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At Bloomberg, Thomas recruited senior engineering talent for a financial-data organization that publishes 100 billion market-data points, 1 billion messages, and 1.5 million news headlines daily. At Veterinary Emergency Group, he hired a market owner with clinical veterinary experience, operational experience, and willingness to travel among multiple locations. He also uses conference and event networking to source hard-to-fill candidates, including a hire made through an organic referral. Thomas holds a B.S. in Business Management with a Human Resources concentration from Quinnipiac University. Colleagues describe him as collaborative, structured, adaptable, proactive, and effective at maintaining client and team relationships in fast-paced environments. ## Services - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Office - Microsoft Word - PowerPoint - Customer Service - Organizational Effectiveness - Time Management - Social Media - Leadership - Teamwork - Facebook - Event Planning - Microsoft PowerPoint - Management - Public Speaking - Research - Sales - Social Networking ## Highlights - Leads operational and people functions as Director at Ornare USA for a luxury custom cabinetry and interiors showroom in New Jersey, including Paramus. - Oversees hiring and onboarding, vendor relationships, staffing, showroom management, and day-to-day logistical operations at Ornare. - Built HR processes and systems where none existed at Ornare. - Created operational infrastructure for a high-end, client-facing luxury retail business. - Partnered with the logistics team to create detailed development-project binders covering components, costs, deliveries, installations, and on-site notes. - Made client-issue resolution smoother through project documentation that was strongly appreciated by the logistics team. - Recruited senior engineering talent at Bloomberg, an organization reporting 100 billion market-data points, 1 billion messages, and 1.5 million news headlines daily. - Placed mid- and senior-level technical professionals into permanent client roles at Solomon Page. - Built candidate relationships at Solomon Page to support appropriate role placement. - Successfully hired a Veterinary Emergency Group market owner requiring clinical veterinary experience, operations experience, and willingness to travel across multiple locations. - Recruits for specialized, hard-to-fill roles rather than high-volume hiring. - Sourced candidates through in-person networking at conferences and events. - Secured a hire through an organic networking referral. - Helped candidates consider startup opportunities by connecting them with team members and communicating the company mission and team passion. - Organized WayUp sign-up events to motivate people to create profiles on the website. - Marketed WayUp through social media to students and recent graduates seeking employment. - Shared ideas and strategies with fellow WayUp campus representatives. - Managed difficult luxury tariff-related price increases with clients during Ornare’s early development, maintaining a calm and transparent approach while seeking workable solutions and protecting long-term relationships. - Holds a B.S. in Business Management with a concentration in Human Resources from Quinnipiac University. - Received a 5/5 recommendation from Alan Chorm, who highlighted Thomas’s collaborative approach, people skills, structure, and proactive handling of potential client issues. - Received a 5/5 recommendation from Haley Rawson, who highlighted Thomas’s adaptability, personableness, accountability, professionalism, and commitment to excellence. ## Experience - **Director at Ornare USA** (2024-06-01–present) - **Talent Manager at VEG ER for Pets** (2023-06-01–2024-06-01) - **Engineering Recruiter at Bloomberg** (2018-09-01–2023-05-01) — Recruiting senior engineering talent for the world's most trusted source of financial data. 100 billion market data points, 1 billion messages, 1.5 million news headlines - daily! - **Technical Recruiter at Solomon Page** (2017-11-01–2018-08-01) — \- Place mid/senior level technical professionals in permanent roles with our clients. - Create strong relationships with candidates to ensure proper placement in specific roles. - **Campus Representative at WayUp** (2016-09-01–2016-12-01) — \- Organized sign up events to motivate people to create profiles on the website - Marketed via social media to students and recent graduates who were seeking employment - Shared ideas and strategies with other campus representatives to best utilize our efforts ## Education - Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General — Quinnipiac University (2013-01-01–2017-01-01) - Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General — Quinnipiac University (2013-01-01–2017-01-01) ## FAQ ### What does Thomas do? Thomas is Director at Ornare USA and leads operational and people functions for Ornare’s New Jersey luxury custom cabinetry and interiors showroom in Paramus. ### What are Thomas’s strongest areas of expertise? Thomas builds people and business infrastructure from the ground up. ### What has Thomas accomplished at Ornare? He has also managed staffing, policies and procedures, showroom operations, and logistics. ### What project-management work has Thomas done at Ornare? A colleague, Alan Chorm, said Thomas partnered closely with logistics to create detailed binders for each development project. The binders documented components, costs, deliveries, installations, and on-site notes, making client issues easier to resolve and earning strong appreciation from the logistics team. ### What did Thomas do at Bloomberg? Thomas recruited senior engineering talent at Bloomberg, described in his experience as the world’s most trusted source of financial data. Bloomberg’s daily output was noted as 100 billion market-data points, 1 billion messages, and 1.5 million news headlines. ### What did Thomas do at Solomon Page? At Solomon Page, Thomas placed mid- and senior-level technical professionals in permanent client roles. He also built relationships with candidates to support appropriate role placement. ### What did Thomas accomplish at Veterinary Emergency Group? At Veterinary Emergency Group, Thomas successfully hired a market owner for a difficult specialized role. The hire required clinical veterinary background, operations experience, and willingness to travel across multiple locations. ### How does Thomas approach specialized recruiting? Thomas focuses on specialized, hard-to-fill roles rather than high-volume hiring. He sources through in-person networking at conferences and events, including an organic networking referral that resulted in a hire. ### How does Thomas engage candidates who may be hesitant to join a startup? Thomas has persuaded candidates to leave established companies for startups by connecting them with team members and clearly communicating the company’s mission and the team’s passion. ### What did Thomas do at WayUp? As a WayUp Campus Representative, Thomas organized sign-up events to encourage people to create website profiles. He marketed through social media to students and recent graduates seeking employment and shared ideas and strategies with other campus representatives. ### What was Thomas’s role at VEG ER for Pets? Thomas’s experience includes serving as Talent Manager at VEG ER for Pets. ### What is Thomas’s educational background? Thomas’s LinkedIn summary states that he holds a B.S. in Business Management with a concentration in Human Resources from Quinnipiac University. His education entries also list a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management, General, from Quinnipiac University twice. ### What skills does Thomas list? Thomas lists skills in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Microsoft PowerPoint, customer service, organizational effectiveness, time management, social media, leadership, teamwork, Facebook, event planning, management, public speaking, research, sales, and social networking. ### What do references say about Thomas? Alan Chorm, who worked with Thomas at Ornare as Director of Sales while Thomas was Showroom Director, described him as easy to work with, collaborative, great with people, well liked by employees, and proactive about potential client issues. Alan said Thomas is structured, builds the environment and processes for the team, and then leads effectively in a fast-paced setting he rated Thomas 5 out of 5 and strongly recommended him for similar roles. Haley Rawson, a peer who has known Thomas for more than 15 years, highlighted his adaptability and personableness. Haley observed Thomas calmly and transparently managing luxury tariff increases with clients while seeking mutually workable solutions, protecting long-term relationships, and keeping the business moving forward. Haley described him as tenacious, experienced, personable, driven, professional, accountable, and adaptable, rated him 5 out of 5, and said she could not give him a higher recommendation. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABNPiIQBiVzS-kQhS9x1p3DX3PgYBNrVpoU