Sakeithea Rodgers, MBA, SHRM-SCP

Experience

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  Signature Management Group (SMG) Inc

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

  Human Resources Consultant

  • Serves as a seasoned staff resource in HR staffing and classification. Responds to and resolves the most complex HR staffing questions and Issues, researching related legal and regulatory requirements to properly advise senior management on most effective and appropriate hiring methods.• Exercises technical leadership by providing recommendations and assisting in the development of HR Operational policies and procedures on recruitment and placement issu.es of a precedent ·setting nature.• Assists in preparing and ensuring accuracy of assigned personnel actions.• Assist management officials on recruitment sources and develops strategies to ensure maximum results to staffing requirements. • Determines in conjunction with managers and/or subject-matter experts, the most advantageous method of recruitment. • Coordinates with appropriate employment enters, and Federal Job Information centers such as the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) USA Jobs, to ensure appropriate advertisement. • Makes use of special employment programs for students, veterans, the disabled, underutilized employees, minorities, and disadvantaged candidates. • Works closely with assigned servicing areas to develop job analyses and crediting plans to ensure adequacy and accuracy of job elements.• Utilizes knowledge of HR Information technology systems such as Hiring Management, USAJobs, and Corporate HR Information System (CHRIS) to assist in preparing and posting vacancy announcements, rank applicants, develop selection certificates, and review personnel actions to be processed. • Maintains knowledge of Delegated Examining Unit (DEU) procedures and regulations and maintains a current DEU certification from OPM. Assist in Adjudicating veteran's preference on all DEU announcements. • Counsels selecting officials regarding merit promotion and DEU requirements, placement, and veteran's preference procedures. Show less

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  Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc.

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2015

  Sr. Human Resources Specialist

  • Serve as Sr. Human Resources Specialist in support of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)• Augment federal HR Specialist position management functions through their 2015 hiring • Conduct all HR functions to include but not limited to: • Prepare and post job vacancies; job analysis; review position descriptions; o Conduct minimum qualifications; o Create and issue certificate of eligibles;o Issue tentative and firm job offers; o Request SF-75 information, o Create new positions and job codes in HR Connect, o Monitor and track accession actions in NFC, o Update position records and conduct pay setting for new hires. • Ensure compliance with Title 5, DEU, Veterans Preference, Merit Promotions Plan• Ensure hiring is devoid of veterans violations, prohibited personnel practices, and Merit system principle violations • Advise managers on strategic hiring which includes succession planning, position management, best practices, non-competitive appointments, appropriate use of competitive examining, and diversity and inclusion. Show less

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  ADC Management Solutions

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  Sr. Human Resources Specialist

  • Serve as Sr. Human Resources Specialist in support of shared services center. In support of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)perform the following responsibilities:• Prepare robust, valid and reliable job analysis and assessment tools as well as clear, concise, and accurate vacancy announcements.• Prepare and post JOA’s on USAjobs via Career Connector.• Track vacancy announcement components using the ARC PAWS system• Perform eligibility analysis on applicants• Prepare selection certificates• Adjudicates veterans’ preference • Issue certificate of eligibles• Communicate and apply special hiring authorities with managers• Issue tentative and firm job offers• Conduct paysetting for new hires/transfers/reassignments in accordance paysetting authority.• Conduct peer reviews through various phases of the hiring process for other staffers. Show less

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  Tae Pedro & Associates

  Oct 2015 - Sept 2017

  Sr. Human Resources Consultant

  • Serve as an adviser to EIA management regarding merit system principles, delegated examining, special appointing authorities, and other hiring strategies• Develop recommendations for recruitment strategies and other initiatives to facilitate the success of EIA’s recruitment program• Assist in the production of recruitment brand identity materials• Establish long-term partnerships with key educational institutions• Make recommendations for an EIA workforce plan while assessing and anticipating current and future work trends• Recommend end-to-end recruitment business processes• Advise and assist in the preparation and implementation of written guidance on position management• Makes classification recommendations for positions in the GS/EJ/SES pay schedules Show less

