Assistant To The City Manager

• Mar 2020 - Present

Human Resources Manager

• Aug 2017 - Mar 2020

Human Resources Manager

• Aug 2017 - Mar 2020

Equal Opportunity Specialist

• Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

•Hand selected as Equal Opportunity advisor at a large naval hospital with a staff of 6,500 active duty and civilian staff members. Direct advisor to the Chief Physician of the hospital.•Successfully received, tracked, managed and reported 25+ cases of discrimination, sexual harassment, fraternization, and leadership issues.•Mediated and resolved more than 40 complaints and work issues involving leadership. Provided training to multiple department staffs in the area of bullying, demeaning behaviors, and staff members as customers. •Prepared over 30 reports of selection, survey, and other statistics and recommendations for corrective action.•Led a highly visible and extensive Command Climate Survey for the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) for a hospital of 6,500 employees. Analyzed locally developed questions, gathered statistical and demographics data, identified trends, recommended corrective actions, and briefed the Executive Leadership and Regional Leadership. •Provided Equal Opportunity information to over 1,100 new employees during employee orientation, covering topics of Formal and Informal Complaints, employee rights, and company policy on equality for all. This resulted in a highly reliable organization with less than 10% experiencing work-related discrimination issues.

Human Resources Manager

• Sep 2015 - Jul 2017

Served as senior level manager at Naval Medical Center San Diego, the largest Medical Treatment Facility in the United States Navy. Possesses extensive knowledge and experience of hospital procedures, team building, process improvement, conflict resolution, coaching, public speaking, problem solving and long range planning in support of organizational goals and objectives.•10+ years of experience planning, directing, and coordinating the work productivity and administrative functions of staffs of up to 300 personnel. •Managed staff vacancies and oversaw the recruitment, interview, and selection process, resulting in 150 total vacancies (both active duty and civilian) being filled with talented and qualified applicants. •8+ years of experience working with executive leadership in strategic planning. Served as a vital link between upper management and employees, handling questions, managing staffing issues, and resolving work-related problems.•Oversaw the execution of more than 20 employee orientations totaling 2,000 new employees, fostering a positive attitude toward organizational objectives, resulting in a 90% employee retention rate.•Managed company budgets totaling $500,000 to include facility upgrades, contracts and supply needs, resulting in 100% mission capability and personnel operations.•Led more than 200 employee exit interviews, providing exiting employees with relocation assistance, plan of attacks, and financial advisement, ensuring they were set up for success post Navy. •Coordinated 345 high quality annual and mid-term employee appraisals, resulting in high employee morale and attrition.•Led, managed and executed more than 500 monthly, quarterly and annual Career Development Boards, helping employees outline short and long term goals.

Manager Training and Development

• Jul 2012 - Aug 2015

•Directly led, mentored and trained more than 600 employees over the span of 20 years. Provided over 1,000 trainings and developed curriculum for implementation across the entire Navy. •Received extensive training in Team Building, Conflict Resolution, Personality & Leadership Inventories and more. Expertly trained in Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Four Lenses. Extensive training in employee mediations, successfully mediating more than 75 cases over the span of 12 years. •Led monthly face-to-face trainings on topics such as Sexual Harassment, Equal Opportunity, Grievance Procedures, Sexual Assault, and Transgender policies.•Led quarterly strategic organizational planning events for over 120 personnel, to include creating and briefing the agenda, securing SME speakers, advising leadership, securing the venue, and all other logistical & administrative coordination.•Analyzed training needs and developed 25 new training programs, while simultaneously modifying and improving 14 existing programs, resulting in a 75% training improvement from previous years.•Prepared a training budget for 120 employees consisting of 5 different departments, ensuring all training materials were on hand. This positively impacted all employees, resulting in all mandatory training being conducted three months ahead of schedule, fulfilling annual objectives.•Conducted orientation and on-the-job training sessions for more than 400 employees over the span of 12 years.•Advised upper management on training needs, presenting a clear and solid plan of attack based on organizational objectives, policy updates, and organizational practices, while forecasting future year training needs.•Hand-selected by the CEO of the Navy (Chief of Naval Operations) Office to prepare and develop training manuals, evaluation procedures, and advanced technical training school curriculum for an entire occupational field, leading a team of 35 senior level managers, impacting nearly 1,000 Navy employees.

Recruiter

• Jun 2002 - Jun 2005