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Contract position

Human Resources: Recruiter at George Mason University / Facilities and Campus Operations (2025-12 – Present)

Contract position

• Connect talented professionals with exciting career opportunities in the skilled trades industry.
• Source and attract candidates through various channels including career fairs and Virginia Workforce.
• Evaluate, screen, and interview candidates to ensure a good match for client needs.
• Build and maintain relationships with candidates and hiring managers.
• Manage applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment software to streamline hiring processes.
• Stay informed about industry-specific certifications, licensing, and labor laws related to skilled trades.
• Collaborate with team members and adapt to changing recruitment requirements.

Recruiter at Shirley Contracting Company, LLC (2021-10 – 2025-05)

Full cycle recruitment

• Partner with hiring managers including Operations Managers and Vice Presidents for hiring and recruiting needs.
• Design and implement aggressive recruitment sourcing and advertising strategies including diverse recruitment strategies.
• Attract passive candidates and build pipelines through cold calling and networking.
• Lead and participate in hiring and networking events.
• Conduct phone screens and in-person interviews, and schedule try outs as needed.
• Coordinate pre-employment testing and communicate to appropriate parties on completion and pending issues.
• Process all new hires via Workday.
• Build requisitions in Workday, candidate flow management within Workday, disposition candidates and refresh requisitions.
• Conduct orientations and onboarding in English and Spanish simultaneously.
• Manage employee referral process and payment.
• Translate documents and media communications to Spanish.
• Serve as an interpreter for employee relations issues.
• Design and create HR communications utilizing InDesign and Poppulo for company-wide employees.

Office Administrator at Next Realty, LLC (2021-01 – 2021-10)

• Lead effort and day to day administration of small commercial real estate firm active in Virginia, DC, Maryland and West VA
• Chief of Staff duties for CEO, including internal meeting scheduling, coordinating office activities and operations, assisting CEO with travel and expense reporting, and several other critical tasks.
• Real Estate license renewal coordination.
• Human Resources lead responsible for onboarding and offboarding.
• Support budgeting, invoicing and interface with bookkeepers and accountants. Reconcile accounts.
• Commission accounting-billing and collections.
• Accounts payable to outside vendors.
• Technology liaison to outside vendors/consultants. Provide desktop support to CEO and realtor staff.
• Prepare client presentations and documentation.
• Assist CEO in property management duties including annual budgeting, payment of vendors, coordinating day to day maintenance, occasional shopping center visits and inspections.

Executive/ Administrative and Marketing Assistant at Shirley Contracting Company, LLC (2019-03 – 2021-01)

Contract position

• Manage CEO's and President's calendars, schedule meetings with internal VP's and Operations Managers as well as external partners and committee members.
• Draft and process agreements; Subcontracts, POs, RAs, PSAs, DBAs.
• Write, design and distribute employee communications via Poppulo.
• Assist HR and Marketing departments with translations and interpretations.

Auditor/Translator at FEMA/ Intellectus (2017-09 – 2019-03)

Contract position

• Audit and Translate FEMA applications from hurricane disaster victims from hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Harvey.

Sales and Marketing Assistant and Project Coordinator at The St. Joe Company (2006-05 – 2010-04)

• Perform market/demographic research using MLS, REARS and Metro Market Trends to provide reports.
• Plan and execute special events for residential communities and commercial properties.
• Organize press trips, press release distribution & public relations outreach for St. Joe residential communities throughout the NW Florida properties.
• Oversee the contract process related to all sales and marketing activities.
• Assist with content management and update St. Joe Website, translate content into Spanish.
• Assist VP of Commercial Development, VP of Commercial Sales and the Sales and Development Teams.
• Coordinate the ICSC Conferences in Las Vegas and Orlando by creating, editing and producing collateral materials to exhibit St. Joe's Commercial properties in NW Florida.
• Assist with the development of builder plans and elevations, monitor budgets, and process invoices.

Executive Assistant to President/CEO & Owner at Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation (2005-10 – 2006-03)

• Assist high profile President/CEO/Owner with management of commercial properties in NYC & National Design Centers.
• Manage calendar and schedule meetings.
• Provide personal assistance; communicate with household staff and general contractors in Spanish.
• Coordinate travel arrangements for President as well as other C-suite executives.

Executive Assistant to Executive VP and VP at Tishman Hotel Corporation (2004-04 – 2005-10)

• Assist Executive Vice President and Managing Director in daily activities relating to Hotel Acquisitions.
• Process proposals for hotel properties and use discretion due to highly sensitive information.

Marketing Assistant for Global Marketing Department at Calvin Klein Cosmetics Company (1999-03 – 2004-02)

• Prepare and present upcoming promotional seasons for the brands; Obsession, Escape, Contradiction and Corporate to both Global and Regional Marketing Departments.
• Develop and maintain product lines for Obsession, Escape, Contradiction brands.
• Develop, produce and launch limited edition for Obsession: Sheer Obsession.
• Analyze promotional performance program sell-thru and new product introductions on a seasonal basis and present annual marketing plan.
• Serve as liaison between support groups (PR, Regional Marketing, Sales Operations, Advertising, Consumer Relations) and Brand Team.

Executive Assistant to the Worldwide CFO at Burson Marsteller (1997-01 – 1998-10)

• Assist the CFO, Controller and two Managing Director on day-to-day operations of public relations firm.
• Serve as Worldwide Headquarter's point of contact for CFO in four regions: US, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America
• Prepare monthly commentary for BM's worldwide distribution.
• Coordinate, organize and prepare business plans for Worldwide Operating Committee.
• Organize, coordinate, and attend company retreats.

Administrative Assistant in the Pathology Department's Business Office at Columbia University (1994-01 – 1996-12)

• Prepare govt./non govt. Applications and monitor fiscal matters totaling $7M.
• Interact and inform Research Scientists of grant activity, salary information and budget proposals.
• Provide administrative support for investigators and serve as liaison between authors of scientific papers & editors.
• Design and photograph department's brochure for students applying to graduate school.
• Organize Pathology, Alzheimer's and Grand Rounds seminars and yearly Biomedical Symposium.

Executive Assistant to the President of Facilities at Columbia University (1992-05 – 1994-12)

• Assist President of Facilities Management with administrative tasks and calendar management.
• Facilitate communication between Project Managers, Engineers, and Facilities Operations.

Senior Visa Official at Consulate of Spain (1991-05 – 1992-04)

• Liaison between Consular applicants, the Consul General of Spain and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Interview applicants from the NY tri state area, DE., PA., for processing and issuing of Visas for entry to Spain.
• Translate legal documents such as work permits, marriage certificates, and police reports.

Spanish, French – Fordham University (1987-09 – 1991-05)