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Develop clients through use of assessment tools, one on one counseling and classroom training to help bridge the gap between what is and what could be. Design and produce original training materials using interactive curriculum, both in paper and through web-based technology, to emphasize the correlation between vision, daily decision making, and goal achievement. Write policy and procedure manuals and handbooks; design recruitment and hiring materials, and collaborate on personal resume development. Advise on labor laws, organizational design, conflict resolution, and interpersonal versatility (using personality profiling) to promote productivity and morale. Clients include business owners, job seekers, governmental and non-profit agencies, churches, and various ministries. Request my resume to see volunteer positions held during this time period.

A privately held staffing company with offices in 4 states, generating $25 million in annual revenue by providing staffing in marketing communications, information services and strategic and operations consulting. Clients ranged in size from small businesses to FORTUNE 500 companies within the automotive, construction, and environmental/pharmaceutical industries.Supervised 4 field HR Specialists who were responsible for the performance management, payroll and benefit administration of contract employees located at various off-site locations. Fulfilled all corporate HR functions, managed compensation budget and coordinated relocation process. Facilitated staff leadership skill assessments and conducted related management training. Certified to administer the LEA Profile created by MRG, an international assessment company.

A worldwide pizza corporation operating a network of over 7,000 company and franchise-owned delivery outlets. During my employment, the company exceeded 3.3 billion dollars in sales and became publicly held. Reporting to the Regional Operations Vice President, I supervised up to 8 HR Generalists situated in regional markets located in the middle and eastern United States. Met hiring goals at the market level for both hourly and salary positions; Obtained the compensation budget for merit increases; Managed the conversion of a “common review date” for the corporation's performance review process; Implemented standard reporting metrics for tracking each market areas HR performance; Coordinated the HR and training activities for two acquisitions and two divestitures averaging 150 team members each; Assisted in the execution of corporate downsizing.

An international, privately owned pizza chain with more than 4,000 restaurants operated by over 600 individual franchise owners and 20 company owned/operated regional markets. At the time of my employment, sales exceeded $2 billion. As National Director of Training, Human Resources & Customer Service for LCE from 1989-1996, I managed a staff of up to 35 HR professionals located in both corporate and regional offices; administered the operations and budgeting of the corporate customer service, corporate training, and the field human resource departments. Designed and implemented a multimedia “career path” training program and an employee “care line” for both exempt and non-exempt retail employees, nationwide, that reduced turnover, grievances, and formal legal complaints.As Human Resource Manager at Blue Line Distributing (12/96-9/98), I performed all HR duties for the corporate headquarters staff. Conducted HR audits and provided human resource advice to 17 regional distribution managers for this national distributor of food and equipment for Little Caesar restaurants.

Bachelor Of Arts Degree, Majors Employee Relations And Political Science

Master Of Science, Psychology