Experience

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  UW Medicine

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Human Resources Project Specialist

    • Mar 2020 - Jun 2020
    • Seattle, Washington, United States

    Short term project analyzing and updating job descriptions and competencies within the IT Services organization that supports UW Medicine.

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  Bellevue College

  • Bellevue, WA

  • Internship Coach

    • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014
    • Bellevue, WA

    Occupational and Life SkillsCoached 15 students with disabilities during their 6 month internship, focusing on their critical thinking, self determination, job seeking skills, and interpersonal skills. Consulted with student’s supervisors in a wide variety of business settings on reasonable workplace accommodations, task analysis, and feedback delivery. Cold called businesses to successfully match interns to their chosen career path. Advocated for program improvements.

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  Microsoft

  • Senior Technical Recruiter

    • Jun 1998 - Feb 2003

    Technical Staffing Group, Server TeamAccount Manager Recruiter for Developer and Platform Evangelism Division. Consulted with Senior Vice President, other executives and hiring managers to identify and address staffing trends. Initiated and delivered interviewer training. Played key role in developing diversity and senior level hiring strategies. Interviewed and guided finalist candidates, and negotiated their offers.• Managed four employees as Acting Lead, April - July 2002• Refined and communicated processes and policies as Staffing Program Manager for Re-Hire programBusiness Group Recruiting, International TeamPlanned international recruiting strategy and trips, focusing on Europe, South America, South Pacific, and Far East. Consulted with senior level hiring managers and recruiting partners within business groups and subsidiaries, hiring over 110 foreign nationals into Redmond based product development positions. Developed marketing strategy, sourced and screened experienced and campus candidates, negotiated offers, coordinated visa applications with legal. • Overcame political barriers to recruiting engineers from abroad• Educated senior interviewers on cultural diversity, for consideration in interviewing and hiring decisions• Coordinated process to allocate and secure which clients participated in the team’s recruiting trips • Researched, analyzed, and presented performance results and trends of team’s hires• Presented at key universities with technical staff• Volunteered to assist with hiring candidates involved with an acquisition

  • Internal Resource Specialist

    • May 1995 - Jun 1998

    Strategic Recruiting Group & HR PlanningConsulted with hiring managers and employees to deliver approximately 30 internal offers per month. Consulted with employees on their interview feedback, and arbitrated transition issues related to compensation, release dates, performance, immigration, and relocation. • Overhauled transfer process by pioneering the Career Center, Microsoft’s first intranet job search tool. This included managing the vendor and coordinating with the internal technical team, legal, accounts payable, and HR partners. Also included authoring and editing new content, generating graphic and theme ideas, developing practices for data accuracy, monitoring testing, and rolling this out corporate wide. Continuously initiated new content including career profiles, International FAQ, Domestic Relocation Benefits, levels, hiring manager names, and ability to link from job postings to client group’s intranet site. Handled server issues and basic user support. Drafted specification and successful budget justification for upgrade to next version.• Streamlined processes for international transfers and reduction in force candidates

  • HR/Recruiting Assistant

    • Jan 1993 - May 1995

    Product Support Services Human ResourcesInterviewed, offered, and turned down candidates, facilitated hire meetings and reference checks, filling over 120 positions. Drove transfer/exit interviews, site orientations and tours, and educational lunch sessions. Coordinated, co-developed and co-delivered interviewer training. Also prepared offer letters, scheduled high volumes of interviews, wrote and posted job openings, coordinated relocations, travel arrangements, offsite recruiting trips, and meeting and training logistics.• Developed career path guidance tools and events for site employees, including Career Information Center, PSS Reunion, “Microsoft Career Advice” booklet, and document tailored for administrative staff• Initiated quarterly site newsletter• Coordinated 1995 End User Co-op program and presented at universities

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  Geos Language Systems

  • Ginza, Tokyo, Japan

  • Senior English Instructor

    • Mar 1991 - Jun 1992
    • Ginza, Tokyo, Japan

    Planned lessons and taught English as a second language to all age and ability levels; private and group lessons. Focused on speaking, listening, grammar, and pronunciation. Interviewed Japanese instructors and prospective students. Implemented "Student of the Month" awards and was promoted to Senior Instructor.

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  Boeing

  • Seattle, WA

  • Commodity Requirements Analyst

    • Sep 1989 - Mar 1991
    • Seattle, WA

    Analyzed data and advised buyers of B2 part requirements through specialized computer system. Investigated and resolved inventory discrepancies by coordinating with procurement, finance, and engineering. Contributed 3 suggestions and a cost savings report, coordinated all transfers of assets with Northrup, and coordinated employee award nominations as Vice-Chairperson of Quality & Pride Committee.