Maria Garlene  Valenzuela, Human Resources Executive (HR Executive)

Maria Garlene Valenzuela

Human Resources Executive (HR Executive)

Freightworks

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering
Experience
17 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months

Human Resources Executive (HR Executive) at Freightworks
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2017 to July 2018

• Perform all the task associated with the recreation of the Employee Regulation Manual and Employee Handbook.
• Assisted in Evaluation and reconstruction of Job Description
• Conducted recruitment process for various positions
• Sharepoint administration and set up
• Execute all tasks associated with training activities including booking venues and equipment, pre-post training material distribution and tracking, printing, distribution and version control of all training collateral and technical setup

Learning & Development Officer at Emirates Airlines
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2016 to March 2017

• Perform all tasks associated with management of the training activities related to the courses tracked in the OLM including such as booking venues and equipment, pre-post training material distribution and tracking, printing, distribution and version control of all training collateral, technical setup and organisation of webinars/VILT in support of trainers, etc.
• Maintain the work schedule liaising with each member of the Training team regularly to maintain accurate forecasts
• Perform predictive analysis on the resource schedule to assist with identifying scheduling issues in advance and proactively raise these issues to the line and senior managers when required
• L&D Team administration support including sick leave, annual leave and new starter set-up
• Manage the distribution and tracking of feedback surveys post Program-related training sessions (Survey monkey)
• Manage the Training mailbox and ensure all enquiries are answered or forwarded to the relevant L&D/Program representative.
• Regularly meet with Specialists to ensure documentation contained on the drives and in the Sharepoint is up to date and correct
• Scheduling and attending knowledge sharing sessions within the team
• Support training collateral development and coordinate with vendors for training material creation and training delivery

Human Resources Coordinator at Emirates Airlines
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2008 to January 2016

• Responsible for onboarding induction for new members of the engineering recruitment team
• Assisted HRMs with the reports such as financial and recruitment activity reports
• Conducted reference checks for senior management candidates
• Assisted HRMs with overall improvement plan of the engineering career centre.
• Received recruitment brief from Recruitment Specialists and Recruitment Managers and assisted in organizing and scheduling to fill vacancies
• Conducted initial telephone screenings to determine the communication skills and qualifications of locally based candidates for the roles within Technical Records and Aircraft Technicians
• Assisted with conducting tests for vacancies within Engineering and invigilated the tests and also provided valuable feedback to the Recruitment Specialist
• Advised Psychologist of required testing to be undertaken by candidates and coordinated the same with the recruitment specialists and line department
• Coordinated all ground arrangements for interview candidates i.e. ticket authorization/ Marhaba/ visa / airport pickup
• Completed the Cost per Hire report to analyse the cost and the value of a Duty Travel

Industry Travel Consultant at Emirates Airlines
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2005 to November 2008

• Undertook system testing of any new developments or enhancements that had been initiated, based on the detailed specifications laid out for the relevant projects
• Checked on a daily basis log reports and ticket discrepancies and/or deviations to rules and company policies to advise Industry Travel for corrective action on time
• Analysed scenarios for staff bookings - taking care to separate from commercial when required and ensuring to keep in sync where possible
• Updated all staff relevant tables in TRIPS and MARS (Emirates Booking Systems) to maintain correct collection of fares, taxes, Res details, HELP pages etc. Ensured intricacies of all applicable rules were taken into consideration prior to updating the systems
• Liaised with STC, HR, Refunds, EGIT, Outstations and Interline staff for timely feedback on TRIPS, IRA and MyIDTravel (Emirates) system issues and ensured effective solutions were achieved
• Completed reservations and ticketing activities linked to Duty Travel, Annual Leave, Concessional and Joining/Repatriation, in order to give maximum customer service and satisfaction
• Evaluated and constructed the most economical fare (airline and routings) to ensure minimum pay out to other airlines (OAL) for annual leave and duty tickets
• Implemented Company policies and procedures given in the Staff Travel manual.
• Efficiently handle counter operations at Group Headquarters and Staff Travel Implants where necessary, and Staff Travel Call Centre

Travel Consultant at Dubai National Air Transport Association
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2000 to February 2005

• Managed client’s needs regarding queries on airfares including itineraries and other travel arrangements
• Reserved, cancelled, rebooked space, offered return or onward reservations, seat and meal requests and other services to the clients to promote Carrier Sales
• Briefed customers of the reporting time, free baggage allowance (piece and weight) system, passport, visa, health requirements and departure/arrival terminals, to help clients on a trouble free travel
• Actioned queues on a day-to-day basis for PNR’s on time limits/waitlist confirmation

Education

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering
  • at Mapua Institute of Technology
  • January 1999

Specialties & Skills

Reservations
Callcenter
Ticketing
Learning and Development
Recruitment
CALL CENTER
CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DOCUMENTATION
ENTRENAMIENTO
GOVERNMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
POLICY ANALYSIS

Languages

Tagalog
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Advanced Excel (Training)
Training Institute:
Advanced Excel
Date Attended:
April 2016
Duration:
17 hours
HR Appoint ( Taleo System) (Training)
Training Institute:
HR Appoint ( Taleo System)
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
17 hours
Emirates Automated Ticketing (Training)
Training Institute:
Emirates Automated Ticketing
Date Attended:
January 2006
Duration:
24 hours
Sharepoint Administrator (Training)
Training Institute:
Sharepoint Administrator
Date Attended:
November 2016
Duration:
17 hours