Melissa Lash
Ossining, NY
*******@*****.*** - 914-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Volunteer
Open Door Family Medical Centers - Ossining, NY - June 2013 to Present
• Audit I-9 forms
• Prepare orientation folders
• Post job descriptions on career and school websites
• Pre-screen candidates
Team Leader
Target Corporation - Mount Kisco, NY - October 2012 to March 2013
• Directly supervised 9 employees
• Lead team of 12 or more
• Hired, supervised and trained team to achieve sales, service and presentation goals
• Provided feedback to team members, guiding execution of their day-to-day tasks
• Ensured compliance with established practices and procedures in conjunction with local, state and federal
regulations
• Drove the completion of daily tasks
• Coordinated team schedules and work
Human Resources Internship
New York State Industries for the Disabled - Albany, NY - September 2011 to May 2012
• Created a competition entitled, “Cultivating Resources for Employment with Assistive Technology” (CREATE)
to expand opportunities and improve jobs for people with disabilities
• Built the CREATE website, and spearheaded CREATE’s social media initiative using Facebook and Twitter
• Marketed the competition to 60 universities across New York State
• Consulted with a sister affiliation, engineering professors and The Arc of the United States to pilot CREATE
• Initiated collaborations with partner agencies
Assistant
Jones Apparel Group - New York, NY - July 2007 to July 2010
• Interviewed and trained interns and second assistants
• Trained employees in multiple interior departments on proprietary software
• Interacted with all levels of the organization including executives, designers and merchandisers
• Created spreadsheets in Excel of pricing data
• Organized and maintained department binders and filing system
• Updated and maintained database
• Received, organized and filed department materials
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration in Human Resources Information Systems
University at Albany - Albany, NY
May 2012
Associate in Applied Science in Textile Design
Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, NY
May 2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Honor
University at Buffalo - Buffalo, NY
May 2006
SKILLS
Proficiency in Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook. Experience in SuccessFactors,
Access, SQL, data modeling with ERDs, Visio