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P. O. Box 311548, Atlanta, GA 31131
678.619.9627 - safepatient@aol.com
Vonda Thomas Curriculum Vitae
Summary: A professional experienced in both the business and non-profit world.
Highly motivated and self-sufficient. Results-driven executive with documented
record of building successful teams and exceeding goals, while quickly achieving
profitability.
Experience: CEO / President
Safe Patient Lifting, LLC 2009 – Present Atlanta, GA 31131
-Rom, Batesville, IN
NOTE: The
clinical and business impact that improper patient handling
and movement is having on home health care, and hospital
operations – greatly affects the staff and your patients.
intervening in situations that have occurred frequently. The goal is
for SPL to identify issues, rectify the situation with implementation
of professional training on the proper use of lift equipment to avoid
injury to the patient and health care provider, before they arise and
develop contingency plans, rather than wait until they become a
major problem.
-Hold Program
November 2009
-Rom, Batesville, IN
January 2010 – May 2012
Assist with implementation training with LIKO at V. A. Hospital
Memphis, TN January 2010

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bariatric patients being carefully moved while preventing injury to employees
and patients in the process in Chicago, IL – Birmingham, AL and
New Jersey
Ceiling Lifts in New York, 2010 – 2013 at Southside, J.T. Mather
and Franklin Hospitals respectively. Responsible for the
development and execution of go to market strategy with LIKO
Safe Lifting Solutions in North America. Directly manage nurses involved
with PEMS (Patient Environmental Mobility Solutions). Execute
all training; define strategies for growing revenue including
recruiting, business development, marketing, pricing and
personnel management.
-functionally with other companies in various
departments including Marketing, Operations, Finance and
Training. Major accomplishments include: branding, market
research and go to market strategies: Incentive Compensation and instill
confidence in staff to achieve best results.
Partner / Marketing Director
Safe Patient Lifting Consultants 2006 – 2009 Atlanta, GA 30297
ess Partnership with LIKO, March 2008
Guldmann, Waverly Glenn, Hill-Rom, APEX, Mid-Atlantic Care,
Medline, Mundeleine, IL, North Shore Long Island Jewish, South
Side, V. A. Hospitals in Kings, Wisconsin, Memphis, TN,
Tuscaloosa, AL and Atlanta, GA.
Call communication systems, rental therapy, and patient lift equipment. Call
points include C-Level Administration, Nursing Directors, Risk &
Quality Management, Patient Safety, PT/OT; additional
responsibilities for meeting revenue goals in Capital and Therapy
business units, recruiting, hiring, training and professional development of
sales team and nursing staff.

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Operations Manager
Federal Express 1983 – 2005 Memphis, TN
 Supervised, trained and developed office and field staff.
 Specialized in courier, dispatch and customer service
relations
 Conduct daily business operations ensuring efficiency to
meet customers’ supply and demand.
Education
Florida Career College 2013 Anthem Online Phoenix, AZ
Memphis State University 1984 / B.A. Journalism Memphis, TN
References
Curtis Pouncy, C. O.O. Smart Medical Darien, IL
(630) 414.5422
Linda Jones, Director Safe Patient Handling Atlanta, GA
(832) 272.8902
Michael Barber, Director Federal Express Memphis, TN
(832) 620-8916