Thomas A. Price III, RPh., MBA

tkprice@mindspring.com

Synopsis: 

 Eight years of progressive experience and responsibility with documented success in the areas of planning, scheduling, training development, quality assurance programs, and professional relationships in the retail pharmacy setting.
Objective:     To obtain a challenging position in sales or marketing with a leading pharmaceutical company.
Qualifications: Strong aptitude for problem solving, such as understanding market dynamics and its implications.  Strong communication skills, both oral and written, and work well independently or in teams.  Possess a unique perspective on the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry due to experience in the retail pharmacy setting combined with a business-oriented mindset. 
Education:

University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, Alabama)

Master of Business Administration, Winter 1998

Earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average while working full-time and being involved in campus and community activities.  Areas of concentration included marketing and finance.  Awarded membership to Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama)

Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, Spring 1992

Graduated Cum Laude.
Work Experience: CVS/Pharmacy  ( Birmingham, Alabama)
 

        

                                    Birmingham, Alabama

 

                                    Pharmacy Team Leader 

                                    1997 to present

                                         Maintain technical and professional responsibilities with emphasis on management.

                                         Responsible for hiring, developing, and managing staff pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

                                         Responsible for maintaining prescription records and legal documentation of narcotics.

                                         Have demonstrated effective leadership and encouraged team concepts when faced with internal staffing conflicts.

                                        

                                    Regional Floater Pharmacist

                                    1994 to 1997

                                         Maintained technical and professional duties across multiple stores, with special emphasis on challenged locations.

                                         Assisted in the transition from Big B to Revco at various locations across Alabama.

                                         Responsible for on-site training of new staff in pharmacy practice, store management, and CVS policies and procedures.

                                        

                                    Staff Pharmacist

                                    1992 to 1994

                                         Responsible for accurate prescription filling and identifying drug interactions.

                                         Initiated and maintained relationships with physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.

                                         Developed and consulted on therapeutic monitoring programs for area physicians.

                                         Selected for and participated on a consultant team responsible for identifying, purchasing, and modifying a pharmacy computer system.

                                         Represented corporate offices at regional university and HMO-sponsored pharmacy information clinics and health fairs.

 

References:                      Professional references provided by employer and/or college upon request.