Experience

EmployAbility: Employment and Housing Solutions

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employer Outreach/Job Development Specialist

  • Jul 2018 - Present



Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

• United States
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Grants Specialist

  • Nov 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Responsible for administering workforce training grants, including contract set-up, processing amendments and reimbursements, contract closure and data management• Provided direct technical assistance to new grant applicants and current grantees • Responsible for administering workforce training grants, including contract set-up, processing amendments and reimbursements, contract closure and data management• Provided direct technical assistance to new grant applicants and current grantees



Stantec

• Canada
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Environmental Project Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2018

  • Developed business opportunities and managed complex environmental assessment projects• Responsible for employee training, assessment, mentoring and professional development, as supervisor and as business leader• Served on Diversity and Inclusion Council to implement D&I Plan• Responsible for employee transition assistance, following acquisition • Developed business opportunities and managed complex environmental assessment projects• Responsible for employee training, assessment, mentoring and professional development, as supervisor and as business leader• Served on Diversity and Inclusion Council to implement D&I Plan• Responsible for employee transition assistance, following acquisition



JustDane

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Job Developer - Just Bakery job training program

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  • Developed partnerships with employers for placing Just Bakery program graduates• Worked with students on job readiness training, resume & cover letter creation, interview skills• Assisted students and graduates with career planning and job search process• Conducted case-management meetings with students and make resource referrals• Identified grants; wrote application for program and equipment funding, resulting in award • Developed partnerships with employers for placing Just Bakery program graduates• Worked with students on job readiness training, resume & cover letter creation, interview skills• Assisted students and graduates with career planning and job search process• Conducted case-management meetings with students and make resource referrals• Identified grants; wrote application for program and equipment funding, resulting in award



Urban League of Greater Madison

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Job Coach

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Conducted career planning/goal setting meetings with Members• Collected case-management notes and maintained SalesForce database• Assisted Members with resumes, cover letters, and interview skills• Researched career assessment and planning tools, and fatherhood support best practices • Conducted career planning/goal setting meetings with Members• Collected case-management notes and maintained SalesForce database• Assisted Members with resumes, cover letters, and interview skills• Researched career assessment and planning tools, and fatherhood support best practices



Natural Resources Consulting, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Director/Principal Scientist

  • Apr 2001 - Aug 2010

  • Developed hiring rubrics; interviewed prospective candidates• Responsible for employee training, assessment, mentoring and professional development, as supervisor and as business leader• Developed business opportunities and manage complex environmental assessment projects.• Coordinated strategic planning and culture identity process • Developed and communicated initial organizational structure for fast-growing start-up• Facilitated multi-stakeholder meetings; negotiated project work plans and alternatives, and the applicability of regulatory requirements • Identified and developed interdisciplinary teams of professionals to implement controversial impact assessment projects • Coordinated and performed all project implementation facets including development /management of stakeholder relationships, logistics, workflow, deliverables, quality, administration, and budgeting on 10 or more projects at a time• Performed natural resource field investigations, analyze data, and wrote reports to communicate both quantitative and qualitative results to diverse audiences



URS Corporation, An AECOM Company

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Environmental Scientist

  • 1997 - Mar 2001

  • Built new capacity to provide additional services to clients and stakeholders, in both the public and private sectors• Tracked, interpreted and addressed policies and regulations applicable to our work at local, state and federal levels • Performed natural resource field investigations, analyzed data, and wrote reports • Coordinated multiple activities (e.g., implementation logistics, budgeting, and administration) on up to 15 projects at a time, each at a different stage or phase • Developed business opportunities and wrote proposals to win projects• Responsible for identifying suitable candidates and mentoring new hires• Developed new business; managed and implemented environmental impact assessment projects



Normandeau Associates, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Wetland Scientist

  • 1987 - 1996

  • Opened and managed new office in Yarmouth, Maine • Facilitated multi-stakeholder meetings to negotiate project work plans, alternative designs, and the applicability of regulatory requirements• Managed and/or implemented up to 20 environmental impact assessment projects at a time • Opened and managed new office in Yarmouth, Maine • Facilitated multi-stakeholder meetings to negotiate project work plans, alternative designs, and the applicability of regulatory requirements• Managed and/or implemented up to 20 environmental impact assessment projects at a time