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Atlanta, GA, US

Greater Atlanta Area

• Write, receive and manage grants to conduct instructional wheelchair tennis clinics with the mission to bring new players to the sport
• Achieved 15% monthly increase in participant reach through social media promotions

United States

Supervises payroll processing; Processes cash receipts, accounts receivables and revenue recognition for enterprise; Processes accounts payables as needed; Maintains ERP and HRIS; Reconciles all accounts

Greater Atlanta Area

Processes payroll and maintains HRIS for more than 120 Points of Light members in multiple states and more than 150 Americorps and VISTA members throughout the United States. Works closely with human resources to administer health and retirement benefits for members.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Formalized and standardized human resources policies and procedures.
• Created best practices for recruitment, EEO compliance, onboarding, employee changes, and benefits administration.
• Reviewed hiring policies and implemented corrections to E-verify procedures.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Create, market, and sell pet-related items to local pet stores and festivals in Atlanta.
• Increased sales 250% from previous fiscal year.

Lithonia, Georgia

• Prepared estimates and supervised asphalt crew to ensure work was completed satisfactorily, on time, within budget, and safely
• Built and managed relationship with county watershed division to repair county roads resulting in additional consecutive contracts.
• Significantly increased efficiency and minimized waste by consolidating jobs on different contracts to localized areas and accurately measuring required quantities prior to arrival.

Liberty, South Carolina

• Created formal human resources function to include recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, performance reviews, discipline and terminations. Investigated accidents, determined root causes, and implemented.
• Ensured OFCCP compliance through development of and compliance with HR manual and standardized forms
• Implemented E-verify well ahead of South Carolina mandate.
• Significantly expanded available benefits for employees and increased employee participation.
• Developed and implemented Safety, Drug Testing, Return-to-Work, Hazard Communication, Confined Space Entry, and Lockout/Tagout Programs.
• Reduced Workers’ Compensation premiums by 30% through implementation of safety culture

Aiken, South Carolina

• Postulated catastrophic events for a wide range of nuclear facilities to establish safety controls that prevent and/or mitigate accidents. Produced technical reports including risk assessments, frequency analyses.
• Received Towser Award for exceptional performance on team that brought Lawrence Livermore Laboratories into Department of Energy compliance within an expedited time frame.
• Facilitated meetings of multidisciplinary teams using Hazards and Operability (HazOp) studies.
• Formerly held top secret (Q) Clearance for the Department of Energy.Washington Safety Management is currently part of URS Corp.

Macon, Georgia

• Profiled, manifested and shipped hazardous waste from military bases in Georgia to acceptable disposal sites.
• Selected to complete the final shipment for the closure of the military bases at the Panama Canal.

Ms, Environmental Engineering & Science

Concentration in Environmental Chemistry

Bs, Biological Sciences