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What path did you take to your current career?

I worked as a retail sales representative righ out of high school for a short time and then accepted a osition as a manager trainee with a commercial bank. I then took a straight commission job selling business machines. hen I went to work for Coca-Cola Usa as a territory manager relocating to West Vrginia I later received apromotion being transferred back to Pittsburgh to help launch the new Institutional Foodservice Division for Coke. Then I took my first position in the healthcare field selling brand name pharmaceuticals for a major international pharmaceutical company selling to cardiologists, primary care physicians, ob/gyns and retail outlets. I also had the responsibilityof selling a line of diagnostic kits and reagents to hospital labs. I was then offered a position selling a anti-neoplastic drug to oncologists/hematologists and providing them with the latest protocols for treating different types of malignancies. Additionally, I had the responsibility for seeing all such specialists in a three state area with the responsibility of wholesale management of product. I then accepted a position with a major manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals and playing a major role in the launch of a new wound dressing. I then started my own \manufacturers representative firm contacting manufacturers of medical devices negotiating with them to represent their products in a protected territory. I later started another company which I incorporated playing a major role in pioneering a newly forming industry in the healthcare field. I then founded my consulting firm helping physicians increase their cash flow and working with company heads internationally through telephone conferencing. I then accepted my current position working wth people who have been diagnosed with a sever mental illness oir who have dual addiction. My responsibility is to handle a caseload accessing them on a routine basis and seeing them weekly. I help to empower them to be a more productive person and consequently a more viable part of society... read more

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Work history

AMI October 2008 to the present
Peer Mentor

How would you describe your time at AMI?

I accepted this position as a sub-contractor with the understanding that after one year I would be seeking full time employment. I have received my first performance evaluation which was excellent. I have accomplished many goals for this organization and have found it to be personally rewarding.

Education

Oncology

How would you describe your time at University Of Texas Medical...?

As part of The Adria Labs Corporation working as a Hospital Specialist calling Oncologists/Hematologists I received valuable experience attending Grand Rounds with some of the world's most noted specialists

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