Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I've always been fascinated by the structure of businesses. How they operated, who they hired, what they stood for, and most importantly how they succeeded. That is why I began Project Personnel, LLC in early 2009. Project Personnel focuses on a businesses most important resources...it's HUMAN resources. We offer comprehensive human resources concepts and staffing solutions for several small businesses throughtout the Richmond area.

A self proclaimed fashionista with a passion for helping people succeed in their professional lives, I posses a particular interest in preparing individuals for successful careers. This passion has evolved into a blog and a soon to be book entitled Career Couture (a play on my love of fashion as well...lol).

I am a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Business and I currently hold a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Economics as well as a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management. Currently I am a 2012 PhD candidate in Capella University's School of Business and Technology. Aside from running Project Personnel, LLC I am the Executive Director of The Skye Effect, a non-profit initiative for the empowerment of women and children, as well as a Support Specialist for DuPont, the world's third largest chemical company.

Work History

• Project Personnel, LLC
• Independent Consultant
• March 2009 to Present

• Guides and manages the overall provision of Human Resource services, policies, and programs for clients. Monitors and maintains compliance with generally accepted business practices, state, and federal regulations. Directly responsible for recruiting and staffing, organizational and space planning, performance management and improvement systems, organization development, employee orientation, development, and training, policy development and documentation, employee relations, company-wide committee facilitation, company employee and community communication, compensation and benefits administration, employee services and counseling.

• The Skye Effect
• Executive Director
• April 2010 to Present

• Responsible for implementation of policies set by the Board of Directors as well as annual goals and objectives, and financial, program, and administrative management of the corporation

Education

• Strayer University
• Master of Business Administration, Human Resource Management
• 2006 - 2009

• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Economics
• 2001 - 2004

• Capella University
• PhD, Organization and Management, Human Resource Management
• 2010 -