ANDREA H. FOSTER

Crownsville, MD / Cell: 321-***-**** / Email: adadjd@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

An innovative Human Resources professional with an extensive results-oriented background leading talent management, change management, talent acquisition and general business operations primarily in the Government contracting industry including direct leadership of high performing teams.

Key Accomplishments:

HR Leadership to diverse program teams across the United States and in OCONUS locations during critical changes of leadership, reducing turnover from 20% to 14% in highly competed market, increasing regional engagement and bringing unification under corporate branding.

Managed strategic growth M&A teams in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, successfully retaining key staff critical to the acquisitions, partnering and coaching in their leadership development.

Led regionally dispersed talent acquisition teams, achieving time to fill and cost per hire metrics for key pursuits and programs.

Core Strengths:

Human Resources Leader and Generalist • Integrated Talent Management

Talent Acquisition Management • Team Facilitation

Change Management • Leadership Coaching

Training & Organizational Development • International Mission/Assignment Planning

M&A Integration • Six Sigma Specialist

Active Secret Clearance

Technical Skills include:

HRMS: UltiPro, PeopleSoft. Authoria & E-Performance, Ceridian

Staffing Tools: iCIMS, Hire.com, Taleo, Brass Ring

Microsoft Office Suite and Lotus Notes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Peraton, Director of Human Resources July 2017 – Feb 2019

Annapolis Junction, MD

Led a highly skilled team of HRBPs that included locations in Herndon, VA, Colorado Springs, CO, Rome, NY, and Calgary, Canada, while reporting to Sector President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Key focus areas included driving business and financial results, leading cultural change, retention of key talent, and development and implementation of training on multiple new systems with cross functional teams.

Led startup and reorganization for a Peraton Sector based in Annapolis Junction, MD, following spin off from Harris Corporation.

Led the mapping of 700 employees into new positions, titles and grades while simultaneously learning and training leaders on a new HRIS tool.

Created and led multiple successful engagement initiatives to assist with communications during change management resulting in retention of our highly skilled technical staff.

Provided daily leadership to geographically dispersed HR team for implementation of annual HR Talent Management initiatives including salary planning, performance management, compliance training, open enrollment and employee investigations.

Raytheon, Regional Human Resources Manager July 2012 – July 2017

Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Provided regional HR leadership to several acquisitions and a dispersed team of approximately 400 employees in a highly matrixed environment partnering with Regional Director of Fort Meade Operations (Cyber Security & Special Missions Business Unit). Key focus area included leading change management and integration of engineering professional services employees from acquisitions into Raytheon process and practices.

Recognition award for leading highly successful reorganization at this site with major leadership changes.

Successfully led (on time) integration and mapping of 250 employees into new labor categories, with revisions of incentive plans and base compensation.

Developed and implemented a SharePoint planning tool for potential sequestration impacted employees planning successful assignment transition ahead of funding impacts and assisting in retention of employees.

Created and led multiple successful engagement initiatives to assist with communications during change management and to assist in retention of staff.

Partnered with local Raytheon as well as California based HR team for implementation of annual HR initiatives including salary planning, performance management and compliance training.

Led internal high potential identification and succession planning.

Harris Corporation, Senior Human Resources Manager (Business Partner) January 2011- July 2012

Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Selected for relocation and strategic HR management of regionally dispersed HR and program teams. Led the execution of HR processes and change management within the Government Communications Systems Division.

Reported directly to Washington Operations, Vice President, managed consensus across highly matrixed environments with innovative staffing approaches in an extremely competitive job environment, met cost per hire and time to fill objectives and added key resources for pursuits and programs.

Implemented regional retention strategies and engagement initiatives resulting in reduced turnover and increased regional collaboration, job rotation opportunities and overall positive regional branding impact.

Harris Corporation, Human Resources Manager March 1999 – December 2010

Melbourne, Florida

Partnered with Vice Presidents and Business Leaders, to provide HR leadership and strategic planning requiring consensus building and cross-collaboration with functional leaders in a highly matrixed environment to meet or exceed annual operating plans and personal objectives.

Managed HR budgets coming in at or below budget by introducing innovative options for cost reductions.

Timely assimilation of new leaders and facilitation of new program team startups demonstrating positive impact and results to customers and contributing to award fees for program execution.

Led business leaders through annual Integrated Talent Management, organizational review/succession planning and all other HR business operations activities. Implemented quarterly Talent Management reviews which identified key contributors and high potential employees for future leadership roles and rotational opportunities allowing more timely execution of programs and higher engagement and retention.

Collaborated with Program Leaders to identify and train employees and develop incentive plans for critical OCONUS missions/assignments increasing pipeline of candidate for these high-risk opportunities, and exceeding customer satisfaction resulting in higher award fees.

Chosen by HR Mgmt. to lead 3 due diligence efforts and to lead integration actions for 2 major acquisitions for the Government Communication Systems Division contributing to growth of key customers in the Washington, D.C. Market space and other U.S. locations.

ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE:

ARINC, Principal Human Resources Representative, Annapolis, Maryland

RAYTHEON (Formerly HRB SYSTEMS, Inc., an E-Systems Company), Linthicum, Maryland

RJO ENTERPRISES, INC. (Small 8-A Business) Lanham, Maryland

BOOZ, ALLEN AND HAMILTON, INC., Bethesda, Maryland

EDUCATION:

B.S. Organizational Management, Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, Maryland

Professional Development:

Succession Planning Meyers Briggs Type Indicator Facilitation Training

National Foreign Trade Council, Foreign Assignment Planning Four Elements Leadership Mgmt. Tool Intro Training

Ernst & Young, International HR Planning Flawless Consulting

Wage and Salary Administration Managing the Process of Change

Strengths Finders and Strengths Based Leadership Evaluation Leadership Coaching

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

Society for Human Resources Management (National Member)

AFCEA – Central MD Chapter

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