Serves as the State of North Carolina Program Manager for STEPs4GROWTH (S4G) via the Office of the Governor, which is a comprehensive clean energy workforce development project funded by a grant from the US Department of Commerce. It is led by NC A&T State University with support from NCBCE and other partners. STEPs4GROWTH partners with North Carolina employers and other organizations (diversity, military, colleges, high schools, universities, employers) to train students and adults to fill well-paying jobs in energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean vehicles, and grid & resiliency.

Serves as a volunteer at Wake County Public Schools (elementary school-level) on a weekly basis while conducting full-time job search. Tutors students in Reading, Mathematics, Social Studies, History, English, Spelling, and Science/ STEM. Assists teachers, assistant teachers, and staff with any additional educational and classroom needs.

Temporary career break only to serve as a caregiver.

•Provides strategic leadership to NCDOT serving as the NCDOT Senior Diversity Recruiter and a D&I champion for the organization.•Responsible for all female and minority recruitment activities within NCDOT and focuses on attracting and retaining female and diversity candidates. •Manages Social Media Recruitment and Employment Branding and Marketing Initiatives to attract women and a variety of diverse candidates.•Responsible for strategic partnerships and outreach with colleges/universities (HBCU/MSI, private/ public institutions), student organizations, professional associations, and diversity associations.•Represents NCDOT at a variety of recruiting and outreach events (employer panels, conferences, presentations, career fairs, etc.).

• Provided customized recruitment and staffing/ sourcing strategies and best practices/ training for agency recruiters/ hiring managers/ HR stakeholders and UNC System.• Developed and implemented statewide Social Media Recruitment strategy for the State of North Carolina (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Instagram).• Led Employment Branding and Marketing initiatives (Career Website, Employee Value Proposition Project, launch of Statewide Agency Recruiter SharePoint site “Recruit NC”).• Served as co-administrator of NEOGOV ATS (applicant tracking system) providing training and reporting to recruiters/ hiring managers.• Developed and managed outreach and diversity and inclusion strategy for state agencies to include networking/ strategic partnership opportunities for all agency recruiters (professional associations, diversity organizations, military organizations, individuals with disabilities, STEM, career services with colleges/universities, etc.).• Reviewed/ Created HR Policies and HR SOPs and responsible for HR process improvements for all state agencies.• Evaluated/ Implemented HR Technology vendors for state agency network (Sample Projects – RFI/ RFP Process for new ATS/ HR Suite, RFP/ RFI Process CRM vendor, RFP/ RFI Process for Virtual Career Fair Platform, Analysis of Diversity Job Boards Vendor and Integration with ATS).• Attended various networking events, career fairs, conferences representing the State of NC.• Project Lead: 2020, 2021 State of NC Virtual Career Expo and 2020, 2021 National Disability Virtual Career Fair• Other Leadership: OSHR Employee Appreciation Week Committee, Breast Cancer Awareness Month Committee Head, Employment First (Executive Order 92) Committee Head, College and University - State Government NC Partnership, COVID-19 NC Strategic Hiring Response Team, HR Digital Transformation Technology Committee, State Military Task Force Partnership, NC Governor’s Page Program

Career break due to job search for a new opportunity.

• Responsible for HR Program/ Project Management of HR and Talent Acquisition Initiatives.• Managed Talent Acquisition programs and events, including the Global Future Leaders Program – Managing contracts totaling over $1 million, providing event coordination, day of onsite execution, interview scheduling, and execution of recruitment events for over 240 students in three major metropolitan cities.• Led a team of two recruitment coordinators on travel process for candidates, interview scheduling, logistics, and coordination of recruitment events.• Responsible for Employment Marketing and Branding Strategy and Execution for Lenovo North America (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Glassdoor, Indeed, Instagram, Revamp of Careers Website, Social Media Strategy).• Social Media Duties - Led bi-weekly meetings with recruiters about content, managed social media calendar, developed and wrote social media posts, utilized Hootsuite to push out social media postings, shot photography, created social media job advertisements and recruitment campaigns, and managed quarterly metric social media dashboard report.• Identified and qualified vendors/ HR technologies to drive HR process improvements (Sample Projects – Manage Glassdoor Employer Account/ Spend/ Job Postings, Relocation/ Candidate Reimbursement RFP/ RFI).

