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Extensive leadership experience in retail, hospital, and specialty pharmacy with a proven record of success leading teams through significant organizational change while sustaining a focus on operational excellence. Deep expertise in managing pharmaceutical and labor costs within an ever-changing payer and 340B landscape. Consistently recognized for skill in building and strengthening teams and mentoring the next generation of leaders.TALENT MANAGEMENT Created a positive employee culture at Alegent Health, which led to improved employee retention and zero voluntary pharmacist turnover for a five-year period during a competitive period in the Omaha market. OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS Led pharmacy teams through transformations, including the opening of the Memorial Hermann Cypress and Alegent Lakeside hospitals and the acquisition of the Creighton University Medical Center. Maintained excellence in care delivery, with no staff turnover at Creighton University Medical Center.INNOVATIONEnabled a decentralized pharmacy practice by implementing robotic cart-fill and centralizing TPN production, which decreased TPN costs by $250K, improved quality, and increased job satisfaction of the pharmacy staff. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIPDeveloped proforma and secured approval of $4.2M to establish a specialty pharmacy, which opened in December 2017 and was selected as the specialty pharmacy of choice for the employee health plan in 2018. This capital project finished at $1M under budget. The 340B contract pharmacy generates $15M in revenue for the MH system. BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPCollaborated with Elevate, an AmerisourceBergen (AB) division, and payers to launch the first-to-market Specialty PSAO for Health System Specialty Pharmacies, Independent SP, and Medically Integrated Dispensing Practices, exceeding both membership and payer contracting goals. Prescription volume for members grew on average 10% in the inaugural year.