Industrial Organizational Psychologist

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Sean Geraghty, M.A.

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Carbondale, IL 62901 Email: adiszs@r.postjobfree.com

Experienced and knowledgeable individual with a demonstrated history of working in higher education and business management/leadership roles. Skilled in Statistical Data Analysis, Human Resources, Employee Relations and Development, Motivation, Organizational Consulting, Organizational Learning, Management, Needs Analysis, and Data Analytics. Strong organizational development professional with an Applied Psychology Master's degree focused in Industrial- Organizational Psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. EDUCATION:

Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale, IL

• Master of Arts, December 2019

• Applied Psychology with a focus on Industrial-Organizational Psychology

• Master’s Thesis: Examining Perceived Organizational Injustice as a Moderator in the Relationship of Dark Tetrad Personality Traits to Counterproductive Work Behavior Indiana University Southeast (IUS), New Albany, IN

• Bachelor of Arts, May 2016

• Major: Psychology

SKILLS:

Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SPSS statistics software, Qualtrics

(survey software), SurveyMonkey, Adobe.

Communication: Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills (including telephone and email interactions), excellent writing skills, works well with others, can present effectively to large audiences, can take and follow directions effectively, not afraid to ask for help when needed. Practical Skills: Research design, project/team management, data entry, survey development, survey distribution, conducting cognitive interviews, conducting focus groups, conducting program evaluations/assessments, quantitative and qualitative statistical analyses, data visualization, writing technical reports, writing academic manuscripts.

EMPLOYMENT:

Applied Research Consultants (ARC), SIU, Carbondale, IL Associate and Senior Advisor (January 2017 – May 2020)

• Provide consulting services to clients within SIU and the Carbondale area on data and statistical needs

• Survey development, program evaluation, focus groups, cognitive interviews, needs assessments

• Quantitative and qualitative data analysis, data visualization, technical report writing

• Lead and manage project teams

• Mentor newer ARC associates and assist in their skill development Psychology Department, SIU, Carbondale, IL

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant/Professor on Record As Professor on Record (August 2019 – May 2020)

• Taught three weekly lectures to 60 students for the Organizational Psychology course.

• Lectured on course material, made lesson plans, graded assignments, created exams and study guides, held office hours, and tutored students.

As Teaching Assistant (August 2018 – May 2019)

• Attended weekly lectures, graded assignments, assisted with exams, tutored students, responded to student emails.

• Reviewed course materials and worked with the professor to prepare for when I became the professor. Business Department, SIU, Carbondale, IL

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant (May 2016 – August 2018)

• Was the point of contact and Teaching Assistant to a cohort of over 30 students for the online Master of Business Administration (oMBA) program.

• Worked with a new cohort of students as they progressed through the oMBA program.

• Assisted numerous teachers in many different courses including: Managerial and Organizational Behavior, Fundamentals of Business and Communication, Brand Management, Leadership Development, Management of Information Systems, Advanced Financial Management, Ethics of Business, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Business Policies, Fundamentals of Career Effectiveness, Marketing Management, Data Science and Analytics.

• Graded assignments, provided feedback, monitored student progress, held office hours, maintained communication with students via email, Skype, or office telephone, kept online grade book up to date. Psychology Department, SIU, Carbondale, IL

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant (August 2016 – May 2016)

• Taught two weekly discussion sections of 30 students each for the Introduction to Psychology course.

• Lectured on course material, made lesson plans, graded assignments and provided feedback, created study guides, held office hours, tutored students. Domino’s Pizza, Multiple locations in Southern Indiana and West Texas General Manager/Supervisor (April 2001 – July 2016)

• Oversaw daily operations of multiple units with weekly sales that ranged from $10K/week to

$35K/week. I was moved around so much by my franchisee because I had turned many failing stores into very lucrative units with devoted customers. Whenever a store was operating poorly, I was sent to evaluate and retrain the employees on correct policies and procedures, improve customer relations, and improve overall organizational climate.

• Human Resources: in charge of all aspects of employee relations including hiring and retention, training and development, promoting, evaluations, demoting, firing, recruitment, scheduling, disciplinary actions, ensuring safety guidelines were followed, motivation, enforcing corporate policies.

• Customer Service and Marketing: interacted with customers daily, took care of complaints, built relationships with local organizations (schools, hotels, churches, chamber of commerce), distributed advertisements around the community.

• Financial/Office work: ordered inventory, monitored and controlled labor costs, monitored and controlled food costs, examined daily and weekly reports for any discrepancies in food cost, labor cost, or unit income, researched previous reports to predict inventory and labor needs.

• Achievements: Increased sales at many of the units I managed ranging from 5% YTD to 60% YTD, received multiple 5 star achievements during unannounced corporate inspections, won the “Rolex Challenge” (store must maintain sales over $20K/week for 4 consecutive weeks and receive at least 3.5 stars on corporate inspection) 2 times at the $20K level, 1 time each at the $25K, $30K, and $35K levels, was named Manager of the Year in 2003, and received the Helping Hand award in 2006. Page 3

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND HONORS/AWARDS:

• Member of the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (SIOP)

• Member of the American Psychological Association (APA)

• Member of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA)

• Member of Psi Chi National Honor Society for Psychology

• Indiana University Southeast Dean’s List

• Indiana University Southeast Chancellor’s List

INTERESTS:

• Personality in the workplace

• Counterproductive work behaviors- causes and reduction strategies

• Employee motivation and job satisfaction

• Organizational justice or fairness perceptions

• Employee stress and burnout- causes and reduction strategies

• Employee engagement

• Organizational commitment

• Performance management

• Talent management and development

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