees. In addition to leading our Talent Management system (think: Performance Check In's and Annual Reviews), Danielle guides and supports Agile Defense employees and managers at strategic and operational levels in all people-related matters in the workplace, while also driving employee engagement, satisfaction, experience, and culture. Her goal is to ensure that our Core Values (6H's) are at the forefront of everything that we do and behind every decision we make

In January of 2012, our company, Webster Data Communication underwent a name change and effective January 1, 2012, we are now known as Agile Defense.As the Human Resources Manager, I am responsible for managing the overall services, policies, and programs for Agile Defense. I provide guidance and direction to leadership in regards to personnel issues, disciplinary actions, and general HR related questions as well as support to employees regarding developmental needs and training, compensation and benefits and policies. Major areas directed are:- Recruiting and staffing- Employment and compliance to regulatory concerns- Employee on boarding, orientation, development, needs assessment and training- Policy maintenance, development and documentation- Employee relations- Company, employee and community communication- Compensation and benefits administration- Employee services and counseling as neededAccomplishments:- Lead HR Department in successfully obtaining ISO 9001:2008 certification- Implemented and improved upon company benefits to include Professional Development Program, Parental Leave, Employee Referral Program, Summer Gas Program and bi-annual PTO Buy Back Program resulting in increased employee satisfaction and retention- Lead effort to implement and streamline HR and Payroll processes into one electronic Human Resources Information System resulting in paperless benefits enrollment, beneficiary tracking, direct deposit set-up and payroll management

As the Resource Manager, I am responsible for managing the overall services, policies, and programs for Webster Data Communication. I provide guidance and direction to leadership in regards to personnel issues, disciplinary actions, and general HR related questions as well as support to employees regarding developmental needs and training, compensation and benefits and policies. Major areas directed are: - Recruiting and staffing- Employment and compliance to regulatory concerns- Employee on boarding, orientation, development, needs assessment and training- Policy maintenance, development and documentation- Employee relations- Company, employee and community communication- Compensation and benefits administration- Employee services and counseling as needed

As the Recruiter for Webster Data Communication, I am responsible for providing full life-cycle recruiting for IT professionals. I create job descriptions, attract qualified candidate, make offers of employment and process new hire paperwork. I source candidates through various resources to include cold calling, networking and Internet based searches (Monster, ClearanceJobs, LinkedIN, etc.) as well as screen candidates by conducting thorough phone screens and face-to-face interviews and I track candidates and open requisitions with internal Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Taleo.I seek our talented IT professionals in the areas of:- Program and Project Management- Systems Administration- Network Operations Center- Security Operations Center Management- Desktop Engineering- Quality Assurance Management- Software Development- Information Assurance- Network Engineering- Network Defense Management- Help Desk- Training- Asset Management- Web Design/Development- and more!!!