Project Manager Management

BRIAN LAZAR

New York, NY • 201-***-**** • *****.***.*****@*****.***

EDUCATION

BARUCH COLLEGE, Zicklin School of Business, New York, NY

Masters of Business Administration (GPA: 3.6) Expected: May 2013

Part-Time Evening Classes During Spring 2013

Dual Concentration in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Marketing

• President, Human Capital Management Student Association 10/11-06/12

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, NJ

Bachelor of Arts May 2006

Concentration in Labor Studies and Employment Relations

EXPERIENCE

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, Ridgefield Park, NJ

Human Resources MBA Intern, Strategy & Planning Summer 2012

• Enabled more effective management of a global mobility program by conducting stakeholder interviews to create a comprehensive

project management toolkit

• Partnered with Executives to improve the workforce planning strategy thereby enabling more accurate predictions of talent demand

• Streamlined the C-Suite Executive on-boarding experience across all lines of business by creating an Executive on-boarding toolkit

• Created a compliance manual for all state/national requirements by interviewing members of the Center of Excellence (COE)

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, New York, NY

Talent Management Intern 02/12-05/12

• Reduced competency gaps for Executives and HIPOs by aligning talent management strategies with key business objectives

• Identified key metrics and success factors to evaluate the effectiveness of training and leadership development programs

• Increased success of talent management programs by conducting gap analysis to benchmark existing practices and identifying

opportunities for program and process improvement

• Created a dashboard to report detailed HR analytics to C-Suite Executives that provided insight for necessary remediation

• Developed a set of actionable and targeted change management plans in order to appropriately align talent acquisition and internal

career planning processes

• Authored the “Competency of the Month” newsletter to promote unified learning throughout the company on a national level

RETENSA, New York, NY

Organizational Development Associate Summer 2011

• Partnered with clients to plan the scope of projects focused on improving retention and effectiveness

• Created client program evaluations by analyzing client data, identifying topics of interest, and designing surveys

• Designed reporting templates used for year-over-year comparative analysis of client data

DATTNER CONSULTING, New York, NY

Researcher 04/10-03/11

• Researched/evaluated data and presented findings for Dr. Ben Dattner as he authored ‘’The Blame Game’’

• Investigated aspects of social/organizational theory in relation to the culture of blame in an organization

INTERNATIONAL QUALITY PRODUCTIVITY CENTER (IQPC), New York, NY

Program Director 08/09-03/10

• Conducted primary and secondary market research and analysis to identify topics of interest for target audience and recruited keynote

speakers to share insights, expertise, and cutting edge information with delegates

• Successfully produced 3-day conferences and summits and increased conference participation through the creation of marketing

materials and collaboration with the sales and marketing team

• Increased profitability by executing bottom-line budget based decisions that reduced costs without compromising program quality

GUIDEPOINT GLOBAL, New York, NY

Project Manager 01/08-06/09

• Conducted primary and secondary market research and recruited industry experts to accommodate customized requests from clients

in the financial industry

• Developed project planning processes in order to mitigate redundancies and improve group efficiency

• Managed project lifecycles while leading junior team members and redistributing workflow as project priorities shifted

R&B STAFFING, Paramus, NJ

Recruiter/Business Development 06/06-1/08

• Drafted job descriptions, sourced candidates, conducted interviews, performed reference checks, and extended / negotiated

employment offers allowing the firm to be actively involved in the full lifecycle of the recruiting process for key clients

• Evaluated internal processes and recommended solutions in order to more effectively team-up on projects and manage client

relationships

• Spearheaded new business initiatives and expanded existing client relationships to increase revenue and proactively marketed

qualified candidates for future client needs

LEADERSHIP

• Raised over $3000 for the Michael J. Fox Foundation by participating in the 2012 NYC Triathlon

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