Robert Bates

Proposed Staffing Specialist

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Mr. Robert Bates is a retired Federal Human Resources (HR) professional with over 25 years of experience in Federal HR with an additional 10 years of contracting. He has worked in progressively responsible positions in recruitment and staffing, Delegated Examining (DE), processing, and position classification. Mr. Bates is familiar with Title 5 and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), as well as excepted service hiring authorities. He is highly skilled in qualification analysis, job analysis, pay setting, and both competitive and non-competitive hiring authorities. Throughout his career he has worked with various occupations to include scientific and highly technical occupations. Mr. Bates is skilled in the use of various HR recruitment systems to include; Monster/QuickHire, Career Connector, and USA Staffing.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

B.A., Biblical Studies, Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary, Capitol Heights, MD, 1992

CERTIFICATION AND AWARDS

DE Unit (DEU) Certified, 4/2016

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 08/2017 – 10/2017

HR Staffing/ Recruitment Specialist (Contractor)

Developed job analysis and assessment questions, prepared Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA), and met with Managers to discuss Selective Placement Factors (SPF).

Reviewed Position Descriptions (PD) for correct series and prepared announcements to be posted in USAJobs.

Built vacancy announcement in USAStaffing.

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 07/2016 – 02/2017

HR Specialist (Short Term) (Contractor)

Received recruitment information to prepare vacancy announcements and return for approval.

Reviewed applications and applicant qualifications for various Federal positions.

Prepared referral lists and forwarded to Managers.

Notified applicants when selections were made.

Rated and ranked resumes to determine qualifications.

Used Monster/ QuickHire, and USAStaffing to review applications based on the positions that were announced.

Finalized selections including sending confirmation letters and communicated with applicants regarding their application status.

Sent tentative offer letters, sent firm offer letter, and sent Enter on Duty (EOD) letters.

Created case files and answered inquiries from employees.

General Services Administration (GSA) 07/2015 – 06/2016

HR Staffing Specialist (Contractor)

Received recruitment information to prepare vacancy announcements and return for approval.

Used Monster/ QuickHire, and USAStaffing to review applications based on the positions that were announced.

Finalized selections including sending confirmation letters and communicated with applicants regarding their application status.

Rated and ranked resumes to determine qualifications.

Reviewed applications and applicant qualifications for various Federal positions.

Prepared referral lists and forwarded to Managers.

Notified applicants when selections were made.

Sent tentative offer letters, sent firm offer letter, and sent Enter on Duty (EOD) letters.

Created case files and answered inquiries from employees.

Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) 02/2014 – 07/2015

HR Staffing Specialist (Contractor)

Received recruitment information to prepare vacancy announcements and return for approval.

Rated and ranked resumes to determine qualifications.

Used Monster/ QuickHire, and USAStaffing to review applications based on the positions that were announced.

Finalized selections including sending confirmation letters and communicated with applicants regarding their application status.

Reviewed applications and applicant qualifications for various Federal positions.

Prepared referral lists and forwarded to Managers.

Notified applicants when selections were made.

Sent tentative offer letters, sent firm offer letter, and sent Enter on Duty (EOD) letters.

Created case files and answered inquiries from employees.

FEMA 05/2013 – 09/2013

Team Lead (Short Term) (Contractor)

Rated and Ranked candidates, and maintained staffing case files.

Develop job analysis and applicant assessments for vacancy announcements.

Received assignments from FEMA’s Master Spreadsheet.

Assigned case files to Staffing Specialists.

Prepared initial certificates of eligibles.

Finalized selections including sending confirmation letters and communicating with applicants regarding their application status.

Created and posted vacancy announcements using Monster/ QuickHire.

Reviewed case files for completion and correction.

Prepared weekly and monthly reports for FEMA Managers.

Signed timesheets and approved leave for Staffing Specialist.

Participated in Staff Meetings.

Sekon Enterprises 10/2012 – 01/2013

Principle Consultant

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 11/2011 – 07/2012

Talent Management Specialist (Contractor)

Utilized automated staffing system USA Staffing to prepare vacancy announcements.

Reviewed assessment questions and job analysis before posting announcement.

Posted announcements in USAJobs.

Reviewed resumes for qualifications.

Issued Certificate of Eligibility to Managers.

Made job offers after selections were made.

Calculated salaries for promotions and entered into Federal Personnel Payroll System (FPPS).

Consulted with Managers and gave guidance to internal HR customers.

Performed DEU Audits.

Finalized selections including sending confirmation letters and communicated with applicants regarding their application status.

FAA 07/2010 – 08/2011

HR Specialist (Contractor)

Performed basic quals and rated and ranked applications of potential employees.

Edited and prepared vacancy announcements, prepared draft selection certificates and forward to HR Specialist.

Kept track of vacancy announcements, open and closed dates, draft certificates, issue and expired dates, and created case files.

