Gary James

Experience

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  Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County

  May 2007 - Jul 2007

  Publicity Intern

  Assisted Director with the logistics of opening a new gallerySecured Grand Opening publicity from local and regional news outletsManaged membership databaseCollaborated with design intern to create Museum’s official newsletter

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  Wabash College

  Apr 2008 - May 2010

  Conceptualized the design outline, compiled the research, drafted the manuscript, collected the images, and guided the production schedule for an original, 20-page freshman orientation promotional booklet, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, which connects two centuries of Wabash history and traditions with philanthropy Balanced and completed 9 time-sensitive projects, including the compilation of grant research on the graduation rates of Indiana college students and the completion of a report analyzing web traffic to evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising appeals. Show less

  • Editor-in-Chief, the Bachelor

    Sept 2006 - May 2010

  • Advancement Intern

    May 2008 - Aug 2008

  • Guest Writer

    Apr 2008 - Apr 2008
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  Montgomery County Hoosier

  Jul 2008 - Nov 2008

  Team Leader & Staging Location Director

  Led 4-month, county-wide volunteer recruitment and voter outreach and registration effort for Obama general election campaignwhich led to a 2,469-person increase in Democratic voter turnout and nearly 50% reduction in the local Republican victory margin from 2004 to 2008Organized total of 56 local volunteers to knock on hundreds of doors, to call thousands of potential supporters, to register dozens of new voters, and to provide candidate information to voters.

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  The Bachelor

  Aug 2008 - Apr 2009

  News Editor

  Managed news staff in weekly production of the Indiana Collegiate Press Association’s 2009 Small College Newspaper of the Year Edited all news submissions and designed 5 pages of news section on deadline each week Wrote award-winning in-depth news stories on campus security, a student death, and fraternity closing

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  NPR

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Morning Edition Intern

  Edited Frank Deford’s weekly commentary; fact-checked and pitched storiesWrote audio scripts read by Steve Inskeep for the Last Word in Business segment of Morning EditionEdited 38 audio scripts for the audio premiere of 2009 Intern Edition radio show and multimedia websiteMonitored reporters progress toward completing stories needed for upcoming shows

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  CentroNía

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2012

  4th and 5th Grade Inclusion Teacher

  Designed literacy intervention plan for six lowest-performing 4th graders that resulted in 1.3 years of reading growth based on Fountas and Pinnell running recordsDesigned and taught 4th grade plans that resulted in 74% mastery of prioritized math standardsDelivered services to students with special needs in compliance with the Individual with Disabilities in Education Improvement Act

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  Teach For America

  Dec 2012 - Jul 2015

  Identified alumni talent for a safe classroom story which led to anti-bullying training for corps membersPrevented thousands of dollars in waste by conducting quality checks for addresses on the distribution listRedesigned the advertising reservation process to be more efficient, which caused our advertising receipts to go from $100,000 in two months when I started to $100,000 in 20 days when I leftSynthesized administrative processes involving advertising, distribution, and paying independent contractors Show less

  • Communications Manager

    Jan 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Recruitment Associate

    Aug 2013 - Feb 2014

  • Associate

    Dec 2012 - Aug 2013
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  Google

  Jul 2015 - now

  Accelerate career development, enable retention, and enhance experience for Googlers from marginalized groups through individual coaching, internal mobility support, frontline HR intervention, advocacy within staffing and the business, and advising on people processes and strategies Minimized risk and maximized effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and experience in hiring Managed 9-person team to enable high-quality hiring decisions at scale for tech and non-tech job families

  • Program Manager, Workforce Planning

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Manager, Performance Management

    Apr 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Talent Retention and Progression Consultant

    Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Program Manager, Hiring Compliance

    Oct 2020 - Apr 2021

  • Manager, Talent Aquisition

    Mar 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Talent Acquisition Specialist and Program Manager

    Jul 2015 - Mar 2019