Matthew Cammarata
Summary
Recent Industrial/Organizational Psychology graduate with extensive experience in project management, training, and customer service. Combines advanced education and learning models with a proven track record of leveraging empirically supported behavioral insights to improve performance, engagement, and ROI.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Neighborhood Expert
Applebee's
Miller Place
05.2014 - Current
- Act as lead trainer for front-of-house positions, successfully training and onboarding new hires. Awarded Trainer of the Year in 2019 for the Northeast Region of Doherty Enterprise's franchised restaurants (over 80+ restaurants).
- Establish rapport with new guests and maintains relationships with regulars while bartending, often resulting in a separate wait list for the bar known as the 'Matt Wait.'
HR Consultant (Internship)
Compass Workforce Solutions
Hauppauge
09.2023 - 01.2024
- Executed comprehensive recruitment tasks for client organizations.
- Synthesized and organized company handbooks and new hire kits for seamless onboarding of employees.
- Tracked, organized, and illustrated client time & attendance data into deliverables.
Contractor Coordinator
Innovative Field Services
St. James, NY
12.2018 - 10.2021
- Managed work queues, oversaw training, and evaluated performance for 30+ contracting companies across the Eastern Seaboard.
- Achieved efficient order management by conducting thorough market research and utilizing planning/estimating software, including Excel and XactPRM, to direct staff.
- Boosted on-time rates by implementing performance management strategies, resulting in improved work completion for 90% of area companies.
- Increased job opportunities for contractors by negotiating pricing and securing job orders through engagement with government agencies, banks, and private servicers.
Education
Master of Arts - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY05.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY12.2017
Skills
- Personality Assessments (Hogan Certification, Predictive Index, Myers-Briggs)
- Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Google Workspace (Slides, Meet, Sheets)
- Statistic Software (SPSS, Jamovi)
- HR Information Systems (UKG, Ultipro, Workday)
- Qualtrics
- Experience in leadership
- Project Management
- Human Resources Consulting
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Stakeholder Management
Affiliations
- Co-Editor-in-Chief - Hofstra's I/O Psychology Newsletter (from 12/2022)
- Member - Association for Talent Development Long Island (ATDLI) (from 09/2023)
- Member - New York Metropolitan Association of Applied Psychology (Metro) (from 11/2022)
- Member - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) (from 09/2022)
- Volunteer - Wow-A-Friend Foundation (from 05/2014)
- Treasurer - I/O Psychology Student Association of Hofstra University (04/2023, 05/2024)
Timeline
HR Consultant (Internship)
Compass Workforce Solutions
09.2023 - 01.2024
Contractor Coordinator
Innovative Field Services
12.2018 - 10.2021
Neighborhood Expert
Applebee's
05.2014 - Current
Master of Arts - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Hofstra University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Syracuse University