Daniel Openshaw

Experience

1. Talent Management Intern

   Talen Energy

   Apr 2025 — Present · Allentown, PA, US

   Support onboarding and engagement for 22 interns across nuclear, fossil, and corporate locations by streamlining access processing and providing personalized guidance throughout their experience• Coordinate intern development activities including a Gallup StrengthsFinder workshop, volunteer events, and cross-functional shadow days to promote leadership and career exploration• Design and launched intern feedback surveys for onboarding and shadow days to implement continuous improvement efforts• Observe leadership and teamwork behaviors in simulator trainings and team meetings to inform talent development efforts• Research and implemented articles and videos for a self-paced, professional development platform used company-wide• Contribute to workforce planning efforts by building retirement forecasting documents and compiling 90+ job descriptions to meet Nuclear Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) compliance requirements• Assist in developing a professional development survey for union and non-union employees to assess training needs• Analyze historical intern data to identify high-performing target schools and enhance early talent recruitment strategies• Support the Leadership Academy by assembling training materials, preparing certificates, and setting up learning environments• Execute Workday HRIS testing to ensure a seamless open enrollment process• Support the benefits helpline by responding to employee and retiree inquires and providing immediate benefits guidance• Contribute to open enrollment activities, including updating employee and retiree benefits information and analyzing Workday data reports to ensure accuracy of enrollment elections

Education

• West Virginia University

  Master's degree, Industrial Relations and Human Resources

• West Virginia University

  Bachelor's degree, Business Administration Management