Ernesto Rodriguez, Mhrm Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

441 4Th St. Nw, Washington, Dc 20001

•Serve as the HR Liaison for the Office of Contracting and Procurement providing recruitment and staffing, benefits and retirement, performance management and payroll administration support. •Serve on the planning committee in the delivery and training of Human Resources professional development Lunch and Learns.•Play an instrumental role in the culture transformation initiative for the DC Office of Contracting and Procurement.•Designed the format for the new and updated Human Resources Website within the Office of Contracting and Procurement.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Organizational Management• Effectively oversees management of resources to assure over-all achievement of goals and objectives as set by Board of Directors.• Leads team of managers representing all aspects of organization including finance, fund development, administrative, facilities, human resources and all operating programs.• Mobilizes staff to make significant changes in operations and strategy where needed.Human Resource Management• Directly recruits, hires/terminates, supervises, and monitors activities of all director level positions for administration, finance, facilities, IT and human resources.• Serves as role model for staff through leading by example; creates “team spirit”.Financial Management• Accomplishes fiscal management at all levels by maintaining a balanced budget.• Understands and is able to interpret and communicate financials and audits.• Approves and presents annual budget to Board of Directors.Planning• Works with Board of Directors to develop strategic plan; responsible for successful implementation and management of plan.Fund Development• Develops and solicits individual and corporate donors as a collaborative effort with the Fund Development Committee.Board of Directors• Works effectively with Board of Directors by providing guidance and information needed for planning, program development, and policy adoption; assists Board Governance Committee with the recruitment, orientation and development of new directors.Public Relations• Serves as HRAP, Inc. spokesperson for media.• Networks and builds coalitions, collaborations, and partnerships with other not-for-profit and for-profit organizations.• Represents the HRAP, Inc. brand and mission which includes ensuring a positive visible community image.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Responsible for providing the full range of human resources support and advisory services to agency mangers, supervisors, and employees. Serve as the agency's primary liaison with DC Department of Human Resources (DCHR), providing administrative personnel assistance, guidance, and advisory service in the development and submission of personnel action requests related to position descriptions, proposal for adverse action, grievances and appeals, performance evaluations, tours of duty, leave and pay administration, and other human resource matters related to position classification, staffing, training, records management, employee and labor relations. Responsible for developing policy and procedures at the agency level; identifying management and employee training needs; assists and participates in studies to determine immediate and long range improvement opportunities; and implements new or modified policy based on the analysis of new laws, regulations, and policies.

