Deidra Neveu
Columbia
Summary
Seasoned Federal HR professional, proficient in PERSEC and Recruitment functions. Skilled in managing a voluminous caseload, reviewing security forms and documentation, and navigating various security databases such as eQIP, CVS, USAccess, etc. Strengths include strong organizational skills, confidentiality management, exceptional customer service, and detail-oriented performance. Demonstrated efficiency by enhancing security coordination as both a civil servant and federal contractor.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Personnel Security Assistant (Fully Remote)
Protection Strategies Inc.
Knoxville
12.2024 - Current
- Federal Contractor Supports HHS: Processes approx. 15-25 investigation or PIV request cases (performs initial intake) for Fed employees and contractors per day, assigning to persec or badging specialists
- Retrieve and review submitted security request packages for on-board processing of all assigned personnel
- Assess the electronic packages for correctness and reject to sponsor for re-submission if incomplete
- Provides guidance on application process and requirements per case type
- Review and upload security documents to include: 306, PDAT, OF-8, etc.
- Provide customer service resolutions and status updates to sponsors, security liaisons, applicants, feds, and contractors concerning submission of security packages
- Track security packages to ensure timely processing, resolving bottlenecks
- Update multiple security databases daily
- Run various security tracking reports for customers or leadership
- Hours per week: 40
Talent Acquisition Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Galveston
03.2020 - 07.2021
- Oversees and coordinates the new employee on-boarding process, District recruitment efforts, and various outreach programs designed to foster high-quality applicant pools
- On-boarding duties include: sponsor assignments, provide welcome packet, coordinate system access, IT equipment, and workstation setup, coordinate with security, track in-processing actions, prepare written guidance/reference materials on current on-boarding procedures, facilitate (virtual) new employee orientation, conduct follow up surveys, analyze data and make recommendations to supervisor and command staff, collaborate with peers on larger scale on-boarding initiatives for program improvements
- Works closely with managers to identify and recruit top talent
- Advises leadership on recruitment process, hiring authorities, flexibilities, incentives, etc.
- Tracks the District's manpower data, updates gains/losses report
- Coordinates classification of PDs
- Utilizes various HRIS, CPOL etc.
- Initiates RPAs
- Keeps both internal leadership and external stakeholders abreast of vacancy status, expected new hires, and recruitment efforts either upcoming or results of past events
- Develops innovative recruitment and retention strategies
- Utilized experience from USDA to create the District's recruitment calendar and stakeholder contact spreadsheet
- Manages the recruitment mailbox and resume repository, distributing to hiring managers
- Represents the District at career fairs to advertise vacancies and to attract quality applicants
- Serves as admin for virtual platforms such as Handshake and CareerEco, registers participating staff advising on platform navigation
- Develops sourcing, marketing and communication campaigns to maximize recruiting efforts and diversity initiatives
- Creates promotional flyers/brochures and maintained recruitment webpage/social media sites
- Develops branding strategies to ensure social media presence and all possible outreach efforts are considered, posts event flyers and vacancies to various sites and works closely with PAO
- Coordinates with management to develop student intern performance plans and monitoring requirements to assure continuing student eligibility
- Develops and maintains partnerships with industry/academic stakeholders and professional societies
- Assists with awards processing
- Created and implemented electronic in-processing system for SWG, mirroring the NY District's
- Acted as Workforce Manager for over six months-Works closely with Human Capital to analyze hiring needs
- Series: 0301 - Grade: 9
- Hours per week: 40
Human Resources Assistant (NASA Federal CTR)
CTR Management Group
Houston
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Provides HR support to Johnson Space Center's Human Resources Office:
- Conducts new employee orientation, requesting visitor badges, reviewing hiring and onboarding paperwork, presenting new hire PowerPoint, etc.
- Hours per week: 40
Program Coordinator (Recruitment Specialist)
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Riverdale
04.2016 - 07.2018
- Provides technical and admin support in the areas of Recruitment, Outreach, and HR as National Recruitment Program Specialist for the Veterinary Services (VS) Division. Primary responsibility is to serve as program manager for VS Scholarship, Internship, and Externship Programs.
