Human Resources Specialist

CHANTAY MONTGOMERY

Human Resources Specialist

Fort Washington, Maryland 20744 301-***-**** *****************@*****.***

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Enthusiastic Human Resources Specialist with 10 years of HR experience. Extensive experience in recruiting, onboarding, offboarding, managing payroll, compensation and benefits. Assisted in the development of new onboarding processes to streamline new employee orientation and training by 20%. Skilled in screening and interviewing candidates for open positions.

CORE COMPETENCIES

HR Tasks: Recruitment, Sourcing Candidates, Employee Relations, Interviewing, Onboarding, Training and Development, Performance and Time Management, Compensation and Benefits, Payroll, FMLA, EEO Compliance,

HR Software: USAJobs, USA Staffing, Workday, HR Connect, NFC, WebTA, Paychex, Paycom, ADP, CHRIS, EPP, Remedy, WTTS, E-Verify, I-9, LAN ID Verification and FPPS, eOPF and EODS

Recruiting Platforms: LinkedIn, Indeed.com Monster, ATS Tracking, Glassdoor and Greenhouse

Travel Management Software: Concur Travel, GovTrip and Momentum Travel

Microsoft Office Software: Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Adobe

Virtual Meeting Software: Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex and Google Meet

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NonProfit Administrative Assistant - Volunteer December 2024 - Present

The Hurtt Father’s Advocate Corporation - Silver Spring, Maryland

Provides administrative and logistical support to the organization’s mission

Coordinate office activities and operations to ensure efficiency, managing correspondence, including emails, letters, phone calls and redirecting them when appropriate

Schedule meetings, appointments and travel arrangements for CEO and staff members

Maintain and update database, including mailing list, donor information and other organization records

Maintain a database of donors and increase retention rate by 15% through personalized communication and acknowledgement strategies

Assist with planning, organizing and executing fundraiser events, workshops, retreats and community outreach programs with average participants and guests

Assist with the research of funding opportunities and preparing grant applications

HR Specialist (RiVidium Inc. Federal Staffing) October 2022 - October 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) - Alexandria, Virginia

(Contract - Fully Remote)

Developed, updated, and implemented the executive personnel policies and procedures for (Director, Deputy Directors and National Science Board Members), Senior Executive Service (SES), Staffing and Classification (SCB), Executive level Excepted Service (AD-5) positions and incumbents in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and guides, as well as management goals and objectives

Assisted with the new plan on strategizing new orientation roll out of The Break-Out Rooms for the new onboarding and orientation process. This process allowed new hires to complete everything in one day verses two-three days

Coordinated executive recruitment processes including but not limited to, identifying issues, preparing options and recommending courses of action; advising organizations regarding recruitment and advertising resources and options, including proactive outreach mechanisms designed to attract a diverse, well-qualified applicant pool; drafting and advising organizations on developing qualification standards and position descriptions for executive positions, and identifying or resolving issues before forwarding documents for higher level review and approval; advising on composition of evaluation panels; screening applications, overseeing the preparation of panel materials, and facilitating the panel review process

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Reviewed applications for qualifications of new applicants

Liaison with Federal Human Resource Specialist; process personnel actions for new and existing employees

Onboard and NEO (New Employee Orientation) processing. prepared Commitment Letters, IPA Letters, onboarding documents and forms, scheduled Orientation and Oath and Office Meetings for new hires

Processed new hire documents in Workforce Transformation Tracking System (WTTS), E-Verify, I-9, eOPF, FPPS, Monster and USA Staffing/USA Jobs

Participated in organization-wide recruitment efforts to establish and implement plans to increase diverse representation in executive positions. Developed marketing strategies and materials in conjunction with management officials to effectively represent NSF as an employer of choice. Defined marketing strategies, participates in visits and/or professional conferences, to effectively target audiences that can produce highly qualified candidates for NSF. Research recruitment strategies to recommend necessary changes for improving NSF 's position in the marketplace

Carried out staff and advisory work related to the NSF IPA program for executive level positions

