Zach Thomas, PharmD, MBA, MS, RPh
Guest Teacher at HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 401- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Professional working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Jun, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Pharmacist License
Washington State Department of HealthJun, 2017- Oct, 2024 -
Pharmacist License
Tennessee Board of PharmacyJul, 2014- Oct, 2024 -
Pharmacist License
Mississippi Board of PharmacyJan, 2014- Oct, 2024
Experience
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HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 401
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Guest Teacher
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Aug 2022 - Present
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Vikor Scientific
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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100 - 200 Employee
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Consultant Pharmacist
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Jan 2020 - Sep 2020
Preventing the next superbug by piggybacking clinical pharmacy expertise to cutting-edge PCR diagnostics Preventing the next superbug by piggybacking clinical pharmacy expertise to cutting-edge PCR diagnostics
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Consultant Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases
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Sep 2019 - Sep 2020
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Walgreens
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United States
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Retail
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100 - 200 Employee
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Pharmacist Nights
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Jul 2018 - Feb 2019
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Pharmacist (Floater)
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Apr 2018 - Aug 2018
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Mississippi County Hospital System
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Pharmacist
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Jan 2017 - May 2017
• Developed evidence-based institutional guidelines of care for COPD • Spearheaded quality assurance initiative to prevent expired supplies from reaching surgery patients • Developed first system-wide policy for dispensing medication to outpatients out of the ER, bringing us into compliance with state pharmacy regulations • Performed prospective inpatient medication order review and checked orders for dispensing • Maintained appropriate floor stock of medications • Supervised and performed sterile compounding in accordance with USP <797> • Intervened clinically when appropriate to ensure safe and effective drug therapy • Coordinated with the Pharmacy Director and P&T committee activities related to managing shortages, drug use, control, inventory, and billing Show less
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Pharmacist
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Jul 2014 - Jan 2017
• Performed all aspects of prescription fill process and retail immunization as overnight pharmacist • Ensured compliance with applicable federal and state pharmacy laws and regulations • Performed Medication Therapy Management and retrospective drug utilization review where appropriate • Performed daily smart counts, deletes, and assisted with inventory and pulling soon-to-expire medication • Assisted in preceptor responsibilities by training interns and rotation students in HIV practice area • Counseled patients in both English and Spanish on the proper use of medication and medical supplies • Compounded non-sterile medications for patients with unique medication needs Show less
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Baptist Rehabilitation Hospital
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1 - 100 Employee
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Pharmacy Intern
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Jan 2013 - May 2014
• Reconciled medications of newly admitted patients • Performed warfarin education prior to discharge • Filled inpatient pharmacy orders and delivered to floor • Reconciled medications of newly admitted patients • Performed warfarin education prior to discharge • Filled inpatient pharmacy orders and delivered to floor
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RITE AID
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Pharmacy Intern
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Apr 2011 - Feb 2014
• Filled prescriptions • Counseled patients about the use of their medications • Provided compassionate and friendly customer service • Immunized patients against the flu, pneumonia, and shingles • Delivered medications to patients without transportation • Set up three blood pressure screenings and two flu shot events within store • Developed and executed shingles vaccination event at a senior independent living facility in partnership with SNPhA • Filled prescriptions • Counseled patients about the use of their medications • Provided compassionate and friendly customer service • Immunized patients against the flu, pneumonia, and shingles • Delivered medications to patients without transportation • Set up three blood pressure screenings and two flu shot events within store • Developed and executed shingles vaccination event at a senior independent living facility in partnership with SNPhA
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Research Associate
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Jul 2005 - May 2007
• Collaborated with a dynamic, fast-paced team of 11 engineers and scientists to develop the TrueResult/TrueTest blood glucose strip system • Used basic knowledge of electroanalytical chemistry, materials science, surface chemistry, and polymer chemistry to effectively contribute to product and process design • Originated concepts regarding biosensor design and reduced such to practice, culminating in a U.S. patent • Designed statistically relevant experiments to determine condition sets for strip production process • Developed R&D prototypes for biosensor chemistry formulation, hematocrit correction method, and glucose sensor fabrication method • Familiarized self with much of the current patent and academic literature of glucose assay techniques with an emphasis on hematocrit correction • Authored quality documents and standard operating procedures for biosensor fabrication and 510(k) submission • Effectively communicated experiment results and solution ideas during team and department meetings Show less
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Education
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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD -
The University of Memphis
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
The University of Memphis - Department of Chemistry
Master of Science - MS, Dual concentrations in Organic and Analytical Chemistry -
University of Miami
Bachelor of Science - BS, Majors: chemistry, physics, anthropology Minors: art and mathematics -
University of Pennsylvania
MCIT - Master of Computer and Information Technology, Computer Science