Retrieved case files for possible EOD date after selections were made.

TSA 07/2009 – 05/2010

HR Specialist (Contractor)

Applied advanced skills and expertise in processing personnel actions.

Processed personnel transactions into QuickHire/Monster/ HR Information Systems (HRIS).

Responsible for Excepted Service Staffing actions for mid-level positions.

Rated and ranked applicant resumes and developed a best qualified list of applicants using category ranking or other similar rating methods.

Prepared certificates of eligible applicants for management’s consideration in making selections.

Resolved issues with Managers and applicants on staffing actions after the certificates of eligibility were returned and made sure that they were in compliance with OPM qualification standards.

Finalized selections including; sending confirmation letters and communicating with applicants regarding their application status.

Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 03/2009 – 07/2009

HR Specialist (Contractor)

Rated and ranked resumes and prepared certificate of eligibles.

Review job analysis, duties, KSAs, and library questions to make sure that all match the title and library number.

Input job announcements, made job offers, and prepared EOD offer letterand pay Setting.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 06/2008 – 02/2009

HR Specialist (Contractor)

Reviewed staffing actions to ensure complete packages were logged into the QuickHire system.

Used QuickHire/ Monster, EZhire Library, and QuickHire Management to enter vacancies announcements; issued competitive and non- competitive certs.

Send certificates to Managers to prepare DEU Package.

Rated and ranked applications for Managers’ review.

Closed-out announcements and completed Standard Form (SF)-52.

U.S. Custom Border Protection Agency (CBP) 03/2007 – 06/2008

Senior HR Specialist (Contractor)

Reviewed applications in USA Staffing for qualified determinations to rate and rank applicants.

Updated Central Automated Pre-Employment System (CAPES) from applicants file so the Field Office could view their assigned locations.

Prepared announcements at different grade levels to include; DEU, Merit Promotion (MP), and issued merit certificates.

DHHS 11/2006 – 02/2007

Senior HR Specialist (Contractor)

Rated and ranked a variety of personnel actions using DEU, MP procedure, and competitive and non-competitive requirements.

Used QuickHire Automated Recruitment System for tracking.

Reviewed candidate qualifications, signed the proper veterans’ preference to applicant score, and prepared merit certificates, (competitive and non-competitive) for management selection.

FEMA 03/2006 – 11/2006

Senior HR Specialist (Contractor)

Served as a Senior HR Specialist in the areas of recruitment, staffing, and placement.

Provided guidance, counsel, and advised employees in the area of staffing.

Prepared job analysis documentation, crediting plans, and rating and ranking schedules.

Interpreted and reviewed applications to determine minimum and best qualified candidates.

Reviewed and referred applicants for further consideration.

Determined grade level for all applications to include DEU, competitive, non-competitive, qualified, non-qualified, and checked for Veterans’ Preference.

Finalized selections including sending confirmation letters and communicate regarding application status.

Department of Transportation (DOT) 09/2005 – 10/2005

Classification Specialist (Contractor)

Classified PDs using OPM Classification standards pertaining to series.

Reviewed PDs to make sure they fell within the grade requested.

Met with Managers to discuss methods of rewriting PDs, if it did not meet the grade factor within OPM classification standards guide, (Level and Points).

Determined series when a PD was submitted with the wrong series, and determined the classification title to be used on the PD’s when submitted.

Established competence level for different titles and series for Reduction in Force (RIF) purposes.

Retrieved information from QuickHire library by series.

Grouped QuickHire questions with duties and responsibilities.

Wrote job analysis documentation and sent to Managers for approval.

Grouped questions and matched with KSAs in different competences To include Technical, Analytical, Communication or Specialized experience.

Assigned library questions according to the KSAs.

Reviewed resumes from QuickHire to determine applicant qualifications.

TSA 08/2002 – 05/2005

Subject Matter Expert (SME) Staffing (Contractor)

Created and posted vacancy announcements.

Determined qualifications and rated and ranked applicants

Staffed airports for Federal roll-out with qualified employees.

Advised Federal Security Directors (FSDs) on roll-out procedures.

Made qualifications and determinations and informed FSDs of potential employees.

U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) 10/1983 – 01/2001

Federal Senior Personnel Management Specialist, GS-13 (Retired) 08/1997 – 01/2001

Reviewed management requests for classification actions.

Conducted desk audits.

Interpreted and applied position classification standards to positions and determined the correct pay category, occupational series, title, and grade level.

Federal Personnel Staffing Specialist, GS-11 08/1193 – 08/1997

Federal Personnel Staffing Assistant, GS 7-9 08/1187 – 08/1993

Federal Personnel Staffing Clerk, GS-6 10/1983 – 08/1987

SYSTEMS SKILLS

Monster/ QuickHire, Career Connect, USA Staffing

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