HR Assistant (YRCI Federal HR Staffing) June 2021 - October 2022

U.S. Census Bureau - Suitland, Maryland

(Contract - Fully Remote)

Processed Personnel Actions for new and existing employees

Reviewed applications for qualification determinations

Processed and closed out Remedy Tickets

Provided HR support to various departments of the agency and performed a variety of special projects

Provided training on the agency staffing system for new employees

Responsible for answering incoming calls from external and internal customers

Responsible for electronic Official Personnel Folders(eOPF), CHRIS, HR Connect

Processed Time and attendance, benefits: FMLA and Leave through WebTA

Processed Personnel Actions through National Finance Center’s (NFC) Payroll System

Processed Child Support orders and garnishments for Federal Employees

Maintained working relationships with internal and external organizations

Carried out staff and advisory work related to the NSF- Wide IPA program for executive level positions.

HR Administrative Assistant (RIVA Solutions) April 2018 - March 2020

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA

(Contract Position)

Scheduled Interviews: maintain records of all contact with job candidates through HR Connect

Assisted with job announcements and onboarding process of new applicants/employees

Advertised on USAJobs.GOV, LinkedIn, Monster, Indeed and Glassdoor

Processed Personnel Actions through FPPS (used and switched) to NFC-EPP

Responded to Applicant inquiries regarding USAJobs announcements

Drafted Tentative and Final offer letters to selected candidates

Extended offers of employment to selected candidates within the guidelines of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) compensation policy

Planned travel arrangements/vouchers in Concur Travel for Executives, Directors, Branch Chiefs and 50 Recruiters

Drafted meeting agendas and execute conferences and meetings through WebEx

Served as timekeeper, leave audits, benefits, FMLA and attendance for OHR using WebTA Software

Organized, developed and tracked information on spreadsheets in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Coordinated College Career Fairs for USPTO Recruitment Department, Veteran’s /Schedule A Events

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HR Administrative Assistant September 2017 - February2018 Sabre Systems, Inc. - Alexandria, VA

Welcomed and directed visitors in person or via telephone

Coordinated and processed corporate bi-weekly and monthly reports and served as timekeeper used ADP

Served as HR POC to include new hire onboarding, separations, personnel actions used EOPF and FPPS

Initiated and implemented a procedure of securing all meeting documents and data with a lead-time of two days to provide the Senior Vice President time for review and preparation

Successfully coordinated weekly and monthly meetings that also included catered breakfast and lunches.

Travel coordinated through “Concur Travel”, hotel reservations, car rental, flight and restaurants

HR Administrative Assistant September 2014 - May 2017

Meridian Imaging Solutions - Alexandria, VA

Provided professional assistance to the Human Resources Department working with HRIS by maintaining new hire communications and correspondence, screened resumes for open positions, scheduled interviews/follow ups, onboarding, scheduled test and exams for all candidates

Served as liaison to the Human Resources Department with career fairs, events committees and vending

Served as liaison between other departments and temporary agencies regarding staffing for Meridian

Prepared, maintained and processed employee records, EEO compliance assisted with time sheets, benefits and attendance; all processed through “PAYCOM” and “ADP”

Performed clerical duties and other administrative tasks as needed for other departments of the company, such as scheduling meetings, calendars, Lunch-in-Learns, set up for demonstrations and conference rooms and all availabilities/scheduling and follow-ups

Responsible for facilities, ordering office and kitchen supplies performed routine inventory on furniture for the office and conference rooms

Protected organizations value by keeping information strictly confidentiality

Scheduled meetings, set up conference rooms, ordered and coordinated lunches as requested and even planning

Responsible for ordering office and kitchen supplies and maintained records of inventory

Accurately processed payments and invoices into “SQUARE 9” (Software) by recording checks and credit card transactions. Monitored customer accounts for non-payment. Communicated with customers by telephone or email to organize arrangements on delinquent accounts

EDUCATION

Dorothea B. Lane Secretarial School - Alexandria, VA Certificates: Business Management and Writing

Prince Georges Community College - Largo, MD Certificate: Business Administration

The School Without Walls High School - Washington, D.C. H.S. Diploma: Academics and Business

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