- Management of annual internships includes: manage recruitment website and promotional materials, promote programs at recruitment events/career fairs, maintain interested student/university/agriculture organizations contact info, collect student intern requests from all VS units, maintain personnel spreadsheets/logs/reports, coordinate request for personnel actions, ensure PDs are updated for announcement, secure recruitment package, edit announcements before posting, collect student supporting documentation (essay, reference letters), develop assessment criteria and score student application packets, establish SME panels, manage cert, coordinate selection's EOD/onboarding, responsible for student placement within VS, coordinate student housing, conduct technical training webinars for managers/students, update programs' MOUs and directives, serve as student POC, track student info: transcripts, MOUs, Pathways Agreements, etc., coordinate with analyst responsible for tuition payments, responsible for student conversions upon graduation, analyze staffing patterns, drafting proposals for consideration of resource (personnel/funding) requests to meet program needs
- Oversees planning, coordination, evaluation, and reporting for student internship programs, Analyzing program operations, identifying problems, researching solutions, and presenting recommendations to increase the programs' effectiveness. Establish program goals and efficiency measures to ensure continuity and quality of program services
- Analyzes/Applies HR principles and concepts to effectively provide guidance to both managers/staff on routine and complex HR issues, ensuring policies/options are understood
- Manages recruitment actions for VS Office of the Deputy Administrator and Program Support Services by coordinating classification, recruitment package, announcement, certificate, selection
- Advises on hiring appointment authority options, recruitment status, vacancies, reassignments, details/temp promotions and the federal hiring process
- Analyzes recruitment processes and student programs by researching and resolving student/supervisor complaints and/or feedback to ensure customer satisfaction
- Serves as Authorized Departmental Officer's Designated Representative (ADODR) for Grants/CAs between VS and universities and/or student organizations
- Collaborates with VS business units on identifying positions to be hired for at recruitment events
- Researches/Attends various career fairs, conferences, and recruitment events to promote programs, registering for events and coordinating all shipping of recruitment materials to either the event location or local recruiter (Attends approx. 15 events a yr. ranging from Military, Universities, Agricultural Organizations, etc.)
- Prepares/Presents PowerPoint presentations to various audiences
- Trains VS recruiters
- Acting Supv.-led team of 4
- Series: 0301 - Grade: 12
- Hours per week: 40
Management Assistant of Operations
National Credit Union Administration
Alexandria
12.2012 - 05.2015
- Provides technical and admin support to the Director, Division of Management Services in the following areas: benefits, workers comp, employee relations, recruitment, security, training, awards, performance appraisals
- Primary responsibility is to track, update, coordinate, and report all Region II vacancies for approx. 230 employees across 8 states from open to close
- Initiates, submits, and follows through on all HRMS actions as liaison between HR and Mgmt to ensure that all vacancies are expeditiously filled
- Management of vacancies includes: maintaining personnel spreadsheets/logs/reports, generating request for personnel actions, configuring salary, making job offers, constructing offer letter/packages, coordinating background clearance, sponsoring applicant for PIV/fingerprints, initiating applicants in eQIP, tracking FTE availability/movement, analyzing staffing patterns, editing announcements before posting, printing certificates of applicants, setting up interviews, constructing interview packages, ensuring selection package for chosen candidate has all required documents, securing selecting official's approval, returning signed approval package to HR, returning cert, coordinating 75 info, ensuring all documents are accurately submitted and filed in case of audit, and coordinating with HR on selection's EOD
- Series: 0344 - Grade: 09
- Hours per week: 40
Education
Bachelor's degree - Mass Communication
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA05-2005
Skills
- Security clearance processing
- Security package review
- Database management
- Document verification
- Fingerprinting
- Recruitment strategies
- Customer service
- New employee orientation
Timeline
Personnel Security Assistant (Fully Remote)
Protection Strategies Inc.
12.2024 - Current
Talent Acquisition Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
03.2020 - 07.2021
Human Resources Assistant (NASA Federal CTR)
CTR Management Group
11.2019 - 03.2020
Program Coordinator (Recruitment Specialist)
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
04.2016 - 07.2018
Management Assistant of Operations
National Credit Union Administration
12.2012 - 05.2015
Bachelor's degree - Mass Communication
University of Louisiana at Lafayette