Qualifications Summary:
I have an excess of ** years of managing and overseeing employment
recruitment services. I have a total of 26 years if experience in
management & supervision. I have the ability to understand complex systems
and implement successful human resources performance strategies to improve
human performance.
Education
BS-May 1992-University of Houston (Downtown)-Houston Texas (Major Criminal
Justice/Minor- Business Administration
Cornell University- November 2013- Advanced Certificate in Strategic HR
Management -enrolled
Experience Details
Workforce Solutions (ResCare)
March 2013-September 2013
Human Resources Manager
. Evaluates employee recruitment & retention
. Identifies, tracks & recruits for staff vacancies
. Oversees succession planning for the organizations
. Conducts on boarding functions -drug screening, background
checks, and new hire orientations
. Represents the company during unemployment hearings or
grievances
. Conducts HR & compliance investigations involving employees
. Plans, directs & supervises HR functions that occur at our 9
office locations
. Serves as the Equal Opportunity Officer for the project
. Serves as resource for managers & employees in resolving work
related concerns/complaints
. Works with regional HR office to conduct web based trainings
on performance & new company initiatives
. Responsible for talent management and workforce planning for
the project
. Forecasts training needs of the project; develops or
delegates the implementation of training areas
. Enforces privacy assurances regarding employee and customer
records
. Stays abreast of labor market trends to determine hiring
needs & trends
. Provides information on employee benefits
Workforce Solutions (ResCare)
September 2012-September 2013
Regional Manager
. Responsible for talent management and workforce planning
. Aligns business objectives with talent management &
acquisition to ensure that performance targets are met
. Serves as a consultant to management on
performance/production and human resource related issues.
. Assess and anticipates HR-related needs: success planning,
special projects
. Conducts/coordinates ongoing training on employment law to
frontline supervisors and managers
. Formulates partnerships with business partners, employers and
community stakeholders
. Oversees recruitment services of five workforce centers
. Maintains relationships with universities, colleges &
technical schools to promote employer needs
. Oversees and manages the day-to- day operations of one
regional financial aid call center servicing 5 counties
. Serves as resource for managers, supervisors & employees in
resolving work related concerns/complaints
. Communicates best practices to increase human performance
. Listen & resolves customer/provider concerns/complaints
involving a service or employee
. Makes presentations at State & national conventions, school
districts, community colleges and universities
. Identifies and recruits business partners to partner with the
workforce system
. Works with employers, industry councils and chamber of
commerce entities in 5 counties
. Audits career office recruitment activities to ensure that
employment targets are exceeded.
. Conducts program & fiscal audits to ensure compliance with
local, state, & federal regulations.
. Audits job postings, job seeker recruitment and job matching
services at four workforce centers
. Hires, trains and coaches office managers, recruitment
supervisors, employment counselors & staffing specialists
. Stays abreast of labor market trends to determine hiring
needs & trends
. Meets with career office management, recruiters and interest
groups to enhance recruitment strategies.
. Responsible for resolving contract compliance monitoring
responses, disputes and grievances
. Implements & evaluates potential financial risk to ensure
fiduciary responsibility
. Participates in procurement bid process, bid evaluation &
proposal development.
. Functions as the Contract Appeals Officer on all service &
discrimination/disability complaints
. Performs facility management functions of 8 storefront
locations
. Listens, resolves & improves customer service concerns or
issues.
Workforce Solutions (ResCare)
January 2011-September 2012
Call Center Manager
. Developed call center environment to improve the efficiency
of workforce employment services
. Trains managers/staff on electronic document handling systems
. Monitors call center performance using ECM software and ACD
phone system reporting
. Monitors & evaluates financial aid call center operations to
minimize financial risk
. Manages career office operations, non-exclusively, relating
to meeting program eligibility, annual goals,
. & contract monitoring and reporting
. Develop/maintains relationships with financial aid
departments at local universities & community colleges
. Manages ten school district contracts to ensure that
parenting students reach their educational benchmarks
. Audits provider invoices to confirm accurate billings to
ensure that the system does not overpay for services
. Conducts program and fiscal audits of seven workforce
centers.
