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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as project manager and subject matter expert on several talent management and organizational development initiatives with mainly government and military clients. Such initiatives include: - Developing and implementing a national survey using a custom built FedRamp certified online tool. Data gathered through the survey was analyzed to identify and present trends of interest across work groups and demographics. - Creating and implementing a leadership development program to senior… Show more Served as project manager and subject matter expert on several talent management and organizational development initiatives with mainly government and military clients. Such initiatives include: - Developing and implementing a national survey using a custom built FedRamp certified online tool. Data gathered through the survey was analyzed to identify and present trends of interest across work groups and demographics. - Creating and implementing a leadership development program to senior military leaders. Components of the program includes facilitation of a group workshops, 360 assessments, and multiple one-on-one executive coaching sessions. - Creating competency models for highly technical medic occupations across several military branches to establish a baseline of necessary skills and proficiency levels needed before deployment. - Designing, developing, and implementing multiple career mapping systems that allow users to map a progressive career ladder of job opportunities within the agency, as well as view skills, abilities, competencies, and recommended training and developmental activities necessary to progress from one position to another. Show less

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Columbia, Md

Provided expert HR consulting to companies of all sizes in various industries to develop Affirmative Action Plans compliant with federal regulations. Such plans use adverse impact analyses of personnel actions, assessment of outreach initiatives, and pay equity analyses to determine what actions can be taken to minimize liability and build their ideal, balanced workforce. Provided expert knowledge and advice regarding diversity, pay equity, and related employment laws to clients while… Show more Provided expert HR consulting to companies of all sizes in various industries to develop Affirmative Action Plans compliant with federal regulations. Such plans use adverse impact analyses of personnel actions, assessment of outreach initiatives, and pay equity analyses to determine what actions can be taken to minimize liability and build their ideal, balanced workforce. Provided expert knowledge and advice regarding diversity, pay equity, and related employment laws to clients while under federal audit, helping to expedite the audit process by ensuring all required reports and analyses are valid, coordinating with auditors, and supporting clients with audit inquiries. Show less

Greater New York City Area

Managed Global Talent Rotation Program that allowed high potential employees to share best practices from across platforms and categories. Responsibilities included aligning associate developmental needs with business needs, managing successful on boarding and travel of associates, and implementing an off-boarding procedure to maximize knowledge transfer/ROI.Facilitated interactive workshops that enabled R&D associates to better navigate career development opportunities by reviewing… Show more Managed Global Talent Rotation Program that allowed high potential employees to share best practices from across platforms and categories. Responsibilities included aligning associate developmental needs with business needs, managing successful on boarding and travel of associates, and implementing an off-boarding procedure to maximize knowledge transfer/ROI.Facilitated interactive workshops that enabled R&D associates to better navigate career development opportunities by reviewing various frameworks, models, and resources available to PepsiCo R&D. Expanded on the success of the workshop by training others to facilitate and managing the roll-out in seven additional countries.Developed top R&D talent through the PepsiCo Fellows Program. Responsibilities included facilitating monthly meetings with Fellows and program sponsor, monitoring Fellows project progress and budgets, and coordinating special events. Supported strategic workforce planning for executive R&D positions. Responsibilities included managing, analyzing, and summarizing talent data for employment decisions.Functioned as main contact between HR Business Partners and HRIS data inquisitions. Facilitated team building sessions using the DISC behavioral model for newly formed Strategy and Portfolio Management Team members.Supported the surveying of senior leadership to gain perspective on the effectiveness of corporate restructuring. Show less

Emeryville, Ca

Conducted job analysis of management positions across the United States in order to determine proper job classification according to recent revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Day to day duties included collaborating with colleagues in six different time zones, observing and interviewing incumbents, as well as classifying tasks and recording time spent completing tasks.

