Ruby Saake Email & Phone Number

Long Island City, New York

• Manage a highly successful internship program for high school through graduate student level in Architecture and Engineering Design, Construction Management, Human Resources, Public Administration and Information Technology. Oversee, budgets, staffing and related administrative functions.• Assist with M/W/LBE recertification effort. Facilitate networking opportunities for SCA contractors and M/W/LBE firms to team on upcoming projects.

• Provided oversight in driving talent acquisition activities for this female-owned staffing and placement firm.• Utilized a combination of computer skill assessment tools along with behavioral interviewing to ascertain core competencies and potential job success of candidates.

• Dramatically improved the recruitment process for elementary and middle school teachers by effectively reaching out to a wider more diverse applicant pool.• Served as liaison between faculty and the school’s HR department. Addressed topics such as benefits, policy, performance and general concerns.

• Collaborated with stakeholders at all levels in the development and implementation of programs in career development, talent management and succession planning, leadership development, diversity awareness and inclusion, relocation and redeployment.• Evaluated outside training resources to facilitate courses and workshops Negotiated the contract scope and content of the engagements. Facilitated career management and performance management workshops.• Played a key role in the deployment of the mentoring initiative for a 200 pair collective comprised of first line and middle managers. Coordinated reporting for program accountabilities to upper management. • Helped facilitate the Executive Education Program utilizing resources from Harvard’s executive education program, The Wharton School, New York University’s finance programs, and Cornell University’s human resources programs.• Managed three-month rotational program for senior professional employees to broaden their understanding of other areas of company operations providing future internal promotional opportunities.

• Served as account manager for an extremely effective internship program aimed at talented ethnically diverse students for success in the corporate arena. • Coordinated a variety of retreats, workshops and facilitated workshops for local, regional and national conferences maintaining high levels of enthusiasm for the students and• Continually raised the student placement rate to approximately 80% for all participants who graduated from college. • Served as NYC alumni association advisor and coordinated the annual awards dinner.