RICHARD STONE II

Oak Hill, VA

703-***-****

adgy4r@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

An organizational development professional that strives to infuse the values of learning, inclusion, and participation in all my work. The OD focus combined with technical project management skills enables me to effectively balance measurable outcomes and relationships with any assignment.

Education

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 2019

M.S., Organizational Development & Knowledge Management (3.97) Radford University, Radford, VA, 2004

B.A., English Literature (magna cum laude)

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, 2020 Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Human Resource Certification Institute, 2019 Work Experience

Corporate Recruiter

Strategic Education, Inc. September 2019 to Present

• Full life cycle recruiting for campus operations, student financial services, learner services, and coding bootcamps.

• Created an interactive course using Premiere Pro designed to help hiring managers understand interviewing best practices and develop competency focused structured interview guides specific to roles on their teams.

• Built a knowledge management resource (Recruiter Toolkit Website) for the Talent Acquisition Team. o Visualized the recruiting process and established standard timelines for each hiring area. o Created templates and checklists for recruiters and hiring managers to use throughout the recruiting process to streamline communications and reinforce expectations. o Defined behavioral expectations for stakeholders involved in the recruitment process to ensure efficiency and enhance organizational integrity.

• Created and delivered training on talent acquisition best practices to newly hired managers.

• Presented research as requested to leadership on topics such as onboarding and organizational culture in a virtual-first environment.

• Designed candidate experience, engagement, and hiring manager satisfaction surveys used to evaluate and improve the recruiting process and new hire orientation.

• Created an automated Trello board using an agile methodology to track all aspects of individual recruiter activity, including new requisition notifications, task creation, card dispositioning, and other functionalities.

• Provided 1:1 coaching using the Immunity to Change framework to facilitate personal transformation initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Academic Support Specialist

Strategic Education, Inc. July 2017 to September 2019

• Academic policy SME, owning all responsibilities related to reviewing and updating policies as necessary, in addition to investigating any potential policy violations.

• Built, deployed and analyzed institutional surveys (student and faculty satisfaction), then presented data summaries and engaged in action planning with leadership.

• Coached faculty around observable student interactions and other classroom behaviors for the purpose of increasing student retention, satisfaction, and engagement.

• Developed and facilitated activities custom designed to increase employee engagement of the 80+ faculty members of an MBA program.

• Participated in the quarterly performance reviews of faculty members, course leads, and coaches led by the Dean of Faculty.

• Responsible for the recruitment of graduate level faculty, admissions officers, and advisors. Consulting Projects

Led three-month Appreciative Inquiry intervention with a team of 20+ VP and director level stakeholders within a Fortune 150 company. Facilitated group discussions and 1:1 interviews, then analyzed qualitative and quantitative data to design structures and processes geared towards improving productivity and collaboration. Finally, worked with the team on action planning and responsibility for the implementation of accepted solutions. Worked with an international non-profit to audit their knowledge management practices and construct solutions to improve their ability to share information within local chapters and throughout the broader organization. Observed meetings, conducted 1:1 interviews, and catalogued current practices. We worked with the team to develop realistic process improvements, then facilitated the assignment of responsibility for the accepted solutions. Prior to Strategic Education

~ 1 year recruiting for cleared IT and physical security positions with Quadrant Inc. and Prism Inc.

~ 2 years as Manager, Customer Relationships (institutional & large volume customers) with The Teaching Company

~3.5 years as a Student Recruiter with K12, Inc.

~ 6 years as a Communications Manager with Impact Texas/US (consultancy)

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