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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Financial Services Organization | Communications LeadLed strategic communications to introduce new core values as part of a culture enablement strategy. Conducted communications inventory to identify and recommend key messaging vehicles. Partnered with CEO, CMO, and CHRO to develop and deploy a top-down communications plan including CEO emails, video clips, core value workshops and an engagement survey resulting in positive feedback and 95% of survey participants stating they understand how to live each core value dailyInternational Pharmaceutical Organization | Change LeadLed change, communications and training for two releases of feature enhancements to an Oracle Commerce Cloud website. Created and deployed a change roadmap, a suite of communication and readiness resources, and facilitated training sessions to support awareness and adoption to 80+ global employees across multiple business units and 50k+ global customers.International Hospitality Organization | Change LeadLed change and communications enablement activities for a re-designed, online, self-service portal. Conducted stakeholder interviews to identify change readiness and adoption needs. Created and deployed a change canvas, a communications and engagement plan, key messaging and template resources to drive portal awareness and adoption.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Currently, managing a project team of 3 delivering project management, change management, and process excellence, improving federal clients’ ability to manage their research investments and projects. Developed strong client relationships through co-creating custom solutions to meet their unique needs. Owns client relationship management, project scope, budget management, and team member development.• Led change management and strategic communications efforts for job architecture implementation at a non-profit healthcare client. Independently conducted change impact analysis, supporting Human Resource leaders in identifying key changes, impacted stakeholders, and prioritized actions. Developed stakeholder engagement strategy and plan resulting in the successful rollout of critical employment information to over 5600 stakeholders. Automated the generation of employee benefit letters saving over 400 hours of manual labor while maintaining high-quality control during the job architecture deployment.• Supported people development strategy through managing the firm’s New Hire Buddy Program and promoting a positive and supportive onboarding experience. Coached fellow associates through development opportunities and delivery excellence. Assessed associate and senior associate candidates through Eagle Hill interviews.• Facilitated sessions across multiple account teams covering diversity, equity, and inclusion discussion topics in support of Eagle Hill’s strategic priority.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Led change management and strategic communications as part of a cross-vendor Agile development team deploying a JIRA Service Desk ticketing system for a federal government client. Created and deployed user onboarding and offboarding processes and a suite of communications and supporting resources resulting in a 96% satisfaction rate from system users, higher quality requests, and decreased response time when completing user requests.• Co-led the creation and execution of a two-year strategic roadmap to increase project portfolio management maturity for a federal government client. Developed and deployed protocols and guidance for high-impact digital tool usage leading to increased consistency and efficiency.• Designed and implemented standardized project scorecard and reporting framework for a federal government client leading to more efficient portfolio reviews, increased collaboration between project teams and management, and agile decision making.• Supported firm-wide business development efforts leading to over $1.8M in new business through strong performance and delivery, client relationships, thought partnership, and business proposals.

Mankato, Mn

• Led strategic human resource efforts including succession planning and development of training• Developed performance appraisal system to link performance measures to relevant competencies• Supervised all project team leaders in completion of projects with adherence to scope, budget and timelines• Created and implemented standardized, behavior-based employee selection criteria and interview processes • Conducted job analysis for the role of Project Manager and subsequently updated job description based on results• Led the pursuit of new clients and employees through presentations and marketing on B507’s multimedia services

Mankato, Mn

• Leveraged agile and scrum methodologies in leading client-facing, multi-disciplinary team of 7 in development of $200,000+ electronic health record system (SAFEHR) for nursing student simulations over 2-year period• Managed project team in integration of Vuzix Smart Glass technology with native built electronic health record system (SAFEHR) and presented results at professional nursing conference (IFNA) in Pamplona, Spain, June 2017• Led multi-disciplinary project team in development of a responsive web application to deliver online compliance training for a biomedical/aerospace manufacturing client• Managed 10 client-facing, multi-disciplinary project teams based on adherence to scope, budgets, project plans and timelines with a cumulative budget of $80,000+• Led team of 6 project managers and strategically staffed projects per client needs and current workload• Developed proposals and bid on projects in accordance with client business requirements• Coached junior project managers through stretch assignments and learning opportunities• Created and implemented project turnaround plans to push at-risk projects through to successful completion• Cultivated strong relationships with clients and project teams through collaboration and iterative processes

Mankato, Mn

• Provided exceptional customer service and to provide leadership to all employees by establishing and communicating performance expectations and providing clear instructions• Actively listened to customer issues and resolve them as quickly and efficiently as possible in accordance to company policy and regulations• Balanced accounts including cash, lottery, money orders, and checks• Recorded bad merchandise and waste• Aided with ordering and transferring merchandise• Managed the store and shift when an assistant manager and/or manager is not present• Performed reference checks on potential employees• On-boarded new hires by walking them through initial training, best practices/processes and company policies• Trained, coached and mentored current coworkers who needed additional assistance

North Mankato, Mn

• Led human resource management efforts including the recruiting, scheduling, training and conducting performance reviews for 40+ team members• Reduced store YTD labor by 5% through efficiently planned and implemented labor scheduling over 6 months• Analyzed store reports such as P&L statements, inventory audits and merchandise sales and waste reports to evaluate store successes and growth opportunities• Prepared and presented district quarterly meetings to 200+ coworkers

Brookings, Sd

• Led recruitment efforts for various production positions through interviews, job fairs and professional relationships with local educational institutions• Conducted new-hire orientation and on-boarding for production employees• Redesigned employee referral program resulting in an increase of qualified applicants• Supported worker’s compensation function and submitted claims• Assisted with employee grievance and disciplinary investigations

Mankato, Mn

• Provided exceptional customer service and to provide leadership to all employees by establishing and communicating performance expectations and providing clear instructions• Actively listened to customer issues and resolve them as quickly and efficiently as possible in accordance to company policy and regulations• Balanced accounts including cash, lottery, money orders, and checks• Recorded bad merchandise and waste• Aided with ordering and transferring merchandise• Managed the store and shift when an assistant manager and/or manager is not present• Performed reference checks on potential employees• On-boarded new hires by walking them through initial training, best practices/processes and company policies• Trained, coached and mentored current coworkers who needed additional assistance

Mankato, Mn

• Led team of 6 project managers and strategically staffed projects per client needs and current workload• Developed project proposals, plans, timelines and budgets for project teams• Coached junior project managers through stretch assignments and learning opportunities• Built strong relationships with clients and project teams through written and oral communication

Mankato, Mn

As an Executive Intern in Logistics I helped lead the flow, price change/planogram, backroom and in-stocks teams in efficiently keeping the store stocked and correctly priced and set on the shelves. While leading the the various teams I had to prioritize the workload, establish deadlines, motivate the team to meet the deadlines and ultimately develop a strategic plan to complete the workload based on the size of the truck and the team members I was allocated for the day. Another key part of my position was setting expectations, communicating those expectations and then following up to make sure those expectations were met. When the expectations weren't met I then had the coach the team members on how to improve. As a Logistics leader and Leader on Duty (LOD) within the store I had to read and understand reports/metrics and be able to use that information to alter my strategies to help grow the store in the most effective manner.

Arnhem, Netherlands

As an intern at buro302 I had a couple responsibilities. As a programmer I worked with programming languages such as PHP, Javascript and HTML/CSS and databases such as MySQL and Navicat to create websites in accordance to client specifications and requests. As a project manager I managed development teams and guided them in creating websites in accordance to client requests and specifications. In doing so I had to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing. I was also responsible for devising project offers and planning projects based on budgets. I was also responsible for providing performance evaluations of myself, my teams and coworkers.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General