Colleen Dorer

36 Webster Rd, Pine City, NY 14871

607-742-6109, cdd5564e@westpost.net

Objective
Business minded professional with demonstrated leadership qualities and entrepre
neurial thinking seeking to obtain exciting new career opportunity in Human Reso
urces with the immediate ability to relocate and travel.
Highlights of Qualifications
> Extensive education, training and specialized experience in Business Managemen
t and Staff Training
> Proven executive managerial decision making abilities with senior level superv
ision experience
> Skilled in area of sales and marketing, fiscal and budgeting, staff management
, staff development, grants, proposals, contracts, and proficient knowledge of v
ocational programs and services
> Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Internet Navigation and Email Corresponde
nce
> Very knowledgeable of ethics of confidentiality, labor laws, and release of in
formation practices
Summary of Professional Skills
*Chief Executive Officer
- Plan, direct, coordinate, manage and monitor all day-to-day operations of EDS
of the Southern Tier
- Provide program oversight; direct, coordinate and oversee multiple activities
simultaneously
- Direct and coordinate the organization's financial and budget activities that
are funding operations
- Review sales reports, detailed financial statements, activity summaries, and p
erformance data to determine efficiency in productivity and to measure goal achi
evement and program effectiveness
- Determine staffing requirements; interview, hire and train and manage staff; c
onduct evaluations
- Work in conjunction with managers, supervisors and with other department perso
nnel and program administrator to develop, revise and implement policies, goals,
objectives, and procedures
*Employment Specialist
- Perform all duties in conformance to established regulations and
guidelines; ensure accurate and appropriate submission of time sensitive documen
ts and facilitate timely contract execution
- Review applicant, determine individual suitability, identify specific accommod
ations needed for initial interview, schedule and interview customer; provide in
formation related to services available
- Prepare and submit assessment and job development plans, provide customer with
appropriate pre-employment services, training, quality supports and services, j
ob leads, advocacy, and conduct referrals for additional supportive services req
uiring specific expertise i.e. Social Security recipients
- Utilize community business connections to develop vocational/employment opport
unities
- Market to employers "Why It Makes Good Sense to Hire the Unemployed Worker"
- Provide one-on-one vocational training, job coaching, development of retention
skills and transitional service supports such as OJT, transportation, work clot
hing, etc to support job placement success in the attainment of a positive job m
atch
*Professional Experience
Chief Executive Officer, Employment Development Services,
(Contract NYSED) 2003 to present
Supported Work Supervisor, Chemung Arc, Elmira, NY
1997 to 2003
Assistant Manager, Front of House, Howard Johnson's Restaurant
1989 to 1999
*Specialized Training
Rehabilitation Research and Training Institute, Albany,NY
1997 to present
- Core Training Job coaching I, II and III; Employment: Creating Customized Opti
ons; Job Readiness; Learning Styles and Teaching; Dual Diagnosis; Autism; MSC Tr
aining; Youth Transition Services; Health and Wellness; Aging Issues - Working W
ith Families
- Business Continuity
- Finance and Funding
- Board Governance
- Organizational Development
- Documentation
- Incident Investigation
- Leadership/ Management
- Medicaid
- Ethics