Kathleen Mercado Aphr (Kat)

Kathleen (Kat) Mercado, aPHR has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Kathleen (Kat) most recently worked at Crunchyroll as a Talent Acquisition Analyst, where they developed and maintained self-service dashboards for executive leadership and built dashboards using Looker with key recruiting and diversity metrics. Prior to that, they were a Recruiting Operations Coordinator at Crunchyroll, where they tracked trends in job application conversion rates and analyzed LinkedIn data to improve candidate engagement.

Earlier in their career, Kathleen worked at Edwards Lifesciences as a Rep, HR Solutions, Talent Management and Learning, where they streamlined the nomination process for global leadership programs and managed multiple concurrent projects. Kathleen (Kat) also held roles as an HR Representative, Associate HR Representative, and HR Assistant in the Learning Operations department.

Before joining Edwards Lifesciences, Kathleen was a Recruiter at Fenix Consulting Group, where they cold called potential applicants and reported metrics to company leadership. Kathleen (Kat) also gained experience as a Human Resources Intern at UC Irvine, where they developed online resources and researched training materials.

Kathleen's early work experience includes roles at Lollicup USA, Inc. as a Shift Manager and Barista/Cashier. In these positions, they supervised and trained a team of employees, provided customer service, and enforced health and safety regulations.

Overall, Kathleen has a strong background in talent acquisition, recruiting operations, and learning and development. Kathleen (Kat) has a track record of using data analytics to drive actionable insights and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency.

Kathleen (Kat) Mercado, aPHR, received their Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from UC Irvine in the years 2013 to 2017. In 2019 to 2020, they attended the University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education for a Data Analytics Boot Camp.

Kat has obtained several certifications to enhance their skills and knowledge. Kathleen (Kat) received the "Associate Professional in Human Resources™ (aPHR™)" certification from the HR Certification Institute in April 2017. Additionally, they completed the "Textio Interrupting Bias in Hiring Certification" from Textio in July 2022 and the "Textio Inclusive Recruiting Certification" from Textio in August 2021.

In terms of technical certifications, Kat acquired several from the University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education. These include the "Advanced Excel" certification in February 2020, the "Databases and ETL" certification in February 2020, the "Fundamental Statistics and Advanced Data Topics" certification in February 2020, the "Python Programming" certification in February 2020, and the "Web Visualization" certification in February 2020. Additionally, they obtained the "Presenting Data Effectively to Inform and Inspire" certification from LinkedIn in June 2023.