Experience
November, 2004-Present
Division Director-Program Development Division
State of Michigan
Plan, direct and coach managers that are responsible for federal programs and special initiatives, that include employment and training programs.
Review and authorize release of over $250 million dollars to various non-profit agencies and organizations.
Serve on BWPs executive team. Represent bureau's perspective at state and national conferences, when necessary.
Conduct timely and effective performance evaluations and progress reviews for four section managers and an executive secretary.
Provides leadership and direction on Department and Bureau organizational and human resource, and solicitation for grant application issues to the four section managers and division staff via face-to-face meetings, email and conference calls.
August, 1998-November, 2004
Division Director
State of Michigan
Plan, direct and coach managers that are responsible for federal programs and special initiatives. Develop budget for staff salary and benefits, equipment, travel, rent and professional development training
Provide leadership and direction on Department and Bureau organizational and human resources issues and test and assessment issues to two section managers and division staff via face-to-face meetings, email and conference calls.
Serve on BWPs executive team. Represent BWP at state and national conferences, when necessary.
Conduct timely and effective performance evaluations and progress reviews for two section managers and an executive secretary.
June 1988-August 1998
Manager
Director of the Northern Test Development and Research Center
Plan, direct and monitor the work assignments for ten Personnel Management Analysts (PMAs), one research coordinator, an assistant manager and two clerical staff. Develop budget for staffs salary and benefits, equipment, rent, travel and professional development training costs annually.
Build research teams. Develop strategies and methodologies to implement research studies and review research reports and negotiate new research designs with the national office. Travel to 16 states once a year to collaborate on test research studies.
Makes presentations on research work at conferences, and participate in USDOL-National office quarterly meetings.
Evaluate job performance of the assistant manager and the research coordinator.
July, 1977-June, 1988
Assistant Personnel Manager
Supervise, monitor and assign work to ten Personnel Management Analysts. Assisted with the development of the budget for staff salary and benefits, equipment, rent, travel and professional development training costs annually.
Approve travel requests, annual and sick leave requests, and training requests. Reviewed research reports produced by (PMAs) and provided feedback to them.
Evaluated job performance of the 10 PMAs, one secretary.
Travel to participate in USDOL-national office quarterly meetings, to collaborate on research
July, 1972-July, 1977
Test Research Analyst
State of Michigan
Reviewed researched designs assigned by supervisor. Prepared presentation to use for meetings with employer and organizations to explain benefits of the research project and request samples of workers.
Administered, scored and interpreted aptitude tests to students and employers as part of the research study
Scored tests, analyzed test results with the assistance of statistical software. Prepare draft technical report to explain the research study results.
Train employment counselors and test administrators on the administration, scoring and interpretation of the aptitude tests.
Education
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI-Bachelors Degree-Psychology
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Detroit, MI-Masters in Educational Evaluation and Research
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