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Resume for Sarah Colosimo Rohn

    42275 Moonglow Ct. Brambleton, VA 20148
    703-725-0601
    scr_1230@yahoo.com

    Professional Summary

    Highly motivated, human resources professional with over 9 years’ experience working closely with company leadership to identify and retain a top-notch workforce. Act as a business partner to senior managers leading recruitment, strategic staffing, recruiting operations management, employee relations and coaching. Leads efforts to ensure recruitment and human resources align with organizational goals and objectives. Excellent interpersonal and writing skills and the ability to succeed and adapt in fast-paced, ever-changing environments while remaining focused, dedicated and results-oriented.

    Areas of Expertise
    Talent Recruitment & Development ~ HR & Recruiting Operations ~ Employee Relations ~ Strategic Planning ~ Reporting/ Presentations ~ Team Building

    Professional Experience

    R3 Government Solutions, Arlington, VA December 2011-Present
    Human Resources Manager

    R3 is a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), founded in 2009, and provides federal agencies with human capital, business, and information technology solutions.

    • Right hand support for the owners making significant contributions to the creation and implementation of company infrastructure, to include, company mission and vision, management handbook and daily operational support of R3
    • Managed recruitment, employee relations, benefits administration, performance management and HR compliance
    • Performed full-life cycle recruiting life cycle in support of VA and DHS contracts to include: Human Capital, Business Transformation, IT Security and Business Intelligence professionals
    • Major initiatives include, quick ramp of prime contract, creation of company handbook, on-boarding and revamping of company website and branding

    SeKON Enterprise, Inc, Herndon, VA September 2010- November 2011
    Recruiting/HR Manager

    Women-owned small business specializes in providing management and IT strategy solutions to customers in the Washington, DC metro area.

    • Hired to create and implement Talent Management strategy by working closely with the owners and leaders of company to attract and retain key talent.
    • Became the human resources manager effective May 2011 overseeing benefits administration, performance management and employee relations in addition to recruitment.
    • Performed full-life cycle recruiting life cycle in support of Civilian and DHS contracts, to include: Oracle Federal Financial Consultants, OBIEE Developers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Information Security Professionals, Service Desk and Administrative Support staff.
    • Key contributor to HR initiatives, including, revamping the employee focused culture. Projects created to date include: revision and modification to hiring processes, implementation of recruiting database, employee orientation, employee handbook and employee web portal

    Kadix Systems, a DRC Company, Arlington, VA September 2005 –September 2010

    Resource Manager January 2008-September 2010

    Sr. Recruiter September 2005-Decemeber 2007

    • The 300+ division of Dynamics Research Corporation provides business and information technology consulting services to the Federal Government.
    • Led implementation of the division’s internal staffing process, aligning the employee development needs with the business demands. Make staffing recommendations to hiring managers and Sr. Executive team. Provide employees with career development coaching.
    • Provided the organization with leadership, direction, guidance and administration of all recruiting needs. Responsibilities included: management of recruiting team productivity, providing guidance on creating job descriptions and approval of job offers/negotiations.
    • Performed full-life cycle recruiting in support of DHS, DOD, Intel and Civilian contracts. Extensive recruitment for professional services positions, to include: Directors, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Federal Acquisition Associates, Information Security Professionals, Software developers, System Administrators and Administrative Support staff. Including cleared candidates up the TS/SCI full scope poly.
    • Managed the integration of DRC SOX recruiting compliance processes, including the implementation of the Openhire recruiting database.
    • Led the creation and implementation of the college recruiting program aimed at hiring entry level business and technical consultants from various local universities. This successful program resulted in the hiring of exceptional consultants and has been adopted as a company-wide initiative and annual recruiting event.
    • Worked directly with Business Development staff in the proposal process. Reviewing Statements of Work (SOW), ascertaining the skill-sets needed to fulfill the requirement, and sourcing/screening for both representative resumes as well as hiring contingent staff.

    Friends and Company Staffing, Reston, VA May 2004- August 2005
    Division Manager

    • Extensive recruitment and placement of candidates for temporary, temp-to-hire and permanent administrative and financial positions. Account manager to existing clients and developed new lines business.
    • Oversaw daily operations of division, including supervision of three recruiters. Averaged between 1000 and 1200 hours in temporary sales per week with one of the highest gross profit/hour average within temporary division.

    George Washington University, Washington, D.C. December 2002-May 2004
    Academic Advisor, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

    • Advised over 40 undergraduate students per week on course selection, curriculum requirements, academic standing, and declaration of major/minors and transfer credit.
    • Team taught Advising Workshop, a half-semester course designed to orient 30 first year students to the academic policies and procedure of the Columbian College and to facilitate academic transition.
    • Assisted in the creation and implementation of instructor training for the Advising Workshop to include the interviewing, selection, training of students for peer advisor positions for the Advising Workshop.

    Potomac Home Health Care, Rockville, MD October 2001- November 2002
    Human Resource Assistant

    • Create and post vacancy announcements, screening applications and conducting interviews for administrative positions and home health aides.
    • Collaborated with management on human resource policies, procedures and initiative to include improving employee orientation and internal benefits processes
    • Assisted with monthly employee orientation, benefit administration, processed paperwork for new hires and terminations.

    Education
    University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
    Masters of Public Administration May 2001
    Bachelors of Arts, Psychology May 1999

    Training and Skills:
    Human Resources Management Certificate - In process
    Semco Enterprises, Inc “Computers: Systems, Terms and Acronyms”
    Myers- Briggs Type Indicator Testing
    Microsoft Office 2010, ABRA, Lawson, Openhire & Taleo