Diana Thompson

To make a major contribution, enhance and empower organizations and individuals to embrace possibilities for change. Entrepreneurial and creative Founder passionate about turning innovative ideas into tangible results. Experienced formulating and executing strategic plans, creating new products and services, and developing business opportunities. Track record of multiple successful business ventures and leading teams of professionals to maximize profits and deliver success.

• Demonstrated collaborative leadership with external clients such as Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) and UAW local 738 and facilitated agreements.
• Provided effective management and employee coaching, counseling, conciliation, negotiation recommendations that emphasized dignity, respect, and integrity.
• Directed company Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action planning and Diversity initiatives that included collaboration with business and functional group leaders throughout corporation ; and increased diversity hires, promotions, transfers, cross training, development opportunity, recognition/awards, succession planning selection, etc.
• Directed corporate wide diversity events BEYA, NSBE, SWE, SHPE, AISE, etc.
• Directed corporate wide diversity corporate donations, community and college relations.
• Partnered with corporate general counsel and company executives to facilitate and negotiate broad employee relations issues related to field office and national civil rights leader. An amicable closure and cost saving realized.
• Initiated comprehensive strategy to address issues related to contingent workers, partnered with finance and operations’ leaders to stream line processes and saved the company $500,000.
• Partnered with traditional areas of HR such as: employee relations, organizational development, recruiting, compensation, safety/health, facilities, benefits, HRIS, security, etc. to develop and implement processes that improved management accountability and employee moral.
• Co-designed company-wide (domestic & international) ethics training program titled “The Many Faces of Hughes,” including the establishment of an internal complaint process.
• Designed and implemented comprehensive internal and external outreach programs to under-represented groups that resulted in national Outstanding Leadership Award to CEO.
• Developed internal/external strategic plan that encompassed corporate community relations, diversity, recruitment and college advertisements that resulted in national recognition from the Employment Management Associations (EMA award) and regional recognition from the Ad Club of Washington, DC (Addy award).
• Initiated comprehensive college relations strategy centered on a cross-functional approach to increase visibility with deans, professors, and student leaders and realized significant cost reductions.
• Directed human resources at manufacturing site comprised of multiple shifts and locations; multi national and culturally diverse; contingent, exempt and non-exempt workforce. Reduced management/supervisor –employee conflicts, improved employee morale and processes and reduced cost.
• Achieved unprecedented company support that resulted in EEOC, MCHR, and OFCCP written determinations that favored the Company 95% of the time and improved employee morale.
• Partnered with general counsel, external counsel and HR executive committee to facilitate business, regulatory and legal issues related to progressive discipline and RIF
• Partnered with corporate relations officer to enhance and diversify community outreach.
• Designed, developed and implemented EEO Department vision, mission, logo, etc.
• Designed, developed and implemented employee complaint system that included management and employee coaching, counseling and recommendations that resulted in reduction of external charges (44 to 6)
• Designed, developed and implemented Human Resource Committee structure to address rightsizing concerns, downgrades, A.D.A., etc.
• Initiated Company’s sponsorship of major programs, integrated involvement of other MMC Divisions and ultimately engaged Corporate financial and Human Resource to invest ($250,000.00)
• Visibility with Chief Executive Officer and his reports

• 2005 National African American Historical Genealogy Society
• 2004 Diversity Trainer Chesapeake Chapter Society of Human Resources Management
• 2001 Recipient Diversity Advertisement Awards, “Addy” and Employment Management Association
• Panelist National Academy of Engineering “Summit for Women In Technology”
• Corporate Advisory member National Society of Women Engineers
• 1998 Panelist Diversity Symposium NSBE National Conference
• Board of Corporate Affiliates National Society of Black Engineers
• Guest Speaker Diversity Symposia for Maryland and Virginia HR professionals
• 1997 Presenter: HR overview for Chinese delegation
• 1996 Recipient Women in Technology Leadership Award
• 1993 Recipient Governor’s Citation for exemplary volunteer efforts
• 1993 Recipient Baltimore County Executive Citation for exemplary volunteer efforts
• 1993 Recipient Baltimore City Council Citation for sharing and caring
• Recipient Valued Hours Award for sharing and caring
• 1993 Recipient Senate of Maryland Resolution for making the area a better place to live
• 1993 Recipient 41st Legislative District of Maryland Citation for helping others
• 1993 Recipient Congressional Achievement Award for leadership in the betterment of mankind
• 1991 Recipient Humanitarian Award for Meritorious Service
• 1991 Dream Maker Television Special BEYAC
• 1991 Nominee for the Affirmative Action Planning in Industry Award BEYAC
• 1990 Orchard Street Church historical preservation kick-off Mistress of Ceremony
• 1990 Recipient of Inroads/Baltimore Corporate plus Award for Outstanding Corporate Support
• 1990 Recipient of Black Engineers Conference Award for Outstanding Corporate Support
• 1989 Baltimore County Leadership
• 1989 Executive Board Baltimore Urban League
• 1989 Recipient of Community Service Award for Outstanding Corporate Support from Maryland Minority Business Directory
• 1986 Recipient Prestigious Baltimore Bowl for Outstanding Performance In Employee Assistance Programming

I enjoy whole fresh foods and delight in preparation and presenting beautiful meals.  As a public historian i appreciate the art of writing and the power of words. Hence collecting antique writing instrument, accessories, books and documents enhance my thirst for life long learning.