• Facilitates courses in Leadership Development.• Serves as a member of a cross-functional team charged with developing curriculum content.• Responsible for creation, design, and format of all curriculum materials (presentation slides, facilitator and participants guides, handouts, etc).• Writes, directs, shoots, and edits films for both inside and outside of the institution. • Uses a variety of resources to facilitate classes which include but are not limited to Situational Leadership, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Achieve Global, Real Colors, and more.• Plans, organizes, prepares and conducts department training and educational programs for users. • Mentors colleagues throughout the institution. • Performs needs assessments to determine educational interventions and course development. • Manages vendors, maintains records of training activities and assesses program effectiveness. • Provides developmental coaching to intact leadership teams as well as individual contributors to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the work unit.• Develops and monitors time lines and budgets. • Identifies operational inefficiencies and problems and communicates/coordinates improvements where possible. • Develops communications to inform users of new technologies or systems upgrades.

• Led a team of Business Consultants and Staffing Specialists that are placed throughout the greater Houston area.• Provided companies with customized services to solve workforce challenges.• Offered strategic consulting using a large network of resources which are offered to employers at no charge including expertise in recruitment, wage and labor information, employment law and human resource-related services.

• Strategically created and executed a plan to fill the job needs of a new distribution center in a timeline concurrent to freight arriving. The total employee need was 1,250 associates and was staffed successfully within a four month time frame.• Created policy and handbook material. • Oversaw the day to day Human Resources functions in the areas of recruiting, orientation, policy implementation, associate development, and employee relations.• Partnered with stake holders to design structures and define overall job responsibilities for all positions.• Managed an HR staff and the implementation of payroll, benefits, and administration.• Conducted investigations and resolved claims of harassment and EEOC.• Encouraged continuous development in all associates through one-on-one sessions.

• Oversaw various programs, including new hire orientation and training for 37 stores within the Houston division.• Identified and targeted opportunity areas within stores and created developmental programs to assist in the successful development of these areas.• Managed in-store trainers for each of the 37 stores. • Responsible for the CBT integration and roll out for the Houston division.• Taught various classes in management development.• Created training manuals and other developmental tools.