Baltimore, Maryland

Main Duties: Interviewed incumbents to determine strategy to improve visitor engagement and the effectiveness of environmental outreach campaigns. Used insights from those to design, develop, and implement a national survey assessing individuals' values, attitudes, behavioral patterns regarding environmental conservation and sustainable behaviors. Data collected from over 700 respondents was used to describe environmental values and sustainable behavior patterns across demographics, which… Show more Main Duties: Interviewed incumbents to determine strategy to improve visitor engagement and the effectiveness of environmental outreach campaigns. Used insights from those to design, develop, and implement a national survey assessing individuals' values, attitudes, behavioral patterns regarding environmental conservation and sustainable behaviors. Data collected from over 700 respondents was used to describe environmental values and sustainable behavior patterns across demographics, which in turn helped the Visitor Engagement and Marketing Departments to tailor and target subsequent public outreach initiatives. Secondary Duties: Conducted time-motion study of Aquarium visitors in newly opened exhibit, in addition to interviewing visitors regarding their experience. Assess visitors' associations with and knowledge of specific behaviors, environmental issues, and ocean wildlife. Show less

Baltimore, Md

Main Duties: Work with the Prometric test development team to create valid, reliable, and legally defensible professional certification and licensure assessments for various industries. This process included job analyses, developing test parameters, item writing, exam validation, and finally the setting of pass scores taking into account psychometric variables. Special Projects: Test Developer Selection Protocol: Created selection protocol to be used in the hiring of new Test… Show more Main Duties: Work with the Prometric test development team to create valid, reliable, and legally defensible professional certification and licensure assessments for various industries. This process included job analyses, developing test parameters, item writing, exam validation, and finally the setting of pass scores taking into account psychometric variables. Special Projects: Test Developer Selection Protocol: Created selection protocol to be used in the hiring of new Test Develops. Involved a task analysis, incumbent interviews and focus groups, establishing required competencies, and designing a multiple hurdle protocol with structured interview.Performance Evaluation: An appraisal designed to asses Test Developer performance from a client perspective was created using information gathered through interviews with incumbents at management and non-management levels, complaints of clients, and industrial organizational psychology. Best Practice Manual: Collaborated with a PhD Psychometrician to create a "Best Practices Manual" to test development for internal use. This process involved researching and outlining the industry standards of job analysis, test specification, item development, etc. Consulting Skills Training Workshop: Using the most recent theories, principles, and best practices of organizational consulting, a 45 minute consulting skills training session was developed and facilitated at the request of the department VP. This effort was to help develop new hires that were lacking the direct client experience. Situational Judgement Test Research: Researched situational judgement test items as an alternative item format to further assess job applicants beyond job knowledge tests. Show less

Glen Burnie, Md

Applied Maryland State job evaluation process to a newly added position within Maryland Dept. of Transportation (MDOT). This involved conducting a task analysis of the position, interviewing management and non-management incumbents from the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) and State Highway Administration (SHA) regarding the position and necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities, evaluating pay scale based on market research, and creating a job specification and announcement for recruitment… Show more Applied Maryland State job evaluation process to a newly added position within Maryland Dept. of Transportation (MDOT). This involved conducting a task analysis of the position, interviewing management and non-management incumbents from the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) and State Highway Administration (SHA) regarding the position and necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities, evaluating pay scale based on market research, and creating a job specification and announcement for recruitment purposes. The procedure and outcome of this effort was outlined in a technical report as well as presented to management. Show less

Eastern Shore, Md

As a part of the Maryland Safe and Supportive Schools (MDS3) project, I was responsible for traveling to various high schools across the state to observe the social and physical environment of the school and to interview school teachers and administrators. The data collected was used in an ongoing study to assess the correlation of specific variables in school environments such as graffiti on the walls or excessively loud hallways with metrics such as number of fights on school property… Show more As a part of the Maryland Safe and Supportive Schools (MDS3) project, I was responsible for traveling to various high schools across the state to observe the social and physical environment of the school and to interview school teachers and administrators. The data collected was used in an ongoing study to assess the correlation of specific variables in school environments such as graffiti on the walls or excessively loud hallways with metrics such as number of fights on school property, student grades, or drop out rate. Show less

Salisbury, Md

Assisted physical therapists in guiding patients through prescribed exercises, assisted disabled patients in day-to-day activities, led group therapy sessions, and maintained patient therapy schedules.

Master’S Degree, Industrial Organizational Psychology, May 2016

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi Honor Society, "Make It Matter" Volunteer Youth Org., Salisbury Humane Society, Psychology Club Cum Laude

Bachelor’S Degree, Exercise Physiology

Activities and Societies: Phi Eta Sigma Freshmen Honor Society, Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity Honor Society, Psi Chi Honors Society.