Peggy Phelps

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Ashburn, Virginia 20147

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EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

**/**** – 5/2024

YRCI- Senior Staffing Specialist

Ms. Peggy Phelps is a seasoned Federal Human Resource (HR) Specialist with more than 20 years of experience supporting Federal agencies on all facets of HR. She is currently supporting the National Science Foundation (NSF) processing personnel actions utilizing the National Finance Center (NFC), processingNew Hires (including Schedule A and Excepted Service employees), Within Grade Increases (WGI), pay adjustments, awards, promotions, reassignments; has performed History Corrections Update Processing (HCUP) and has utilized the Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS) and Workflow information Tracking System (WiTS). Ms. Phelps utilizeselectronic Official Personnel Folders (eOPF) and Federal HR (FedHR) Navigator to calculate Service Computation Dates (SCD). She is proficient in the use of QuickHire.

EDUCATION

• BA, Elementary Education, University of Maryland, CollegePark, MD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NSF 03/2018 – 10/2022

HR Specialist (Contractor)

• Process personnel actions utilizing NFC; process New Hires (including Schedule A and Excepted Service employees), WGIs, pay adjustments, awards, promotions, and reassignments.

• Develop job announcements and perform qualification reviews of applicants.

• After New Hire selection, utilize the FPPS and WiTS to ensure all paperwork is complete to onboard New Hires or transfers and establish Entry On Duty (EOD) dates.

• Utilize the Monster Hiring Management System to complete staffing actions.

• Utilize eOPF and FedHR Navigator to calculate SCDs.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 02/2018

Staffing Specialist/Qualification Reviewer (Contractor-Temp Assignment)

• Performed staffing qualification reviews for high volume office.

• Utilized expertise of Veteran policies related to Federal Law Enforcement Officers (FLEO) and Isabella exemption for age on Law Enforcement (LE) positions.

• Utilized the NFC system to process actions.

• Provided expeditious turnaround for preparation of certificates.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 04/2017 – 02/2018

Staffing Specialist (Contractor)

• Performed cradle-to-grace staffing functions; worked with managers and staff to develop Job Analysis and Position Overviews.

• Collaborated with managers to consult them with cases.

• Worked with Analysts to develop all documentation to produce Job Announcements.

• Closed-out positions; developed qualifications and certificates for cases.

• When organization split into three functions, completed the Temporary Job Offers (TJO) and Final Job Offers (FJO) and worked cases through Security and into EOD.

• Tasked as the Team Leader for the Consultation Team and managed the Specialists and Analyst that worked within Consultation.

• Conducted weekly meetings with team to discuss cases and assure requires metrics were met.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 11/2011 – 04/2017

Sr. Advisor (Contractor) 01/2016 – 04/2017

• Supported TSA Headquarters (HQ) performing staffing with the Monster system for many of the HQ functions.

• Provided advisory services in support of the TSA transition of staffing work with them to assure they had the support in the areas necessary for a successful transition.

Executive Services Office (ESO) of HR Access (Contractor) 01/2015 – 01/2016

• Worked part time within the Management, Administrative, and Professionals (MAP) Recruitment and Hiring (H&R)Division and performed noncompetitive qualification reviews on up to 20 to 25 requests per week.

Regional Manager, TSA Hiring HQ R&H (Contractor) 11/2011 – 01/2015

Department of the Interior (DOI), Fish and Wildlife Service(FWS) 05/2006 – 11/2011

Human Capital Officer, GS-15 (Retired)

• Supervised an office of three Branches, include the HQOperations Branch (Service Region 9), Special Policy Branch, HR Information Technology (HRIT) Branch, and the Diversity and EEO Office.

• Implemented some of the DOI National Business Center (NBC) finance center, new initiatives such as automated desktop tools for managers and employees.

• Team developed all Senior Executive Service (SES)vacancies; advertised, paneled, and put together Certificates of Candidates for senior management; upon selection, worked through the justification for the DOI Employee Resources Board (ERB) which eventually went to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for approval.

National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) 01/1990 – 05/2006

HR Specialist, GS-14 12/2005 – 05/2006

• Responsible for special projects and action items assigned by the HR Director.

• Worked as the Head of the E-Payroll Project for the HR at Langley Research Center (LaRC).

• Responsible for making decisions on how the conversion to DOI personnel and payroll would affect LaRC.

HR Advisor, GS-15 (Temp Promotion) 12/2003 – 12/2005

Head, Program Analysis and Policy Branch, Office of HR (OHR), GS-14 02/2003 – 12/2003

• Responsible for Workforce Analysis and FTE Management, personnel policy, position management, internal and external audit administration such as OPM or Agency level audits, OHR Langley Management System coordination, organizational metrics, HR Automated Systems such as the Core HR, Position Description Management (PDM) Project and NASA STARS (Monster Hiring management).

Head, Personnel Management Branch, GS-14 04/1997 – 02/2003

• Supervised a staff consisting of teams of professional administrative and technical HR Specialists and Technicians responsible for accomplishing the day-to-day HR management operations.

Supervisory Personnel Management Specialist, HQ, GS-14 09/1990 – 04/1997

• Served as a Section Chief and Account Executive.

• Responsible for supervising a group of Personnel Specialists, Assistants, and clerical support to provide the full range of personnel services including staffing, position management, classification, pay, executive staffing, Employee Relations (ER), and performance management.

• Reviewed and measured the timeliness and accuracy of the personnel actions.

Personnel Management Specialist, Goddard Space Flight Center, GS-12 01/1990 – 09/1990

• Responsibilities included many types of classification, ER,staffing, SES staffing, and position management assignments.

SYSTEMS SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, QuickHire, NFC, WiTS,electronic PD (ePDS), FPPS, HCUP, eOPF, FedHR Navigator.

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