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.
• 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

• 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.
• 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.
• Spearheaded organizational management and leadership development efforts for multimillion-dollar organization: Optimized organizational structure and talent placement, resulting in positive cultural shift | Efficiently.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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 |.
• 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.
• Responsible for all human capital development, including leadership and performance improvement coaching; high-performing talent acquisition and recruitment; new employee hiring and onboarding; staff.

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.
• Devised, assessed and facilitated implementation organizational change strategies: | Developed strategies to communicate organizational changes to stakeholders while reducing productivity disruptions | Worked with.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Performed human capital development functions: Spearheaded hiring process in high-volume, time-sensitive environment, implementing homegrown applicant tracking system | Launched comprehensive in-house management.

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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Organizational Management

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology