Devon Evans
103-204 Alpha Ave. Burnaby, BC V5C 5J9 - -
Extensive background in Human Resources, including using various recruitment strategies including group behavioural and situational interviews to recruit high performing associates.
Demonstrated history of problem solving, team building, training and development, leadership and facilitation.
Skills
Data Analysis
Lean Methodologies
Training and Development
Behavioural Interviewing
Staff Recruitment & Retention
Employee Relations
Conflict Resolution
HR Record Management
Orientation & On-Boarding
Performance Management
HR Policies & Procedures
HRIS Management
Accomplishments
General Human Resources
Created an Employee Orientation Handbook for Instructor onboarding for the Aerospace campus of BCIT
Created injury and incident KPIs from incident reports for BCIT
Created and tracked KPIs for several departments under Corporate Services in BCIT
Utilized Taleo for employee record maintenance and recruitment
Engaged in employee relationship management for over seven years
Interviewed prospective employees utilizing group behavioural and situational interview techniques
Performed conflict resolution between stakeholders
Planned and held employee engagement events
Raised the sales volume of the Brentwood Mall EBGames to $1,800,000 through effective training and client relationship management
Training and Development
Modified the GAMEPRO training program from a 30 minute video to a 2 hour training seminar
Trained and developed several staff into management positions
Performed sales training for multiple retail locations in two districts resulting in increased yearly sales
Invigilated several testing sessions
Created training materials and trained users for JIBC’s survey platform
Research and Data Analysis
Saved BCIT $150,000 through data analysis and elimination of the Coverall program
Analyzed multiple processes using Lean methodologies to ensure productivity gains such as wait time reduction, money saved and process days recovered.
Analyzed purchasing trends, vendor base and credit card usage to find efficiencies in order to capitalize on savings
Analyzed the data from all post-secondary institutes regarding 15 years of graduate labour market outcomes for the province of BC and prepared the results for a paper
Analyzed the data from BCIT regarding 15 years of Certificate and Diploma graduate labour market outcomes and prepared the results for a paper
Education
British columbia Institute of technology — Burnaby, BC
Bachelor of Business Administration with a Major in Human Resources (with distinction), 2012
Activities: Set Representative, Worked as an Intermediate Research Assistant while studying full-time.
British Columbia Institute of Technology – Burnaby, BC
Diploma of Technology, Human Resources Management (with distinction), 2011
Activities: Set Representative.
Professional Experience
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Institutional Research Analyst, 2016 - 2020
Created and reported KPIs to the Board of Governors, reported FTEs to the Ministry of Advanced Education, worked with Technology Services on testing and developing new functions in the ERP, launched, developed training materials and trained JIBC employees on Qualtrics survey platform, analyzed and reported student demographics for institutional purposes, updated and developed the Institutional Accountability Plan Report, analyzed program data and created reports for business decisions.
BCIT
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Data Analyst & Purchasing Coordinator, 2012 – 2016
Created purchase orders, vendor correspondence, analyzing purchasing and shipping trends, credit card usage, creating KPI’s for purchasing and logistics, credit card reconciliation, Lean project facilitation and participation, analyzing incident reports, optimizing inventory levels, creation of charts, PDFs and presentations of analysis results.
Intermediate Research Assistant, 2011 to 2012
Involved in drafting and updating BCIT’s Strategic and Implementation plans, labour market data analysis for both BCIT and the Province of BC and other tasks.
Rogers Plus
Video retail location
Store Manager, 2007 – 2008
Managed the day-to-day operation of the store, fulfilled all HR related store-level duties, including recruitment and retention, training and development, progressive discipline, managing HR records, inventory management, employee engagement, met and exceeded store goals, loss prevention, interviews and use of an HRIS.
EBGames — Burnaby, BC
Leading specialty videogame retailer
Store Manager, 1997 to 2006
Fulfilled a number of HR duties, including training and development of several locations and hundreds of employees, recruitment and retention, progressive discipline, orientation of new employees, behavioural interviewing, employee engagement events, progressive discipline and performance management.
Of Note
Professional Development:
Six Sigma White Belt, Aveta Business Institute
Certified Lean Whitebelt, BCIT
SQL and Relational Databases
References
Randhir Sanghera
Assistant Director, Supply Management
British Columbia Institute of Technology
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Sarah Dunn
Manager, Data Analysis
British Columbia Institute of Technology
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Kevin Wainwright
Program Head, Bachelor of Business Administration
British Columbia Institute of Technology
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Sean Harrington
Manager
SoftMoc
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