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Nicole Odekirk

Denver,CO

Summary

Passionate Resource Manager with strong background in strategic resource allocation, reporting analysis, and team relationship building. Demonstrated ability to drive solutions for staffing supply and demand requests to further optimize resource capacity and utilization while staffing resources on projects that align with career goals.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Resource Manager

Merkle
Denver, CO
10.2020 - Current
  • Accurately manage the working capacity and utilization trends of 200 resources
  • Lead weekly collaboration meetings to analyze pipeline supply and resource demand to strategically optimize resource forecasts and align staff to projects that match skill sets and career goals
  • Enhanced weekly reporting by implementing process improvements and establishing a specialized reporting structure for average of 10 teams, fostering data accuracy and transparency among team leads
  • Review FLASH forecast with finance, HR, and Operations to balance internal resourcing costs

Onboarding Facilitator

Oracle
Denver, CO
08.2019 - 04.2020
  • Organized and managed monthly onsite orientation sessions for groups consisting of 23 senior-level executives
  • Oversaw $500,000 onboarding budget and performed detailed analysis to forecast costs
  • Project managed 7 person marketing team for internal creative deliverables
  • Conducted research to enhance training materials by identifying opportunities, challenges, and content effectiveness
  • Analyzed hiring trends and provided valued feedback to management

Project Manager

Core Creative
Milwaukee, WI
10.2017 - 06.2019
  • Delivered successful project outcomes for 53 rotating clients, meeting timelines and staying within budget
  • Facilitated training sessions to educate the internal team on project management software
  • Successfully managed coordination efforts, scheduling tasks, and estimating project deliverables for 6-person teams
  • Managed and tracked project budgets, providing regular updates to the leadership team on a monthly basis

Project Coordinator

Misix, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
05.2017 - 10.2017
  • Developed and maintained project plans, schedules and budgets to ensure successful completion of 20 projects
  • Collaborated with Account Executive Team to prioritize and estimate deadlines
  • Diligently managed the internal project scheduling database, keeping files organized and accurate
  • Conducted consistent project documentation reviews, effectively communicating findings with the appropriate Account Team

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
05.2017

Certification

  • Google Data Analytics Certificate
  • Game Changing Talents of Dentsu Graduate

Timeline

Senior Resource Manager

Merkle
10.2020 - Current

Onboarding Facilitator

Oracle
08.2019 - 04.2020

Project Manager

Core Creative
10.2017 - 06.2019

Project Coordinator

Misix, Inc.
05.2017 - 10.2017

Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Nicole Odekirk