MICHAEL PERRY
Porter
Summary
Staff Analyst recognized for exceptional productivity and efficient task execution. Expertise in data analysis, process improvement, and strategic planning drives streamlined operations and informed decision-making. Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities enhance cross-functional collaboration and support organizational goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Analyst - Technical Writer
City of Houston
Houston
07.2023 - Current
- Conducts research and uses analytics to determine the policy and procedure needs of the department.
- Has created over 125 policies and procedures since July 2023.
- Attends job fairs to promote open positions; liaises with area high school administrators in the recruitment effort of interns.
- Maintains the employee assessment database as the department performance administrator, and also as the department training administrator. Achieved 100% compliance with annual assessments for the first time since 2013.
- Created a 5-hour online new hire orientation course, which eliminated the need for employees to be lost for two full workdays.
- Assigned Parking and Transit Coordinator duties in June 2025, conducted an audit resulting in a refund for FY 2025, and a $7,500 savings for FY 2026.
Senior HR Generalist / Lead Recruiter
City of Houston
Houston
11.2015 - 07.2023
- Created recruitment strategies
- Reviewed existing policies and procedures to provide recommendations for enhancing productivity, recruitment, hiring processes and talent management
- Revised client hiring guidelines annually since 2017; efforts led to streamlining hiring process from 9-months down to 3-months
- Contributed to annual performance appraisals by working with supervisors to achieve consistency and compliance with established procedures
- Trained, mentored, and collaborated with client staff to ensure successful integration of new hires while minimizing attrition
- Maintained Applicant Tracking System
- Maximized team knowledge training, monitoring by developing training and directing teammates in best practices and regulatory
Director of Security
New Life Church
Kingwood
02.2016 - 08.2021
- Oversaw safety of guests, employees and and assets by enforcing and regulating security policies and procedures and monitoring and maintaining security systems for 7-acre facility and buildings
- Directed security services and safety functions to align key processes with goals and objectives of organization and regulatory compliance
- Developed and grew staff competencies through team development, implementation and support of specific training for various responsibilities
- Coordinated emergency evacuation drills and exercises and developed and improved emergency procedures.
Client Relations Manager / HR Manager
City of Houston
Houston
03.2014 - 10.2015
- Collected and logged client feedback about service experience to identify areas for improvement; fostered client trust by addressing concerns and needs by developing and using targeted problem-solving.
- Collaborated with executive staff on developing varied delivery systems to inform customers of additional services offered by Houston Airport System to develop opportunities for sales revenue
- Built partnerships with diverse internal teams and sales, finance and operations departments to streamline processes
- Established new business relationship with background investigations vendor to expedite candidate verifications within 48-hr turnaround, resulting in onboarding all FY 2015 new hires within 1-week of clearance
- Served as Houston Airport System’s Chief Human Resource Officer proxy during development and implementation of Employee Self-Serve HRIS platform
Project Coordinator / Trainer
City of Houston
Houston
08.2012 - 08.2013
- Coordinated presentations for customers and project members to detail project scope; conducted analysis provided objective recommendations; delivered professional development curriculum to diverse workforce; maintained course offerings in SABA/LMS; developed and oversaw delivery of Train-the-Trainer to 85 adjunct trainers across 30 sites
- Provided more than 500 hours of instructor-led classroom instruction to over 15,000 adult learners
- Developed Instructor manuals and course materials for four (4) instructional courses
- Implementation of newly developed HEAR (Houston Employee Assessment and Review) Employee Assessment program led to immediate impact of 99.7% of city employees having their 2012 annual performance assessment completed on-time, versus 62.3% for 2021
Education
Master of Science - Organizational Management & Leadership
Springfield College - School of Human Services
Springfield, MA04.2013
Bachelor of Science - Human Services / Criminal Justice
Springfield College - School of Human Services, Leadership
Springfield, MA12.2011
Skills
- Community relations
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Team building
- Decision making
- Time management
- Verbal and written communication
- Regulatory compliance
- Policy writing
- Data analysis
- Employee training
- Recruitment strategies
- Performance management
- Project management
- Database management
- Process improvement
- Customer service
- Team collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Effective communication
- Quantitative analysis
- Report generation
- Microsoft Excel
- Organizational development
Timeline
Staff Analyst - Technical Writer
City of Houston
07.2023 - Current
Director of Security
New Life Church
02.2016 - 08.2021
Senior HR Generalist / Lead Recruiter
City of Houston
11.2015 - 07.2023
Client Relations Manager / HR Manager
City of Houston
03.2014 - 10.2015
Project Coordinator / Trainer
City of Houston
08.2012 - 08.2013
Master of Science - Organizational Management & Leadership
Springfield College - School of Human Services
Bachelor of Science - Human Services / Criminal Justice
Springfield College - School of Human Services, Leadership
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