ANASTASIA BYLER
E-mail: abyler@psychedit.com
407 Sherwood Drive
Huntsville, AL 35802
To work to solve HRM dilemmas faced by small high-tech firms, especially in recruitment, selection and retention.
M.S. in Management (MBA equivalent) August 2002
University of Alabama in Huntsville (AACSB accredited)
B.A. in Psychology, minor in Chemistry May 2000
University of Alabama in Huntsville (cum laude)
Evaluated NASA’s manned-RLV budget. Team produced evidence pointing to the infeasibility of the proposal and made recommendations to top NASA executives. Porter Model analysis
Researched trends in workforce development for the city of Huntsville, Alabama. Profile consisted of interviews from top employers and archival data. Developed survey. Suggested growth strategy.
Photon-X, Inc.
Developed a Marketing Opportunity Analysis (MOA) for Photon-X, Inc. Project concentrated on the liquid barcode and smoke-vision products. Recommended new markets and product uses.
AniVision, Inc.
Conducted an evaluation of AniVision, Inc.’s marketing strategy. Discussed findings and made
recommendations to the CEO.
Reviewed Camber Corporation’s Human Resources Department. Rated various strategies according to effectiveness. Gave recommendations for further superior performance.
Supervising and Training
· Trained employees in equipment know-how and maintenance
· Organized and conducted bi-weekly staff meetings
· Reinforced employee problem solving skills, teamwork, and efficiency in production
· Evaluated performance of employees on a bi-monthly basis
Marketing, Public Relations, and Basic Management
· Developed a pricing strategy for our business’s products
· Evaluated product profit-margins bi-annually
· Placed orders and maintained efficient inventory levels
· Selected bids from outside vendors, oversaw business to business relations
· Outlined a marketing strategy for a Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor
· Responded to all production equipment malfunctions
· Managed supply chain logistics
· Organized promotional advertising campaigns
· Acted as liaison between the company and the community’s artists and musicians
· Scheduled art displays and live music
Teaching, Tutoring, and Proof-editing
· University Lecturer in HRM: Recruitment and Selection
· Developed English curricula for nuclear power employees in Germany
· Taught weekly courses and week-long seminars for Business English students
· Was keynote speaker at a university seminar on the German workforce and job market
· Proof-edited graduate students theses and dissertations
· Taught general safety as well as drug/alcohol awareness classes to elementary students
· Worked as an orientation counselor for entering university students
· Tutored individual students in algebra, pre-calculus, and inorganic chemistry
· Organized casts, rehearsals, workshops, and performances for community and private theater
Administrative Organization
· Scheduled employee working hours
· Directed foot traffic for six administrators
· Answered phones and email requests in a high-paced office
· Helped in maintaining active files for approx. 3000 clients
· Organized bulk mailings
04/94 to 03/95 Daytime Manager DarkWater Corporation
03/95 to 05/96 Receiving/Café Supervisor Barnes and Noble Bookstores
05/96 to 04/00 Student Financial Aid Advisor University of Alabama in Huntsville
09/99 to 12/01 Safety Instructor LoRoMar Enterprises/Madison County
09/02 to 11/02 Marketing Intern Merrill Lynch
10/04 to 05/07 Business English Teacher Nations
08/04 to present Copyeditor/Lecturer Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Training Development and Delivery, Recruitment and Selection, Organizational Design, Management Science, Linear Regressions, Perceptual Mapping, Technical Writing, Statistical Analysis, Tests and Measures, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, et al). SAP, SAP/R3, SPSS, Typing 65 WPM, survival German.
Keynote speaker at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität’s WiSo summer seminar series (June 18, 2005), titled An interpretive comparison of German and U.S. work environments: Demographics and process. Paper presentation, Bliss. J.P., Bowens L.D., Krefting, R., Byler, A.R., Gibson, A.R. (2001). Collective mistrust of alarms. Presented at the 2001 Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Atlanta, GA. March 20-24. Paper presentation, Gibson, A.R., Smith, K., Torres, A. (2000). Glancing behavior of participants using automated teller machines while bystanders approach. Presented at the 2000 Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Birmingham, AL. January 28. Lifetime member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology. Thomas and Minnie Rast Scholarship Recipient. Drama director for RocketCity Community Church, 1998 to 2000.
A list of references (names, titles, and contact information) will gladly be provided upon request.