MELANIE LAWRENCE
email: adztho@r.postjobfree.com
cell 951-***-****
Norco, CA. 92860
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanielawrence7
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
HR Supervisor, Seasonal (temporary)
UPS - Ontario, CA (9/2022-12/2022)
Assists, as needed, with local talent acquisition, recruiting events, as well as talent acquisition related to onboarding new hires during peak hiring season.
● Assists with the day-of logistics for on site learning including material production and facility preparation
● Assists Operations with onboarding/offboarding activities as required (e.g., collecting and verifying employee documentation, facilitating day one employee experience programing, etc.) Project Coordinator- Land Acquisition
Alcen Renewable Energy - Orange, CA (5/2018 - 9/2022) Project Coordinator (support) for Solar and Wind Turbine Site Acquisition project. Support the pre-construction (pre-con) and leasing (SAQ) of land for the development of solar and wind turbines in Bakersfield CA.
● Coordinate activities for renewable energy project; schedule pre-con and construction start for each of the sites.
● Title Review: verify title/property ownership of each parcel.
● Negotiate annual rent and signing bonus for leased land.
● Submit applications for zoning approvals.
● Input and update database with all site
information and approvals.
Staffing Coordinator/Recruiter
RealCom Associates (1/2008 - 12/2014)
Independent Projects (2015-2018)
Human resources administration, sourcing, recruiting, new hire and on-boarding of employees/contractors. New and existing business development for wireless site development projects Nationwide.
● Partner with hiring managers on project development and in-house recruiting needs; create job descriptions or SOW (Statement/Scope of Work), source for qualified candidate, conduct interviews and present candidate/ consultant to the client for interview. New employee onboarding, training and benefit administration.
● Recruiting process creation, implementation and improvement based on best practices.
● Maintain and update candidate database and applicant tracking system (ATS) CATS.
● RFP, RFQ for new and existing business; identify opportunities with new & existing clients for all of their staffing needs; work with business development on staffing leads.
● Participate in weekly calls with the market project managers to identify new business opportunities and identify staffing and educational needs for each market nationwide. Opus Engineering
Irvine, CA - (2/2002-12/2007)
I. Lease Coordinator/ Property Manager: Real Estate, Site Acquisition & Development - T-Mobile, LA/OC Market
(2005-2007) Responsible for maintaining 1,000+ TMO (T-Mobile) active leases for cell sites in the Inland Empire, LA and Orange County markets.
● Review and audit new site lease packages and process for landlord payments/commencement of rent.
● Title review- verify ownership of parcels; review Lease, Amendments, Addendums, Cost Sharing, Settlements, Liens/Bonds.
● Prepare and record: Estoppels/ SNDA’s. Request Certificates of Insurance (COI).
● Project support for Development, Construction, Field Operations, Engineers, Legal and Landlords. Main POC for all leased properties within my market.
● Dispatch T-Mobile technicians throughout Riverside, Orange County and Los Angeles: work with technicians for T-Mobile to address landlord and tenant issues at cell sites; answer incoming calls, create work order, dispatch, track progress, close order when complete or assign to another department for escalating issues. II. Project Coordinator: Real Estate- Acquisition, Development, Deployment, Construction & Operations - Cingular Wireless/ AT&T (2003-2005) Working within Cingular and AT&T's Deployment Department identifying title, zoning, leasing, and permitting discrepancies. Working with vendors to obtain title, leases, zoning, third party approvals and Building Permits for all new builds and upgrades.
● Quality control and file maintenance pertaining to site-specific properties within the market, including lease documents, amendments, zoning decision (entitlement), RTI memos/ building permits, CNTP, GS/NEPA approvals, Supplemental Construction Conditions, and Co- location Notice to Proceed.
● Transmit A/P A/R invoices, track new rent and rent increase amounts (lease and amendments) per site to ensure budget integrity.
● Assist in reviewing all new lease and amendment packages for new build and modifications.
● Primary support for the internal carrier deployment team.
● Review and process CPUC documents for carriers.
● Administrator for Cingular BDM (business decision memo) system. Review BDM’s for accuracy and clarity before forwarding to appropriate RF Engineer, Project Manager or Construction Manager.
● Track all documents from vendors for NTP (notice to proceed) packages and verify that documents are accurate and consistent.
III. Close Out Coordinator: T-Mobile/ Cingular Wireless (2002-2003) Audit and close out all CNG files to be transferred to TMO (Compliance, Property Management, Zoning and Construction).
● RF- approvals for ring/site, AE drawing
● Leasing/ Site Acquisition- lease, amendments, title, SNDA, COI, Commencement
● Zoning- zoning application, conditions of approval (COA) or permits
● Compliance- NEPA, SHPO, CEQA, FCC and/or FAA notices
● Construction- RTI/NTP notice, permits, utility info, construction drawings, GC close out package with plans, approvals and drawings; integration/on-air
Account Manager/ Recruiter
Synergy Staffing - Irvine, CA (2000 - 2002)
● Business Development: cold calling, prospecting/ outside sales, client presentations, customer service with follow- up, networking, open and close new accounts, recruit, hire, and placement of new associates.
● Partner with hiring managers on project development and in-house recruiting needs; create job descriptions or SOW (Statement/Scope of Work), conduct interviews and present candidate/consultant to the client. EDUCATION:
● California Baptist University - Riverside CA
● Concordia University - Irvine, CA.
● James Albert School of Cosmetology- Costa Mesa, CA. (Esthetician)