Human Resources Professional

Posted on: 2017-05-10

EDUCATION

University of Bielefeld, Germany                                                                                    Oct 2015 – Apr 2017

M.A. in Sociology

University of Southern California (USC), USA                                                                          Aug 2010 – Dec 2014

B.A. in Neuroscience / B.A. in Communication           

Psychology Honor Society

GPA: 3.5/4.0

University of Otago, New Zealand                                                                                  Jun 2013 – Dec 2013

Undergraduate Exchange Program

WORK EXPERIENCE

University of Bielefeld                                                                                                           Oct 2016 – Apr 2017

Graduate Student Assistant

• Organized graduate courses and seminars, serving as an academic advisor to students
• Assisted student learning, including the contact hours spent in the classroom, office hours,

answering student email, student advising, evaluating and making available course materials

Annenberg Digital News                                                                                                         Jan 2014 – Dec 2014

News Reporter

• Published news reports for America’s most widely-read university-based news publication
• Conducted interviews with key people, investigated leads, prepared visual aids, and gathered facts
• Corresponded with editors to determine pitch angles and research approaches to increase understanding

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)                                                     Mar 2014 – Jun 2014      

HR Compensation and Benefits Intern

• Handled confidential assignments and worked in a fast-paced, highly-visible environment
• Collaborated as part of a team administering transactions within HRIS containing 4,000+ employee records
• Consulted with IT executives to diagnose software issues and design strategic solutions
• Wrote and released more than 500 compensation offers for employment to recruiters on behalf of COO
• Documented Benefits Coordinator desk procedures and proofed SpaceX Enrolled Benefits Plan

USC Department of Transportation                                                                                              Jan 2011 – Dec 2013    

Supervisor / Recruiter / Trainer

• Directly supervised field operations of 130+ transportation employees
• Trained new hires through four day orientation program and conducted performance evaluations
• Received two promotions for safety and Employee of the Month for quality of service
• Facilitated up to 400 nightly phone calls while simultaneously logging and processing information
• Enforced incentive and disciplinary policies resulting in a consistent organizational structure

Channel Factory Media                                                                                                      May 2012 – Aug 2012

Associate Account Manager

• Secured PepsiCo as client and prepared +75 analytics reports for Fortune 500 clients such as Coca Cola and Nestle
• Applied SEO techniques to help clients around the world optimize business performance
• Analyzed metrics including trends, keywords, channel costs, budgets, sources, viewer retention, and demographics

SKILLS

Ultipro (Human Resources Information Systems), Jobvite (Applicant Tracking System), Statistics: R, SPSS, MS Office: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Social Media: YouTube Analytics, Twitter, Skype, WordPress, Wix, Technical Writing, Research, Leadership, Spanish (bilingual), German (intermediate)