Tom LaKemper

Experience

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  US Air Force

  Dec 1986 - Jan 2007

  •Ranked Top 1% of 600 Senior Managers Worldwide and #1 of 26 regionally •Directed sales teams to meet Air Force recruiting goals for executive positions •Measured the effectiveness and quality of training to 850 team members in 17 eastern states, the District of Columbia and Europe United States Air Force Jan 1991 to Feb 2003District Recruiting Manager/Recruiter•Ranked #1 out of 54 Senior Managers regionally and #1 out 9 in the district•Executed aggressive strategic business and marketing plan; led the New England Team from #20 to #4 nationally and #1 regionally in unprecedented time •Achieving a 37% sales growth in assessing medical and technical professionals Provided sales training for 128 Sr Level Managers and Recruiters Recruited many specialties in Houston TX and Salt Lake City for the Air Force to include Nurses, Dentist, Physician, Aerospace Physiologist, Pharmacist, Bioenvironmental Engineers, and Engineers, Physicist, Mathematicians, Bio Lab, Psychologists and many other medical specialties Provided security for many of Americas vital national security resources and one of kind aircraft in Grand Forks ND and Galena AS, Alaska

  • Director Medical Recruiting and Training

    Dec 2003 - Jan 2007

  • Recruiting Manager Medical Recruitment

    Jan 2000 - Dec 2003

  • Sales Trainer

    Nov 1998 - Jan 2000

  • Recruiter

    Dec 1991 - Nov 1998

  • Security Forces Leader

    Dec 1986 - Nov 1991
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  Randstad

  Mar 2007 - Sept 2008

  Process Manager

  Led a 6 million dollar industrial staffing territory with 200+ talent throughout New England. Established influential relationships at senior levels within client organizations. Effectively oversaw end to end project management from technical design, implementation to test phase management of all new start up business tools and HR processes.

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  Duramed Pharmaceuticals

  Sept 2008 - Jan 2010

  Womens Health Pharmaceutical Rep

  Formulated and executed all sales and marketing initiatives for birth control, menopausal and Plan B pregnancy prevention in the state of Maine for Duramed a subsiderary of Barr Labs which has been acquired by TEVA Pharmaceuticals. Established strategic partnerships with Top decile OB GYN Physicians, Nurse Specialist and Pharmacist to build and gain market share for responsible products. Created broad scope marketing initative by engaging Maine State Medicaid leaders in dialogue to list our products on Maine Care Formulary—conducted presentation along with National Account Manager Show less

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  Talent Strategies LLC

  Mar 2009 - now

  Owner

  Talent Strategies LLC is a national recruiting business. Our leadership team has extensive experience providing quality professional talent placements nationwide to include Medical, IT and Executive positions. Our mission is to support local and national business needs by finding specialized talent and placing them in a professional environment to practice their skills. Talent Strategies listens to the goals and needs of both the client and the talent to ensure the necessary compatibility.

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  Sonic Innovations

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2011

  Regional Sales Manager

  Responsible for Hearing Aid Sales in ME, NH, MA, CT, RI and Upstate NYExecuted all sales and marketing activities to professionally and ethically grow sales and increase market share in territory. Perform sales presentations to ENT Physicians, Audiologist and Hearing Instrument Dispensers in office environments, classroom environments and lunch and learn opportunities. Developed and restored key influential relationships creating growth in market share and increased net sales revenue

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  WOUNDED WARRIOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES (WWOA), 501 (3)(

  Apr 2011 - now

  This is a volunteer position that I have been supporting for the past 8 - 9 years--all work is volunteer and none of our board is paid.

  • Volunteer Director

    Apr 2011 - now

  • Director, Wounded Warrior Outdoor Adventures (WWOA), 501 (3) (c) Volunteer

    Apr 2011 - Jun 2020
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  Ray Group International

  Aug 2011 - Nov 2012

  Program Manager

  Program Manager for New Models of Care Projects (24+) (NMOC)VA Government ConsultantIT PMO Program Manager, New Models of Care (NMOC) and Access to Care Major Secretary Initiatives. Developed strategic plans and processes to ensure all 24 non-compliant PMAS projects were brought into compliance within VA Directors guidelines.

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  Price Waterhouse Management Consultants

  Nov 2012 - Aug 2016

  Program Manager

  Directs, plans and manages business development strategies and capture activities for VA ePMO Pillar initiatives. Strong relationships developed within the VA environment. Advises leadership on opportunities associated with getting our Veterans access to care and providing trusted consult to VA leadership.

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  Favor TechConsulting, LLC (FTC)

  Aug 2016 - Apr 2020

  Portfolio Manager
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  FavorTech Consulting

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2020

  Operations Director
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  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  Jun 2020 - now

  IT Project Manager, GS 14