Tresté Loving

TRESTÉ LOVING

SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS

 Dedicated and passionate about developing positive employee relations in order to exceed organizational goals. Highly qualified with outstanding communication and leadership skills to effectively resolve problems and promote a productive work environment. Record of achievement in administrating programs to ensure streamlined operations, improved processes, and increased efficiency. History of successful interaction within diverse groups, comfortable and effective with professionals at all levels, and adept at skillfully resolving conflicts. Secret Clearance. Areas of expertise:

• Diversity/EEO· Organizational Development
• Employee Relations        ·  Strategic and Tactical Planning
• Culture                                      · Staff Leadership                          
• Ethics and Compliance·  Diversity Management 
• Problem Resolution

United States Navy                  1982-2008                                                                                                              CEO/Founder, Simple Innovations Business Coaching, Hannacroix, NY (2013 – present)

Guide CEOs/Business Owners/Entrepreneurs to develop phenomenal work environments that achieve optimum effectiveness, increased revenue, focused productivity, improved customer satisfaction, obtain success in new diverse markets, and more.

• Provided Southwest Airlines first V.P. Diversity/Inclusion tools, skills, easy and memorable phrases and concepts to brief Board of Directors and employees                                                      
• Served as a member of the Board of Directors for Operation Homefront Southern California
• Sought out to be interviewed by a variety of radio show hosts because of her past interviews’ successes       
• Published various articles via E-zine and considered an expert author

Equal Opportunity Advisor/Diversity Officer, Navy Installations Command, Washington, DC (2005 – 2008)

Directly supervised 12 and responsible for creating highly productive work environments for approximately 55,000 employees globally. Conduct comprehensive regional assessments to ensure functional equal opportunity programs and highly effective diversity and human capital strategies. 

• Designed exit interview system that provided feedback on key retention/probable interpersonal related issues.
• Developed thorough survey process that provided insight into department integration and organization operation. Masterfully conducted over 25 focus groups and interviews.
• Initiated, developed, and implemented the military EO/diversity program for 25,000 employees worldwide, including roles/responsibilities for military EO supervisory personnel.

Equal Opportunity Advisor/Diversity Officer, USS George Washington, Norfolk, VA (2001 – 2005)

Served as primary advisor and subject matter expert on group/individual behaviors, values and attitudes, race/ethnic studies, and interpersonal/group relationships. Improved the functionality of an organization through planned systematic efforts designed to enhance equal opportunity and diversity by applying appropriate organizational developmental techniques.  Responsible for over maintaining a productive, effective, and cohesive work environment for over 5,000 personnel, especially during two six month deployments to the Persian Gulf.   

• Established and effectively managed Pentagon 9/11 casualty assistance center that managed all data, family assistance, casualty calls, and administrative correspondence for the Navy pentagon victims.
• Improved attrition by 3.1% in 9 months, reduced disciplinary actions by 8.1% in 6-7 months, increased work environment cohesiveness in 10-11 months 

Meritorious Service Medal • Humanitarian Service Medal • Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

National Defense Service Medal • Navy Good Conduct • Armed Forces Service Medal

Bachelor of Science, International Business – Strayer University, 2008