LAUREN VITALI, aPHR®
JOB DESCRIPTION REVIEWER
JOB DESCRIPTION REVIEWER
Highlights of qualifications:
Lauren is a highly effective writer, able to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely. Prior to her role as a writer, Lauren worked, for nearly twenty years, in the public and private sector as a program director, manager, trainer, and educator.
Professional Experience:
HR Compensation Consultants, LLC, Boynton Beach, FL – Job Description Writer / Reviewer
Consulting company which assists organizations (private, not-for-profit and governments) with their compensation needs, including supervisory training, benefit offerings analysis and the design of performance management, compensation, and incentive plans.
Inly School, Scituate, MA – Program Director, Educator, Trainer
Independent Toddler to Grade 8 Montessori School in Boston's South Shore serving approximately 300 students, with 60 employees.
Inly School, Special Committees
Taj Boston Hotel, TATA Group, Boston, MA – Learning and Development Manager
Luxury landmark hotel, formerly the Ritz-Carlton, acquired by Mumbai-based Tata Group in 2006. Implemented first HR training strategy following acquisition, a takeover representing a major culture shift to a new breed of corporate values, vision, and mission.
Dunkin' Brands, Inc., Canton, MA - Organizational Development Graduate Intern
Education & Certifications
Lauren earned her bachelor’s degree in human development & Early Childhood Education from Boston College and earned her master’s degree in organizational psychology from MSPP/William James College. She also has a certificate in HR Management and Analytics from The Wharton School and has an Associate Professional in Human Resources Certification.
Volunteer Activities
Lauren has been volunteering at multiple organizations around Massachusetts since 2018. The most recent include:
Technical Skills
Proficient in the use of MS Office products including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
Lauren is a highly effective writer, able to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely. Prior to her role as a writer, Lauren worked, for nearly twenty years, in the public and private sector as a program director, manager, trainer, and educator.
- Skilled communicator; excels at establishing positive relationships with clients and high-level personnel.
- Exceptional research, grammar and writing abilities.
- Superior abilities in proofreading and editing
Professional Experience:
HR Compensation Consultants, LLC, Boynton Beach, FL – Job Description Writer / Reviewer
Consulting company which assists organizations (private, not-for-profit and governments) with their compensation needs, including supervisory training, benefit offerings analysis and the design of performance management, compensation, and incentive plans.
- Evaluates, revises, and creates job descriptions.
- Collaborates in the development, editing, and revising of manuals, booklets, and client deliverables (project documents)
- Participates in job and pay framework projects performing job analysis.
Inly School, Scituate, MA – Program Director, Educator, Trainer
Independent Toddler to Grade 8 Montessori School in Boston's South Shore serving approximately 300 students, with 60 employees.
- Developed and facilitated content for talent and learning initiatives; supervised, trained, and evaluated new faculty and interns in Montessori methodology, curriculum, classroom management, school environments, parent relationships, and student needs.
- Acted as liaison and advisor to the organization's leadership on organization-wide initiatives; worked closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention; provided guidance and input on department restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.
- Identified the impacts of change to individuals and groups and created journey maps to help those people to embrace the change.
Inly School, Special Committees
- Human Resources: Created 3-year plan to improve compensation, implemented retirement program, revised tuition benefit and other policies.
- Alumni Coordinator: Created new role to deepen relationships with young alumni and keep them involved, including an alumni database, quarterly newsletter, social events, and social media network.
Taj Boston Hotel, TATA Group, Boston, MA – Learning and Development Manager
Luxury landmark hotel, formerly the Ritz-Carlton, acquired by Mumbai-based Tata Group in 2006. Implemented first HR training strategy following acquisition, a takeover representing a major culture shift to a new breed of corporate values, vision, and mission.
- Created a learning and development strategy that addressed workforce capabilities, skills and competencies needed to support current and future strategies; ensured L&D programs embraced new technologies and multi-faceted delivery approaches.
- Identified training needs for business units and individual coaching needs.
- Developed appropriate metrics and tracking mechanisms to build accountability, measure results, and optimize the impact of the talent management and organizational development programs.
- Lead small group coaching sessions in addition, to one-on-one coaching sessions, with high potential and managers.
- Improved learning and OD performance by implementing new policies, procedures, job support, training, managerial practices, communication methods, and learning strategies.
- Improved the new hire experience, engagement, performance, and movement of talent across the organization.
- Coordinated employee relations and employee health plan open enrollment activities.
- Participated in recruitment activities and coordination of employee recognitions programs.
Dunkin' Brands, Inc., Canton, MA - Organizational Development Graduate Intern
- Formulated individualized Employee Values Proposition for Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins
- Synthesized and analyzed global focus group data and provided feedback reports to the team.
- Evaluated competitor research and market benchmarks for presentation to team.
Education & Certifications
Lauren earned her bachelor’s degree in human development & Early Childhood Education from Boston College and earned her master’s degree in organizational psychology from MSPP/William James College. She also has a certificate in HR Management and Analytics from The Wharton School and has an Associate Professional in Human Resources Certification.
Volunteer Activities
Lauren has been volunteering at multiple organizations around Massachusetts since 2018. The most recent include:
- STRIDE (Scituate Together for Representation, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity), December 2019 – present, Survey Data Analyst, Facilitator and School Action and Response Group
- Inly School Community Outreach Committee, 2018–present
- Inly School Strategic Plan, 2018 – 2019, Working Group Participant, Qualitative Data Analyst
- Inly School Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2017 – 2019, Focus Group Facilitator
- Scituate Animal Shelter, Strategic Planning Committee 2018
Technical Skills
Proficient in the use of MS Office products including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.