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Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Coordinate recruitment and onboarding by managing job postings, candidate screening, interview scheduling, pre-employment checks, and applicant tracking in collaboration with approximately 38 hiring managers
• Develop and implement training programs and orientations, support the Director of Human Resources, and maintain accurate and confidential employee records
• Utilize Paycom HRIS for comprehensive HR functions including payroll, applicant tracking, onboarding, and managing employee documents, enhancing overall efficiency and accuracy

Urbana-Champaign, IL

• Supervise a team of 35-40 student site consultants and lead four to six managers, enhancing team productivity through policy adherence and comprehensive training
• Serve as the primary liaison between student workers and the student operations coordinator using Microsoft Teams, improving communication efficiency
• Streamline the onboarding process for new hires, maintain and update company policies, and manage employee databases and file organization using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Box, and the department website

Urbana-Champaign, IL

• Supported faculty, staff, and students at five computer lab facilities across campus
• Ensured lab security, enforced policies, and maintained equipment in five computer labs
• Conducted basic troubleshooting of computer hardware, networking connectivity, classroom projectors, video conferencing systems, and printer hardware

Urbana-Champaign, IL

• Fostered positive relations and facilitated effective communication between approximately 300 alumni and college members, enhancing alumni engagement
• Organized high-impact events, including a centennial celebration attended by over 150 members from across the United States, boosting chapter visibility and alumni support

Urbana-Champaign, IL

• Oversaw the chapter’s scholarship program, ensuring clear and specific academic goals for each semester, increasing the overall chapter grade point average
• Rewarded academic success and promoted positive change by hosting and organizing career development workshops and providing resources for professional opportunities

Urbana-Champaign, IL

• Supervised and trained a standards board committee of eight members, ensuring compliance with the Constitution and By Laws of around 150 collegiate members
• Managed administrative duties related to members’ status changes, timely reporting and submission of meeting/hearing notes, and consistent collaboration with approximately 12 executive officers about member eligibility
• Resolved disputes and reconciled situations with confidentially and made appropriate disciplinary decisions

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

• Assisted the Pharmacy Finance Team in setting store-specific goals for immunization types across approximately 9,000 stores based on the fiscal year 2024 budget, enabling effective progress tracking by regional finance.
• Developed and updated the fiscal year 2024 immunizations reporting file using Microsoft Excel, establishing daily volume by vaccine type, enabling the team to adjust forecasts for all immunizations throughout the.
• Contributed to the creation of the three-year plan and fiscal year 2024 slides for finance leadership review of final submitted values using Microsoft PowerPoint
• Played a key role in an innovation project, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ideate, prototype, and implement solutions

El Paso, Illinois, United States

• Provided a positive customer experience with fair, friendly, and courteous service
• Processed point of sale transactions, including checks, cash, and credit purchase or refunds
• Registered sales on a cash register by scanning items, itemizing, and totaling customers’ purchases
• Restocked, arranged, and organized merchandise in front lanes to drive product sales

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Found, created, and implemented fundraising opportunities throughout the University that help to spread the message and educate the public about all things associated with the organization while raising funds
• Coordinated with the executive board and global organization to plan and facilitate events

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Assisted with or perform duties such as taping, administering treatments, providing first-aid, injury evaluation, and stretching
• Assessed the patient to determine the nature and extent of the problem
• Determined the appropriate course of care that the student can give which is within the student's level of education and proficiency

At the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, in the class SE 101, I, along with my team, created a human design project. The COVID-19 pandemic altered how the world functioned, including how students in schools ate lunch. My team and I aimed to design an answer to the question: How can students have an enjoyable, social lunch experience while keeping.

Master'S Degree, Human Resources And Industrial Relations

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Sigma, Recreational Volleyball and Basketball, Blood Club, UIUC UNICEF UnitersMinor in Business and.

Non-Degree, Seeking College Credit

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Basketball Team (Captain), Volleyball Team (Captain), Girls Track and Field (Captain), Student Council, National.