Experience

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  Water Mission

  • Charleston, South Carolina Area

  • Global HR Consultant

    • Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
    • Charleston, South Carolina Area

    Develop global HR policies and procedures for international non profit as it expands operations abroad in high-risk areas.

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  U.S. Department of State

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Human Resources Information System Analyst

    • May 2006 - Aug 2017
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    HR Information System Administration, International HR policy and program development and implementation. Organizational Awards program, position classification, hiring, skills testing, training.

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  US Broadcasting Board of Governors

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Human Resources Advisor

    • 1999 - 2006
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    • Labor and Employee Relations, working with managers to administer performance feedback and resolve workforce conflicts. • Develop and deliver Training on Supervision, Team building and Communications.

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  US Patent and Trademark Office

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Human Resources Administrator

    • 1992 - 1999
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Training Manager - Managed the agency’s Corporate University, an on-site and after-hours premier employee professional development education program, with over 1000 matriculating students studying and completing for-credit core business- related course work in Business Management, Intellectual Property Law, and Computer Science. Managed on-site contract administrative staff.Developed and managed agency's annual Supervisory Training program for a workforce of Engineer and Lawyer Patent Examiners, using a Supervisor's Handbook, covering all aspects of the HR management lifecycle for agency supervisors, from hiring to termination.Team Leader of Training Specialists, assigning work, approving leave, and input into performance appraisals. Acting Office Director and Training Officer, in the absence of the Director. Training Program Manager to coordinate and present annual Preventing Sexual Harassment training to agency supervisors. Program Manager for annual agency Minority Student Summer Intern Recruitment and Placement Program, coordinating with four minority National Student Organizations (Black, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian), to select and place over 50 minority students in summer internships positions, mostly in training for patent examiners positions, throughout the agency

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  Telos Federal Systems

  • Lawton, Oklahoma Area

  • Software Trainer, Technical Writer and Editor

    • 1983 - 1990
    • Lawton, Oklahoma Area

    Software Trainer and Technical WriterCoordinated with software developers and US Army Field Artillery School to develop and present technical training and technical training materials to US solder users worldwide of combat software system. Fielded system world-wide.