1. SIMONA L. BRICKERS
Phone: 609-474-6523 ⎪ Simona.Brickers@gmail.com
LEADERSHIP PROFILE
Led 22-direct reports and 420-member team administering $38 million annual budget.
Achieved $2.5 million cost savings by restructuring operations for performance optimization.
Drove operational efficiency by 30% within 6-months implementing best practices. Reduced
sick leave by 38% within 1-year. Currently, finalizing dissertation requirement to acquire
Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS), Philadelphia, PA ⎪ 1986-2009
Distribution & Operations Manager, 1998-2009
 Increased productivity by 50% in several operations,
 80% reduction in overtime within a year
 Administered attendance reduction program saving $5 million over 3-years
 Spearheaded team cohorts coaching groups on cost saving improvements saved
10% annually
 Cut workers’ compensation by 20% or $850,000 annually
 Decreased accident frequency by 67% over 5 years
 Provided safety, investigation, and accident prevention training
 Led facility participation in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) approved
for STAR status
RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
Certificate of Appreciation from Superior Court of New Jersey – National Volunteer
Week 2005
Outstanding Leadership Ability; USPS Advanced Leadership Program (ALP)
sponsored through Center of Creative Leadership 2004
VOLUNTEERISM
Board Lawrence League of Women Voters 2013 – present
Vice President Campaign to End the New Jim Crow 2013 – present
Fund Raiser NAACP 2013 – present
Literacy Teacher Mercer County Literacy Program 2012 – present
Fund Raiser Aids 2007 – 2013
Board Child Protection Program 2005 – 2012

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CERTICATIONS
Building Better Work Relationships: New Techniques for Results-oriented
Communication
How to Communicate with Diplomacy, Tact and Credibility
American Management Association (AMA) 2007
Wisdom for Success: Leadership/Balance/Power
American Management Association (AMA) 2005
AMA Project Management (Mercer County Community College) 2004
EDUCATION
Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership (expected 2015 graduation)
Master of Management, 2006
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 2004
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Phoenix, Arizona