• Positions Recruited: Environmental/ Civil/ Agricultural Engineers, Hydrogeologists, Geologists, Environmental Toxicologists, Economists, Environmental Scientists/ Program Managers/ Specialists, Biologists, GIS Analysts, Accounting/ Finance, HR, Legal, Communications/ Marketing, Administrative, etc.• Insured compliance of full-cycle recruitment process – Hosted intake meetings with hiring managers, developed and posted job descriptions through ATS (NEOGOV), screened applications, conducted interviews, developed sourcing strategy (job boards, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, referrals, etc.), provided guidance on compensation strategy, extended job offers, and initiated pre-employment checks.• Handled compensation analysis/ strategy, salary surveys, administration of temporary/ permanent salary increases, market, within level, and equity salary adjustments.• Responsible for analyzing and compiling recruiting metrics with a strong focus on Diversity and Inclusion, reporting and recommends best methods for recruiting and retaining diverse talent, along with hard-to-fill positions.• Responsible for starting STEP Internship Program (Student Training Experience Program), managing and hiring summer interns across various departments (8 total- Energy Program, Air Quality Division, Legislative Affairs, Public Affairs, Legal Counsel).• Managed HR Employment Branding and Marketing - Social Media Strategy/ Presence, HR Careers Website, developed marketing collateral, promotional giveaways, and job advertisement campaigns.• Developed and managed strategic partnerships with local colleges, universities, career services, military organizations, student/ professional organizations for various lines of business (legal, engineering, environmental sciences, etc.).

Career break due to temporary caregiving.

• Managed strategic HR programs and Project Management, process optimization and improvements for the Talent Acquisition department (vendor management, college recruiting strategy, policy and procedures, employee referral program, relocation program, pre-employment checks, social media, and third-party vendors).• Managed and supervised a team of three (3) direct reports (two recruiters, one recruiting coordinator).• Responsible for College Recruiting strategy and University Partnerships (8+ core schools) for the Summer Internship Program (17 interns) and entry-level Rotational Development Program (5 hires).• Conducted intake meetings with hiring managers, created job descriptions, posted positions via Workday ATS, advertised positions via recruitment sourcing channels (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Glassdoor, Career Services, Professional Organizations, etc.), conducted telephone screens and on-campus/on-site interviews, extended/negotiated job offers, conducted pre-employment checks, and responsible for onboarding and orientation.• Assessed current vendor relationships, performed ROI analysis, and made recommendations for process improvements (Sample Projects – Pre-Paid Interview Candidate Reimbursement Card, RFP/ RFI for High-Volume Virtual Interview Vendor, Corporate Relocation Vendor RFP/ RFI, Overhaul of Employee Referral Program with Workday, etc.). • Provided customized HR Data Reports for HR Leadership.• Managed Employment Marketing and Branding Initiatives (job ads, selection of marketing and promotional items and collateral for career recruiting events, social media, company website, employee video testimonials).• Represented BCBSNC at various recruiting events (diversity events, career fairs, employer roundtables/ forums, military and veteran outreach events, information sessions).• Developed and maintained strategic partnerships with colleges, universities, career services, student/professional organizations.

•Insured compliance of full-cycle recruitment process- Assisted hiring managers with interview process, provided search committee guidance, aided with sourcing strategies, reviewed candidate pool for all RIF, promotional priority, AA target candidates, evaluated/negotiated job offer, provided guidance on compensation strategy, and final endorsement of lead candidate.•Served as Dual Career Assistance Program Lead, providing career assistance to accompanying spouses/partners through private consultations on resume critiques, interviewing skills, job search techniques, and networking skills.•Developed and facilitated training classes for hiring managers/ HR personnel about HR processes, along with Federal, State, and recruiting/hiring process.•Represented NC State University at various recruiting events (career fairs, employer roundtables/ forums, military and veteran outreach events).•Responsible for developing Employment Branding and Advertising Campaigns.•Partnered with business and academic units, concerning best employment practices for SPA, EPA Non-Teaching/Research, EPA Faculty (Tenured & Non-Tenured Track) vacant positions (classification, recruitment, selection, and compensation).•Provided consultative analysis to both college and business office units on job analysis, creation, and design, organizational development and design, classification/ reclassification, and leveling of SPA positions and job families utilizing the Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) Career Banding System.•Responsible for salary administration - compensation analysis and strategy, administration of temporary and permanent salary increases, market, within level, and equity salary adjustments, and FLSA for all SPA positions.• Handled ATS (PeopleAdmin) administrator portal access and process improvements, reporting and metrics, HR compliance, policies/procedures, and standard operating procedures.

