Denise A. Peery
**** **** ******* ***.*** T: 713-***-****
Houston, Texas 77024 E: *******@*********.*** F:
Profile
High powered human resource strategist with stellar corporate performance
in leading diverse Fortune 500 organizations in attaining business growth
objectives. Successfully manages individuals and teams in developing and
implementing quality deliverables. Able to define, communicate and fulfill
project goals and isolate complex issues into visionary and manageable
phases. Fosters professional growth through creating coaching and
mentoring relationships. Excellent communication, presentation and
negotiation skills. Broad competencies in providing career intelligence
and management, coaching and consulting, and change and diversity
management.
Accomplishments
Career Intelligence and Management
Completed training to become a certified facilitator for the top three
career transition management firms in the United States.
Facilitated training programs such as: Career Transition, Life Planning,
Networking, Time Management, Interviewing Skills, Resume Writing, Effective
Job Search Techniques, Start Your Own Business, Communication and
Interpersonal Skills, Career Decision Workshop, Active Retirement, Stress
Management, Effective Telephone Techniques, and Essentials for the Career
Oriented Professional.
Conducted individual counseling by providing information needed to assist
in identifying, evaluating and determining the "ideal" career path.
Facilitated many small and large workshops for all hourly, non-exempt, and
exempt employees in multi-industry environments to enhance participants'
career transitioning efforts.
Co-managed career transition program for 300 exempt and non-exempt
employees for a major oil and gas corporation.
Coaching and Consulting
Conducted and facilitated feedback on several assessments; the Birkman
Advanced Report, Career Pathing, Differences to Watch Report, I Speak Your
Language, Myers-Briggs, Self-Directed Search, and Career Anchors enhancing
individual clients' work effectiveness profiles.
Designed and developed confidential, customized coaching strategies to meet
individual clients' needs and management's objectives, improving career
development, growth and productivity.
Designed, developed and implemented three modules of a customized customer
relations training program and "train-the-trainer," enhancing public image
and reducing conflict resolutions.
Formulated a training program to illustrate effective communication work
styles, improving employee job performance, efficiency and productivity.
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Change and Diversity Management
Developed, designed and implemented a customized "diversity program" using
specific feedback from focus groups to obtain key information, determining
major issues and initiatives to be addressed in developing solutions to
improve the organizational climate.
Assisted in the development and implementation of a customized change
management training program for mid- to upper-level management, improving
working relationships.
Conducted over 150 presentations to 7,000 municipal employees to explain
and introduce the new HMO programs and policies.
Project manager for various assignments, including development of company-
wide severance policies and procedures, corporate policy and procedure
manual, and new employee orientation program.
Revised, redesigned and prepared position descriptions for over 500
occupations within the City of Houston, enhancing the new salary program's
objectives.
Diversity Recruitment and Selection
Recruited MBA candidates for human resource management positions for major
oil and gas corporation, fostering the growth of the company's management
development program.
Generated over 2,000 starting salary offers for technical, professional,
and management hires, ensuring competitiveness of starting salaries.
Participated in the various aspects of diversity recruitment for multi-
industries.
Career Experience
The Peery Group - Houston, Texas 1986-Present
Previous experience includes positions with increasing human resource
management, sales and marketing responsibilities with Conoco, Inc., Xerox
Corp., and Exxon Company, USA (Exxon Mobil).
Education
MBA, Human Resource Management and Marketing, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
BS, Economics and Industrial Management, Wharton School of Finance and
Commerce,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Professional Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club and Local Recruiter, Who's Who in
Professional and Executive Women, 1987, Leadership Texas - Class of 1987
and Active Alumnae, Wharton Alumni Club of Houston, Museum of Fine Arts -
Member