Samuel Valme Sr., M.B.A.

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry

August 2010 – September 2011 (1 year 2 months) Kennesaw, GA

Supervise job fairs at various federal installations throughout the United States, offering businesses an opportunity to meet prospective hires with various military occupational specialties.
• Supervise, manages and formulate strategies and make organizational and resource decision which are consistent with the goals and objectives established by the Director
• Coordinate with federal, state and city officials in an effort toward the achievement of veteran hiring support initiatives in local communities
• Embrace diversity by fostering and maintaining effective work relationships with clients and customers. Maintains a safe work environment and implements Safety Management System
• Ensures that event complies with all internal & external standards and regulations
• Manages annual goals for the section/department; Communicates & reinforces plans in area of responsibility
• Duties include exercising leadership with department heads and advising the Director in the determination of program needs, the preparation and presentation of programs for approval by the VP and CEO
• Resolves quality, service and cost issues, generates ideas, plans and implement complex projects that improve event to support cost and goals

Nonprofit; 51-200 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

July 2009 – August 2010 (1 year 2 months)

New Leaders Council is an organization that seeks out the top tier of emerging leaders. The program puts these highly selective college seniors and young professionals through a rigorous 5-month training program that focuses on campaign work, advocacy, and leadership training to mold what NLC has termed progressive "political entrepreneurs."

• Point-person for managing NLC’s recruitment, application, interview, and Fellows selection process ;
• Sits on NLC’s annual Selection Review Task Force (ad-hoc meetings) with other Selection Chairs
• Builds and Chairs Chapter Selection Committee comprised of selected Advisory Board members
• Establish an appropriate selection panel
• Convene and chair meetings (to coordinate short listing of applicants, arranging of interview dates, times and location


This is a volunteer position.

2009 – 2010 (1 year)

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SRP; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry

December 2008 – August 2010 (1 year 9 months)

Provide vocational professional counseling to military servicemembers, federal employees, army civilians, and their family members.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries and/or concerns from transitioning servicemembers, Department of the Army civilians, retirees and their family members
• Facilitate automated and manual pre-separation presentations; conducts job assistance training in group or individual settings; assist individuals with career decisions; explore and evaluate client's education, training, work history, interests, skills, and personality traits during individual counseling sessions; offer other assistance activities such as resume critiques and mock interviews
• Counsels individuals experiencing job loss, job stress, or other career transition issues and prepared clear and concise counseling notes and maintain accurate records
• Evaluate ACAP reports and interpreted trends and offer and implement systemic solutions
• Indentified anomalies in employee counseling data to improve follow-ups which increase counseling rates by 20%
• Support marketing initiatives by briefing corporate leaders and managers
• Command knowledge of the transition processing and federal benefits available concerning retention, retirement, separation, medical benefits, dental benefits, post service insurance and educational benefits for servicemembers and family members, to include knowledge of veterans benefits to include medical, educational, employment and financial

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Real Estate industry

October 2005 – December 2008 (3 years 3 months)

• Markets residential properties and demonstrate the feature and benefits of available homes
• Convert prospects to closed sales for clients located throughout Henry and Clayton counties
• Provide close personal client attention and tenacious follow-up to ensure best service
• Prepare contracts and documentation; advise first time home-buying clients on general escrow and title procedures
• Design and updates marketing materials and performs competitive product evaluations
• Posse knowledge of modern office practices methods, equipment, and standard clerical procedures
• Extensive knowledge of financial and budget management and the principles

Government Agency; 10,001+ employees; Military industry

May 2005 – June 2007 (2 years 2 months)

• Manage the operations in strategic planning initiative; preparing, reviews and/or revisions of Department of the Army and Army Reserve Retention and Transition policies and procedures, regulations; policy letters, memorandums, and information papers.
• Serves as liaison and Incentives/Benefits Programs advisor with the Corporate Personnel Directorate for the Army Reserve
• Researched, revised, staffed and published Corporate Regulation 140-6 (Retention and Transition Programs), published 1 March 2006
• Resident Subject Matter Expert to brief the CEO on status of the Retention Task Force initiatives prior to congressional hearings
• Scheduled and facilitated training to 600 Area Managers and Staff personnel

Nonprofit; 10,001+ employees; Military industry

July 2002 – May 2005 (2 years 11 months)

Assesses and evaluate the effectiveness of regional retention programs. Conducted staff assistance visits, advises department heads on retention programs, and recommends solutions to departmental retention problems.

• Integral to the region achieving 112% of part-time team members and 125% of the technicians assistants FY02 missions
• Developed the retention and recovery programs, which reduced the region's FY 02 attrition by 7.1% over the previous Fiscal year
• Developed and implemented programs to issue and maintain strict accountability for over $1 Million in area assets with no loss or damage

Nonprofit; 10,001+ employees; Military industry

March 2000 – July 2002 (2 years 5 months)

Managed employee retention programs status for regional area of 36,000 employees. Direct activities of 600 employees within regional areas located in NY and NJ. Successfully managed the regional accountability and maintenance of regional fleet of over 250K worth of leased vehicles and equipment and achieved 100% compliance with corporate Safety Programs resulting in zero accidents.

• Expertise resulted in accomplishment of 150% of assigned recruiting mission
• Flawlessly tracked and executed the FY01 490K department budget
• Coordinated construction of 50 new regional offices in 37 locations throughout NY and NJ
• Improved departmental employee hires by 143%

Nonprofit; 10,001+ employees; Military industry

December 1996 – March 2000 (3 years 4 months)

Training Manager for a 14,900 soldier United States Army Reserves Regional Support Command. Monitors, maintains, and coordinates the Command's Leadership/Management Training, Occupational Specialty Qualifications, and Entry Level Officer Leadership Course and other training programs.

• Flawlessly managed 766 Training Year 1997 Management Training quotas
• Integral to improving the schools "no show' rate by 2%
• Developed and implemented excel and access worksheets to monitor school programs for 14,900 regional employees

Government Agency; 10,001+ employees; Military industry

August 1993 – December 1996 (3 years 5 months)

Nonprofit; 10,001+ employees; Military industry

January 1990 – August 1993 (3 years 8 months)

1988 – 1990 (2 years)