Aarean Wooten
Human Resources Business Partner (HR4HR) at Amazon
Human Resources Business Partner - HR4HR at Amazon
Enthusiastic human resources professional and graduate of Michigan State University’s School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. I'm passionate about manufacturing, recruitment and retention, as well as helping organizations leverage their diverse workforce to drive results.  

I’ve spent the last 5 years building competency in recruitment, change management, diversity&inclusion and leadership development. I am currently a HR Business Partner at Amazon, supporting the AWS HR function.
Amazon
https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon
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Human Resources Business Partner (HR4HR)
ExxonMobil
https://www.linkedin.com/company/exxonmobil
HR support for global IT operations comprised of approximately 1k employees in over 50 countries.  Partner with executive leadership team to drive strategy and implementation in the areas of staffing & development, employee relations performance management, diversity & inclusion, supervisory effectiveness, talent management and total rewards.
Houston, Texas
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Global Human Resources Business Partner (IT)
ExxonMobil
https://www.linkedin.com/company/exxonmobil
Provided HR support for Beaumont Area Manufacturing facility comprised of management, professional and technical employees, as well as a represented wage employee population. Supported area HR operations including development and implementation of strategic initiatives, employee development, case management/investigations, and employment and labor relations. Responsible for all area recruitment, coop/intern program and employee resource groups. Promoted diversity and inclusion, as well as challenged management to leverage full talent capacity and identify gaps in promoting high performing diversity talent.
Beaumont, Texas Area
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Human Resources Business Partner
Michigan State University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/michigan-state-university
Managed and coached team of 24 undergraduate Resident Assistants, which included conducting one-on-one meetings and training sessions, individual development plans and performance management. In managing these students, I was responsible for facilitating weekly staff meetings regarding community development and growth, Residence Education policy, student and community development, multicultural awareness, and community programming. I also ensured a safe and secure residential environment in 2 residence halls housing 3,000 residents, including response to crisis and emergency situations. Additional responsibilities included advising the Holden Hall Government by assessing the needs of the residence hall community and participation in various committees.
East Lansing, Michigan
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Assistant Community Director
Shell
https://www.linkedin.com/company/shell
I worked as a human resources intern in the Upstream Deepwater business supporting offshore assets in the Gulf of Mexico. During this internship, I had a variety of experiences. I created a just-in-time training toolkit for new leaders in the organization. I  also developed a plan for retaining female talent offshore in a male-dominated environment. My main project was to refresh the process for moving hourly operators to salaried management positions, which involved making the process more competitive and adding a rotational development component. In addition to completing these projects, I was involved in the early implementation stages before off-boarding.
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Human Resources Intern - Upstream Deepwater
Textron Systems
https://www.linkedin.com/company/textron-systems
I worked as a Human Resources Business Partner intern supporting the engineering function. I was able to collaborate with the Vice President of Engineering to identify top talent for the annual talent review and create the slide deck. I spear-headed check ins for the 43 engineering interns and reported any issues to mitigate as quickly as possible. I also consulted with managers, the security, legal and operations departments to make business decisions aiding in cost saving for the organization. I analyzed data from exit interviews over the past year to determine trends and suggest improvements to business processes. Lastly, I gained knowledge in PeopleSoft, Career File, Taleo, ARMS, AppXtender and Qualtrics.
Hunt Valley, Maryland
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Human Resources Intern
Ryder System, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ryder-system-inc
I worked as a human resources co-op in a plant facility with 700+ employees. My responsibilities include recruiting and onboarding warehouse employees, creating & updating employee personnel files, building relationships with hourly employees to boost morale and partnering with the union to settle grievances. I spearheaded recruitment for the plant's third shift launch, by managing the full-cycle recruitment process to hire 200+ employees in 90 days. During this time, I worked with multiple HRIS such as SAP, TimeCo and RIDE.
Lansing, Michigan
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Human Resources Generalist Co-op
EdR Collegiate Housing
https://www.linkedin.com/company/edrcollegiatehousing
Managed a floor of 56 ethnically diverse undergraduate and graduate students support the mission of EdR, created a positive living environment designed to foster community, and collaborated with a team of 5 other community assistants to budget and allocate money for property events.  I also designed an office guide to train new staff members that is still being utilized.
