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KRISTIN ANDRES

Bartlett,IL

Summary

Determined Resource Manager adept at assigning tasks to team members based on individual strengths. Communicated with key project stakeholders to ascertain project requirements.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Resource Manager & Lead Recruiter

JIT Resources
01.2018 - 01.2024
  • Efficiently allocated resources to ensure all client deadlines and priorities were met resulting in 90% project completion rate
  • Managed contractor resources to ensure client projects were resourced effectively and efficiently
  • Utilized company work management software to identify employee and contractors' capacity for all client needs
  • Recruited, screened and updated resource management software for 300+ employees and contractors to ensure individual resource skillset, experience, and availability were continuously accurate
  • Reviewed scheduling, utilization and forecasting to provide updates to sales and leadership stakeholders in making staffing decisions
  • Performed Director level duties for team members while department Director was out on long term leave 3 different times
  • Assisted in designing and creation of company Resource Management dashboards
  • Collaborated on weekly basis with sales and operations teams to identify projected staffing needs are in place for high-odds pursuits likely to close in near term
  • Reallocated resources or assigned additional staff as needed to ensure client needs are satisfied appropriately
  • Conducted research to identify alternate staffing solutions and/or alternate processes for improvement
  • Maintained communications with clients to be their trusted advisor regarding their expectations for project timelines, responsiveness, accuracy, service quality, thoroughness, and sense of urgency
  • Provided Full Life Cycle Recruiting and talent acquisitions for 25+ clients across country
  • Managed 15+ resources at one time for multiple client projects across country
  • Performed advanced administration functions including: initiation, formatting resumes, posting open positions on job boards, tracking and follow-up on BGCs, employee verifications and reference checks
  • Prepared and debriefed candidates on interviews with clients
  • Resolved staffing conflicts to satisfaction of all parties, which may have included identifying creative staffing alternatives and negotiating with project PM or client.

Self Employed

Stay At Home Mom
01.2011 - 01.2018
  • Formulated and balanced budget, paying bills and identifying cost-saving opportunities for household of two adults and two children
  • Kept track of grocery inventory, making sure items moved on FIFO basis, saving household $3,000+ a year in grocery shopping expenses
  • Coordinated 8+ weekly appointments and engagements with 100% accuracy
  • Managed household responsibilities while volunteering on PTA board member, successfully organizing fundraisers that raised over $10,000 for local school year after year
  • Managed household responsibilities while volunteering as a Board member for youth sports leagues, successfully coordinating team schedules and organizing fundraisers that raised over $6,000 for league year after year
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Supported husband while battling stage 4 metastatic cancer and nursed back to health dealing with severe complications with treatments.
  • Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
  • Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.

Business Analyst

U.S. Cellular
01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Spearheaded discussions to capture stakeholder needs and business requirements for multiple system enhancements during analysis phase of project
  • Various projects were to streamline system functionality resulting in cost savings of approximately $750k year
  • Produce documentation with multiple business departments to improve system functionality
  • Ensured business requirements were fully understood by technical team members prior to development of system solution documents and project estimates
  • Resulting that all technical and functional design documents conformed to system requirements and met business requirements
  • Collaborated with business community and IT for communication related to business needs, requirements, and system functionality
  • Resulting in projects being completed on time and within budget
  • Handled Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) process for assigned projects
  • Ensuring that all requirements defined for system enhancements were tested in test protocols.

Sr. Systems Analyst/PM

Verizon Wireless
01.1989 - 01.2009
  • Managed multiple small to medium-sized system development projects to successful implementation within 3–6-month period
  • Conducted project kick-off meetings, defined project objectives and scope, tracked risks, assumptions, and managed detailed project schedules using Microsoft tools and Excel
  • Produced requirements documentation with multiple business departments to improve system functionality
  • Developed and maintained productive working relationships with project owners, business functions, IT developers, vendors, and other project stakeholders
  • Created use cases to explain business requirements to IT team to ensure full understanding of system functionality needs for completion of development efforts within budget
  • Participated in coordination efforts of projects UAT (User Acceptance Testing) phase
  • Conducted regular meetings, facilitated communications, ensured coordination, and cooperation among team members
  • Planned and facilitated project review meetings to expedite requirements and resolution of project issues
  • Guided team on resource requirements, tasks, dependencies, deliverables, risks, and other issues through life cycle of project
  • Established customer expectations of project scope, deliverables, procedures for project communications and dissemination of information for team members
  • Performed general office administrative tasks required for projects.
  • Spearheaded adoption of agile methodologies within teams which led to increased collaboration among cross functional groups.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Skills

  • Recruitment
  • Relationship Building
  • Technical Presentations
  • Interviewing
  • Pre-Employment Screening
  • Organization
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Excellent Communication
  • Team Management
  • Research
  • Project Planning
  • MS Office
  • Problem-Solving

Training

ServiceNow Platform

Certification

SCRUM: The Basics

Human Resources: Strategic Workforce Planning

Timeline

Resource Manager & Lead Recruiter

JIT Resources
01.2018 - 01.2024

Self Employed

Stay At Home Mom
01.2011 - 01.2018

Business Analyst

U.S. Cellular
01.2010 - 01.2011

Sr. Systems Analyst/PM

Verizon Wireless
01.1989 - 01.2009

Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration And Management

DePaul University

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