Anthony J. Catalano R.Ph., CIP

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Jackson, NJ 08527 Phone: 732-***-****

Email: cgmeub@r.postjobfree.com Linkedin: www.linkedin/in/

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9 years of Zone/District Level Pharmacy Operations Management experience.

33 years of experience in Retail Pharmacy.

Exceptional multi store leadership Successfully providing “World Class” customer service

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internally and externally

Succession planning and development

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New pharmacy start up and management

Total focus on driving sales, controlling expenses •

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Team development and mentoring

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Strategic Action Plan development Successfully driving all clinical programs

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Annual Rx sales Fiscal year 2012 of over 100 Million Dollars with an increase of 4.5% year over year.

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Achieved prescription growth of 1.79% year over year in fiscal 2012 reversing past trends of declining counts.

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FcEBITDA 7.5% above last year.

Achieved 44% increase in immunization for fiscal 2012. Worked with clinical team to drive MTM.

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Successfully piloted 3 of Rite Aid’s 6 Health and Wellness stores last year. This format is now being rolled out

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company wide.

Trained pharmacists to manage inventory levels across 24 stores totaling over 9 Million Dollars.

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Have achieved 100% compliance on key performance indicators on numerous occasions.

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Completed 4 acquisitions of private Pharmacies with excellent retention.

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Took over previous Zone (consisting of 2 districts) with 19 Pharmacist openings and fully staffed Zone in 7 months.

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Maintained full staffing for 23 months.

Acted as a mentor to newly appointed Pharmacy District Managers in my region.

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Assisted Rx Regional Pharmacy Vice President as point of contact for northern Zone Pharmacy Supervisors during

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her absence.

Supervised an additional 10 stores in Suffolk due to the absence of a District Pharmacy Supervisor.

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Previously covered 2 districts due to the lack of District Pharmacy Supervisors.

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Organized, supervised and completed numerous overnight remodels of Pharmacy Departments including overnight

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relocations.

Assisted Clinical department in brokering an agreement with St. Johns University for a faculty member to have an

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office on site in my store in Whitestone New York.

Organized and represented Brooks/Eckerd at the September 2006 Caregivers Expo in New York City.

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Received Outstanding Customer Service Award for 2006 from Corporate Office.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RITE AID CORPORATION 1995 - 2012

The third largest drug store chain in the United States operating just over 4,700 retail drug stores in the United States.

Pharmacy District Manager – Central New Jersey (24 stores) (2003 – 2012)

Brooklyn/Queens/Staten Island (previous – 37 stores)

Manhattan/Queens/Westchester/Bronx/Connecticut (previous – 43 to 75 stores)

Responsible for supervising operations in Pharmacy Departments to achieve “World Class” service, customer satisfaction,

patient care and profitability.

• Coached, taught, trained and supported pharmacists and pharmacy associates instilling discipline, accountability and

teamwork.

• Managed payroll and work with Pharmacy Managers to meet payroll budget.

Formulated and implemented action plans to address potential and current problem areas in individual stores.

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(Inventory, Customer satisfaction, Shrink and compliance)

Made certain new store setup was compliant with all company guidelines.

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Ensured all Pharmacies were fully compliant with all state and federal agencies.

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Addressed and resolved customer issues holding associates accountable at all times.

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Assisted stores to research and respond to all third party audits.

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Actively sought out new growth opportunities through acquisitions with an increased focus on clinical services such

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as Immunization, MTM and Diabetes Care.

Surveyed potential growth areas for new store locations.

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Interviewed and hired Registered Pharmacists and Pharmacy Interns.

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Oversaw Pharmacy Scheduler / Administrative Assistant and assist with issues as needed.

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Oversaw our Quality Improvement Program to teach Pharmacy Managers to determine the root cause for prescription

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errors, develop and implement an action plan to prevent future prescription errors.

Continual talent development and succession planning produced a team that has exceptional bench strength.

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Attended local College of Pharmacy events to elevate our company’s reputation in the retail drug industry in the eyes

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of students, educational institutions and peers while recruiting.

Supervising Pharmacist / Peer Review Consultant / Team Leader (1995 – 2003)

As a Team Leader assisted the District Pharmacy Supervisor in 6 locations to identify areas of opportunity and coach,

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teach, train and support the stores.

All supervisory responsibilities of operating the pharmacy department.

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Delegated and followed up on all assigned duties in the Pharmacy department.

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Staffed, trained, and supported pharmacy associates.

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Managed Rx Department payroll budget based on salary.

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Peer Review Consultant in 11 locations to ensure accurate filling of prescriptions. This included traveling to the store

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and reviewing the ECQIP process with the pharmacists and pharmacy associates and reporting to the District

Pharmacy Supervisor.

Coordinated merchandise transfers between locations.

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Third party specialist. Assisted other stores with audits and rejects.

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Scheduling for the department.

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Filled and verified prescriptions.

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Counseled patients.

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BARNEY’S PHARMACY 1986 – 1995

Private Pharmacy operating in downtown Brooklyn, NY. Averaged 225 scripts per day and $3 Million in sales per year.

Registered Pharmacist

Assisted in acclimation of pharmacy staff and owners with new computer systems.

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Established and maintained proper inventory levels for all prescription drugs and OTC products.

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Merchandizing of all OTC products.

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Training of all associates.

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Administrated all third party billing, tracking and rejection resubmission.

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Ensured compliance with all State and Federal regulations.

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Filled prescriptions and provided exceptional patient care.

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PATHMARK PHARMACY 1979 – 1986

Pathmark operated 142 supermarkets in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia metropolitan areas.

Supervising Pharmacist

EDUCATION

Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences of Long Island University

• B.S., Pharmacy, June 1984

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