Chisholm Tate, CDP

Houston, Texas 77064

Cell: 832.465.6153 / Home: 281.653.9637
E-mail: cwtate@att.net
Summary:
A professional making a difference and willing to use my skills and expertise to assist
with the Companys continued success, in any industry, in the specialized areas of:
Human Resources | Training/Development | Project Management |
Supervision | Customer Service
Skills:

Full Cycle Recruiting

Job Fair Administration

Compensation
Analysis
Employee Relations
Project Management

Training / Development

Customer Service
Supervisory /
Management

Employee Engagement
Surveys
Vendor Management

Community Liaison
Bookkeeping / Budgets

Employment:
HR/Office Manager (contract)
July
2016 - Present
National Diversity Council (Houston, Texas)
Manager of seven event coordinators created a To Do List and conducted
weekly meetings.
Administered the Employee Engagement Survey and created the Executive
Presentation.
Oversaw and managed the Benefits renewal period and compared different
insurance carriers.
Reviewed Employee Handbook and created policies / procedures for the
Company.
HR Manager of Talent Management
Lubys Fuddruckers Restaurants, LLC (Houston, Texas)
July 2012
July 2016
Full-cycle recruiter for main office team members and assisted restaurant
managers.
Posted jobs via social media and internal / external web-sites.
Sourced resumes, pre-screened applicants, conducted interviews, prepared
offer letters and conducted new hire orientation.
Organized and hosted Job Fairs for restaurant units, when hiring needs arose.
Human Resource contact for the hospital culinary side of the Company.
Hired hospital cafeteria team members and conducted new hire on-boarding.
Partnered with cafeteria Director and hospital Human Resources to ensure
compliance.
Compensation manager for main office.
Ran market compensation analysis for all positions. Recommended
promotions, salary increases, bonus opportunities and professional
development.
Assisted management with employee relations issues and engagement.

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Created a two part appraisal with a self-appraisal piece and a manager
appraisal piece. In four years, completed appraisals were up 85% from 63%.
Project manager.
Human Resource contact for New Restaurant Openings: hosted Job Fairs and
conducted orientation.
Created, installed and managed the Applicant Tracking System.
Created and maintained the Organizational charts, Pictorial Directory and Unit
Listings.
Created and administered the Employee Engagement Survey. Participation
increased from 32% to 51% over a three year span.
Created and managed the yearly, electronic Human Resource compliance and
Diversity training.
Participated and conducted bi-annual Human Resource training for restaurant
managers.
Created, managed and chaired the Lubys Fuddruckers Diversity Council.
Community liaison: partnered and volunteered with outside non-profit
organizations.
Vendor management: sourced new vendors, managed vendor personnel and
submitted invoices.
Financial Comptroller
IT Remarketing, Inc. DBA Technocycle (Houston, Texas)
March
2011 April 2012
Served as the HR administrator. Managed interviewing, hiring, orientation,
benefits administration, payroll, compliance training and disciplinary actions.
Accountable for the Quickbooks Invoicing system: oversaw accounts receivables,
accounts payables, checking account balancing, P&L statements and budget
creation / adherence.
Managed the two person invoicing team and administered the PayPal and e-Bay
accounts.
Served as the Safety Officer and successfully completed the e-Stewards, R2, ISO
14001 and OSHAS 18001 certifications.

Finance/Banking Experience
Capital One Bank
AVP - Trainer III
September 2004
March 2011
Amegy Bank
AVP Branch Manager
March 2002
September 2004
Facilitated New Hire Orientation, new associate Teller and Relationship Banker
training classes, Teller Mentoring and IRA training. Assisted with course
development.
Managed six employees: created schedules, trained policies and procedures and
handled disciplinary actions.
Projects: Member of the Policy Remediation and Conversion Team, New Account
System conversion team and trainer for Aisle Selling Program.
IT Experience
Royal and SunAlliance
2001 December 2001
Sonoco Products Company
1999 February 2001

Lotus Notes Administrator

February

Enterprise Administrator

November

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Norstan Consulting
Computer Consultant
January 1998 November 1999
Team leader of Customer Service team and member of Disaster Recovery Team.
Help desk support for users in Windows NT, Lotus Notes and dial-up procedures.
Project lead for: Office standardization, Lease Refresh, Windows 2000 server
conversion, Lotus Notes Migrations and PCAnywhere.
Education/Certifications:
Certified Diversity Professional (CDP)
November 2015
National Diversity Council
B.B.A. in Management Information Systems
August 1993 May 1997
Texas Tech University
(Lubbock, Texas)
Community Involvement:
International Mission Trip: Rivas Nicaragua
October 2016
Recipe for Success Board Member
May 2015 Present
Secretary of Gulf Coast Diversity Advisory Board
January 2014 Present
Blue Marlins Swim Team Vice-President/Team Rep
2011 Present
Junior Achievement Volunteer
2010 Present
Houstons First Baptist Church Children and Youth Volunteer
September 2010 Present
Boy Scouts of America
2009 January 2012

June
September

February

Speaking Engagements:
Panelist for HR panel at Lone Star College
May 2016
Panel moderator for panels at Texas Diversity and Leadership Conference
April 2015/2016
Industry presenter for Junior Achievement Inspire Conference
February 2015/2016