Cara J. Terrance
Charlotte, North Carolina ************@*****.*** Mobile: 850-***-****
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Human Resources, Staffing, Recruiting, Counseling, Leadership, Performance
Management, Talent Manager, Client Management, Career
Development/Management, Training and Development, Process
Design/Development
RESUME CAPSULE
I am a Management professional with over 10 years of diversified HR and
Business Management experience. Possess proven ability to enhance
operations and recognized for ability to work with diverse groups. Possess
in-depth knowledge and skill in areas of training/development,
recruiting/staffing, management, employee relations, and compensation
management. Other areas of include operational excellence, service
excellence, project management, and business development Seeking a mid-
upper to upper level HR opportunity where development and growth is greatly
practiced and emphasized.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Royal American Management - Panama City, FL
Royal American Management One-on-One Program serves Bay, Gulf, and Franklin
Counties. The Welfare Transition Program provides pre and post job
placement services to individuals who are receiving Temporary Assistance to
Needy Families (welfare). Our Services include career planning workshops,
activities, childcare, transportation, one time assistance with rent and/or
utilities, and individualized counseling. One-on-One is a great success
story that we believe should be implemented all across the state of Florida
and beyond.
Career Manager 2007 to Present
Currently oversee programs and initiatives that provide recruiting
services, employee placement and career development for a number of
companies and organizations spanning a three county area in the North West
Florida area.
. Talent Management: Advise, manage, and monitor the career and development
progress of 160 clients in Bay, Gulf, and Franklin Counties on the
Welfare Transition Program to increase employment rate in the NW Florida
region.
. Change Management: Develop and execute proactive client engagement
programs to ensure high levels of program participation and business
performance.
. Solution Management: Diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex issues and
recommend and implement strategies to resolve problems with program and
client participation.
. Career Training and Development: Coordinates, facilitates, and teaches
weekly orientation and develop career training programs based on
assessments, programs, and tools (Career Scope, TABE, Ready to Work
career assessments) to improve client career development,
recruitment/selection, and workforce planning.
. Recruiting/Sourcing Strategy: Develop, evaluate, and execute recruiting
and sourcing strategies for clients ready to join the workforce to
improve diversity, effective selection, and financial stability
. Program Management: Assess and develop programs and activities to drive
program strategy and client participation to achieve increased career
development, goals, and employment.
. Human Resource Management: Assist the Executive Management Team with
implementation of State of Florida policies and programs for effective
management of human resources in areas including employee relations,
leadership development, training, compensation, program development and
management.
. Site Management: Manages 3 sites in 3 counties for activity
participation, client records, and program compliance policies to assess
and ensure career development and workforce effectiveness through program
guidelines and qualifications.
Manpower - Panama City, FL
Manpower is a world leader in employment services, creating and delivering
services that enable job seekers and employers to win in the changing world
of work. We offer a range of services, including permanent, temporary and
temporary-to-permanent placement; employee assessment and selection;
training; and consulting.
Staffing Specialist 2006 to 2007
Former member of the Staffing and Recruiting team where our responsibility
was to provide companies with well-qualified and adequately trained
candidates for employment opportunities being offered.
. Recruitment/Staffing: Managed multiple recruiting requisitions for all
areas of the organization and successfully recruited exempt and/or non-
exempt employees for various positions (warehouse, manufacturing,
corporate, clerical, administrative, technology).
. Compensation Management: Determined and managed compensation for
employees based on company standard rate development equations to ensure
strong work culture, proactive earnings management, and effective
business performance.
. Sourcing/Screening: Executed strategic sourcing techniques to increase
opportunity to place the right talent with the right career field.
. Training and Development: Mentored, coached, and developed less
experienced team members including New Hire Orientation needed to
increase morale and safety between employees and site managers.
. Employee Relations: Processed terminations, unemployment claims, and
workers' compensation according to HR standards and regulations of State
and Federal Laws.
Tyndall Federal Credit Union - Panama City, FL
Tyndall Federal is a not-for-profit financial institution, made up of
individuals who share a common bond. Credit unions are similar to other
financial institutions in many ways, but we have one very important
difference: we are owned by our members and are dedicated to serving them,
not stockholders.
Financial Sales Representative 2005 to 2006
Former member of the company sales team responsible for generating leads
and sales of primarily consumer home and auto loans.
. Business Development/Management: Generated over $1Million in consumer
loans within 12 months.
. Loan Processing: Managed and reviewed loan pipelines, cycle times to
ensure loans were processed in a successful and timely manner.
. Training and Development: Trained new loan processors and Financial Sales
Representatives on duties and processes of the loan department to assist
with training department needs.
. Client Service: Analyzed and evaluated member financial status, credit,
and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans.
. Underwriting: Approved loans within specified limits and referred loan
applications outside those limits to management for approval.
Interim Health Care - Panama City, FL
Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare Inc. is the nation's oldest health care
franchise company. Interim Health care provides nursing, therapy and non-
medical home care, hospice and healthcare staffing services. Interim's
independent franchisees employ 40,000 health care workers and provide
nurses, therapists, aides and other health care personnel to approximately
50,000 people annually.
Client Service/HR Manager 2002 to 2005
Formerly spearheaded staffing efforts and in-house medical staff employee
training for healthcare facilities which consisted of nurses, techs, and
other healthcare personnel.
. Recruiting Manager: Sourced health care candidates, pre-screens, managed
interview coordination, conducted reference-MVR-background checks, pre-
employment testing to ensure effective hiring of employees and increased
business performance.
. Staffing Management: Coordinated and scheduled full-time and part-time
home health staffing needs for day, evening, and night shifts.
. Training and Development: Identified and developed training solutions
related to and supported the business strategy
OTHER NOTABLE SKILLS
Auditing, Budgeting, P&L, Forecasting, Management, Human Resources,
Interviewing, Conflict Resolution, Personnel Development, Team Building,
Business Writing, Public Relations Writing, Mass Communication Writing,
Technical Writing, Advertising, Marketing, Project Management.
EDUCATION
M.S., Management, Troy State University
B.S., Business Management, Troy State University
CERTIFICATIONS
Six Sigma-Green Belt Certified, Gulf Coast State College