• Positions Recruited: High-Volume Roles i.e. Primary Manufacturing (Bulk Operations), Secondary Manufacturing (Fill Finish), Engineering, Skilled Trades/ Maintenance, Warehouse, Automation Engineers, Supply Chain/Logistics, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Auditing, Research Scientists, Other Corporate Site Positions• Carried out full-cycle recruiting, utilizing internal applicant tracking system, social media recruiting strategies (LinkedIn Recruiter, Twitter, Facebook, etc.), posting to job boards, cold calling, sourcing passive and active candidates, extended offers, and handled the employee referral program.• Collaborated with hiring managers in assessing recruitment strategy and position needs.• Performed screening, qualifying, interviewing, executed offer packages, handled job offer negotiations, reference checks, benefits, relocation, and onboarding of prospective hires (pre-employment process & orientation).• Facilitated and developed training for hiring managers on recruitment, selection, interviewing, and hiring process.• Partnered with colleges, universities, faculty, and key on-campus student organizations to source candidates and represented Novartis Recruiting team at public networking events and career fairs.• Served as summer Internship Program Lead handling internship hiring for over 30 summer interns.

• Supervised a team of two recruiting operations specialists in managing job postings, maintaining applicant tracking system (ATS), career website, HR reporting and metrics, and other recruiting initiatives.• Managed talent acquisition initiatives including corporate relocation program, employee referral program, temporary staffing workforce, immigration, payment and tracking of departmental expenses.• Handled HR vendor-supplier relationships for pre-employment services, staffing agencies, assessments, applicant tracking system, job postings, talent management, internal marketing and communications, career website, and managed pre-employment check process (background checks, drug screen testing, reference checks, MVR, etc.).• Implemented HR process improvements and executed new hire orientation, processed pre-employment checks and new hire onboarding paperwork, updated and created procedures and policies (Sample Projects – Automated integration of Pre-employment check Vendor with ATS, RFP/RFI Process with Assessment Vendor, RFP/ RFI Process for new ATS Vendor).• Attended career fairs, and other local networking outreach events and handled employment branding and advertising.• Responsible for full-cycle recruiting for internship, corporate, store, and distribution center opportunities.

• Partnered closely with a team of hiring managers, recruiting coordinators, and recruiters to hire over 75+ candidates in full-time, long term/short term supplemental, university, and intern/co-op positions in two IBM divisions under the US Recruitment Organization. • Served as a consultant to hiring managers on the IBM application, interview, offer, and onboarding processes, along with compensation, salary negotiation, benefits, EO requirements, foreign national hiring, visa and export regulations, and the use of the IBM Applicant Tracking System. • Developed and facilitated first ever “IBM Recruitment Specialist Best Practices Seminar” for a team of Recruitment Specialists, staff of Operations Managers, and US IBM Recruitment Managers.

• Positions Recruited: Finance and Accounting Rotational Program, IT Trainee Program, Industrial Engineering Trainee Program, Supply Chain/ Logistics, Financial Analyst (MBA-level), Various Summer Internship Positions• Hired over 100 college students for both full- time entry-level and summer internship opportunities.• Managed employment branding and advertising, career website, social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) and marketing initiatives through selection of collateral, promotional items, advertising, website, and career fairs.• Represented Lowe’s College Recruiting Team at various events such as as career fairs, information sessions, and diversity events, along with local and national conferences and receptions for key organizations.• Consulted hiring managers on recruiting strategies, sourcing, job descriptions, interview guides, salary recommendations, school selection, recruiting trends, and needs assessment.• Served as summer internship Impact Program Manager (planned various social and community service/ volunteer activities and meetings to keep the interns engaged throughout the summer internship).