About Us

MicroStaffer was conceived in 2001 to meet the specific demands of medical staffing industry by designing, from the ground up, a medical specific staffing application that also monitors nursing credentials at the point of scheduling and provides a completely integrated Mission-Critical Technology solution for your Staffing Agency.

Our mission is to continue to be a market leader in providing medical staffing software solutions and offer services which help to constantly improve and optimize your workflow - and therefore your success.

We have always listened to the leading industry experts - our customers - to ensure that we deliver flexible, cost-effective and intuitive software solutions that will lead your business into the future. We provide you with the tools needed to meet your business challenges today, as well as tomorrow.

We combine the diverse talents and experiences of key individuals into a well-rounded team. This diversity makes us ideally suited to meet the challenges of providing a wide range of business solutions for the medical staffing industry.

The MicroStaffer Team:

Founder & CEO: Richard K. Shakour

• 32 Years Experience in Medical Staffing and Software Development
• 12 Years of Software Development in New York for Merrill Lynch, Solomon Smith Barney, Morgan Stanley and Time Warner Inc.
• Gold Medallist in Software Applications Developers Competition 1994
• Bachelor of Computer Science (Hofstra 1994)
• Bachelor of Commerce & Bus. Admin (UBC 1987)
  

CFO: Karen L. Parkes

• 7 Years Experience as Tax Specialist for Deloitte & Touch, World Financial Center, NYC
• Tax Accountant for Holtz Rubenstein Reminick, LLP, Long Island NY
• Bachelor of Business Administration (Phi Beta Kappa), Dowling College, NY
  

Senior Progammer Analyst: Atul Sharma

• 12 Years Experience in Software Development and Design using VB.NET, PowerBuilder, Web ASP, Java and SQL Server.
• Lead Programmer Fastcare Staffing Systems, Inc. 1995-2000
• Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering, REC Warangal, India

Vice President Product Development: Amanda Stokes

• Former VP or Sales and Marketing, Modena Software Inc.
• Nationally Recognized Software Retail Marketing & Support Expert
• BA University of Florida

Director of Operations West Coast: Renate Hoffman

• Former Managing Director, The Templeton Group
• 11 Years Experience in Nurse Staffing Industry
• Over 20 Years Experience in Critical Care Nursing
• BS University of Michigan