Sharelle Young
Talent & Organizational Development Consultant
Kennesaw GA
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OBJECTIVE
Motivated and influential leader dedicated to successfully driving organizational initiatives while managing the change process and engagement of the workforce. Goal-oriented team member with outstanding communication, strategic agility, and problem-solving skills. An emotionally intelligent and business savvy professional trained in leadership development programming, OD, talent management, performance management, organizational analysis, and training.
EDUCATION —
EXPERIENCE
M.S. Industrial Organizational (I/O) Psychology (12/17)
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
M.B.A (12/17)
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
B.S. (I/O) Psychology (12/14)
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
KEY SKILLS
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Leadership Development
Employee Engagement
Talent Management
Employee Development
Organizational Development
Survey Design & Analysis
LDP Programming
Facilitation
Training
Retention Strategies
Succession Planning
04/19 - Present
Senior Talent & Organizational Development Specialist
Mohawk Industries
Designed and implemented Mohawk’s first internal leadership advancement programs (RISE/LEAD) managing the program with a 1-million-dollar budget
Partnered with TA team to construct and deploy first on-boarding program for FNA
Created first 2-year rotational (MBA/ASPIRE) for external HIPO talent
Advisor to HRBPs in designing customized divisional programs (CORE, EXCEL, EDGE)
Consultant to 5 business units supporting 20,000 employees
Founded and chaired first employee resource group (Early Career Network) to cultivate new generation of leaders and influence Mohawk’s culture and engagement
Program and project manager for ASPIRE, RISE, and LEAD
Lead facilitator of DDI, Franklin Covey, DISC, 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, and new manager assimilations
01/18 - 12/18
Level III - Organizational Development Consultant
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Organized and managed first lab-wide Management Bootcamp for first-time managers and Executive Advantage for Executives with an overall goal to reduce time to productivity by 20% and improve soft and technical skills
Assessed the organization through qualitative and quantitative analysis i.e. engagement, performance, commitment, and motivation
Partnered with OD team to deploy NREL’s first structured Mentoring Program including process design of mentor selection, career pathing, and creating learning journeys
Served as internal consultant providing coaching (analysis, interpretation, and action plans) to internal and external stakeholders in the following areas: talent management, HIPO/talent calibration, training evaluation, organizational analysis, and retention strategies
Created lab-wide on-boarding program and facilitated orientation for all FT new hires
06/08 – 01/15
Positions: HR Manager • Senior Organizational Development Consultant
Universal Tool & Supply Company
Created New Employee Ambassador Program that reduced turnover 33% and increased retention by 40% saving the organization 100k+
Provided consult to the CEO and C-Suite leaders in regard to performance management, employee relations, recognition, project management, team building, resource allocation, and employee development
Served as senior OD consultant for corporate employees working on talent calibration, 9-box succession planning, HIPO identification, and forecasting increasing ROI by 35%
Acted as HR manager with 6-10 direct reports and budgets up to 200k+
05/15-09/17
Positions: Assistant HR Manager • I/O Psychologist • Training Intern
Valdosta State University
Upskilled senior leaders and FT HR in leadership and OD initiatives, competency modeling, career pathing, engagement, employee learning, and recruitment
Extracted data from various automated reporting systems to investigate workforce trends, compliance, turnover, D&I, and career paths
Designed and implemented university’s new talent management system process within HR
Sourced talent at conferences and career fairs maintaining HRIS, LMS, and ATS
Managed and maintained employee orientations, on-boarding, and training
TECHNOLOGY —
CERTIFICATIONS
Workday
ICIMS
SAP SuccessFactors
SPSS
Qualtrics
SurveyMonkey
Bamboo HR
Biz Library
Skillsoft
Learning Gateway
ADP
Adobe
Visme
Zoom
WebEx
Microsoft Suite
Microsoft Teams
Franklin Covey - 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity, 6 Critical Practices of Leading a Team, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and Unconscious Bias (11/19)
CCL 360 Feedback (8/19)
D.I.S.C (7/19)
Patrick Lencioni 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team (7/19)
DDI Certified Facilitator (5/19)
Multigenerational Diversity (5/19)
CPR & AED certified (9/18)
Six Sigma Yellow Belt (10/15)
Fred Pryor Project Management, Supervision, Payroll Law, and Leadership (9/15)
Word, PowerPoint, Excel 1&2 (8/15)
LEADERSHIP
Coaching and 360s with teams (HR, managers, senior leadership)
Creator and Advisory Committee member of Early Career Network (Resource Group)
Exceptional I/O Student scholarship 3 consecutive years Valdosta State University
SHRM Superior Merit Award (16 & 17)
Active Organizations: ADMAG, Toastmasters, SIOP, SHRM, NBMBAA & United Way
REFERENCES
[Available upon request.]