Experience

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  Radford university

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Undergraduate research assistant

  • Utilized a variety of microbiology techniques including collecting soil samples, inoculating broths, plating, pipetting, practicing use of sterile techniques, and standard autoclave procedures.• Analyzed the growth and development of inoculated soil samples that were present on agar plates.• Performed scientific techniques and used a variety of scientific equipment. • Organized, analyzed, and interpreted data utilizing Microsoft Excel. • Formatted and finalized lab reports using Microsoft Word. • Results of research indicated that the strongest bacteriocin producers grew best when grown on nutrient agar and tryptic soy agar in preparation for in-vivo work.• Presented research at the American Society for Microbiology to professors, employers, and students in December 2018. Show less

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  Radford university

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Teachers assistant for microbiology

  • Set-up Microbiology laboratory experiments• Instructional teaching• Prepared media and lab cultures• Experience with concentration and dilution calculations for media preparation• Provided guidance to students on proper lab procedure and technique.

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  Yrci

  May 2019 - Dec 2021

  Human resources specialist

  • DEU certified• Analyze position descriptions to develop job analyses, assessment questionnaires, and recruitment packages.• Create and post job opportunity announcements using USA Staffing. • Track assignments through eAuthentication; requesting updated documents such as AD332s, FLSAs, SF52s, etc.• Adjudicate veteran’s preference while performing applicant qualifications and determining eligibilities; experience with DEU (Delegated Examining Unit) and MP (Merit Promotion) qualifications as well as Direct Hire Authority and DEMO/Scientific positions.• Issue selection certificates of qualified applicants to hiring managers using USA Staffing.• Experience applying and interpreting Federal HR laws, policies, and agency specific operating procedures.• Trained other employees on the development of job analyses, assessment questionnaires, and vacancy announcements, as well as how to make appropriate determinations regarding applicant qualifications.• Knowledge and use of USA Staffing and Office of Personnel Management compensation policy.• Extend offers of employment to selected candidates within the guidelines of Office of Personnel Management.• Draft Tentative and Final offer letters to selected candidates.• Review, prepare, and code Accession SF-52s.• Create interagency requests and suitability tickets• Help set salaries based off of OPM guidelines.• Discuss recruitment strategies with hiring managers and higher-level senior management.• Act as the point of contact responsible for initial applicant inquiries and requests in a timely manner.• Audit closed case files for accuracy and performing case close outs. • Provide human resources advisory services to employees and managers regarding staffing and recruitment, and position management. • In the absence of my team lead, I performed her duties to include quality review of other assistant’s work Show less

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  U.s. government publishing office

  Dec 2021 - now

  Lead human capital specialist

  • DEU certified• Analyzing position descriptions to develop job analyses, assessment questionnaires, and recruitment packages.• Creating and posting job opportunity announcements using USA Staffing. • Adjudicating veteran’s preference while performing applicant qualifications and determining eligibilities; experience with DEU (Delegated Examining Unit) and MP (Merit Promotion) qualifications as well as Direct Hire Authority• Assisted with GPO’s recent graduate program to hire 50+ recent graduates using OPMs new hurdle assessments.• Issuing selection certificates of qualified applicants to hiring managers using USA Staffing.• Experience applying and interpreting Federal HR laws, policies, and agency specific operating procedures.• Experience with different pay scales such as PQ, PG, KX, KM, KP. Etc. and day/night shifts. • Attention to detail, data quality, and data integrity.• Knowledge and use of USA Staffing and Office of Personnel Management compensation policy.• Extend offers of employment to selected candidates within the guidelines of Office of Personnel Management compensation policy.• Draft Tentative offer letters to selected candidates.• Help set salaries based off of OPM guidelines.• Discussing recruitment strategies with hiring managers and higher-level senior management.• Ability to execute a wide range of HR information systems, databases, and retrieval methods to provide data for reporting purposes. • Act as the point of contact responsible for initial applicant inquiries and requests in a timely manner.• Audit closed case files for accuracy and performing case close outs through USA Staffing and Monster. • Provide human resources advisory services to employees and managers regarding staffing and recruitment, classification and position management. Show less