Shana Creech
Chantilly,VA
Summary
Experienced professional in human capital services, program management, and data analysis. Proven success in designing workshops and managing strategic initiatives. Proficient in business storytelling and visual thinking. Committed to cost savings and improving workforce readiness through talent development and succession planning.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Management Specialist
Evans
Falls Church, VA
04.2021 - Current
- Managed programs, coordinated teams, advised leaders, and led the succession planning and organizational development initiatives for the Federal Aviation Administration Program Management Organization.
- Oversaw the intern program, designed, and facilitated program content and events.
- Analyzed data for programs, events, and succession planning initiatives, and delivered briefings that informed program enhancements and key decisions.
- Crafted impactful key messages tailored to specific audiences, resulting in engagement, and inspiring action.
- Developed communication plans for events, programs, and activities, ensuring stakeholders were well informed.
- Developed training materials and guides, providing essential information and resources.
- Designed and facilitated strategic planning and team-building workshops, crafted agendas, and documented decisions and next steps, resulting in progress on strategic goals.
- Employed visualization skills for better understanding and conveying concepts.
- Led product design team meetings to develop a tool and process for gathering employee ideas and suggestions for innovation.
- Facilitated team meetings, which engaged and recognized employees, and offered opportunities for interaction with leadership.
- Authored articles and a blog post raising awareness about compliance requirements, accomplishments, and staff recognition.
Lead Consultant
Allstate Insurance Co
Northbrook, IL
10.2018 - 10.2021
- Established client relationships with officers and senior leaders who were in the Legal, Corporate Relations, and Marketing departments, providing human capital management solutions for strategic workforce planning.
- Facilitated meetings, developed communication plans, executive messages, and speaking points.
- Authored business cases and implemented processes for organizational design, reduction in force, mergers, office closures, and organizational transformations, resulting in expense reductions and achieving budget goals.
- Converted business strategies into actionable talent lifecycle processes, including performance management, salary planning, talent development, succession planning, and talent reviews.
- Facilitated talent review discussions, improving efficiency in succession planning and talent development meetings.
- Conducted salary reviews, and assisted managers with compensation planning.
Sr. HR Consultant
Allstate Insurance Co
Northbrook, IL
05.2017 - 10.2018
- Established team structure, processes, and communication methods for a newly created team supporting talent life cycle actions for the nationwide sales organization, eliminating inefficiencies, and streamlining operations.
- Coordinated with departmental leaders to ensure successful implementation of new policies and programs related to human capital initiatives.
- Led a team and developed client relationships with executives, directors, and senior leaders to implement human capital strategies, conduct data analysis, present recommendations, and scale best practice people solutions.
- Created and implemented high-profile corporate talent development programs for directors, senior managers, and frontline leaders.
- Conducted research and analysis on human capital strategies to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Developed speaking points for officers and leaders for external events and internal communications, and led a workgroup to resolve regional recruiting concerns using data storytelling to influence leaders.
- Facilitated talent management and succession planning initiatives.
- Delivered briefings to senior leadership teams, presenting findings and recommendations based on data analysis.
- Identified skill gaps through interviews and discussions, and tailored development plans.
Sr. HR Consultant
Allstate Insurance Co.
Northbrook, IL
06.2005 - 05.2017
- Managed talent life cycle processes and collaborated with the regional leadership team to deliver talent life cycle initiatives.
- Liaised with management and employees to answer inquiries, support problem resolution, and handle employee relation concerns.
- Led a cross-functional team to address regional recruitment and talent development issues, using data presentation skills to prompt action from senior leaders, resulting in increased budget, staffing, and process modifications.
- Designed and led talent development workgroups, programs, and strategies.
- Taught data analytics and communication skills to employees at all levels, enhancing their ability to drive action.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish
Roanoke College
SalemMaster of Arts - Organizational Management
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZSkills
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Succession planning
- Organizational development
- Strategic planning
- Data storytelling
- Program development
- Verbal and written communication
- Organizational skills
- Management consultation
- Training and development
- Human resource management
- Idea development and brainstorming
- Critical thinking
Certification
- Six Sigma White Belt
- Writing Federal Proposals (Shipley)
- Communicating for Impact (IDEO)
- Principals of Graphic Facilitation
- Visual Thinking: The Agerbeck Method
- Virtual Facilitator Training
- Competent Communicator Toastmasters Designation
- Career Essentials in Generative AI (In progress)
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (In progress
Timeline
Program Management Specialist
Evans
04.2021 - Current
Lead Consultant
Allstate Insurance Co
10.2018 - 10.2021
Sr. HR Consultant
Allstate Insurance Co
05.2017 - 10.2018
Sr. HR Consultant
Allstate Insurance Co.
06.2005 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish
Roanoke College
Master of Arts - Organizational Management
University of Phoenix
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