Michael O'Connor Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Billerica, Massachusetts

I connect adults to employment by partnering with Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) state agency. • I support clients to find employment by crafting their resumes for maximum impact, conducting mock interviews, coaching, and supporting them on actual interviews resulting in an increase in job seeking skills, self-confidence, job seeking process awareness, and an increased chance at employment success. Once clients are employed, I offer short term coaching and support.• Network with employers in the community on clients' behalf. • Use Spanish language skills to work with Spanish speaking clients.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Next Level Trainings is a transformational, experiential, emotional intelligence and leadership development program.• Participated as a student in the 4-month program. Chosen to become a Coach in a new 4-month cycle of the program. I coach students to achieve their life visions resulting in leadership skills and increased emotional intelligence. • Facilitate twice-a-week individual coaching calls with a groups of students and once-a-week group Zoom video conferences. Participate in once-a-week management calls with Leadership. Travel to Philadelphia approximately once a month to coach and support team workshops. • Raised over $3,900 in donations as a Next Level Student in a 4-week period for the class Community Service Project

Lawrence, Massachusetts

Supported 300 Associates in the Boston and Lawrence domestic manufacturing facilities. • Recruited, on-boarded, and trained new associates choosing the right people with the right skill set.. • Engaged in succession planning using Nine Box performance management tool to analyze bench strength resulting in identification of Associates ready for further training and development. • Investigated employee relations issues and resolved conflicts balancing Associate and company needs.• Held focus groups to understand factory Pulse survey results and made suggestions to management resulting in the formulation of an engagement committee.• Coached Team Leaders to build leadership skills --self awareness, communication skills--for effectiveness in their current role to build stronger leaders.• Coached Supervisors addressing HR policies, delivering feedback, and communication skills in order to build stronger leaders and reduce team conflict.

I conducted needs assessments, designed, developed, and presented training material in Spanish and English targeted to customers' needs in corporate office, the distribution center, and manufacturing.I presented a wide variety of topics including Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats, communication skills, Increasing Personal Effectiveness, DiSC personality styles, email writing skills, anti-harassment, workplace violence prevention, creativity, Leadership and Self-Deception, gossip reduction, new hire training, 5S, Lean 101, and others.• Delivered quarterly new hire training for Manufacturing and Distribution Associates in English and Spanish on History and Heritage of New Balance, Bringing Your Best Self to Work, Associate Involvement, and Lean 101 as part of Associate Onboarding Plan resulting in greater associate engagement, company pride, and emotional intelligence. • Delivered Lean Kaizen events in the factory and Distribution Center resulting in greater team effectiveness and efficiency.• Provided ongoing coaching in English and in Spanish to a variety of customers such as manufacturing associate who assumed a supervisory role, team leaders on presentation skills, and customer service representatives on writing skills.• Developed multiple levels of associates including hourly associates, supervisors, and managers.• Created a project plan for the bi-annual seminar catalog, provided excellent total customer service and satisfaction to external vendors, designed the catalog, marketed seminars, and administered classes on LMS resulting in satisfied vendors and seminar attendees. • Conducted career panels to reduce silos, expand knowledge of other departments, and bring awareness of internal job possibilities.• Facilitated monthly meetings with employees and plant management to increase engagement.• Interpreted and translated policies and corporate communications from English to Spanish to engage the Hispanic workforce.

Boston, Ma

Interpreted and translated for Hispanic patients in all areas of the hospital. Translated hospital documents.

Greater Boston

• Interpreted for the Hispanic community in different hospitals such as Beth Israel Hospital, Children's Hospital, The Shattuck Hospital, as well as interpreting at Boston public school meetings, legal consultations, correctional institutions, and in unemployment hearings for Berlitz at the Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training. • Translated birth certificates, marriage certificates, and DSS materials for Catholic Charities• Translated discourses and published work for Transparent Language, Inc.

Walpole, Ma

• Taught Spanish to middle school students using communicative techniques in grades six through eight. • Served as Curriculum Liaison for World Languages Department in grades six through eight. • Served as a Student Council Advisor. • Led cultural trips to New York City to expose students to Hispanic culture. • Chosen to participate in a Costa Rican school exchange: Hosted teachers and led a group of middle and high school students to Costa Rica for 3 weeks.

Segovia, Spain

Taught English to third grade, seventh grade, ninth grade, and adults using communicative techniques and fun activities.

Ma, Spanish

Ba, Business And Spanish

Activities and Societies: Hispanic Society President intramural volleyball team captain junior year abroad SpainFirst in the history.

Spanish And Iberian Studies

Junior year abroad