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How would you describe your dream job in 10 words or less?

Team collaboration, Leadership, analytical skills, creativity, problem solving for continued success.

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THALES AVIONICS November 2006 to October 2007
Senior Human Resources Generalist & Professional Development

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How would you describe your time at THALES AVIONICS?

Senior Management level HR with an emphasis in Professional Development. Directed HR business & training initiatives for succession planning, employee skill gaps assessed and bridged through training, talent alignment with strategic business growth, included military policies for ITAR/EAR. Rolled out e-learning and blended programs. Rolled out Global Leadership Development Program. Enhanced Lean Programs and facilitated 3rd party contracts. Increased Ethics compiance training by 91% within the first 6 months.

Global Organizational Development responsibilites: instructural design, implementation, assessments for Executive Leadership Development Programs. Advised on Employee Relations, LOA's, Benefits & Professional Enrichment. Managed 3rd party training services. Facilitated new hire, M2K, ADP & ISO training. Implemented global programs on Succession Planning, Assessment, International Mobility, Professional Development for continued strategic growth & success in a high-technology matrix environment.

Collaborated with Global Corporate University: rolled out 400+ Skillsoft memberships, LMS facilitated E-Learning in the areas of Business, IT, Engineering & Desktop courses. Saved over $77,500 in budget <1 year. International travel included.
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ITT Corporation - Electronic Components May 2006 to October 2006
CorporateTalent Acquisition & HR Specialist at ITT Corporation

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How would you describe your time at ITT Corporation - Electroni...?

I enjoyed the corporate culture here while I facilitated the Talent Acquisition HR processes for regional and local management in a high-technology matrix environment: IT, professional level engineers, program management, contract administration, accounting, & sales positions for the Electrical Components Division of ITT serving the Global community. Assessed HR job descriptions, internal job related compensation & related compliance including EEO, ITAR/EAR. Talent Acquisition initiatives designed & tailored to streamline screening candidates and saved significant time/money invested for hiring managers that narrowed hundreds to thousands of applications strategically reduced to the top 3 to 10 candidates. Customized process that reviewed, selected & successfully facilitated the hire great candidates.
ITT Electronic Components is an international supplier of connectors, interconnects, cable assemblies, dome arrays, keypads, multi-function grips, I/O card kits, smart card systems and LAN components, as well as a provider of high-speed/high-bandwidth network systems and services. Electronic Components is part of ITT Corporation, a $7.5 billion global engineering and manufacturing company.
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Success Realized January 2001 to the present
HR Management Coach &Trainer Contractor

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How would you describe your time at Success Realized?

Setting up profesionals and organizations to succeed! Facilitation of addressing business problems through solution focused resolutions that same time and put money back into the bottomline. Responsive to specific business needs and effectively delivered customized trainings, based upon an organizations needs assessments and management requests. Successful one-to-one Executive leadership coaching & development for C-level executives and customized assessments trainings from middle management levels to early management candidates. Professional Development of Administrative and hourly staff. HR policy and procedures strategically written successfully to increase risk management, safety, talent aquisition & retention, improved morale, and productivity with organizations (entrepreneurial sole proprietorship to multi-Billion dollar enterprises throughout the Southern California area).... read more
County of San Bernardino February 2000 to June 2004
Learning Opportunities Administrator/CTI

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How would you describe your time at County of San Bernardino?

I enjoyed working with several teams and agencies while I provided Program Development and Management designed to provide an Organizational Infrastructure to collaborate and address customer needs that continues to save multiple agencies millions of dollars for long term costs.
Successfully
acquired U.S.Dept H&HS Learning Opportunities $1M Grant designed, coordinated, implemented needs assessment, organization development analysis.
I acquired top talent, trained staff & employee relations across multiple sites.
I spearheaded ongoing team development, wrote employee performance & compensation reviews.
I administered & monitored budget, RFP's, designed program indicators & outcomes, incorporated best practices served 1000+.
Conducted interagency staff training with nine organizations & ten centers provided customer service infrastructure saved county agencies millions $'s short & long term costs.
I utilized strong presentation skills made at the federal, state, & county supervisor levels. Instructional design and curriculum development specifically designed topics management requested with needs assessment delivered to groups of 12 to 250 people.
Trained & responded with Critical Response Intervention Team & debriefed public.
Provided successful leadership coaching & extensive customer feedback needs assessment.
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CPWC January 1999 to December 2000
CEO/VPHR

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How would you describe your time at CPWC?

I successfully launched program including legal, financial, and Human Resource organizational design. I worked with legal counsel and secured corporation with State and Federal non-profit status. I recruited Board of Directors.
Designed statistical data collection and analysis for strategic
planning, effective marketing, fund raising and optimized business operations.
I created Employee Handbook and Standardized Policy & Practice Manual approved by Board of Directors and legal counsel.
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ACCS April 1998 to December 2002
Group Facilitator & Trainer -Saturdays

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How would you describe your time at ACCS?

Facilitator for training & development of behavioral change impacting related financial decisions.
Parker Hannifin May 1986 to February 1990
Employee Relations Generalist at Parker Hannifin Corporation

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How would you describe your time at Parker Hannifin?

I developed job bidding programs, hired 'best-fit' employees with improved 95% employee retention and improved employee morale through Professional Development.
I analyzed, streamlined & submitted cost reduction idea saved company $1M annual operational costs.
Conducted new-hire orientations,
multi-site transfer integrations, safety & performance reviews and HRIS. Managed employee assistance program, company policies and procedures, such as ethics, sexual harassment, employee evaluations & compensation, 401K, educational assistance, flex benefit program, updated managerial staff on Federal & State Law initiatives.
Conducted new-hire orientations, multi-site transfer integrations, safety & performance reviews.
I successfully developed national promotion protocol and competitive compensation packages.
Investigated, counseled and resolved all levels of employee issues within a social, personal and legal framework for this company of over 3,000 local employees.
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Education

United States International University April 1994 to September 1999
Psychology

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How would you describe your time at United States International...?

I enjoyed attending courses here toward my Master and Doctorate Degrees earned in Psychology.
U. C. Irvine August 1990 to November 1993
Psychology

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How would you describe your time at U. C. Irvine?

In a very dynamic environment I Learned a great deal while pursuing my Bachelor degree in Psychology, in the School of Social Sciences
I also tutored the Upper Division level of Statisitics through April 1994

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