Vanjia Thomas Phr

Vice President Human Resources at American Welding & Gas

Vanjia Thomas, PHR, SHRM-CP has over 25 years of work experience in the field of human resources. Vanjia is currently the Vice President of Human Resources at American Welding & Gas. Prior to this role, they served as the Director of Human Resources at Linde, where they focused on talent management and talent acquisition. Before Linde, Vanjia worked at Praxair, Inc for over 15 years, holding various HR positions including Director of Human Resources and Manager of Corporate Rotational Programs. Vanjia also has experience as a Human Resource Manager at Foley's and as a Store Manager at Structure (Express Men). Throughout their career, Vanjia has demonstrated expertise in employee relations, labor relations, recruitment, talent management, and organizational development.

Vanjia Thomas, PHR, SHRM-CP, obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. Vanjia attended the university from 2003 to 2006. In addition to their degree, Vanjia has additional certification in Caliper Essentials, which they obtained in October 2019 from Caliper.

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Houston, United States

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American Welding & Gas

AWG, Gases and Welding Supplies is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial gases as well as a provider of all your welding supply needs. We are an employee owned company that is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Our company provides industrial, medical and specialty gases as well as food and beverage gases across the United States, from Montana to Georgia. With a team of over 600 plus employees, 75 retail locations and 16 fill plants we pride ourselves in our customer service, expertise, assets and resources that allow us to reach a large and diversified customer base at the highest quality. AWG originated from Valley Welding Supply located in Billings, Montana and Scott-Gross Company located in Lexington, Kentucky. Both of these companies began back in 1949 and have allowed us to grow through acquisitions as well as organically.


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1,001-5,000

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