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  Addx Corporation

  Oct 2015 - Sept 2018

  Sr. Human Resources Consultant

  • Serve as an adviser to EIA management regarding merit system principles, delegated examining, special appointing authorities, and other hiring strategies• Provide functional program level human resources support services in the areas of recruitment, retention, performance management, management training, awards and compensation oversight, policy development, succession planning, workforce analysis and workforce development. • Develop recommendations for recruitment strategies and other initiatives to facilitate the success of EIA’s recruitment program• Assist in the production of recruitment brand identity materials• Establish long-term partnerships with key educational institutions• Make recommendations for an EIA workforce plan while assessing and anticipating current and future work trends• Recommend end-to-end recruitment business processes• Advise and assist in the preparation and implementation of written guidance on position management• Develop and/or modify position descriptions required to initiate the recruitment process; Makes classification recommendations for positions in the GS/EJ/SES pay schedules• Assist management in identifying skill gaps in current employees; paramount duties for desired position series, and grade determining factors. • Revamped EIA’s award process to include Monetary Awards such as On-the-Spot and Special Acts; Secretary Honor Awards; EIA Distinguished and Career Service Awards; and the Length of Service Recognition Program.• Identified key breakdowns in previous processes to include the transition of work functions• Prepared nine standard operating procedures (SOPs) Show less

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  Talent Acquisition & Management Solutions

  Jul 2016 - now

  President/CEO
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  AEIO LLC

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2018

  Sr. Human Resources Consultant

  • Augment federal staffing specialist • Prepare robust, valid and reliable job analysis and assessment tools as well as • clear, concise, and accurate vacancy announcements.• Prepare and post JOA’s on USAjobs via USA Staffing.• Track vacancy announcement components using the FDA contractor Sharepoint site• Perform eligibility analysis on applicants• Prepare selection certificates• Adjudicates veterans’ preference • Issue certificate of eligibles

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  DSFederal

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  • Serve as a senior Human Resources and Program Specialist, responsible for strategic planning and analysis for the National Capital Region (NCR) Medical Directorate human resources (HR) programs. • Manage a strategic planning program that provides a central focus for the management of all facets of NCR Medical Directorate’s HR programs. • Provide the human capital office and the human resources liaisons, in the subordinate military treatment facilities (MTFs), as well as JPC with authoritative interpretation and instructions on laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. • Develop guidance on appropriate course of action to resolve difficult and unique HR issues/problems. Determine areas of procedural and regulatory deficiencies and provides recommendations to correct or improve personnel practices. • Interpret laws, regulations, executive orders, policies, and OPM decisions, assessing their applicability to complex or broad issues and problems. • Provide guidance, in coordination with the DHA, to effect human resources program initiatives; mandates the application of appointing authorities, such as direct hire authorities, new salary rates or schedules, implementation of new qualification/classification standards, and execution of appeal decisions. Show less

  • Leadership Training Development Manager

    Aug 2017 - Sept 2017

  • Sr. Policy Analyst

    Jun 2017 - Sept 2017
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  RIVA Solutions, Inc.

  Sept 2018 - Jul 2019

  Project Manager

  Identify, distribute and balance contractor team’s workloads and tasks. • Serve as centralized point of contact for customer management and government point of contacts (GPOC)• Cross-train contractor team which enable the team for assignment rotation in cases of absences, back up support, and work surgesMonitors team status/progress of work and makes necessary assignment adjustments in accordance with established priorities and deadlines obtained from GPOC.• Estimate and report to GPOC on expected work completion, communicating early and in writing, when/if any delays or anticipated issues. • Instruct contractor team on specific task and job techniques, in accordance with government guidance and SOPs, ensuring team has necessary up-to-date desk guides, job aids, QRGs, policies, SOPs, etc., and request any additional information from GPOC as necessary. • Maintain current knowledge on relevant regulations, policies, and directives.• Check on team’s work in progress and spot check work to ensure quality and timeliness. • Review completed team’s work to verify that GPOCs instruction on work sequence, procedures, method and deadlines have been met.• Amend or reject team’s work not meeting established standards.• Manage and act upon any contractor team member’s performance and/or conduct issues (develop performance improvement plans/training plans when necessary). • Submit monthly contract activity report to GPOCs; lead monthly status meetings with GPOCs.• Lead Biweekly check in meetings (with GPOCs), per GPOC schedules.• Lead monthly status meeting (with GPOCs).• Advise GPOCs early, and in writing, When significant problems are identified; and make recommendations on process improvements (part of monthly report deliverable). Show less