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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Human Resources Specialist @ Veterans Benefits Administration | Staffing, Recruitment

  • Education

    • Iowa State University

      2007 - 2012
      Bachelor of Science Agricultural Studies

      Activities and Societies: •Iowa State University Cyclone Football Marching/Pep Band (2007, 2008, 2009) •Tau Beta Sigma - National Honorary Band Service Sorority (2007, 2008)

  • Experience

    • Iowa National Guard

      Mar 2008 - now
      • Human Resources Sergeant

        May 2016 - now
      • HR Information Systems Specialist

        Dec 2018 - Feb 2020
      • HR Classification Specialist

        May 2019 - Jan 2020
      • AMEDD Technician

        Sept 2016 - Dec 2018
      • Admin Assistant

        Dec 2015 - Sept 2016
      • 42A Human Resources Specialist

        Apr 2014 - May 2016
      • 42R Army Bandsmen

        Mar 2008 - Mar 2014
    • Centrum Valley Farms

      Feb 2013 - Feb 2014
      Food Safety Manager & Compliance Specialist

      Food Safety Manager•Accomplished quality assurance objectives by recruiting, training, scheduling, communication, monitoring and enforcing policies •Supervised a staff of 10, responsible for assuring quality, safety and stability of eggs and egg products•Maintained accuracy and compliance of audit and quality records with SQF and HACCP requirements•Handled and undertook corrective and preventive actions to resolve nonconformity issues involving product, process and service qualityCompliance Specialist•Maintained database and imparted support to Compliance Manager•Extensive auditing and reporting of all complexes•Auditing of bird movement crews and animal handling techniques•Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel•Document review and verification Show less

    • Iowa Select Farms

      Mar 2014 - Jun 2015
      Animal Well-Being Specialist

      • Animal Well-Being and Biosecurity Audits on various types of farms• Assisted in employee training (Animal Well-Being, PQA+ Certification, TQA Certification)• Extensive data-entry and use of Microsoft Excel• Emphasis of on-farm training and interaction with employees/contractors

    • Veterans Benefits Administration

      Feb 2020 - now
      Human Resources Specialist

      - provides human resources management in the areas of staffing, recruitment, benefits delivery, and consultative services- in depth knowledge of federal management and human resource principles, theories, and practices and how they relate to human resource development functions

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Meat Plant Welfare Auditing

      PAACO
      Jan 2016
    • CPR, First Aid, AED, and Blood Borne Pathogen Training

      American Red Cross
      May 2012