Bilingual HR Professional

Bonnie R. De Alva, SPHR

*.*.******@*****.*** 847-***-**** mobile

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OVERALL PROFILE

• 10 Years in HR Department of Major Corporation (22,000 employees in U.S.)

• Skilled with Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, PeopleClick CAAMS, Visio, Act!, Restrac, Business Objects, PeopleSoft, McKesson CCMS, and Lotus Notes, typing net 68 wpm.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills; plan and conduct presentations, deliver executive summaries.

• Excellent ability to interact with all levels of employees across various disciplines.

• High energy individual always looking at the big picture and diverse viewpoints.

• Team and personnel development and supervision for over 10 years.

• Vendor contract experience and client customer service in many industries.

• Skilled with achieving project initiatives and managing a project from initiation to completion.

• Excellent data analysis skills used to prepare adhoc and regular reports.

EDUCATION

DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Masters in Applied Technology June 2009

DePaul University, Chicago, IL June 2001 Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts

Major: International Trade, GPA 3.9/4.0

SPHR Certified since 2003

Spanish Bilingual

Polk County Public Schools, Winter Haven, FL School year 2010-2011

Teacher

• Prepare lesson plans and instruct Civics and Integrated Math

Hillsborough Public Schools, Tampa, FL School year 2009-2010

Bilingual Paraprofessional

• Individual instruction to students in classroom environment and pull-out for all subjects

Went back to school and finished my Masters degree and worked March 2007 – August 2009

Several temp assignments which included but were not limited to:

AppleOne, Tampa, FL

Consultant, Procurement Specialist, Citibank, Tampa, FL

• Monitored cost analysis for commercial print vendors.

• Sourced contract support documents and updated procurement software database.

• Developed front end calculator for commercial print pricing in Excel.

LaSalle Bank Corporation (formally ABN AMRO North America, Inc.), Chicago, IL

August 1997 February 2007

(Now Bank of America)

Various titles due to promotions and increased responsibilities, functioning as Bilingual Generalist, Software Project Manager (CAAMS), Project Coordinator, HR Specialist, Diversity Analyst and Administrative Assistant

Reported directly to Corporate Senior Vice President and HR Diversity Director:

• Sourced outside vendors for training, software to support business processes, facilities and services for event management, vendors for diverse recruitment efforts.

• Provided analytical reporting and monitoring which included but was not limited to EEO-1/VETS-100, AAP plans, Promotion Analysis, Compensation Analysis.

Coached, mentored and developed employees and interns; managed Diversity Student recruitment program (INROADS.)

• Coached, mentored and developed employees and interns.

• Resolved and made recommendations on delicate employee relations issues.

• Recognized as recruitment go-to person for diverse applicants; organized job fairs, conducted bilingual interviews, sourced recruitment training for all generalists.

• Monitored and recommended data scrubbing and data gathering systems.

• Produced strategic reports for upper management.

• Researched, prepared and delivered presentations to senior management using Excel and PowerPoint.

• Recommended improvement of employment policies, processes and practices; interviewed, recruited, and hired personnel; bilingual (Spanish) interviewing for select lines of business.

• Managed implementation of AAP reporting system to HRIMS (PeopleSoft): Processed analysis requirements, interface design, testing, and upgrades for CAAMS software; worked the full SDLC on I.T. projects. Translated business rules/logic to technical requirements and specifications.

Major Accomplishments:

• Generated all reports during federal audits resulting in 100% letters of compliance.

• Sourced and implemented demographics software system that was with subsequent technical changes.

• Produced Data Mart of HR information in Access which was unique and crucial for reporting functions when the HRIS was Millennium and subsequently changed to PeopleSoft.

Reported directly to Corporate Vice President of Human Resources assisting with all aspects of administrative work:

• Participated in all aspects of college-recruiting: maintain contact with colleges and universities, arrange meetings on campus between representatives from our corporation and potential candidates, arrange for candidates to interview on site at Bank, extend offers and track applicants.

• Procured computer hardware and software and trained co-workers on proper use.

• Prepared and coordinated corporate functions and day to day administrative tasks.

Major Accomplishments:

• Restructured the College Relations Department after everyone left during mid-season.

• Trained all recruiters and generalists on effectively using software with one-on-one training.

Illinois Realtor, Greater Fox Valley, IL 1994 thru 1997

Independent agent

Managed all aspects of selling homes in the greater Fox Valley as an agent for Coldwell Banker.

• Wrote newspaper articles for the Hispanic newspaper, La Raza, as “Doña Realtor”

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