Oct 2020 – Dec 2025 · 5 yrs 2 mos

• Amazon Leo is a long-term initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
• If you’re interested in opportunities on this team, please visit: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/teams/projectkuiper

Jun 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

Mar 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Customer focused Senior Recruiter with a passion to drive excellence in every aspect of candidate hiring for Amazon Alexa Data Services (ADS) by supporting high volume recruiting from initial candidate contact to offer ensuring an outstanding candidate experience. Working daily to analyze and implement process improvements as well as providing first-class recruiting support for internal customer groups throughout the full recruiting process.

Sep 2017 – Mar 2018 · 6 mos

• Dynamic, organized Senior HR Business Partner for Amazon’s Fulfillment Center. Is both a strategic and hands-on leader that provides full cycle Human Resources support to Amazon’s initiatives around flexible fulfillment centers. Is critical in executing Amazon’s initiatives while providing great internal customer support and driving HR functional excellence and process improvement.
• Focuses on Amazon's business goals and recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity and development of Amazon’s employees.

Oct 2016 – Sep 2017 · 11 mos · Groton, CT

• Communication of training, new initiatives, and process improvement initiatives to all levels of the management.
• Development of strategies and content to align company goals with the needs of salaried, hourly, and union employees.
• Known for maintaining adherence of the new merit and performance process and tool with the new salary grade structure along with various Fidelity 401K change rollouts for pensions and stock incentive plans.
• Generation and execution of communications and an employee engagement initiative by aligning the employees to company’s business strategy, priorities, and relevance to evolve perceptions, increase engagement, build advocacy, and drive change/behavior adoption.

Oct 2011 – Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Groton, CT

• Keen management of all organizational leadership and submarine programs of more than 15,000 employees, including engineering and design, mentor, and communication and team-building trainings; as well as of development and tools for the NX design platform of more than 30 employees.
• Conceptualization and institution of performance-based competency mapping and career individual development plans (IDPs) throughout the company.
• Facilitation of critical skills manning assessment across all departments, along with curriculum development, training needs and return on investment (ROI) evaluation, and training schedule arrangement.
• Creation of specialized job aids as instructor and system administrator for the Plateau Learning Management System (LMS).
• Streamlining of HR processes in training, talent development, and compensation to ensure HR function’s alignment with business objectives and drive business results.
• Fulfillment of project management responsibilities for the pre- and post-implementation of the learning and performance module of Success Factors and Cornerstone OnDemand; commendation for successful implementations through planning, process design, configuration, and user acceptance testing.

Jan 2004 – Dec 2006 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Norfolk, VA

Jan 2002 – Dec 2004 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Sep 2001 – Dec 2002 · 1 yr 3 mos

Jan 1991 – Jan 2016 · 25 yrs

• Administration of the acquisition of highly qualified professionals to fill critical wartime specialty officer positions across six states.
• Adept at maintaining coordination among Navy Operational Support Centers, Navy Reserve Forces Command, and Navy Recruiting Command.
• Expert oversight to the ongoing implementation of a total force concept with the Navy Reserve by providing critical back fill support to the active duty fleet.
• Hands-on supervision to six enlisted personnel as department head for Readiness Command Northeast, which included the placement of more than 3,000 selected reservists in billets across the Northeast Region.
• Organization of the staffing, budgeting, and reallocation of resources across the Navy Reserve Forces, including the realignment of Navy Operational Support Centers and force shaping across enlisted and officer communities.
• Keen management of a full-cycle employment process in the United States Navy to recruit critical wartime specialty positions, including engineers, medical, and dental professionals, as well as intelligence officers.
• Known for exemplifying outstanding performance as resident expert for reserve officer programs across the nation.
• Execution of recruiting hiring plans across various states, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island for job fairs, extensive networking, community activities, and center of influences.
• Acknowledgment for transitioning an underperforming division to achieve the #1 ranking in less than six months.

Jan 1996 – Sep 2001 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Groton, CT