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Professional Profile
Accomplished and proactive business partner. Draw on diverse experiences in crea
ting and managing a Human Resources department. Excellent interpersonal and pres
entation skills. Proven ability to implement best practices and solve problems i
n a fast-paced environment.
Key areas of expertise include
15 years of Human Resources experience.. Ability to work well with all levels of
management, build partnerships and direct teams.. Highly organized and ability
to adapt quickly to changing priorities.. Strong leadership profile.. Strong neg
otiation skills.. Create and maintain a positive work environment ..Strong knowl
edge of Employment law..Succession planning expert..Office operations.. set comp
ensation packages
Professional Experience
June 2007-Present
Bloomingdales, Hackensack, NJ
Human Resources Manager
Responsible for staffing, succession planning, employee relations, compensation,
payroll and benefits for 400 staff members at the Shops at Riverside location.
Ensure that the senior staff develops and coaches their people to deliver the b
rand and meet the standards. Coach and develop the junior team.
Manage, train and evaluate performance of two Human Resources assistants.
Participate in skill assessment process and develop individual executive perfor
mance objectives challenging direct reports to reach optimum performance level
Train, motivate, and develop team to ensure effective performance through consi
stent on-the-job training.
Maintain collaborative partnerships and negotiate effectively with internal col
leagues
Accomplishments
Develop and drive Mentor, Coaching and Succession planning programs for manager
s.
Created a very sleek interactive On boarding PowerPoint filled with role plays
and brain ticklers that immediately engages the new hires talent s and abilities
Rolled out and manage the Associate Development Review program quarterly/annual
ly.
Manage bi-weekly Career Fairs to ensure optimum staffing.
Chair Diversity Committee and drive events. Leverage strong community outreach.
Drive annual fund raisers for Breast Cancer Research, and Jimmy Fund (Childhood
Leukemia).
Campus recruiting at Fashion Institute of Technology.
Create job descriptions for Internship program. Developed the Internship progra
m.
March 2006-June 2007
DeVry University, NYC
Human Resources Manager/Operations Manager
Responsible for staffing, compensation, benefits, employee relations, training,
special events and payroll for the LIC and New York campus of 200 staff members
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Vivianne Almeida
DeVry University contd
Business units included Department of enrollment, Facilities, Registrar, Studen
t Financial Aid Career and Student Services.
Increased profits, created new processes, improved efficiency, negotiated cost
effective contracts and reduced costs.
Facilitated Leadership training for DeVry, Becker CPA, and Ross Medical Univers
ity in the areas of customer service and hiring.
Manage, train and evaluate performance of two HR Assistants.
Accomplishments
Lead metro Positive Workplace Review Team. Wrote the process that will improve
the work environment in DeVrys 70 nationwide locations.
Led Super Service training seminars for 250 employees at DeVry NY and NJ campus
es and Ross Medical University. This increased retention.
Feb. 2002- March 2006
Christian Cultural Center
Human Resources Director
Developed and managed Human Resources Department for 23,000 member church with
120 paid employees and over 1,000 volunteers
Accomplishments
Designed, developed and facilitated Harassment, non-Violence, Performance Appra
isal, New Supervisor and Manager Training. Through these classes employee retent
ion increased to 95%.
Wrote edited and designed layout of CCCs Employee Handbook, Respect and Respons
ibility and the Code of Conduct booklets.
Designed compensation program.
Planned and managed 2004 and 2005 staff retreats. Retreats took place at The Na
tional Conference center in Lansdowne, VA. 730 staff members attended. $500,000.
00 budget. Developed retreat 2006 at Disney World, $700,000.00 budget.
Oct.2000-Jan.2002
Reuters America
Human Resources Manager
Responsible for Employee Relations for the New York and New Jersey staff of 400
employees in four locations. Business Units included Trading, news, Software Dev
elopment, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Finance, Legal, Administration, F
ixed Income, Data/Order Management and Corporate Development.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Ms Office Suite, Peoplesoft, Taleo resume data base, ADP Enterprise and Rapid Pa
y, Paybreeze, Oracle, Report smith, Ceridian Recruiting, ABRA, SAP.
EDUCATION
PRATT INSTITUTE, Brooklyn, NY
B.F.A. Filmmaking
BARUCH COLLEGE, New York, NY
Education and Psychology courses, 1994