Waldorf, Maryland

In charge of the development, implementation, and administering company policies and programs, providing counsel and training to client’s management team on human resources policies, advising the executive staff of significant employee relations and legal issues, the design and administration of the compensation and benefit programs, and managing the company’s security, safety, and environmental compliance programs for privately held employers. Direct all activities for the customer service, business development, relationship management, risk mitigation, including maintaining regulatory compliance for the organization along with the website maintenance. My duties incorporate the preparation and review of HR function in new acquisition where no such function previously existed. Instituted departmental and divisional performance metrics to more clearly delineate and measure objectives relating to our strategic plan. Developed comprehensive employee development program to increase organizational effectiveness and enhance career opportunities. Led implementation effort to replace outdated management reporting system with Human Resources Information System. In this role I also restructured HR teams at each facility into a "one-stop-shop" in order to strengthen HR services to our clients employees, build stronger relationships with line managers and further increase the perceived value of HR within the company. While I developed customized salary survey to evaluate market conditions and make recommendations for annual merit increases, my role without exception requires me to establish a purpose and manage the same regarding counsel to management team, employees, performance review and salary administration, recruiting, benefits, and managing the on-site temporary employee service.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Process SF-52 actions, set pay, determine benefits and allowances; coordinate with personnel representatives of the agency I had oversight for in the transfer of employees, and obtained management information. Conduct training and facilitate the youth’s daily activities in the administration of special employment programs such as the Summer Youth Employment Program. Advise employees in retirement counseling, verified creditable service, ensured eligibility requirements and provided advice on health and life insurance benefits and calculation of rates. Determine service computation dates based on a detailed analysis of creditable/non creditable government and military service. Advise employees on pay issues, conducted research and made appropriate adjustments and corrections to employee pay and records within the PeopleSoft Information System. Research, analyze and recommend solutions for tracking and management of Job Requisitions. Resolve independently overlaps, conflicts or gaps in directorate guidelines. Analyze the applicability of established methods to determine if digression from normal methods and techniques is needed. Recommend waiving of prescribed standards, if applicable, and determined if specific kinds of waivers are justified. Resolve employee pay problems as well as benefits in handling leave, health or dental discrepancies with both payroll and the benefit’s section. Provide both in-house and Tier 3 agencies with expert advice and the resolution of staffing problems; Produce recruitment strategies, sources and special programs as well suggestions and offered advice concerning the best-qualified candidates to meet staffing and program goals for the agencies I supported. Coordinate with peers to identify skills, knowledge and ability requirements for job vacancies, develop and distributed vacancy announcements, rated and ranked applications. Advise on recruitment or placement requirements to resolve issues or problems.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations. Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems. Create the first ever PSC Newsletter designed to keep our customers both internal and external abreast of changes and trends within PSC and Military Personnel overall. Establish Standing Operating Procedures (SOP), Letters Of Instructions (LOI) and Policies in order to promote the Commanding General’s overall intent. Develop Communication Plan for internal and external personnel, media messages (Agency Communications) and administration. Plan and conduct new soldier orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives. Plan direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to recruitment, promotions, complaints, and retirements. Plan, organize, direct, control or coordinate the personnel and training activities of the organization. Take current resources and change business model to optimize resources and support the Commanding General’s Strategic Plan. Create a functional process and reporting regimen to develop and coordinate information between units, battalions, brigades and commands. Establish working teams to help resolve internal personal conflicts as well as to manage the various units and personnel under our command. Establish a management-training program to train/develop supervisors and managers and train colleagues in teamwork skills. Assist organizational teams to help these types of teams decide how to carry out their work. Identified preferred individual and team roles and work phases.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Identified training and development needs within the organization through the completion of a training needs analysis via appraisals and regular consultation with supervisors, managers, officers, non-commissioner officers and the leadership team. Assist managers and supervisors with writing Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) and Employee Development Plans (EDP). Developed written plans for training and staff development, succession planning and performance management for the full-time active duty support staff. Wrote Letter of Instructions (LOI) on Performance Improvement Plans along with Training and Travel requirements. Consistently executed the training and travel budget with an execution rate of 99%. Appointed by supervisor as Program Director for Performance Improvement Plans that resulted in an employee improvement rate of 95%. Planned, Programmed, Coordinated, and Instructed Training Classes on Human Resources and Employee Development. Facilitated the training of supervisors and managers with the agency Supervisors Course. Coordinated training and travel dollars to ensure prompt payment for training and travel requests. Appointed by the HR Officer as the Agency Fund Coordinator for the training and travel budget. Liaison for system administration between our Information Technology (IT) Departments, Langley AFB, Defense Mega Center San Antonio, and Finance at Pensacola & Denver, Office of Personnel Management, and the National Guard Bureau. Conduct Training for the containment of data and maintenance of the Personnel Data Systems- Civilian/Army (PDS-C/A) System that resulted in a national average improvement rate of 98%. Write scripts and re-entry files to maintain tables and data for personnel systems. Coordinate with IT department the installation and fiber optic lines. Complete the conversion from legacy systems to modern system with a 100% successful transition rate.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Activities and Societies: Society for Human Resource Management. Member of Society for Human Resources Managers (SHRM).

Bachelor'S Degree, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Activities and Societies: I participated in the UMUC Chapter of the Society for Human Resources Manager (SHRM). Member of Society forHuman.