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.
