Melanie Collins- Blakely

A highly-motivated, goal-oriented business professional with over eight years experience in sales, marketing, forecasting, planning, purchasing, event planning, and healthcare education in the Human Resources industry. Extraordinary organizational and leadership skills prepare me to handle accounts well. Outstanding interpersonal skills allow me to develop long lasting relationships with business partners and customers which will contribute to the exponential growth of the company.

Melanie Collins- Blakely’s Specialties:

benefits administration, budgeting, business case, consulting, customer relations, economics, finance, forms, hiring, human resources, labor relations, legal, management, marketing, meeting facilitation, organizational development, organizational skills, payroll processing, personnel, presentation skills, recruiting, sales, spreadsheets, stories, strategic marketing, supervisory skills, teaching, technical support, telephone skills, tutoring,

Melanie Collins- Blakely’s Experience

Adjunct Business Professor

University of Phoenix

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; APOL; Higher Education industry)

August 2009 — Present (6 months)
Adjunct Business

Tidewater Community College

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

June 2009 — Present (8 months)
Adjunct Professor

Tidewater Community College

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

June 2009 — Present (8 months)

Facilitate discussions between the students and offer mediation amongst students.
Administer assignments that consist of, but are not limited to topics of business, accounting, economics, finance and marketing in a global society.
Help students explore fundamental business principles and learn to apply problem-solving strategies to real-life scenarios.
Help students learn how to perform basic business skills and make them work in order to thrive in any economic situation.
Facilitate through teaching real-life scenarios
Adjunct Professor Online

University of Phoenix

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; APOL; Higher Education industry)

June 2009 — Present (8 months)

Facilitate online discussions between the students and offer mediation amongst students.
Administer assignments that consist of, but are not limited to topics of business, accounting, economics, finance and marketing in a global society.
Help students explore fundamental business principles and learn to apply problem-solving strategies to real-life scenarios.
Help students learn how to perform basic business skills and make them work in order to thrive in any economic situation.
Facilitate through teaching real-life scenarios.
CEO

Blakely HR Solutions

(Human Resources industry)

March 2009 — Present (11 months)
HR Admin/Web Development/Consultant

Titanium Productions

(Human Resources industry)

June 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

Organize, maintain and review personnel records.
Administer employee benefits.
Coordinate and execute new hire orientations.
Give insight into company policies.
Develop company's website and all internet activity.
Strategic Marketing Planning
Assist in client training, product implementation, technical support and issue resolution.
Knowledge/Expert of product and service portfolio.
Target, Training Organizational Development
English Instructor

Open Campus High School Virginia Beach Public School

(Human Resources industry)

August 2002 — September 2003 (1 year 2 months)

Built rapport with students and families from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.
Created trusting atmosphere through sensitivity to students' strengths, weaknesses, and personal learning styles.
Engaged students through humor and activities designed for maximum interaction in large and small groups.
Developed curriculum that was appropriate to students' learning abilities and reflected their needs and interests.
Made classroom presentations to students 9-12, demonstrating the importance of the English language in everyday society to our physical and mental well-being.
Tutored high school students of "Project Read," integrating reading and writing to offer new perspective and respect for their own life stories.
guest lecturer

Scorer, NCS Parsons

(Human Resources industry)

August 2002 — October 2002 (3 months)

Management responsibility for Virginia Beach Public School, Peer Tutoring Program, Prometric and Laser Grade Testing Centers.
Recruit and screen tutors from all disciplines to assist students.
Also responsible for recruiting lab assistants to support students in the open computer lab.
Supervisory responsibility for all lab assistants and tutors (25-45 students).
Manages payroll for all lab assistants and tutors.
Certified as a Testing Center Administrator for Prometric.
Serves as; Participated in a Labor Relations class during summer of 2002.
Regional HR Representative

Conseco Finance Company

(Human Resources industry)

February 2002 — July 2002 (6 months)

Received and processed all documents pertaining to HR (update employee records during employment, new hire information, benefit plan enrollment, salary, and/or job changes, name/address changes, leave of absence, terminations, etc.), conducted new hire orientation, coordinated pre-employment testing and scheduled interviews.
Maintained security and confidentiality of all employee personnel files and badges. Participated in VP/Managers weekly meetings to discuss company and employee issues and resolutions.
Answered and screened telephone calls for Regional VP and Managers. Handled routine inquiries or calls not needing officer's attention. Received and screened mail; determined order of importance before distributing to Regional VP and/or Managers. Coordinated monthly employees' birthday and recognition.
Established, maintained, and updated department files, records, departmental library materials, manuals, and directories. Assisted in developing and monitoring the department/unit budget as needed.
Composed and edited correspondence, memos, reports, minutes, agendas and confidential materials. Develop, create, and maintain charts, spreadsheets, and databases. Prepared and processed routine forms and documents, such as check request(s), requisitions, purchase orders, transmittal forms and organizational charting.
Content Editor

Sair Linux

(Human Resources industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )