Human Resources Project

LIESL S. SEMPER, MBA

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Springdale, MD 20774 ********@******.***.***

PROFILE

A talented provider of pragmatic and sophisticated decision-making frameworks for executives focused on human capital

(people). Possessing a unique blend of Human Resources and Analytics and Data management skills, to help make

informed decisions about people deployment and performance. A designer and implementer of high quality human capital

dashboard data. Able to assess human capital strategies; investments and deployments (in the context of organizational

goals); identify organizational challenges; and articulate new approaches that will help deploy people in the organization

in a cost effective, productive, and financially impactful manner, through relying on valuable work experience, IT

training, Human Resources knowledge, and judgment and insight drawn from available data.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

STARRY ASSOCIATES, INC., Annapolis, MD 10/2008 – 2/2009

HUMAN CAPITAL PRACTICE, SR. BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYST (CONTRACTOR)

Co-wrote high quality, high value report on large federal government agency’s staffing allocations practices (more

than 4000 FTE positions). Moved from Professional Accomplishments area

Engaged leaders of a $400 billion Agency in discussions on (i) procedures needed to enhance FTE (fulltime

equivalent staff) allocations practices and (ii) mechanisms to reduce conflict around allocation decisions and (iii)

ways of determining appropriateness of allocations.

Assessed informal methods of FTE allocation for scalability and overall organizational impact.

Designed a comprehensive plan for creating a shared decision-making process to allocate FTEs using a needs-based

approach.

Identified organizational impediments to successful implementation of significant culture change suggested by

interview results.

Worked with statistician, created various mathematical tools to support new FTE allocations process for 4000

positions.

THE WORLD BANK, Washington DC 2/2004 – 1/2008

WATER & SANITATION PROGRAM, OPERATIONS ANALYST (CONSULTANT) (4/2007 – 1/2008)

Using inputs from senior staff, co-designed a 5-day retreat for regional program leaders of the Water & Sanitation

Program of the World Bank.

Created a decision tool for project portfolio assessment (portfolio valued at over $50 million). Application of the tool

decreased cycle time on report production by more than 50% and significantly increased strategic focus of document.

Identified key assessment variables to facilitate easier review of project portfolio allowing us to reduce the cycle time

on the production of key reports and enrich strategic impact of report saving an estimated $60,000 in administrative

cost.

Using newly created decision-making tool, reviewed entire project portfolio (150 projects in 25 countries), predicting

and identifying late projects, determining causes and advising senior staff where bottlenecks/challenges were in the

system. Designed responses to widespread administrative issues.

Served as co-author of the End of Year review FY07, FY08 Draft Business Plan and the Mid-Year Review FY08,

reading and evaluating project submissions and working with task team leaders in the regions to fine-tune those as

necessary.

NETWORKS HR TEAM, HR ANALYST/ASSISTANT (LONG TERM TEMPORARY) (2/2004 – 1/2007)

Using available HRIS tools, provided information for more than 25 strategic staffing research projects viz.: analysis

of current diversity numbers; staff flows (hires, terminations, reassignments); comparative compensation studies;

business unit comparison study in preparation for re-organization.

Planned and executed a successful Town Hall meeting for 300+ World Bank HR staff.

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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION, Washington DC 7/2003 – 11/2003

CORPORATE HR PROGRAMS, HR INTERN

HR Newsletter preparation: Facilitated 2 focus groups with HR Account Managers to identify “As Is” state at IFC and

determine gap between current and intended states.

Data analysis and data mining: Performed data analysis and management on various data sets (ranging from 50 to 500

individuals) including data for diversity initiatives and High Potential employee leadership training.

ROYAL BANK OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (RBTT), Trinidad WI 1/1998 – 4/2001

Branch Banking Department, Senior Information Systems Officer

Identified necessary preliminary steps to ensuring error-free, fast-running conversion of 700,000 record system.

Customized, tested and executed system cleaning tools on the Customer Information File, eliminating links to closed

accounts. These additional processes ultimately shortened the conversion process by 33% and reduced the error rate

to zero.

EDUCATION

M.B.A., Organizational Behavior and Development & Human Resource Management

The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Served as a Member of 1st placed GW Marketing presentation team responsible for creating a marketing strategy for

the new Sofitel DC. Team presentations were made to leadership team of Sofitel DC.

Potomac Fellow

B.Sc., Sociology & Politics (Honors)

The University of the West Indies, Trinidad, West Indies

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