Human Resources Project Manager

Meghan L. Duesing, PHR

*** ***** ******, ********* **, Jersey City, NJ 07302

347-***-**** ******.*******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Deloitte Services, LP November 2010-Present

Senior Talent Business/Deployment Advisor NY, Princeton and Parsippany Offices

Manage headcount, succession gaps, practice skill-set needs, and organization design

Manage complex employee relations issues and conduct investigations

Advise business leadership on compensation and promotion decisions

Support practitioners on SEC Financial Service Institutions and Commercial Products companies

Responsible for significant improvement of executive and practitioner confidence in NJ Talent teams

Focus Group Lead for increasing team work/life fit on high turnover engagement teams

Developed weekly reporting tool & process to Partner in Charge on availability and performance management

Developed Year End Process improvement metrics for staffing plans, implemented regionally

Developed headcount and availability forecasting tool shared regionally

Selected as a Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Ambassador to coordinate Firm assistance

Selected as US Firms Core Team Member developing Shared Services “Knows the Business” curriculum

Recognized for “Best Practice” submission related to practitioner morale

Improved accuracy of monthly availability and resource requirement forecasting

Hospitality Partners, LLC June 2007-November 2010

Human Resources and Quality Control Washington Suites, DC & Alexandria, VA

Supervised payroll, budgeting, recruiting, hiring, termination, training, performance management, employee

recognition, reviews, benefits, EEO-1, Affirmative Action Plan and wage analysis for over 100 employees

Conducted a comprehensive audit and reform of a failing HR department which eradicated fraud and waste

while reestablishing trust and loyalty between Human Resources, senior management and employees

Initiated an employee opinion survey, a wage survey and analysis, and ultimately acted as exclusive sponsor in

securing employee compensation and benefit adjustments from executive management and ownership

Designed and maintained an employee recognition plan to motivate and reward excellent performance

Developed and executed a retention plan to reduce turnover in two key departments

Created Health and Wellness program, later implemented among properties within company portfolio

Responsible for remaining compliant with Federal and local labor laws

Redesigned, instituted, and managed guest feedback program; 900% increase in response rate

Created a company-wide standardized orientation program for new hires

Corporate Project Manager - Development Corporate Office Bethesda, MD

[Role served concurrently to Director of Human Resources and Quality Control]

Responsible for construction and hotel development activities for Hospitality Partners, LLC

Organized company-wide focus groups for hotel development ideas

Created pro-forma statements, financial analysis and market research of corporate development projects

Responsible for generating new business as well as managing relationships with existing customers

Created and sponsored a formal proposal for company-wide benefit implementation to executive leadership

Presided over a company-wide insurance provider transition

Managed 401K files for over 500 employees, as well as loan processing, contributions and auditing

EDUCATION

Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA

Bachelor of Science in Finance; Minor in English’07

Awarded Dean’s List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll; Member of Division 1 Women’s Soccer team

ASSOCIATIONS AND INTERESTS

Certified Professional in Human Resources, HRCI (2009-Present)

Deloitte Women’s Initiative Network New Jersey & New York Member

Deloitte New York & Parsippany Soccer teams

Soccer Without Borders Program Director, Brooklyn, NY (2010-Present)

TEAM in Training Competitor & Fundraiser, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (2010)

Soccer Without Borders Volunteer, Granada, Nicaragua (2009)

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