Retail for local garden center in Almont, MI. Sales, merchandising, customer service, general labor, landscaping.

Daily, weekly, quarterly calls to 350+ semi drivers on a regular schedule. Face-to-face interaction with every driver possible. Planning of strategies and events geared around attracting the best talent and retaining this talent. Work with operations, safety, HR, executive leadership and all other departments to break “silo” effects and the barriers to communication. Set forth communication initiatives by publishing company newsletter, and company pod cast, planning employee recognition and appreciation events and company picnics. Regular travel to outlying company locations. In depth knowledge of CRM platforms and several software applications. Utilization of talent and resources. Concentrated data collection, analysis, and reporting skills. Highly focused on continuous improvement, taking action and embracing change

Flint Water Distribution Warehouse: Warehouse support of mission to ensure water reaches every resident of Flint, MI affected by the current water crisis. Planning, coordinating, administration and general management. Day-to-day supervision of staff of 75 and overseeing work organized by fleet, shipping and receiving managers. Planning, coordinating and monitoring the receipt, order and dispatch of goods. Using space, mechanical handling equipment and trucking efficiently and making sure quality, budgetary targets and service objectives are met. Keeping stock control systems up to date and making sure inventories are accurate. Planning future capacity requirements. Organizing the recruitment and training of staff, as well as monitoring staff performance and progress. Motivating, organizing and encouraging teamwork within the workforce to ensure productivity targets are met or exceeded. Produce regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to the Governor and his water crisis team. Briefing team leaders on a daily basis. Maintaining standards of health and safety, hygiene and security in the work environment.

Planning, coordinating, administration and general management of 150 + employees and program participants for whom this organization assisted with breaking through barriers to employment such and physical, mental disabilities age or criminal histories. Day-to-day supervision of staff and overseeing work. Planning, coordinating and monitoring the receipt, order assembly and dispatch of goods. Using space and mechanical handling equipment efficiently and making sure quality, budgetary targets objectives are met. Keeping stock control systems up to date and making sure inventories are accurate. Planning future capacity requirements. Monitoring staff performance and progress. Motivating, organizing and encouraging teamwork within the workforce to ensure productivity targets are met or exceeded. Producing regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Briefing team leaders on a daily basis. Visiting 18 regional stores to monitor the quality of service they are receiving.Maintaining standards of health, safety and security in the work environment.

Lead Recruiter Seasonal position as Lead recruiter providing qualified candidates for specialized, seasonal production clientMain coordinator of marketing strategies for outreach, advertising, job fairs, marketing material, etc. Job fairs and expo travel and set up/tear down Applicant phone screening and recruitingApplicant interviews and placement Applicant file processing utilizing software and communication resources including shared Google Docs, spreadsheets, scanning applications, Outlook, local intranet resources, etc.

Daily maintenance of legal files electronically and physicallyPreparation of client files for courtSubmission of required filings to governing entities (IRS, bankruptcy courts, probate courts)Scheduled court dates, attorney time, and client appointments etc.Office management – supervised cleaning, ordering, phones and outreach, client interaction