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Renu Dalal

Northport,AL

Summary

Dedicated and results-driven Workforce Development Manager with 7 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing comprehensive workforce development programs. Skilled in collaborating with stakeholders, leading teams, and driving initiatives to enhance workforce productivity and skills development. Proven ability to identify emerging job opportunities, address skill gaps, and facilitate partnerships to support career advancement. Strong expertise in program management, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement, coupled with excellent communication and leadership skills. Committed to fostering inclusivity, diversity, and equitable access to employment opportunities.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AMP Workforce Program Manager

Alabama Mobility & Power (AMP) Center
University of Alabama
03.2023 - Current
  • Lead workforce development programs tailored to the EV industry, collaborating with internal teams and industry partners to identify skill gaps and training needs
  • Collaborate with faculty, staff, and industry partners to identify workforce needs and create relevant curriculum and training programs
  • Establish partnerships with educational institutions, government agencies, and industry associations to promote workforce development initiatives and access funding opportunities
  • Manage program budgets, including grant funding, and ensure adherence to financial guidelines
  • Coordinate outreach efforts to recruit participants and promote program offerings to the community
  • Evaluate program effectiveness through data analysis and assessment, making adjustments as needed to improve outcomes
  • Serve as a liaison between the university and external stakeholders, including employers, government agencies, and community organizations
  • Serve as a spokesperson and advocate for workforce development in the EV industry, presenting at conferences, workshops, and industry events.

Adjunct Professor

Culverhouse College of Business
University of Alabama
01.2023 - Current
  • Develop and teach undergraduate management course, especially Introduction to Human Resources and Leadership
  • Advise and mentor undergraduate students to help them develop research aptitude and gain pertinent research skills
  • Designed and administrated class activities to help students understand the practical applications of the organizational behavior theories and leadership theories.

Owner and Lead Trainer

Sutra Talent Consulting LLC
05.2021 - Current
  • Provide talent management consulting service to the clients
  • Designing effective talent and leadership development strategies and vision
  • Helping clients to improve talent acquisition results by leveraging technologies and streamlining processes
  • Collaborate with organizational leaders to enhance employees’ and organizational performance by introducing cohesive and future oriented talent management processes.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
University of Virginia
02.2022 - 05.2023
  • Analyze the existing faculty mentoring programs, leadership development programs, and policy impact evaluation for faculty affairs
  • Design faculty development and faculty mentoring programs from diversity, equity, and inclusion perspective.

Postdoc

University of Alabama
05.2022 - 02.2023

Graduate Administrative/Professional Assistant

Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
06.2017 - 08.2020
  • Provided consulting service to Indiana’s manufacturing organizations on organizational development needs
  • Partnered with HR and leadership teams to manage the processes and initiatives required to make the talent development strategies and vision
  • Collaborated with functional teams to identify, prioritize, and develop opportunities to further talent development programs and the employee engagement experience
  • Investigated and assessed training needs through surveys and interviews
  • Designed customized training and leadership programs
  • Advised HR functional teams on strategy and policy design opportunities to improve the workforce experience and advancement opportunities such as reducing the high turnover, employee engagement, and diversity & inclusion
  • Monitored employee’s performance and recommend scope, timeline, cost, or resources adjustments
  • Reviewed the current diversity policies and practices in order to identify improvement opportunities to align with the client company’s goals
  • Interacted regularly with clients during the project, including attending project meetings, framing scope of work, building and maintaining client relationships, and being proactive in anticipating client needs and questions
  • Written reports containing assessments and solutions to meet organizational talent development needs.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Technology Leadership & Innovation
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
08.2014 - 05.2017
  • Taught classes in Human Behavior in Organizations and Foundations of Organizational Leadership
  • Facilitated learning for approximately 200 students by designing and executing an engaging coursework
  • Designed and administrated class activities to help students understand the practical applications of the organizational behavior theories and leadership theories
  • Mentoring incoming employees in the marketing research team at Cvent India Pvt
  • Ltd.

Associate Manager-Marketing

Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL)
India
06.2011 - 12.2012
  • Analyzed Indian stainless-steel industry trends by tracking and organizing the historical data
  • Carried out supply - demand forecast and distribution planning for stainless steel products for Indian market
  • Prepared and analyzed targets and performance of the sales team
  • Determined monthly raw materials requirement based on sales and marketing targets.

Research Associate

Grail Insights
India
07.2010 - 05.2011
  • Accessed paid databases to provide relevant information to clients for their business trends analyses
  • Conducted quantitative analysis of retail and FMCG market trends using SPSS and MarketSight tools
  • Conceptualized structured frameworks to initiate, and monitor businesses in new sectors based on client requests
  • Prepared presentations of companies’ profile and industry overview based on extensive analyses.

Senior Associate, Marketing Research

Cvent India Pvt. Ltd.
India
02.2007 - 07.2009
  • Collected and managed event suppliers & planner data
  • Designed webpages for the event suppliers and handled their accounts
  • Interviewed potential candidates and designed training material for the new hires
  • Preparing competitor intelligence packages through Internet research & mystery shopping.

Education

Ph.D. - Technology

Purdue University
West Lafayette
12-2020

MBA - Finance And Marketing

Indian Institute of Planning & Management
New Delhi, India
07-2007

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra, India
06-2005

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Partnership Development
  • Team Development
  • Data Analysis
  • Proposal Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Change Management
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Organizational Performance
  • Community Outreach
  • Scheduling and Planning
  • Project Lifecycle
  • Strategic Direction
  • Program Leadership
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Training and Development
  • Public Speaking
  • Work Planning and Prioritization

Accomplishments

· The paper – “Talent development: Status quo and future directions” was awarded as Highly Commended in the 2019 Emerald Literati Awards

· The paper – “Examining the relationship between talent management and employee job-related outcomes: The case of Indian manufacturing industry” was awarded as the Top Cited Article of 2021-2022

Certification

  • Certificate in College Teaching, Purdue University; 12/2019
  • Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion (DEI) in HR Management, HRCI Learning Center; 10/2022

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native/ Bilingual
Punjabi
Professional

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

AMP Workforce Program Manager

Alabama Mobility & Power (AMP) Center
03.2023 - Current

Adjunct Professor

Culverhouse College of Business
01.2023 - Current

Postdoc

University of Alabama
05.2022 - 02.2023

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
02.2022 - 05.2023

Owner and Lead Trainer

Sutra Talent Consulting LLC
05.2021 - Current

Graduate Administrative/Professional Assistant

Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
06.2017 - 08.2020

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Technology Leadership & Innovation
08.2014 - 05.2017

Associate Manager-Marketing

Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL)
06.2011 - 12.2012

Research Associate

Grail Insights
07.2010 - 05.2011

Senior Associate, Marketing Research

Cvent India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2007 - 07.2009

Ph.D. - Technology

Purdue University

MBA - Finance And Marketing

Indian Institute of Planning & Management

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Kurukshetra University

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