Tamara Raymond Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Responsible for serving as a trusted advisor and partner, proactively providing strategic HR support to leaders and employees within assigned business units to execute their business strategies. ▪ Serve as an expert resource and partner with leadership to align human resources strategy with business strategy, including such focus areas as talent management; change management; organization design and effectiveness; engagement and culture; diversity and inclusion; career development; and employee relations▪ Act as a change agent through process design to support change and transformation using best practices; analyzing trends and metrics; and creating data reports▪ Advise management on organizational restructures to include change management principles, organizational design, and implementation/execution plan▪ Provide coaching and guidance to employees and leadership related to organizational design, talent management, professional development, team-building, policy application and other areas necessary to advance the unit▪ Work closely with senior management and employees to improve work relationships; build and maintain positive morale; and increase productivity and retention▪ Demonstrate consistent commitment to diversity and inclusion, serving as an internal coach and facilitating employee relations resulting in positive outcomes▪ Implement/administer approved programs, policies and procedures and improve/refine existing ones; ensuring they meet ACS strategic HR objectives and maintain compliance with legal requirements

Responsible for partnering with start-up and growing companies to improve business performance; identify cost savings; establish strategic plans; and achieve corporate goals through human resources-focused advisory, senior team guidance, organizational change management, human capital development, and performance improvement, leadership and other coaching.▪ Led high-profile client engagements, working with business leaders and executives to design/deliver HR programs, training and organizational development solutions▪ Assessed business processes, identified best practices, and developed/implemented tactical plans to improve employee performance and align people management approach with business objectives▪ Managed company-wide HR development efforts for engineering and construction firms: Established organizational and HR management frameworks, including developing hiring/training protocol and conducting executive coaching | Developed strategies to attract and retain mission-critical talent, resulting in enhanced corporate agility and sustainability▪ Spearheaded organizational management and leadership development efforts for multimillion-dollar organization: Optimized organizational structure and talent placement, resulting in positive cultural shift | Efficiently addressed/resolved organizational development, employee relations and diversity issues | Leveraging HRIS, increased employee retention through analysis and recommendations▪ Responsible for executive coaching and advisement: Coached CEO direct report to effectively interact with their staff and improve emotional intelligence | Provided one-on-one coaching/feedback sessions to department heads to discuss ways to drive employee engagement from top down

Newport News, Virginia, United States

Responsible for all aspects of on-site/remote human resources management, human capital strategy/development for multimillion-dollar company.▪ Strategize directly with CEO and other senior leadership and advise/offer informed recommendations on company’s plans for US expansion: Determine current business needs, analyze key data, and assess benefit-to-risk ratio | Perform analysis to examine factors such as strategic nature of location, pace of workflow and workforce needs | Lead/facilitate build out of office locations, such as staffing needs and recruiting, vetting and hiring staff ▪ Entrusted with understanding and ensuring that all business decisions account for and adhere to governing federal/state/local laws and regulations, such as complying with or adherence to OSHA and other health/safety dictates in the field▪ Responsible for providing leadership on functions related to organizational design, change management, workforce planning and talent management: Recommend office relocations/closings and hiring/firing decisions | Assess organizational hiring needs | Develop strategy/structure to address vacancies▪ Responsible for facilitating/communicating both large- and small-scale organizational changes and company culture initiatives working directly with company divisions, managers and staff at various locations in support of employee productivity, retention, innovation and company’s growth objectives ▪ Responsible for all human capital development, including leadership and performance improvement coaching; high-performing talent acquisition and recruitment; new employee hiring and onboarding; staff development/training; and employee satisfaction/retention efforts ▪ Recruited/hired mission-critical senior talent such as head of operations position for multiple offices; as well as provide them with ongoing executive and leadership development coaching; provide performance-management-based and leadership coaching

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Responsible for working directly with CEO and division heads to enhance team effectiveness; improve employee engagement; and drive organizational change initiatives in corporate and investment banking arm at leading financial services holding companies with assets of approximately $173.4 billion. Position extended from three to eight months due to continued positive results.▪ Devised, assessed and facilitated implementation organizational change strategies: | Developed strategies to communicate organizational changes to stakeholders while reducing productivity disruptions | Worked with leadership to restructure organization, resulting in considerable savings | Created organizational change action plans to build consensus, ensure efficient use of resources, and adhere to project timelines▪ Provided senior management team coaching and directed advisement strategies, resulting in a significant increase in employee satisfaction in three months as determined by a workforce pulse survey: Partnered with executives to restructure the organization, resulting in $100K+ in savings | Conducted executive coaching engagements with C-suite executives | Coached CEO direct report for more effective interactions with staff by improving emotional intelligence | Offered confidential and objective counsel for managers to openly discuss sensitive issues regarding their teams

Suwanee, Georgia, United States

Responsible for strategic planning and management around human capital development and bottom-line business growth at regional engineering services and consulting firm with primary client base of municipalities and large to mid-sized corporations.▪ Promoted to director of human resources within 6 months of hire, following significant contributions resulting in cost-savings and increased efficiencies ▪ Optimized organizational structure, talent placement and development of emerging leaders, contributing to 300% growth▪ Responsible for HR department development and management: Established in-house HR department that was previously outsourced | Planned/managed department budget | Selected/implemented HRIS for payroll, benefits and pension administration | Entrusted with compensation and benefits administration and high-volume, full-scale payroll functions | Devised/integrated HR policies and procedures▪ Led employee relations/engagement efforts: Managed team of three employees | Administered employee training, compensation, benefits, pension and insurance | Provided one-on-one and group coaching support to executives, managers and staff employees▪ Performed human capital development functions: Spearheaded hiring process in high-volume, time-sensitive environment, implementing homegrown applicant tracking system | Launched comprehensive in-house management training program | Created and implemented employee recognition program | Developed internship and mentoring program

Suwanee, Georgia, United States

Responsible for oversight of operational activities at every organizational level to include managing HR, payroll and administrative functions. ▪ Improved upon existing operational management systems, processes and procedures, using best practices and regulatory compliance to ensure company operations ran smoothly and seamlessly from a legal, budgetary and staffing standpoint: Assessed existing processes, policies and procedures to ensure quality assurance and enhance employee relations | Strategized/implemented improvements and developed new policies/procedures as needed ▪ Handled certain HR, staffing and administrative matters: Managed staffing process for front reception, including recruiting, vetting and hiring | Trained reception new hires, focusing on quality customer service and client satisfaction | Resolved any related issues, concerns or employee conflicts | Performed administrative duties for president and other senior leaders▪ Served in finance support role: Assisted CEO in managing budgets and financial forecasts | Conducted invoicing and payroll duties | Examined financial data to improve profitability | Researched/recommended most cost-effective purchase of materials and inventory, resulting in incremental cost-savings for warehouse

Depere, Wi

Assisted phone clients with property claims, providing reputed Amex customer service excellence | Fielded clients’ questions and inquiries, transferring to other departments as necessary in cross-collaborative effort | Reviewed/investigated property damages and client history to determine payout amounts | Negotiated and settled claims

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Researched/designed proposal for new employee recognition program | Facilitated motivational program for human resources department and introduced seminar speakers | Analyzed/updated city’s Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) policy and edited existing dress code | Researched/gathered packet material for police labor negotiations | Wrote targeted newsletters and produced community flyers for city employees/supervisors

Master Of Arts (Ma), Organizational Management

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology