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S Kenkel
home (660) 582-8484 work (660) 562-1652 Ckenkel@.nwmissouri.edu
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Dedicated educator with 19+ years of academic and business experience. Published one nationally distributed textbook and instructors manual. Recognized as challenging, yet caring instructor. Excel at motivating all students to succeed. Seasoned presenter able to keep students attention to enhance the learning experience. Outstanding organizational skills, with a talent for seeing the big picture. Effective team member who is comfortable leading or collaborating. MBA, Bachelor of Science in Business and Personnel Management.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Assessment Committee (1999 - Present) Improvement of Teaching and Learning (Chair 2000 2002), (Member - Present) Access and Accommodations (Chair 1998 - 1999) (Member 1999 2001) Delta Mu Delta Etiquette Presentations Booth College Awards Banquet (1998 - Present) Freshman Seminar Instructor (2001 - 2004) Employment Equity Committee (Chair - Present) (Member 2000 - 2001) Team Leadership Presenter Department Student Recognition Coordinator (2005-Present)
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Managed the Human Resource functions in 150 employee chain manufacturing operation to provide appropriate staffing, training, compensation, and human relations requirements. Directed all aspects of professional, technical, and hourly staffing including recruitment, selection, and orientation. Served as EEO coordinator. Created employee manual and interpreted personnel policies to ensure legal compliance with all employment decisions. Served as mediator between employees and management, facilitated problem-solving and open communication of needs. Conducted annual wage and benefit survey and recommended changes for achieving external and internal equality. Administrated employee benefit packages (health, dental, 401 (k), and disability, unemployment and workers compensation programs. Directed safety and health programs to ensure legal compliance and reduce expenses.
Select Accomplishments Initiated and developed Employee Assistance and Employee Wellness Programs. Coordinated development of pay-for-knowledge training system in Maintenance Department. Initiated and managed extensive ergonomics program to reduce workers compensation claims. Successfully coordinated efforts to overthrow union organizing campaign.
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Managed employment, training and development, safety, and equal employment opportunity programs in 100 employee disposable diaper manufacturing operation. Managed highly successful outplacement program upon plant closing. Interpreted Division and Corporate personnel, benefit and payroll policies and ensured proper implementation at plant level. Directed all aspects of professional, technical and hourly staffing and recruitment programs. Managed, created, and developed employee services such as Wellness and Employee Assistance programs. Represented plant in unemployment and workers compensation insurance cases. Directed weekly payroll and activities of Payroll Clerk and Training Manager.
Select Accomplishments Received award at Missouri Governors conference for outstanding service to dislocated workers in 1992. Facilitated division development and revision of hourly (pay-for-knowledge) level system. Directed plant program to ensure compliance with new ADA legislation.
Kenkel, C. S. & Adkins, J. (2007). Rsum Writing: Why Wait Until the End of the Course? Published in The Balance Sheet, March/April 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007 from http://balancesheet.swlearning.com/0307/0307comm.html. Kenkel, Cindy (2006). Extreme Rsum Makeover, McGraw-Hill Irwin, New York, NY. Kenkel, Cindy (2006). Instructors Manual for Extreme Rsum Makeover: The Ultimate Guide to Renovating Your Rsum, McGraw-Hill Irwin. Kenkel, Cindy; Adkins, Joni, and Chi Lo Lim (2005). "Deterring Academic Dishonesty Online," The Journal of Learning in Higher Education, Fall 2005. Volume 1, issue 1, pages 17-22. Kenkel, Cindy (2004). Is Your Online Course Flexible Enough?, Syllabus Proceedings, Summer 2004. One of four selected from electronic version for inclusion in Campus Technology, December 2004 Conference Yearbook edition with a circulation of 50,000. Kenkel,Cindy & Walker, Jim (2004). Coauthor, Gender and Performance Appraisal Discomfort Midwestern Business and Economic Review, Fall 2004, Number 34. Bureau of Business and Government Research, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas. Kenkel, Cindy (2004). RsumsTime for a Curriculum Makeover, Association for Business Communication Southwestern and Southeastern 2004 Refereed Proceedings. Kenkel, Cindy (2002). E-LearningStrategies for Delivering Knowledge in the Digital Age, written by Marc J. Rosenberg. Regional Business Review, Vol. 21, pp.145-147.
Professional Reviewer
Author Unknown (2002). Generation Y and Religion: An Exploratory Study reviewed for the Marketing Management Association Spring 2002 Conference, Consumer Behavior Track.
National/Regional Presentations
Kenkel, Cindy & Jones, Brenda (2006). Cheating and Technology Association for Business Communication 71 Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas, October 25-28, 2006.
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Kenkel, Cindy & Adkins, Joni (2005). Academic Honesty and Your Online Course: tips to Reduce Cheating 6th Annual Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (SIDLIT) at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas, August 4, 2005. Kenkel,Cindy & Jones, Brenda (2004). Creating Rsums of Hire Quality, FBLA National Fall Leadership Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, November 5, 2004. Kenkel, Cindy (2004). Is Your Online Course Flexible Enough? Syllabus 2004 Summer Conference in San Francisco, California, July 18-July 23, 2004. Kenkel, Cindy (2004). RsumsTime for a Curriculum Makeover, Association for Business Communication Southwestern and Southeastern meeting in Orlando, Florida, March 3 - 6, 2004. Kenkel, Cindy (2004). The Successful Job Search, roundtable facilitator, Delta Mu Delta Triennial Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, October 15-17, 2004.