Workforce Development strategy and implementation

Planning and coordinating administrative procedures and systems and devising ways to streamline processes. Ensure the smooth and adequate flow of information within the company to facilitate other business operations. Provide fulfillment and administrative support for an Office of 12 on-site staff and 4 remote employees. Pack and ship sales items, schedule and organize VIP guests visits, developed tracking system for fulfillment depart to simplify send client updates on product approval certifications. Manage supply inventory and process new orders.

Oversee and manage projects related to student success, retention, and placement for students in the applied technologies programs. Implement college strategic initiatives and projects within the Applied Technologies Department. Monitor student academic progress through attendance reports and lab hours logged by student. Assist students with applying for the college, registering for classes and add\drop classes. Provide a wide variety of local resources to assist students with housing needs, internet service, food supply, and employment. Work closely with Instructors to identify students in jeopardy of failing or in completion. Analyze attendance data and contact students with low attendance. Selected as college specialist for adding, removing, and updating TMCC education programs on Nevada Education Training Provider List (ETPL). Worked with TMCC Scholarship Manager to ensure all Applied Technologies William Pennington Foundation scholarship students completed semesters. Collaborate with multiple department leaders to ensure retention and student success is achieved.

Proudly announcing TMCC's new recruitment portal for employers to post jobs, recruit students and graduates at TMCC. Follow this link: careerlink.tmcc.ed to register and start finding qualified candidates in Technical Sciences, Business, and many more. Develop and implement placement strategies and placement tracking procedures for the College of Technical Education programs. Contact and develop long-term relations with area employers to assist in recruiting TMCC graduates. Develop internship sites for specialty programs and recruit vendors for Manufacturing Education Expo at TMCC. Initiated and developed career training workshops for interviewing, resume writing and marketing of college graduates.

Direct various campus initiatives in order to accomplish the goals and objectives of the company. Direct the overall leadership of staff in alignment with core values and leadership principles providing the day-to-day management of staffing, training, development and performance of campus department directors in education, career services and financial aid. Direct management of admissions staff including training, motivating and recruiting of high performing personnel. Delivery of annual budget objectives, or improvement in same, within constraints of student enrollment, new student starts and fixed costs. Maintain various regulatory, state licensure, and accreditation approvals. Direct the implementation, evaluation, revision, monitoring and communication of campus policies and procedures. Promote campus wide a student relations and grass roots events for school. Ensure regulatory compliance in all departments. Respond to all student issues and prepare written responses to all student concerns. Laid off after all ATI campuses nationwide closed operations in December 2012.

Achieved 88% overall placement for 2009 ACCSC cohort. Hired and trained all new staff for brand new school. Completely build career services department from infancy to top ranked school in the country for ATI. Establish employer relations for placement results and develop Program Advisory Board members. Verify legitimacy and compliance of all placements.Responsible for managing the Career Services department metrics and electronic tracking mechanism, held accountable to meet accreditation standards strictly follow rules and regulations set by the institution and its accreditation agencies. Comply with all Federal, State, accreditation and institutional policies and procedures. Consistently achieve placement results in each program which are consistent with applicable regulatory agency standards and company and/or college guidelines. Develop and maintain a current employer database to facilitate the career advancement of campus graduate and extern students. Ensure ethical and accurate placement documentation and record-keeping which meet all company and regulatory agency standards. Maintain and organize all graduates' documentation files and track placement rates for each program per cohort. Develop strategies designed to motivate students to participate and complete externship and career placement programs. Manage, train and motivate departmental staff of 6 to ensure effective and efficient departmental performance. Complete and report all career services reports to School Director and corporate management team.

Manage Career Services Department for school of approximately 285 students. Develop ongoing relationships with area employers to hire our graduates. Overhauled department processes and procedures which resulted in reducing previous year audit write-ups from 86 to 2 findings within a 7 month period. Achieved 87% overall placement for 2006 graduates. Follow ACICS requirements and guidelines for all placements and waivers. Conduct monthly seminars with all enrolled students on interviewing, networking, resumes and marketing techniques. Hire and train Career Services Representative and Externship Coordinator. Plan and host job fairs with up to 38 employers attending. Organize and plan College Advisory Board member meetings. Comply with all Federal, State, accreditation and institutional policies and procedures.

Achieved 86% percent overall placement for 2006 and 87% overall placement for 2005 cohort. Increased Electronic Technology program from 33% to 96% in 6 months. Automated employer communications strategy which resulted in significant placement outcomes. Revised and improved student career planning resulting in expedited resume preparation time and efficiency. Improved on campus employer job fair attendance from average of 4-5 employers to average of 33 employers. Maintain exceptional level of regulatory student file requirements.

Consult with prospective clients on their employment issues and concerns. Evaluate prospects interviewing skills, negotiating skills, networking skills and job searching skills. Present detailed marketing campaign and sell career management services.

Manage daily operations of Employment Today Newspapers' Washington DC edition. Responsibilities include managing a sales staff of 1 Assistant General Manager, 11 sales representatives, 2 graphic artists, 1 distribution manager and an office manager. Conduct interviews, hire and train sales staff. Maintain high level of motivation and training of telesales skills and techniques. Develop and implement sales scripts for maximum effectiveness of cold calling. Perform all payroll duties including calculating bonuses and commission reports