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Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon Area

Successfully operated company providing contracted professional services and temporary and administrative staffing services in non-profit, private, and public sectors. Key roles included direction of staff and services and customer and contracts management.Collaborated with executive leadership team to develop and execute biennial strategic plans to reach operational and financial goals in line with the company’s missionActed as the face of the business to promote working relationships with multi-cultural community-based organizations, community colleges and 4-year institutions, and within business associations, and to advocate for small business-friendly regulations at local and state government levelsCommunicated with individuals at various levels of responsibility in organizations with numbers of employees varying from <10 to 250+, with vastly different organizational cultures and priorities (e.g. community-oriented, profit-based) to create authentic relationshipsManaged procurement of goods and services from more than 20 vendors with an emphasis on utilizing Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business Enterprises

Portland, Oregon Area

Generated revenue and achieved business objectives by coordinating staff responsible for providing professional, technical, and general staffing services including light industrial, manufacturing, entry to executive-level administrative support, and accounting.Managed seven staff with diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and cultures including recruiters, accounting, sales and administrative support staff to better connect with a range of applicants, employees and clients within the community. Included directed outreach to culturally-specific community-based organizationsMonitored changes to federal, state and local labor laws and regulations; and developed corresponding policies and proceduresProvided coaching and mentorship to support professional growth and personal satisfactionIdentified and implemented on time and within budget a new cloud-based staffing software including coordinating migration of data, configuration, and management of the database which included more than 10,000 candidate and employee records

Portland, Oregon Area

Successfully fulfilled local and federal agency contracts providing professional and staffing services including projects varying from real estate support services to warehouse and logistics services.Won and managed 3.5-year contract representing 25+ employees and 5+ client contacts in 4 states representing over $10 million in contract valueEnhanced customer relationships through proactive communication and timely resolution of requests for performance and task alterations while ensuring conformance with contractual and federal, state, and local government regulatory requirementsImplemented policies; developed guidance documents; and provided training related to complianceGuided and participated in successful proposal teams of 3 to 5 professionals winning ~75% of proposals pitched

Portland, Oregon Area

Recruited, interviewed, onboarded, trained and hired new employeesReviewed timesheets and payroll records to ensure timekeeping and leave laws compliance and assisted with invoicing

Portland, Oregon Area

Researched, procured, and coordinated installation of Nortel multi-line networked telephone systemResearched, procured, and managed the implementation of cloud-based staffing software including efforts of data entry personnel to transfer data from Microsoft Access-based CRMSelection of outsourced information technology support firm, and coordination of hardware procurement and installation

Portland, Oregon Area

Technical services provided for projects include hazardous waste determinations; waste characterization through development of sampling strategies, sample collection, data evaluation and regulatory review; proper labeling and accumulation of hazardous wastes; coordination with treatment, storage and disposal facilities for ultimate disposition of wastes; offering of hazardous materials for shipment; annual hazardous waste reporting; and technical document reviewProject management services include scope development; proposal preparation; documentation and recordkeeping for regulatory compliance; and field event planning and coordination, including job safety analyses, health and safety plan preparation, tailgate meetings, near-miss and accident reportingToxics Release Inventory reporting and auditing for two manufacturing clientsPerformance of Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentsCoordination of indoor air quality sampling in more than 50 homes as part of the assessment of a large solvent release which migrated into a residential neighborhood