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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 managers • 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 fiscal year • 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 them safe from COVID-19? We decided to create a product that would reduce the transmission of particles between students in a cafeteria lunch setting in order to reduce the possible spread of COVID-19 or any other pandemics in the future, while also aiding in providing in-person interaction between students. Our product is a collapsible custom plexiglass barrier that is clamped onto a school lunch tray. This product comes apart easily, with a simple enough design for young school children to safely operate and implement. Along with the tray and barrier system, we have designed a high-intensity hot water tray washing machine.

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.

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.