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Provide strategic counsel to executive management and business owners to optimize human resources.

NEOVETS is non-profit organization based in Northeast Ohio. It is comprised of membership from the private and public sector, other non-profits, and higher education -- all with experience in working with the veteran and military community. NEOVETS is cognizant that the recruitment and retention of veterans and the military in our communities is key component to revitalizing region’s economy. NEOVETS also realizes that Employers and Educators are best positioned to lead on this issue. However, the organization has also realized that there is a gap in connectivity with those entities. This is why NEOVETS was formed.

Coach and advise students to clarify career goals, then craft academic plans to achieve those goals.

DELIVER SUSTAINABLE, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ORGANIZATION'S TALENT NEEDS~ Reactivated succession planning process to differentiate high-potential from regular performance, then created development plans for both employee groups~ Created Leadership Academy for high potential employees~ Professional development opportunities for management team to retain high potential and high performing talent~ Introduced concept of “horizontal development” to grow employees according to their strengths through stretch and cross assignments, and interim leadership roles~ Delivered individual and small group development coaching to improve communication, solve problems and improve management skills to increase employee retentionUNDERSTAND STAFFING NEEDS~ Engaged staff with competency based job design and behavioral interviewing ~ Improved hiring managers' understanding of staffing needs, ideal candidate competencies and translate into realistic descriptions allowing easier identification of the right candidate STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ACTION~ Influenced organization to accept standardized human resource policies and practices across multi-state division, preparing for future integration with national organizational restructuring plan~ Executed multiple reductions in force without compromising overall leadership talent pool, introducing criteria based selection process and evaluating paid and volunteer staffing needs~ Managed multiple Human Resource Management System (HRMS) database conversions and implementation projects, resulting in improved data management, new and effective management tools and increased efficiencies via employee and manager self-service capabilities.

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