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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

• Built and maintained relationships with assigned contractors resulting in 50% increase in on time delivery of 3rd party plans and calculations.
• Collaborated with Sales and Product teams to provide increased options for customers expanding the scope of work by company by 15% and improving the final outcome for customers.
• Develop a trusted advisor relationship with customer project managers and executive sponsors. Increasing customer satisfaction.
• Mastered and taught e-learning authoring tools (Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate). Enabling professional development of drafting department.
• Applied design methodologies including, but not limited to, the ADDIE model to analyze current courseware, leading to the implementation of company wide training revamp.

Bakersfield, California, United States

• Planned, budgeted, and utilized funds to execute strategic objectives for construction and engineering-based programs; ensured all projects were completed on time, on budget, and within desired scope.
• Partnered, collaborated, and coordinated activities with team members, business partners, contractors, and government agencies to streamline project goals.
• Created drafting and submittal procedures by updating software and best practices that enabled functioning during a pandemic.
• Implemented hardware upgrades focused on improving the operational and personnel readiness of the organization which turned expenses into positive revenue flow.

Yokosuka, Japan

• Acted as SME for troubleshooting and training for Category 3 casualty repairs on Identification Friend or Foe and tactical air navigation system systems
• Developed training program to certify non-technical personnel on navigation and communication equipment while maintaining equipment security
• Led training to certify personnel on working aloft including 200 ft suspended maintenance.
• Utilized diverse technical knowledge to create 3 comprehensive study guides for electronic support systems, damage control, and 3M qualification; effectively assisted 49 personnel with passing advanced technical.

• Managed recruiting efforts for technical employee positions including university relations, composed and placed all advertisements on job boards for openings, and actively sourced job sites for new employees
• Managed full–cycle recruiting process, administered the payroll platform, coordinated monthly payroll, and tracked and ensured appropriate recordkeeping
• Worked with various management stakeholders to design and implement skills test for applicants
• Conducted phone screens, assessed skills, and recommended candidates for hiring interviews; provided candidate status updates and company information to ensure positive candidate experience
• Established and facilitated critical HR and management training for employees that ensured HR operations were conducted within the guidelines of all policies

• Established baseline skills for native-born Ukrainians for use in multi-cultural sales. Primarily focused on the North American consumer.
• Created evaluation tools to test employees on established baseline using existing employee work samples.
• Trained employees on key multi-cultural skills and language pronunciation leading to an increase in both customer satisfaction and total sales.

Saudi Arabia

Teach practical English to KSU PY students traveling to the US Administer online self-learning programs for studentsAssist in improving the student evaluation tools

China

Taught English to computer networking graduate studentsTutored other English teachers on classroom management

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology