Sheila Knight

Staffing Manager

About Sheila Knight

With over 35 years of experience, Sheila Knight serves as Red Team’s Staffing Manager. Sheila plays a critical role in connecting people with work they are personally excited about, while also finding them opportunities that allow for professional growth. She has a passion for creating systems, processes, and materials to support people to be more effective and efficient at their job.

Before Red Team, Sheila worked at Abt Global as the Resource Planning Senior Manager for a 650-person, 200+ project–based domestic delivery team. In this position, her focus was the development and implementation of a Labor Forecasting Tool and creating a structured division-specific on-boarding process.

When not at work you can find Sheila exploring North Carolina with her husband and visiting their son at East Carolina University.

Areas of Expertise

  • Resource Management
  • Project Management
  • Onboarding

Professional Achievements

  • Abt Global, 2021 President’s Award for Outstanding Talent Development Leadership (for creating a custom Labor Forecasting Tool-LFT)
  • Resource Management Certified Professional (RMCP)

Education

  • M.A. Sociology, North Carolina State University
  • B.A. Sociology from North Carolina State University
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