Zach Thomas, PharmD, MBA, MS, RPh

Guest Teacher at HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 401
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States, US
Languages
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Jun, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • Pharmacist License
    Washington State Department of Health
    Jun, 2017
    - Oct, 2024
  • Pharmacist License
    Tennessee Board of Pharmacy
    Jul, 2014
    - Oct, 2024
  • Pharmacist License
    Mississippi Board of Pharmacy
    Jan, 2014
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Guest Teacher
      • Aug 2022 - Present
    • United States
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Consultant Pharmacist
      • 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

    • Consultant Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases
      • Sep 2019 - Sep 2020
    • United States
    • Retail
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Pharmacist Nights
      • Jul 2018 - Feb 2019

    • Pharmacist (Floater)
      • Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Pharmacist
      • 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

    • Pharmacist
      • 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

    • Pharmacy Intern
      • 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

    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Pharmacy Intern
      • 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

    • Research Associate
      • 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

Education

  • The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
    Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD
    2010 - 2014
  • The University of Memphis
    Master of Business Administration - MBA
    2008 - 2013
  • The University of Memphis - Department of Chemistry
    Master of Science - MS, Dual concentrations in Organic and Analytical Chemistry
    2007 - 2009
  • University of Miami
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Majors: chemistry, physics, anthropology Minors: art and mathematics
    2001 - 2005
  • University of Pennsylvania
    MCIT - Master of Computer and Information Technology, Computer Science
    2021 - 2024

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