Drew Mierva, Mba, Sphr Email & Phone Number

Plano, Texas, United States

West Point, NY

• Program Manager and Counselor for the Career Skills Program (CSP), Tuition Assistance Program, and Credentialing Assistance Program for U.S. Army Garrison - West Point.
• Assisted over 70+ military personnel in securing internships with employers to include Chik-fil-a, The Port Authority of NY/NJ, Red Cross of Atlanta, and Bank of America
• Assisted 30+ military personnel in securing funds to help obtain industry certifications
• Stakeholder Management: Communicated program missions to key garrison leadership; delivered monthly executive reports, data analysis, and tracking as requested to communicate trends and program success; advised key.
• Coached/Counseled Service Members on how to access education benefits as well as post-service employment opportunities, career advice, and resources; held regular briefings to inform Soldier population about education.
• On-site coordinator for the contracting company; responsible for scheduling, approving timecards for payroll processing, and documenting time and attendance reports for 6 government contractors

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Director of Human Resources for a cybersecurity defense contracting Start-up Company.
• Executed talent planning and acquisition activities; used application tracking systems and social media to identify qualified candidates across several states; schedule and conducted interviews
• Created remote onboarding process for the company; partnered with CTO and COO to identify onboarding requirements, set-up HRIS platform to allow candidates to execute tasks remotely
• Primary advisor to the President and COO during the process of establishing company policies and procedures; project manager responsible for publishing the employee handbook
• Developed total rewards system; researched and developed compensation plans/benefit packages for all new hires
• Reviewed and helped draft 10+ government contract proposals; researched personnel needs based on statement of work; estimated human capital budget requirements to inform proposal amounts

Killeen, Texas

• Director of Human Resources for the largest car dealership in Central Texas – an organization of up to 250 employees.
• Led full-cycle recruiting activities; placed over 20 candidates in both full-time & part-time positions
• Supervised biweekly payroll for all salary, hourly, and commission employees worth approx. $2M
• Managed benefits program; planned & executed open enrollment for 250 employees in 5 days
• Maintained confidential and employee personnel records; performed audits as needed
• Responded to all unemployment and injury compensation claims; represented the company in over 10 unemployment compensation cases

Fort Riley, KS; Baghdad, Iraq; Fort Hood, TX; Camp Stanley, Korea

• Advised the organization’s senior management on an extensive scope of human resource issues and strategies; spearheaded the planning and implementation of HR solutions for organizations with up to 1,000 personnel.
• Led a team of 10+ HR specialists responsible for the full spectrum of HR functions in an organization of over 1,000 employees
• Developed and executed HR plans for eight major events to include a combat deployment/redeployment to Baghdad, Iraq; rated the best human resources officer my immediate supervisor had worked with in his career; rated.
• Performed duties two grades above pay level
• Managed the performance evaluation program for approximately 400 employees in leadership roles
• Led the organization through changeover from a semi-manual performance evaluation system to a completely digital platform; trained senior leaders and mangers on system changes; monitored success to ensure no.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Psychology/Environmental Engineering

Activities and Societies: Division I Soccer (4 years)

Master Of Business Administration - Mba