Raymond A. Parker is Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer for PHRST & Company, Inc. Ray began his management career in 1971. He holds life certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources through the HRCI. His background includes senior management assignments with United States Steel Corporation in the steel, chemicals and energy industries around the US. In private business and with Pannell Kerr Forster, CPAs, Ray provided expertise to national and international companies on organization design and development. Ray authored and directed the national Telecommunications, Electronic Computing and Electronic Component (TEE) Compensation and Benefits Survey for Fortune 100 companies across the US.

Ray came to Miami and Ryder System, Inc. to direct the human resource planning function and to provide customer service, human resource services and strategic planning to customers nationally. Later Ray joined Rodime, PLC as an Officer and Vice President to direct HR activities in Asia, Europe and North America. At the same time he was General Manager for North America. In 1993 he joined ADP's professional employer organization to expand the full service human resource capability and to direct human resource services for 535 clients and 20,500 employees.

Ray has experience in all areas of human resource management and concentrations in international HR, labor relations and compensation. His latest book, HUMAN RESOURCE HANDBOOK, A Desktop Guide To Effective Employee Management, was published in 2000 throughout the US and Canada. Ray negotiated national union labor contracts, conducted more than 140 arbitration cases and established national precedents for effective labor-management relations. He developed compensation and benefits plans for Fortune 100 companies, he provided strategic planning and organization development expertise to numerous companies, he was an advisor to the US Navy on organization design and compensation, and he developed and implemented international organization and compensation plans. Ray gained extensive international exposure via assignments in Europe and Asia.

Ray earned his BS in Motivational Research Psychology and did MBA work at Pennsylvania State University. His Masters degree in Counseling Psychology is from The College of New Jersey. He served on various Governors' Task Forces on organization development and design, and he served on the United Kingdom and Singapore Economic Development Boards for organization design and development. Ray is retired as a US Army combat Airborne Ranger, Special Operations Forces officer with command and combat experience in the US and Vietnam.

Claudia J. Parker, Ed.D.

Claudia J. Parker is Co-founder and President for PHRST & Company, Inc. Claudia began her career in 1973 in the Bristol, PA Public Schools System where she directed implementation and regulation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. For the Polk County, FL, School System she was an instructor and managed student evaluation, class reporting, and course outlining. In the Garland, TX, School System Claudia was an instructor, assistant principal and later district assistant director responsible for administration of computerized instructional systems.

In 1987 Claudia joined PriceWaterhouseCoopers as Group Director - Marketing where she was responsible for marketing and public relations for 9 CPA offices serving the southeastern region of the US, selected Latin American countries and the Caribbean. Being multi-lingual and having insight into bi-cultural business in South America, Claudia edited various business outlook periodicals for the firm. In 1996 Claudia joined Grant Thornton LLP where she is Director – International Marketing leading firm marketing programs throughout North, Central and South America. Serving as a conferring executive on PHRST projects, coordinating international activities and facilitating contract and alliance activities, Claudia simultaneously brings a broad perspective to PHRST's operations.

Claudia has extensive practical and theoretical background and experience in training and development as well as international relations, strategic planning, organization development, business planning, and top-level liaison with government, public and private organizations. Her multi-lingual fluency, world-wide computer interaction and presentation expertise bring her into new markets to serve as a catalyst for prospects and clients as well as a network resource for PHRST business development. Claudia continues to edit industry business journals on the US and Latin America.

Claudia earned her Doctorate in Administration and Linguistics from Texas A & M, her Masters in Linguistics and English from the University of Pittsburgh, and her B.A. in Linguistics and Spanish from Pennsylvania State University.