Odila Abney Email & Phone Number

Roanoke, Va, Us

Roanoke, Virginia Area

Houston, Texas Area

- Offered direct human resources and relocation services to multinational oil and gas companies- Acted as the first liaison for all clients within the given case load while ensuring establishment of employee relations by expertly addressing and resolving staff and management’s issues - Assisted expatriates and their families regarding the process of acquiring documents, leases, bank accounts, and other necessary requirements- Worked as part of the client’s Project Management Team (PMT), responsible for providing direct support in completing human resources functions during their vessel acquisitions as well as in handling the communication plan related to the projectsCareer Highlight: Brought significant improvement to the approach and communication between the PMT

Houston, Texas Area

- Serve as the point of contact for the company client that requires global visas for their employees- Perform extensive coordination of all visa strategy and petitions- Establish and sustain close working relationships with key consulates in Houston area to learn and enhance the visa request processes and timing- Provide direct assistance to client’s employees and inform them regarding the visa’s process, list of documents, and document assessments prior to visa petitions- Submit updated information on visa petitions to corporate human resources coordinators and employees

Houston, Texas Area

- Directly supported multi billion-dollar offshore projects by coordinating and ensuring the timely delivery of offshore work visas - Formulated several processes, internal forms, and flow charts for all types of visas processed by the department - Conducted centralization and oversight of all visa and immigration data on a global SharePoint site that yielded quick access to visa information for all other international HR regions within the company- Facilitated the offshore immigration training for human resources HR business partners, project managers, and subcontractors related to offshore projectsCareer Highlights: - Accomplished the reorganization of Visa Unit in the Global Human Resources Department through coordination of all inbound and outbound visas for offshore technicians and local employees for the Atlantic region, thus minimizing the company’s budget in attorney fees as well as the visa processing time by 50%- Enhanced processing time by 60% through formulation of an Excel spreadsheet to manage in-process visas - Significantly decreased invoice errors through development of an efficient process that determined duplicate billing and erroneous invoices by carrying out monthly reconciliation and collaboration with vendors prior to invoicing - Functioned as liaison with management in implementing budget and timeframe for new visas and its processing time and costs, thereby streamlining the company’s bid preparation process

Houston, Texas Area

- Pioneered the Human Resources Department from scratch in a span of six months- Enforced a bulletin board and job governmental regulations signs within the premises- Took charge of handling and organizing a human resources database that consisted all personnel information and job specific information- Served as the facilitator of weekly meetings with management regarding the mentoring on human resources regulation

- Led the coordination of all inbound permanent and temporary work authorizations- Assumed responsibility in formulating and maintaining the Access files that were 100% approved by the US Immigration Service auditors- Provided oversight to the execution of international relocation activities - Maintained close coordination with the assigned moving companies in assessing moving surveys and moving estimates while complying with the company’s policy and timely delivery of goodsCareer Highlight:- Enhanced communication with corporate management regarding updated regulations and changes on US immigration laws- Minimized company cost through direct assistance to local employees with the issuance of new passports, renewal of passport, and processing of global visas as necessary

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