. Conducts periodic risk analysis to determine financial risk.
. Sets benchmarks for performance and implements controls and
process to achieve outcomes
. Conducts program and fiscal audits of eight workforce
centers.
. Trains & coaches office staff to ensure understanding and
adherence to State, Federal & local policy
. Evaluates, plans and forecasts contract compliance &
performance outcomes.
Workforce Solutions (ResCare)
October 2010-January 2011
Monitor/Auditor-Regional Quality Assurance Team
. Monitors workforce programs to ensure compliance with local,
state, and federal regulations.
. Conducts program and fiscal audits of twenty-eight workforce
centers.
. Conducts risk analysis of the workforce system, vendors and
contract entities to determine potential risk
. Interviews workforce personnel, system partners and customers
to identify service levels
. Audits the recruitment matching system to ensure that job
seekers are matched to suitable job postings
. Audits job postings to ensure that job postings communicate
the human resources needs of the employer.
. Makes recommendations for system improvement
. Writes formal monitoring reports to communicate systemic
strengths & weaknesses.
. Conducts EEO audits to ensure compliance to state & federal
rules and statues.
. Conducts Information Security Audits to ensure that client
confidentiality is maintained.
. Trains & coaches contractor personnel on program policy &
procedures.
Workforce Solutions (ResCare)
October 2006-October 2010
Area Manager
. Monitors workforce programs to ensure compliance with local,
state, and federal regulations.
. Audits recruitment processes and systems to ensure that job
seekers are matched to suitable job postings
. Audits job postings to ensure that job postings communicate
the human resources needs of the employer
. Recruits employer sites to serve as on-the-job training sites
for job seekers needing work experience
. Coordinates/provides joint supervision of clerical staff at
seven workforce sites
. Trains & coaches career office staff to ensure understanding
and adherence to Board policy
. Evaluates, plans and forecasts contract compliance &
performance outcomes.
. Implements & evaluates office performance to ensure fiduciary
responsibility
Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board- (Workforce Solutions)
November 1998-October 2006
Houston Galveston Area Council
WORKFORCE PLANNER/CONTRACT MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OFFICER ASSISTANT
. Identifies, evaluates and forecasts workforce strategies in
the Texas Gulf Coast region.
. Develops links between employers, residents, public school
systems, institutions of higher learning and private training
providers. Coordinates & participates in the planning and
integration of services into the one stop career office
system.
. Writes, trains and implements program policy.
. Recruits employer sites to serve as on-the-job training sites
for job seekers needing work experience.
. Audits & evaluates career office services & funding streams
in the one stop centers to ensure fiduciary responsibility.
Gulf Coast Careers/Lockheed Martin IMS (Workforce Solutions)
April 27, 1998- Nov 1998
COORDINATOR OF SUPPORT SERVICES
. Recruits, procures and maintains contracts with service
providers
. Writes, trains and implements program policy
. Develops relationships with ISDs, community colleges &
community based organizations
. Procures services to meet the needs of job seekers accessing
our workforce center
. Recruits employer sites to serve as on-the-job training sites
for job seekers needing work experience
Neighborhood Centers (Financial Aid Payment office Workforce Solutions)
November 1987- April 20, 1998
CLIENT SERVICES SUPERVISOR (ACD Call Center Supervisor)
. Interprets federal/state regulations as it relates to
eligibility for financial aid
. Develops departmental procedures to ensure the accurate
calculation of eligibility & financial aid
. Works extensively with school districts, state and city
contractors to evaluate program objectives
. Supervises personnel who are responsible for eligibility
determination
. Manages the child care budgets for the JOBS program
(contract budget $5,999,683)
. Hires, manages, and trains personnel
. Conducts performance evaluations & develops goals with staff
input
. Develops training manuals & handouts for workshops
. Conducts departmental audits to ensure contract compliance
. Works extensively with Finance & Billing to develop ad-hoc
reports
. Coordinates/supervises off-site child care enrollment
processes