Human Resources Manager
Resume:
MARIA ANTONIETA ALEXANDRA ("ALEX") ACOSTA-MATHIS
abk28s@r.postjobfree.com
San Diego CA 92123-2459
858-***-**** (cell)
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST/MANAGER
GENERAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT
KEY STRENGTHS / SUMMARY OF SKILLS:
. Complete fluency in Spanish; can read Portuguese, French, and
Italian.
. Six years of active duty service in the US Navy; honorably
discharged.
. More than 20 years of supervisory experience; 10+ years with the
City of San Diego.
. Analytical Thinking and Problem-Solving Ability.
. Adaptability, Resourcefulness, and Dependability.
. Management and Leadership skills to facilitate teamwork and direct
projects.
. Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills.
. Experience in the use of Microsoft Office 2007.
MOST RECENT RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:
. CITY OF SAN DIEGO, METROPOLITAN WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT (MWWD)
WASTEWATER COLLECTION (WWC) DIVISION.
Senior Management Analyst (Administrative/Human Relations Manager) -
2001 to 2006
o Managed special projects and directed special fiscal,
administrative, or personnel studies that identified and
solved significant issues affecting the Division. Issues
under study normally included staffing, analysis of the job
classification structure and staff organization; cost-benefit
analysis of assets; budgetary adjustments, modifications, and
reallocations; industry benchmarking and competitive
assessments for Optimization Programs; analysis of applicable
Federal and State regulations to ensure compliance with same,
etc.
o Oversaw the preparation, analysis, control, and
administration of WWC's 62.9M budget.
o Oversaw the development of, and adherence to, Service Level
Agreements with other City Departments and County of San
Diego agencies.
o Planned, developed, implemented, and evaluated Divisional
Policies and Procedures that addressed employee relations,
field operations, and general administration in accordance
with the provisions of the Administrative Regulations,
Departmental Instructions, and Memoranda of Understanding.
o Developed data collection tools to evaluate efficiency of
established programs.
o Acted as representative of the Deputy Director and/or
Assistant Deputy Director in meetings with Labor
Organizations or the City's Labor Relations Office.
o Supervised and Trained a work unit composed of 14 employees,
which included professional, subprofessional, and clerical
support staff.
Achievements / Examples of Professional Effectiveness:
. Manager of the 1.8m contract for professional engineering and
consulting services for the expansion of the City of San Diego's
Wastewater Collection Division facilities, and for the preparation
of Wastewater Collection System Plans in response to the USEPA
Administrative Order to reduce or eliminate sewage spills.
. Developed and implemented budget "scrub" process that identified
erroneous charges and allocations, resulting in the recovery of
funds totaling 5.8M for the Wastewater Collection Division.
. Coordinated revisions, updates, and consolidation of the Wastewater
Collection Division's key performance measures for the City's
Metropolitan Wastewater Department (MWWD)'s Strategic Plan and
Performance-Based Budgeting, achieving an 80% success rate.
. Developed and implemented Work-Related Injury Review Program
throughout the City's MWWD, achieving a 25% decrease in work-related
injuries within a one-year period.
. Developed the safety-related strategy for MWWD's Strategic Business
Plan, demonstrating that, at an initial investment of $325,000 to
establish initial controls, the Strategy would pay for itself in 8
years.
OTHER HUMAN RESOURCES-RELATED EXPERIENCE:
. Labor Relations / Negotiations
. Review, Development, and Implementation of Selection / Interview
processes.
. Interpretation of the language of Administrative or Personnel
Regulations and Memoranda of Understanding with the Labor
Organizations to Management, employees, and the general public to
ensure adherence thereto.
. Administration of Human Resources Programs such as Light-Duty / Return
to Work, Workers' Compensation Claims, etc.
. Experience as Principal Investigator in Misconduct, EEOO,
Discrimination, and similar complaints.
. Development of Job Classification and Salary Compensation Studies and
Surveys.
. Employee Development, Relations, and Training.
. Personnel Studies and Assessments in connection with Incentive /
Motivational Programs.
. Preparation of statistical analyses, exhibits, and reports to
summarize findings, respond to questions, and make recommendations
that affect programs policies and procedures.
EDUCATION:
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
B.Sc. Industrial and Environmental Health Management
Council on Education in Management and San Diego State University, San
Diego, CA
Certification in Human Resources Management.
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