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Washington Dc

Washington Dc

Built a Virtual SCSEP site for the Title V Department of Labor Grant to help job seekers 55+ find employment. Placed candidates in a community service assignment, at nonprofit organizations, which matched previous experience, on Staten Island and Manhattan while they developed a job search plan to find full time employment. Provided Job Ready coaching which included understanding past successes to develop customized resumes to successfully secure job interviews. Instruct in the art of interviewing and social media understanding. Developed a virtual job club. Enrolled over 100 eligible applicants and managed 40+ nonprofit host agency relationships.

Reston, Va

Built a profitable software services consulting company by successfully hiring talented software engineers for Department of Defense contracts. Created position descriptions that accurately reflect job duties based on contract needs. Wrote the company Employee Handbook outlining the company policies and procedures. Prepared the formal proposal to successfully attain the GSA Schedule 70. Successfully completed the five year Schedule 70 extension proposal. Developed the employee performance appraisal program which enhanced employee retention. Provide career coaching to candidates/employees to include behavioral interviewing techniques for client interviews.

Reston, Va

NCS Pearson; Served as a senior member of the Transportation Security Agency contract to implement the federalization of airport security for 429 US Airports after the 9/11 attack. Contract goal was to identify and hire 34,000 airport security personnel.Served on the Certification Team to determine the best qualified candidates for senior airport security management positions.

Managed 30+ technical IT consultants assigned to the EDS Immigration and Naturalization Service's STARS project. Negotiated Task Order rate increases with a federal agency client. Successfully negotiated a contract with CSC to provide consultants with client knowledge and security clearances for the (INS) STARS Project. Expanded the consulting staff from 30 to 65 consultants by selecting qualified, talented applicants and preparing them for competitive interviews on the National Science Foundation FASTLANE Project. Conducted weekly training classes for unassigned technical consultants to coach them in interviewing skills, résumé writing and confidence building.

Helped grow Government Systems division profits from $20 million to $100 million in 4 years. Successfully recruited and hired 225 technical professionals for IT contracts with 7 federal agencies and 2 state agencies in a highly competitive job market.The majority of these hires were for contracts requiring Top Secret Security Clearances. Trained 150 IT managers in employment law and effective behavioral interviewing skills.Responsible for career coaching of 125 members of the technical staff to enhance their technical skills for new Information Technology contracts with the CIA, DEA, INS, Customs Service, Marshall's Service, FBI and The State Department.

Assisted in the design and development of RESTRIEVE, a résumé management software system, which ASI and other companies used to document the recruiting, affirmative action and employee information process.

Implemented a strategy to successfully hire 800+ software engineers to build information gathering systems for NSA (National Security Agency), DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) and the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). Successfully completed two OFCCP audits through careful attention to Affirmative Action hiring practices. Served as the branch expert on ADA legislation. Served as the branch safety officer committed to OSHA compliance.

Performed the duties of a search firm recruiter/headhunter with a target audience consisting of the San Francisco financial community and the Silicon Valley IT community.

Social Security Administration, Boston, MA--Vocational/Disability Examiner/Supervisor for the Social Security/SSI Disability program. As a unit supervisor, implemented the federal rules and regulations in the administration of the SS Disability program. Supervised a case-processing unit consisting of 10 disability examiners, 1 internist and 1 psychiatrist.

Psychiatric Social Worker-- Landstuhl Medical Center, Germany and Lyster Army Hospital, Ft. Rucker, AL. (Vietnam Era Veteran)

Ba, Psychology

Activities and Societies: President of the Intra-fraternity Council. Chairman of the Greek Games

Guidance And Counseling