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Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Lowell, MA

Gainesville, Florida

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Coral Gables, FL

• Selected to create HR infrastructure to support business growth and lead integration of decentralized HR silos into unified department. Challenged to align HR functions with overall business objectives, supporting both.
• Reduced employee turnover 36% and upgraded quality of candidates hired 26% through strategic long-term approach including improved employment branding, targeted recruitment campaigns, talent management strategies and.
• Recommended and implemented automated tools that delivered on efficiency and accuracy. Projects included applicant tracking, pre-employment assessment, electronic on-boarding, performance management, & learning.
• Improved HR productivity 63% with 24% reduction in HR labor costs by implementing and enhancing HR programs, including leadership training, staff responsibility alignment, and system integration.
• Created strategy for comprehensive e-learning system with integration with automated performance management and recruitment assessment, to effectively align performance reviews, training and succession planning.
• Created and launched new employment brand campaign with defined metrics and brand guidelines that bolstered employer market value and solicited right-fit candidates.

Coral Gables, FL

• Recruited to instill HR best practices into account services, strategizing and implementing enterprise-level global recruitment, on-boarding, talent management, employment branding, and media planning for key clients..
• Lowered recruitment advertising budget at MasTec 29% by facilitating social media and electronic advertising strategies that supported fast business growth. Managed budget, initiated HR process changes, and streamlined.
• Created global recruitment strategy for Wachovia just prior to acquisition by Wells Fargo. Interpreted market research and media metrics (social media, digital, and traditional), ensuring competitive marketing position.
• Developed and management large HR and talent management strategies and initiated best practices case studies on client on-boarding, the results of which were a reduction in turnover, decreased costs, and improved.
• Maintained ranking among the top five account directors out of 150 nationally based on revenue throughout tenure.

Burlington, NC

• Developed and implemented corporate strategic plans that aligned employment function to business objectives while ensuring compliance with OIG, HHS, EEOC, and OFCCP regulations. Spearheaded national recruitment and.
• Improved workflow efficiencies of temporary and contingent labor by implementing vendor management system and automated applicant tracking system with first-ever temporary labor tracking that saved up to $2M the first.
• Increased volume of quality candidates in tight employment market by streamlining recruitment process and improving company visibility and perception through targeted employment-branding and media strategies.
• Led employee relations efforts post hurricane Katrina, engaging with New Orleans employees and assessing needs. Instituted formal disaster readiness process for managing funds and determining criteria for allocation.
• Upgraded talent management processes and practices to support recruiting, candidate assessment, training, and employee development. Targeted recruitment campaigns and developed recruitment and hiring metrics working in.

• Provided full spectrum of operations management and human resources support (encompassing 90% of job function) for $100M supercenter with 450+ employees. Served as HR personnel specialist at the local and district-level.
• Improved employee engagement and job satisfaction 26% by developing morale-boosting incentive programs and implementing feedback survey to identify and correct problem areas. The entire leadership team earned an award.
• Increased total store activity reporting for HR functions from 63% to 100% compliance.

Certificate In Executive Leadership, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science, Business With A Concentration In Management

Activities and Societies: Dean's List

Political Science And Government