Ferra Executive Search is a boutique recruitment firm focused on identifying leadership talent in the higher education and healthcare industries.We excel at finding and placing top-level leaders and pride ourselves in providing superior customer service, personalized to suit the needs of both our clients and our candidates.

Ferra Executive Search sponsors over 20 dog/handler teams to receive therapy dog training in the greater Pittsburgh Area. Training is provided at no cost to our participants thanks to our partnership with the Dog Stop Training Center in the Strip District. You can follow their journey on Instagram @therapydogsofpittsburgh Once certified, you will find these amazing dogs all over the city at universities and hospitals bringing joy and happiness to everyone they can.

Watch It Work is an innovative job advertising platform that allows companies to visually “show their next job”. By creating customized videos highlighting job opportunities, employer brands, and the overall employee value proposition, Watch It Work delivers information to job seekers in a modern way that is uniquely engaging on any platform or device.

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is a unique and unparalleled extension of the Cleveland Clinic model, providing a spectrum of specialty services that are designed to cater to the healthcare needs of Abu Dhabi and the region. Some highlights: - Largest and most complex healthcare project in the world- World's first fully digital hospital- Biggest global recruitment effort in Medicine with hiring occurring in over 60 countriesCleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is one of a number of initiatives led by Mubadala Healthcare, the division of Mubadala Development Company dedicated to investment in strategic, high-value and economically sustainable projects that meaningfully enhance the private healthcare infrastructure of Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates.

Served as an HR Business Partner responsible for expatriate relocation, assignment management, and repatriation of employee and family. This also included developing policies and procedures in areas such as: compliance with Qatari and US labor law, housing and immigration, global benefit and compensation administration, competency framework analysis, succession and replacement planning, workforce gap analysis, safety and security, health and wellness, payroll, employee development and leadership programs, employee and community relations, and international tax management.Managed, in collaboration with global consulting firm Towers-Watson, an organization-wide opinion survey which served as part of a long-term strategic review. Oversaw feedback and action planning groups, as the lead HR Business partner, and developed recommendations for more efficient operational processes, clearer policies, and better organizational communication. Planned, developed, and managed talent attraction, recruitment infrastructure, and processes to support the exponential growth of SFS-Q. Effectively managed a recruitment strategy, including selection and salary negotiation, of highly specialized searches within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and globally. This allowed SFS-Q to operate efficiently and competitively in a country with a major human capital shortage. Managed recruitment budget of $1.1MM. Designed, implemented, and oversaw the management of the community relations function, which includes development of the SFS-Q community website to support expatriates and their families from over 40 countries. This also includes the effective management of the Community Relations Officer, 3 part-time employees, and a 30 member volunteer group.Key member of a Qatar-based design team responsible for ushering in an organization-wide, comprehensive HRIS system, with a primary focus on ensuring system compliance with both local and international procedures and requirements.

Responsible for sourcing, recruiting, and screening candidates for over 300 university departments to provide qualified individuals for high priority, hard-to-fill, positions ranging from Associate Vice President and Chief Audit Executive to Laboratory Manager. Trained and managed day-to-day activities of one recruiter and 2 part-time employees.Served as an internal consultant for all external advertising. This included research, recommendations, and placement of both online and print advertisements, along with all billing and reconciliation activities for a $300,000 advertising budget. Responsible for creating and marketing a menu of recruitment services to university departments.

Planned and executed quarterly recruitment trips to the Philippines, Canada, and multiple cities in China; Responsible for filing immigration applications for permanent residency (green card), TN Visa (Canada), and adjustment of status cases with the US Government. Created employee development programs for all international healthcare professionals. Developed internal training program to educate over 300 branch offices on the international recruitment process.Established a remote testing, credentialing, and assessment office in the Philippines; recruited and trained a team of three to manage daily business operations.Partnered with foreign nursing universities, US embassies, and foreign governments to successfully process 500+ registered nurses, physical therapists and medical doctors from over 30 different countries; generated over $1 million in revenue for a start-up division of the organization.

Worked with executive leadership to develop a superior training curriculum; Conducted classroom based and virtual trainings on a weekly basis covering topics such as situational leadership, client management and contract negotiation. Trained 700+ recruiters working throughout 7 divisions of the company covering 42 states and over 300 branch offices. Part of the design and implementation team for the HRIS and applicant tracking systems.

Hired and managed 320+ healthcare professionals to work as supplement staff in nursing homes, hospitals, and assisted living facilities; provided 24/7 program management services. Managed a wellness program for 200+ clinics. Created homecare services division; turned office profitable in 9 months.