Larry Finkelstein MA. LPC
Lambertville, New Jersey 08530
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Summary
Experienced Human Resources consultant with expertise in Organizational
Development, Career Transition, Executive Coaching, Covey's 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People, Assessment, Mentoring, Gap Analysis, Hiring,
Retention, Leadership, Staff Development, School-to-Work and Welfare-to-
Work Programs. Experience spans public and private sectors. Have sold and
managed projects providing services to healthcare, manufacturing,
telecommunications, petrochemical and financial services industries, Work
Investment Boards, law enforcement and education. Licensed Professional
Counselor.
Experience
Transition Management Associates, Lambertville, New Jersey 1992-Present
President
Responsible for program development, project management, consulting and
business development for this Human Resources Consulting firm. (Managed up
to 10 staff)
Developed and managed a Leadership Effectiveness Program for the 15,000
Employee University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Provide Coaching for executives and management in the healthcare industry.
Conducted Employer Focus Groups for 21st Century Welfare-to-Work Coalition
to ascertain Mercer County employer needs from new hires. Managed the
assessment component for the 21st Century Welfare-to-Work Coalition in
Mercer County. Provided over 400 individuals with Job Matching.
WIB Chair, Oversight Committee of Mercer County One Stop.
Conducted needs assessments, facilitated Mission Statements and provided
staff development for Mercer County and Cumberland/Salem County WIB/JTPA's
Teach Career Counseling and develop internships for The College of New
Jersey's Career and Community Studies Program
Reorganized New Hire Orientation consulted on diversity issues and directed
on-line training for St Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA.
Created and implemented a Managing through Transition Program for Mercer
Medical Center. Worked with senior staff and over 350 professionals.
Improved retention rate.
Provided Career Transition Services for Princeton Medical Center,
Doylestown Hospital, General Motors, Essex Specialty Products, Alfa-Laval,
Mercer Medical Center, Pine Run Community, Princeton Plasma Physic Lab and
many others.
Developed and implemented a Staff Development Program which was implemented
at Essex Specialty Products, University of Medicine & Dentistry NJ, Mercer
County PIC / JTPA, Garden State Employment and Training Association,
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic and other organizations.
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Developed and implemented innovative School-to-Work training programs for a
number of schools including Trenton Central High School, Paterson Public
Schools, Ocean County Vo-Tech, Gloucester County Vo-Tech, Sussex County Vo-
Tech.
Presented to New Jersey Business and Industry Association, Garden State
Employment and Training Association, New Jersey Departments of Labor,
Education and State, State and Local Chambers of Commerce.
Right Associates, Parsippany, New Jersey 1990-
1992
Vice President (National Account Manager)
Responsible for business development, project management and counseling to
executive level outplacement clients.
. Sold and managed an $850,000. Downsizing project for Allied-Signal
Corporation that provided career transition services to over 2,000
employees.
Minsuk, Macklin, Stein, Princeton Junction, New Jersey 1987-
1990
Vice President
Responsible for career counseling, project management and organizational
development.
Developed and coordinated a career development program for The Alliance
(the combined membership of the CWA and IBEW employed by AT&T). Over 250
people participated in the program.
Drake Beam Morin, Parsippany, New Jersey 1985-1987
Vice President
Provided Career Transition Services to executives, managers and hourly
employees.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 1976-1984
Rutgers Community Mental Health Center
Staff Psychologist and Clinical Coordinator (managed 15 staff)
Worked with over 500 individual and family clients.
Developed a proactive approach to the treatment of child abuse. Coordinated
activities with other community based agencies. Eliminated waiting list.
Education
Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
M.A. Counseling Psychology
Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
B.A. Political Science
Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
30 Graduate credits in Psychology
Training in Caliper Profile, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Strong Interest
Inventory, LSI, Occupational Personality Questionnaire, Covey's 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People