Steven M. Diaz, Ma, Jp Email & Phone Number

30 Laurel Street, Hartford, Ct

In the role the focus will be on creating seamless pathways that move young adults in Hartford steadily forward to quality employment with good wages while simultaneously increasing the availability of quality employment opportunities by developing a network of employers prepared to hire young adults. This will also include changing existing youth employment dynamics between systems, youth development and other community-based organizations, workforce development organizations, and employers so that young adults are more successful, achieve success more quickly and in greater numbers.

30 Laurel Street, Hartford, Ct 06106

30 Laurel Street, Hartford, Ct 06106

Responsible for providing leadership for strategic development and management of initiatives related to United Way’s community goal of ensuring that families are financially stable; This includes, research, program management, and internal and external project leadership.

Hamden, Ct

560 Ella Grasso Blvd. New Haven, Ct 06518

• Supervise, train, and coach a team of Business Services Specialist in the areas of workforce development, job lead generation, presentation and communication skills development and the promotion and marketing of our product offerings.• Recruit employers to provide On-The-Job Training programs, resulting in significant wage reimbursement, from 50% to 75%, for hiring and training new employees.• Network and build relationships with employers that lead to direct job placements and training opportunities in the area of Manufacturing, Finance, IT, Office Administration, Food Services, and Advanced Engineering industries.• Create, develop, and facilitate soft skills workshops and job clubs for clients entering the job market.

Hamden, Ct

• Developed relationships with local businesses/community leaders to identify and create job opportunities for clients. • Designed and modified “employment readiness skills training” programs to enhance and develop clients to more effectively create opportunities for gainful employment.• Acted as a facilitated / job coach / mentor for the entire training program.• Collaborated with staff to ensure that this program continued to earn recognition as a model for neighboring communities looking to duplicate the success of this initiative.

Hamden, Ct

• Focused on business and new product development through sales and marketing strategies that identified 10 major distribution brokers to assist in product launching throughout the U.S.• Marketed, fulfillment, and distribution of sport novelty and collectible items through brokers’ mass distribution channels.• Significant outreach efforts and relationship building resulted in the first product order with a major drug store chain.

Shelton, Ct

• Identified and introduced a new employee benefits program including medical, dental, short term and long term disability, life insurance, sick leave policy, vacation policy, 401K Plan, direct deposit, and Flexible Spending Account Program for dependent and medical reimbursement accounts.• Developed and implemented a performance management and career development program focused on employee performance, career growth options, and established goals.• Created and implemented an Employee Referral Program which accounted for 20% of new hires and dramatically reduced recruiting costs. • Developed strategic recruitment business plans to hire over 200 new hires in 24 months.

Bloomfield, Ct

• Developed strategic staffing plans and focused on relationship management / customer service to manage sourcing, selection, and staffing for the second most profitable division.• Identified candidate resources via Internet, job postings, employee referral programs, Restrac (internal resume database), recruitment advertising, journals, recruitment agencies, and research firms.• Developed matrix systems for tracking recruitment activity, candidate flow, and expenses.• Designed and developed the first Technology Job-Fair for the division which resulted in a number of critical technology hires.

Shelton, Ct

• Recruited and staffed all personnel with primary focus on software engineers, sales, and marketing individuals and increased the organization from 31 employees to 70+ employees in 6 months.• Developed the company’s first compensation program, which included analysis, research, and program implementation for all positions. • Identified and introduced a new employee benefits program that was cost effective and provided a more comprehensive and lower cost benefits package than previous programs. • Developed and delivered training programs for ADA and sexual harassment prevention

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Labor And Industrial Relations

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology