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Houston, Texas, United States

• Leading full cycle recruiting while continuously developing business knowledge and acumen of company and departmental objectives, industry and corporate challenges and current market dynamics
• Leading and developing a Talent Acquisition Coordinator to drive excellence in execution of our recruiting process
• Leveraging sourcing skills via LinkedIn and Indeed to build a network within environmental consulting enabling us to fill niche roles in the environmental engineering and consulting space
• Developing and implementing talent strategies around university relations, affirmative action plans, organizational outreach, new employee experience, and employer branding to help build talent pipelines
• Developing and implementing new tools and best practices in recruiting including standardized screening techniques to assess the skills, qualifications and experience of potential candidates
• Providing measured advice and strong consultative skills that result in value-additive talent acquisition partnership

United States

• Oversaw five business units; managed all requisition requests, sourcing, interviews, created offers, onboard processes, etc. (cradle to grave recruiting)
• Placed advertisements, evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
• Collaborated with various department hiring managers to understand and define job qualifications, requirements, and expectations.
• Corrected Applicant Tracking System internal/external site posting errors; ensured job posts were 100% free of errors for 30+ requisitions.
• Developed and implemented plans to improve recruitment process for Protected Species Observer (PSO) recruiting, increased productivity/reduced man hours by 12%.
• Revamped college recruiting effort, visited colleges, career fairs, and symposiums to inform students about potential job opportunities; boosted brand recognition by 100% across Texas.

United States

• Successfully established national University Recruitment efforts for RPS Group and Tetra Tech Civil Engineer IEW Infrastructure Operating Unit.
• Created national organization 12-Week Internship Program for 24 Summer 2024 interns.
• Initiated Operating Unit's DEI involvement with company ERGs/national diversity programs (NSBE, SHPE, and SWE)
• Trained internal and external staff with applicant tracking system processes, job postings, interviews, and best practices
• Participated in team projects, demonstrating ability to work collaboratively and effectively within Operating Unit and cross functionally across company.
• Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.

Conroe, Texas, United States

• Military Decorations:
• Air and Space Commendation Medal x2
• Air and Space Achievement Medal x3
• Army Commendation Medal
• Meritorious Unit Award x2
• Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award x4

Okinawa, Japan

• Responsible for establishing, preparing, and training of all employed personnel to effectively and efficiently meet Unit Commander's deployment readiness requirements. Manage Noncombatant Evacuation Operations program.
• Led 23 wardens within unit (1,500 Air Force members/dependents), educated 156 families on natural disaster emergency evacuation protocols. Initiated typhoon reparation for imminent storm; secured 1,500 personnel, 120.
• Directed COVID-19 Unit Control Center operations for all in/out-bound personnel, implemented Restriction of Movement guidance/tracking with focus on avoiding any delays in permanent change of duty station and.
• Oversaw, led and trained upper-level managers on Air Force Defense Readiness Reporting System (via Secret Internet Protocol Router Network) to establish operational readiness.

Okinawa, Japan

• Responsible for supervision of all Non-Commissioned Officers on daily activities for 7 operation groups. Accountable for jet/ground fuel contracts and delivery of 62.8M gallons of fuel for all Department of Defense.
• Commissioned new application to maintain and track all fuel transactions during four-month system outage. Averted delay in refuel operations, saved $60M
• Restructured Vehicle Identification Link Key index; generated and implemented transition of "hard copy" files to electronic database, cutting man hours by 50%.
• Identified faulty fuel meter, initiated alternate accounting method. Validated 36K gallons of fuel and remedied impending $11K forfeiture.

Goldsboro, NC; Yigo, Guam; Okinawa, Japan

• Fuels Laboratory Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (three locations); ensure all fuel products are in Air Force specification per 42B-1-1-WA-1, Quality Control of Aviation Gasoline. Certified 1.2M gallons for all.
• Identified operational hazard, developed helicopter lesson plan for fueling operations during engine/rotors running. Implemented new Standard Operating Procedure, mitigated operational hazard and increased safety.
• Operations Section Chief; managed all fuels operations, receipt/delivery of ground/jet fuel, quality assurance. Responsible for training, monitoring operations, flight line driving, safety and enforced strict.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Sports And Health Sciences

Associate'S Of Applied Science, Aas, Logistics Management