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New York City Metropolitan Area

Grant Associates is an agency contracted by NYC to hire employees for NY-based companies across Industrial, Transportation, Construction• Recruitment: Recognized as # 1 veteran recruiter, exceeded annual goals by up to 44% every year, staffing over 550+ veterans over tenure; Conduct interview screenings with veterans and military spouses for job and training opportunities.• DEI partnerships: Partner with community account manager to connect veterans with career prep and training through nonprofits partnerships like Services for the Underserved, Eastern Seals, Black Vets, Jericho Project, and Wounded Warrior.• Talent Partner: Identify & set hiring needs with 150+ clients across industries including Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, Construction, and Automotive.• Candidate Development: Provide one-on-one assessments and advisement to all veterans and military spouses, including resume review, military experience translation and mock interview sessions• Sourcing & Partnerships: Research and initiate contact with, non-profit organizations, veteran organizations and any other entities to create a steady pipeline of veteran talent• Industry knowledge: Stay up-to-date on military benefits including GI Bill education benefits, connected disability benefits, educational/vocational opportunities specific to veterans• Tools: Tracking, recording and organizing all applicants using Salesforce, LinkedIn, Indeed, & internal ATS

New York City Metropolitan Area

Nonprofit which recruits and trains veterans and young adults from underserved communities for employment opportunities with partner companies.• University recruiting: Partnered with over 50+ colleges and universities including CUNYs, nonprofits, and veteran organizations to connect entry-level veterans and non-veteran talent to skills training and jobs with the On Demand program.• Workforce partner: Placed 30-40 candidates annually in finance, operations, and technology roles with Fortune 500 companies including Blackstone, Johnson and Johnson, ADP, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Hewlett-Packard, Credential and PSE&G. • Recruiting Events: Attended recruitment events, on-campus info sessions, career fairs, and veteran job fairs; researched and attended networking events throughout the city to build a pipeline of talent supply.• Partnerships: Established and maintained partnerships with colleges, CBOs, veteran organizations, and local community organizations to increase pipeline of candidates.• Interviewing: Conducted initial phone screens for over 100 candidates per month to assess fit for job placement and training services, assessing applicant qualifications, motivations, compatibility, and understanding of role.• Candidate Engagement: Stayed engaged with applicant pool by fostering good relationships and building strong and trusting partnerships• Process Improvements: Created efficient internal communication for new employee orientation and staff input and feedback on ad-hoc task force.

Brooklyn, New York

Penda Aiken is a staffing, outreach, compliance monitoring, and workforce utilization professional services organization.• HR Onboarding and Training: Managed 500+ employee on-boarding process, including creating personnel files, credentialing/ licensing verification, pre-hire testing, background checks, and reference checks.• Cross-function staffing: Onboarded across roles including substitute teachers, fill-in nurses, administrative assistants, IT, customer service, and event staff.• Large event coordination: Coordinated and managed orientation for 300+ temporary employees during annual March Madness event, partnering with Madison Square Garden, Barclay Center, Long Island University.• Sourcing: Aided sourcing efforts by sourcing applicants through job boards, SmartSearch, SalesForce, Job Fairs, and employee referrals.• Coordinated Interviews: Scheduled interviews, collected feedback from interviewers, and welcoming candidates• Communicated professionally, tactfully and with the most utmost diplomacy at all times while maintaining a high level of confidentiality at all times

South Korea

• Coordination: Coordinated arrivals & logistics for distinguished visitors for Korean and U.S. alliance; logistics included protocol orientation, housing, and transportation for 800+ reserve personnel.• Provided planning and execution of logistics for over 800 reserve military personnel within the Korean Peninsula included housing and transportation for reserve personnel.• Onboarding: Led protocol orientation and country briefing for new officers.• Trained 200+ reserve personnel in administration, intelligence, leadership, management, operations and transportation

Johnston, Iowa

• Oversaw enlisting site operations: Processing assessments for 500-1000 monthly applicants for enlistment and reenlistment, including medical, dental, & physical assessments, ASVAB testing, and fingerprint & background checks.• Oversaw finance & travel: Kept track of budget spending and allocation; Authority to approval and make sure all travel is within budget.• Coordination: Plan departures of newly enlisted members to bootcamp and assisted the Commanding Officer in approving all supply acquisitions and make sure they were in accordance with all military regulations

Pensacola, Florida Area

• Recruitment Orientation Unit School -- for training officers on recruiting and training new personnel• Manager: Oversaw instructor staff of 8 across entire school.• Hand-picked instructor: Taught 200+ officers in over 20 courses in topics such as officer recruiting, leadership, executive and commanding officer, communication and public speaking.

Newark, New Jersey

• Employment Branding: Planned promotional events & information sessions to increase pipeline for new applicants to join the United States Naval Reserve• Variety of Roles: Recruited specialty doctors including urologist & podiatrists to deploy to overseas bases, as well as emergency nurses, cryptologist, intelligence, supply officers, and JAGs (lawyers).• Healthcare & specialty recruiting: Sourced and recruited 1-2 specialty personnel per month, (pre-digital resume era) quality over quantity.

Master Of Arts - Ma, History

Bachelor'S Degree, Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: NROTCGraduated in 3 years and then enlisted into the United States Navy.