A little about me.
I’m Irena. I have over eight years of experience in federal human resources, advising leadership on workforce strategy, recruitment, and personnel policy for a large public-sector organization. My work has also included international liaison work and adult instruction. I’m finishing a Master of Science in Management with a Graduate Certificate in Responsible AI at George Mason University, training toward my ICF coaching credential, and running CraftyGalShop, my online shop for personalized off-roading gifts.
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Federal HR Leadership
- Advise leadership on workforce strategy, recruitment, and personnel policy
- Manage full-cycle recruitment for a range of vacancies, domestic and international
- Interpret federal regulations into clear, practical guidance for hiring managers
- Provide oversight and quality control for junior HR staff
Training & Instruction
- Serve as adjunct faculty, delivering HR training to a distributed public-sector workforce
- Lead virtual instruction for learners across multiple locations
- Translate complex regulatory and policy content into adult-learner-friendly materials
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
International & Cross-Cultural
- Served as a liaison between U.S. organizations and international partners
- Managed multinational stakeholder relationships across language and culture
- Advised leadership on cross-cultural and governance considerations
- Bilingual: English and Polish
Studying Responsible AI
- Master of Science in Management, George Mason University
- Graduate Certificate in Responsible Artificial Intelligence, George Mason University
- Bringing a policy and fairness lens from HR into how AI systems get built and governed
- Hands-on practice with data and AI tools — R Studio, Jupyter Notebook, Visual Studio
- Building hobby AI projects — like LeanMind AI — as a practical complement to coursework
Professional toolkit.
HR Systems & Tools
Productivity & Collaboration
Data & AI Tools
Languages
Training & Process
The path so far.
- 2023 — PresentCurrent
Senior Human Resources Specialist
Advise leadership within a federal agency on workforce strategy, recruitment, and personnel policy for a large, multinational organization; mentor junior HR staff.
- 2025 — PresentCurrent
Adjunct Faculty, HR Training
Deliver virtual HR training and instruction to a geographically distributed public-sector workforce.
- 2019 — 2023
Human Resources Specialist
Advised leadership on classification, staffing, and employee relations within a federal HR office, including an international liaison assignment.
Education & certifications.
Education
Master of Science in Management
Costello College of Business, George Mason University — Fairfax, VA
Expected December 2026 · 3.76 GPA
Graduate Certificate in Responsible Artificial Intelligence
George Mason University — Fairfax, VA
August 2026
Bachelor of Individualized Study, Entrepreneurship and Information Systems
George Mason University — Fairfax, VA
December 2025 · Graduated with Recognition, 3.88 GPA
Applied Science Associate, Information Technology
Central Texas College — Killeen, TX
December 2014 · Graduated with Honors, 3.91 GPA
Certifications
ICF Level 1 Coach Training Credential
SCT Coaching Academy · 2026
Civilian Education System (CES), Intermediate Level
2025
DoD Human Resources Staffing Advisor Level 1
2024
Equal Opportunity Leader (EOL) Certification
2020
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
2019