Experience

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  Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market

  • Elk Grove, CA

  • Personnel, Training, & Support Manager

    • Apr 2013 - Present
    • Elk Grove, CA

    Edit/Finalize time adjustments & additions to payroll; analyze Overtime, Full-Time/Part-Time Exceptions, & Attendance Tracking reports; monitor Leave of Absence requests; coordinate recognition/incentive programs; facilitate orientations; maintain schedules, personnel files, & info bo...

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  Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

  • Vallejo, CA

  • Training & Development Specialist – Food Services

    • May 2012 - Mar 2013
    • Vallejo, CA

    Facilitate & assess classroom and computer-based training programs; evaluate all park & lessee-run food locations; prepare team members’ initial schedules; interview new candidates & identify future leaders; assist with daily operations; act as a liaison to HR; & support IPS (Food...

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  DPI Specialty Foods

  • Ontario, CA

  • District Manager / Regional Trainer – NorCal/Nevada/Hawaii Region

    • Apr 2006 - Jan 2010
    • Ontario, CA

    Managed grocery/restaurant accounts for a national foods distributor: coordinated, trained, assessed, and forecasted needs for widely dispersed team of reps and merchandisers; tracked deliveries; reviewed reports; approved expenditures; facilitated team meetings; responded to client issues; and a...

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  Storecast Merchandising

  • Malvern, PA

  • Remodel Project Coordinator – Northern California/Nevada Region

    • Aug 2004 - Apr 2006
    • Malvern, PA

    Coordinated grocery and department store remodel projects throughout region. Project management included: team supervision, supply orders, store maps, payroll & expenses, workflow schedule, and schematic integrity.

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  Pilot Flying J

  • Lodi, CA / Tacoma, WA

  • Plaza Asst. General Manager / District Trainer

    • Feb 1999 - Jul 2004
    • Lodi, CA / Tacoma, WA

    Directed retail, HR/training, sales, & accounting operations for a large facility offering groceries, parts & supplies, a gift shop, clothes, deli, restaurant, fast-food operations, fuel, truck & driver services, RV amenities, lounge, and arcade. Oversaw restaurant operations and faci...

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  Golfland Entertainment Centers, Inc.

  • Roseville, CA

  • Asst. GM - Human Resources, Training, Accounting, Sales & Events

    • Dec 1997 - Nov 1998
    • Roseville, CA

    Supervised daily operations, HR/Training, accounting, and events for a facility offering miniature golf, laser tag, go-cart racing, large arcade, redemption center, food court, picnic grounds, kiddie rides, and waterpark.

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  Six Flags Over Georgia | Six Flags Great America

  • Atlanta, GA & Gurnee (Chicago) , IL

  • HR Training Supervisor & Employee Services Generalist (Internship)

    • Jun 1995 - Dec 1997
    • Atlanta, GA & Gurnee (Chicago) , IL

    Taught orientation, leadership development, rides, and safety workshops. Operated testing room, maintained certification database, published newsletter, revised handbook, and supported all employee services programs.

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  Associated Students, Inc.-Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

  • University Union, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

  • Human Resources Rep

    • Sep 1996 - Jun 1997
    • University Union, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

    Updated job board; conducted interviews, chaired interview committees, facilitated new-employee orientations; maintained employee files; corresponded with job candidates, and served as liaison to employees, management, payroll, and student leadership within the University Union, Rec Center, and C...