Executive Career Transition Coach

• Apr 2023 - Present

Career Transition Coach

• 2022 - Present

Certified Executive Career Coach, engaged with executive clients across the United States in achieving their career goals. Clients can easily be scheduled for 1:1 remote video session with Coach calendar clients. I provide my boutique career services remotely and managing a coaching practice roster as if it were my business. This opportunity leveraging my passion for coaching new managers, high-performers, and existing managers from manager to VP-level of an organization. My career coaching skills routinely used are: ▶️ Career Transition Strategy ▶️ Job Search Strategy ▶️ Resume Development/LinkedIn Optimization ▶️Cover Letter Assistance ▶️Interview Prep ▶️Technical Mock Interviews ▶️Salary Negotiation ▶️Job Search ▶️Employment Brand Development Show less

Managing Partner

• 2000 - Present

To fuel my entrepreneurial spirit, I use my role as Managing Principal and Business Development executive to leverage career opportunities. Target market clients are mid to senior level professionals who need my support in resolving their job search challenges. I excel in designing job search strategy design to secure their ideal role. And in ensuring they are compensated for the value they bring their employer. My portfolio of job search consulting and tactical expertise covers over 20 years in HR and Career Management consulting. corporate and non-profit engagements, CLINT SUCCESS STORIES Honeywell Building Solutions ▶️ Completed the contract assignment by providing interim staffing services for a utility client supporting a two-state residential green energy project. Directed sourcing, recruiting, and on-boarding functions to secure a 20- member energy auditing team with required certifications. Designed and executed a cost-effective sourcing strategy and completed project within budget and on time. Very Happy client! Baltimore Gas and Electric ▶️ Three-month staffing engagement with government major utility firm. Assigned to 35 electrical engineers who satisfied strict hiring guidelines. Directed team of five recruiters and designed a staffing plan in line with a limited budget. Revised social media tools, introduced AIRS sourcing techniques, and develop a referral network in niche industry. Delivered a diverse applicant pipeline by the project deadline and within budget. Impact Networking LLC ▶️Contributed as the interim HR Generalist for a fast-growth information technology company with 200 employees. Designed and executed a targeted recruitment strategy that reduced 87 open requisitions to 30 open requisitions in four months, with an average cost per hire of >$200.00. Show less

Caregiver

• 2021 - 2022

Certified Career Transition and Job Strategy Coach

• Jan 2014 - Dec 2018

During my career at CGC, I honed my coaching skills as a certified career transition coach. Annually, I would engaged over 100 displaced executives, mid-level managers, and professionals in 1:1 engagement sessions advancing their career transition goals. Delivered immediate value by providing them a individualized strategic job search plan that resolved their career transition challenges, while advancing their job search. Clients find value in my ability to deliver job winning resumes, provide practical and researched career advice, coaching them on "best practice" interviewing skill and, savvy networking approaches that successfully change their careers. 85% of my clients landed a job opportunity, equal to or better than the one they left within 90 days. ▶️ Requested to deliver 1:1 business start-up coaching and provide support to clients considering entrepreneurship as the next step in their professional lives. Delivered value by following-up in the creation and implementation of their business plan. Offered researched recommendations and suggestions on alternative paths towards business ownership. Expertise on topics such as developing reliable financial projections, marketing campaigns, accounting systems, and operational issues. I ensured they did not make any irreversible start-up mistakes. ▶️ 1:1 engagement with clients on the creation or improvement of their on-line presence, employment brand, and LinkedIn content was a career game-changer. I advised clients, not only on their online content, but on usability challenges, privacy issues, digital marketing and job search best practices. Show less

Senior Regional HR Director

• 2007 - 2013

Recruited to take the HR function to the "next level"​ for the company's central and mid-east regions which encompasses 14 states and 700 employees. Reported to the VP of HR and charged to execute the HR business plan for the company in key growth markets. My scope included executing a employee relations strategy, ensure quality HR service delivery, implement talent acquisition campaigns, oversight of benefit administration, and execute employee transition and integration initiatives. Employee Relations/Organizational Development Contributions ▶️ 1st point of contact for the executive management team on execution of HR policies, guidance on resolution of employee performance issues. Conducted workplace investigations and administered performance management programs. Strategically reduced the volume of employee relation complaints by designing a workforce survey tied to a set of workplace metrics that identified the root of employee complaints. The findings improved employee work satisfaction by 40%. ▶️ Responded to niche turnover rate for professional services division, implemented a “best of breed” retention process and streamlined employee on-boarding. The enhancements contributed to a dramatic drop in turnover, from 27 % to 13% in one year. Talent Acquisitions Accomplishments/Workforce Planning Solutions ▶️ Solved skilled talent shortage for an e-discovery division implemented a proactive full cycle recruitment strategy. Retooled processes, identified niche talent networks and implemented targeted candidate evaluation tools. Managers experienced a steady talent pipeline of “A” caliber applicants, time to start shorten to 24 days or less, cost to hire reduced by 11%, hiring satisfaction improved by 30%.  ▶️ Ensured a new legal services market had a qualified workforce positioned for forecast growth. In six months implemented a workplace integration strategy with the capacity to recruit qualified passive applicants. Show less

Senior HR Business Partner

• 1985 - 2001

▶️ Prepared the "next generation" leadership team for future role assignments serving in the role as Workforce Planning Director. Developed a technology driven management training process and designed training programs that prepared 1st time leaders to manage their business units efficiently and develop high performance teams. ▶️ Hand picked to serve as the statewide HR Director and, directed team of four HR generalists in the implementation of initial HR services in staff recruitment, benefit administration and, delivery of training/development programs for 11 statewide markets with an employee population of 700. ▶️ Slashed HR operating costs by 40% in six months and introduced HR effectiveness surveys. Employee satisfaction rating indicated highly rated throughout five markets. Show less