As the Healthcare Business Development Manager of w3r Consulting, Kelly Thomas is responsible for cultivating new clients and managing existing accounts. Kelly has placed over 1400 healthcare professionals while managing a team of Recruiters and back office support. Kelly also uses the knowledge she gained while becoming a Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) to consults with clients on recruitment strategies and management of their contingent workforce programs.Kelly is a graduate of St. Mary’s College with a BA in Political Science and Philosophy. She obtained her Masters of Public Administration from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Kelly’s earlier career consisted of Human Resource Management for CIBER, Inc. (formerly Decision Consultants), Director of Human Resource for Ciena Healthcare Management, and Vice President of Critical Resource. She has experience with Operations Management, Recruitment, Human Resource Management, Employee Relations, Client Relations, Training, Labor Relations, Workforce Management Consulting, and Strategic Planning.Specialties: Contingent Workforce Management, VMS, MSP, Recruitment, Recruiting, Recruiter, Staffing, Temp Placement, Permanent Placement, Perm Placement, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Director, Human Resource Consulting, Training, Strategic Planning, Consulting, Director of Operations, Labor Relations, Benefits Administration, Back Office Support, Registered Nurse, RN, Allied Health, PT, Physical Therapist, OT, Occupational Therapist, PTA, COTA, RT, OR, Surgical Tech, Scheduling, Networking