Tom Tomasula, Jr. is the Director, Staffing and Relocation, for the Lubrizol Corporation, a leading specialty chemical company that produces and supplies technologies that improve the quality and performance of our customers' products in the global transportation, industrial and consumer markets. Tom is responsible for developing and implementing the corporate talent acquisition strategy for the U.S. He leads a team of recruiters who hire for Lubrizol's two business divisions, Additives and Advance Materials, as well as the corporate functions. Tom has global responsibility for the applicant tracking system and staffing metrics. He also manages the U.S. Relocation program for Lubrizol. Tom works with the Executives at Lubrizol and other leaders to proactively develop the vision and strategy to hire top performers who are technical experts, can effectively lead employees, and can succeed and fit in with Lubrizol's culture.

Tom has a diverse professional background in which he has leveraged his expertise in recruiting, training, consulting, and business acumen to support organizations in effectively and efficiently attracting, selecting and retaining top performers. Tom has over 18 years of business experience in senior accounting, operations, human resources and recruiting roles with Arthur Andersen, Indiana University, Cole Vision Corporation, Employers Resource Council, and Ratliff & Taylor. His areas of expertise include direct recruiting, staffing strategy development, college recruiting programs, recruiting process assessments, strategic recruiting and financial training, orientation/on-boarding, succession planning and other employee retention programs. Tom's professional experience includes working with financial and professional service industries, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and non-profits. Tom is a frequent speaker in the areas of talent acquisition, talent management, and talent strategy, including speaking engagements at the annual Northern Ohio Human Resources Conference, Ohio SHRM Conference, Employment (Staffing) Management Association meetings, local and regional SHRM chapters, Cleveland Accounting Show, Akron CPE Day, HR Star Conference and the Business Emergency Planning Association Conference.

Tom holds a Master of Arts in Business Administration (Accounting major) from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting major, with a double major in Philosophy) from the University of Notre Dame. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status) and maintains membership in the Ohio Society of Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the Society for Human Resource Management and local SHRM chapters. He is Past-President, Vice-President, and Secretary of the University of Notre Dame Club of Cleveland's Alumni Association; he is on the Alumni Board for the University of Notre Dame; and he is the past-Chairperson of the Employment Management Association (now the Staffing Management Association).