LaTasha Baker

Past

HR Project Manager at LG Electronics
HRIS Analyst at City of New York
HR Contract Assignment at ADP

Event Planner at Purple Moon Events
HR Associate at Royal Bank of Scotland
HR Assistant at JP Morgan
Congressional Aide at U.S. House of Representatives
Senate Aide at U.S. Senate

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Education

New York University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
Universidad de Salamanca

Spelman College
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Connections

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Industry

Human Resources

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LaTasha Baker’s Summary

Dynamic, energetic, insightful professional with strong business acumen, the capacity to initiate clear and concise oral and written communications and team and leadership building abilities seeks a role within the corporate communications department of a global financial or business services firm. The ideal role will take advantage of key skills including experience with internal/external communications, web content management, planning and strategy implementation and product/service roll out, Microsoft Office Suite, and all manner of employee communications including newspapers and magazines.

LaTasha Baker’s Specialties:

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Outlook)
Languages: fluent in Spanish, conversant in French
Software: PeopleSoft, Siebel, Certain Online Registration Management, Adobe Acrobat, SAP, Quickbooks
Strong written and oral communication skills, effective teambuilder

LaTasha Baker’s Experience

HR Project Manager

LG Electronics

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; 066570.KS; Consumer Electronics industry)

2009 — 2009 (less than a year)
HRIS Analyst

City of New York

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

October 2007 — May 2008 (8 months)

New York City Division of Administrative Services centralized HR processing unit.

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• Processed and audited day to day career events into PeopleSoft database, including hires, leaves, and salary information.
• Learned Oracle’s Siebel Customer Relationship Management system and used its case management capabilities to help maintain a ticket database of service requests.
• Provided customer support to front end users entering data into PeopleSoft.
HR Contract Assignment

ADP

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ADP; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2006 — July 2007 (1 year )

• Completed general HR reporting for review in support of spinoff to Broadridge
• Support and interpret report data for client groups
• Maintained the integrity of all data through system checks and updates
• Performed SOX testing for HR
• Working knowledge of FMLA and ADA
Event Planner

Purple Moon Events

(Human Resources industry)

2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
HR Associate

Royal Bank of Scotland

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RBS; Banking industry)

May 2001 — February 2002 (10 months)

HR Associate with the third largest global wholesale bank. The role supported the internal HR communications functionalities for the North America division.
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• Performed monthly, quarterly and ad hoc reports via PeopleSoft
• Contracted work place banking agreements with major national banks
• Created and disseminated original policy via web based internal communications
• Overhauled tuition reimbursement policy for seamless execution and compliance with federal tax laws
• Provided administrative support for full execution of FMLA, ADA and EEO requirements
HR Assistant

JP Morgan

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JPM; Investment Banking industry)

July 1999 — May 2001 (1 year 11 months)

• Provided administrative support to HR generalist supporting the Global Markets Group
• Conducted monthly Business Objects and PeopleSoft data reports for compensation and diversity polling
• Working knowledge of FMLA ADA and EEO rules and regulations
Congressional Aide

U.S. House of Representatives

(Government Agency; Legislative Office industry)

August 1997 — July 1999 (2 years )

Office of Congressman Robert Menendez
• Produced and distributed internal and external correspondence on behalf of the Congressman
• Field high volume calls from the public and high level officials
• Provide resolution and referral for via telephone and walk-in constituents
• Completed and assisted in other assignments as required
Senate Aide

U.S. Senate

(Government Agency; Legislative Office industry)

February 1997 — August 1997 (7 months)

Office of Senator Robert G. Torricelli
• Provided administrative support to the State Director of a US Senate Office
• Produced and distributed internal and external correspondence on behalf of the Senator
• Field high volume calls from the public and high level officials
• Provide resolution and referral for via telephone and walk-in constituents

LaTasha Baker’s Education

New York University

MA , International Politics , 2000 — 2002
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

BA , Political Science/History , 1993 — 1996

I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rutgers University with a dual concentration in History and Political Science. In both areas the focus of study was on 20th century American cultural and political shifts and foreign policy. As a student, I as active in many campus organizations which led to various honors upon graduation including the Jewell Plummer Cobb Senior Recognition Award.

Activities and Societies:

Phi Beta Kappa,Magna Cum Laude, History Department Honors Program, Douglass College Governing Association, DCPLEN, Red Pine Ambassador, Jameson Campus Council, Mabel Smith Douglass Honors Student
Universidad de Salamanca

Spanish Language and History 1995 — 1995

I did a six week intensive summer study program at the Universidad de Salamanca in 1995. This was a great opportunity as I learned a great deal about the culture and people of Spain. Being fully integrated into the Spanish community surrounding the university added to my language ability and I thrived. By the time I left Spain, I was fluent in Spanish, an asset that continues to help me career wise.
Spelman College

Political Science 1991 — 1992
Kennedy

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LaTasha Baker’s Interests:

playing Scrabble, international travel, reading history books and novels, learning languages, theater, music concerts, hiking, horseback riding, completing crossword puzzles, party planning, gourmet cooking