Campus Village Apartments
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Community Assistant
PNC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pnc-bank
I worked in PNC's Talent Acquisition, recruiting top talent for Technology and Operations positions. I also helped create success metrics and analytics to improve the Human Resources Onboarding Portal in its future use.
Greater Pittsburgh Area
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Talent Acquisition Intern
Michigan State University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/michigan-state-university
Provided one-on-one career preparation advice to students specifically with resumes and cover letters, addressed student needs within residence halls in order to increase efficiency within the network, and planned workshops to involve first and second year students in career services.
Brody Neighborhood
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Career Peer Advisor
Michigan State University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/michigan-state-university
Managed over 50 undergraduate students in a summer-long graduate school preparation program, planned and facilitated weekly programs and workshops, input data into Excel and evaluated trends, and coordinated travel arrangements and meetings with students, faculty and visitors.
MSU Graduate School at Linton Hall
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Program Assistant
Michigan State University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/michigan-state-university
Supervised over 80 Service Center Employees by following all University policies, collaborated with other supervisors to recruit, hired and trained 20 new staff members and presented departmental updates at monthly staff meetings and yearly all staff training.
Brody Neighborhood
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Level lll Student Supervisor
Master of Arts (M.A.)
President, Graduate Student Association 

Lead Communications Coordinator, Recruitment Committee
Human Resources and Labor Relations
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Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations
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Human Resource Practices and Labor Relations
10 day study abroad experience focused on human resources and labor relations.
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Korea University
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Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Charles Drew Science Scholar
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
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Michigan State University
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Sustainability Studies
Participated in a 5 week study abroad program focused on science, technology and sustainability.
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Sichuan University
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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Gregg Peterson, MAIR
Vice President of Human Resources at Horton, Inc.
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Macomb Township, MI
Donetta Houser-Sly
Human Resources Director, People, Experience & Technology (PXT) - NA Customer Fulfillment at Amazon
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-slentz-547b4b6
Greater Houston
Andrew Slentz
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources  at Hess Corporation
https://np.linkedin.com/in/bhuban-raj-joshi-5a64ba29
Nepal
Bhuban Raj Joshi
Vice President Human Resources
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Nashville, TN
Sondra Hayes (pronouns - she/her)
Thought Leader|Executive Coach|Change Enabler|Entrepreneur|Designer|HR Influencer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chipwhite-leadership
Simpsonville, SC
Chip White
HR Business Partner at Michelin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-chen-7498004
Houston, TX
Brenda Chen
HR Leader
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jermaine-martin-32808a179
Greater Philadelphia
Jermaine Martin
Vice President Human Resources at Target
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveahanson
Austin, TX
Steve Hanson, MA-HRIR, SHRM-SCP
Head of Employee Experience & Development
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssa-pine-phr-54533531
Greater Houston
Alyssa Pine, PHR
Talent Acquisition Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-james-71987b141
San Diego County, CA
Jacqueline James
Channel Specialist l Recruiter AWS
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Humble, TX
Joe Fikes, MBA
Business Development / Sales
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesbattle
Dearborn, MI
Charles Battle
Supervisory Human Resources Specialist(Classification) at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deelilly
Atlanta, GA
Dee Lilly Marks
Communications Program Manager, Human Resources at The Home Depot
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-stepter-16490667
Baton Rouge, LA
Jean Stepter
Human Resources Project Manager & Informations System Consultant at Baton Rouge Community College
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbey-cain
Austin, TX
Abbey Cain
Training Consultant at ExamSoft
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-hollingsworth-57164a21a
Richmond, TX
Wayne Hollingsworth
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Austin, TX
Hollie Castro, MBA, NACD.DC
Chief Human Resources Officer & SVP, ESG; Board Member; Business Transformation Leader
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bede-emuka-a8104a49
Missouri City, TX
Bede Emuka
Regional Director for the Americas | Caribbean at Atlantic Oilfield Supplies
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Rialto, CA
Michael Martinez
Executive Team Lead Human Resources  at Target
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