1. Ira Friedberg
652 Roaring Drive #236
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
407-335-5482
ifriedberg4550@yahoo.com
Career Objective Professional Profile
Pharmacy operations, including compounding for multiple specialties, managing pharmacist,
offering compounding and prescription services, direct and social media marketing
experience, including direct sales to physicians and business to business marketing. Fifteen
years of management experience in pharmacy operations, as a pharmacist in retail and
hospital settings. One year of industrial management. Skills include 20 years as a registered
pharmacist in Florida, compounding, marketing, communications and public speaking. Human
rights advocate for Aleph Institute. CEO and founder of Corporate Cellular Repair, Inc.
Initiated a pharmaceutical and cosmetic compounding business, Compounding Apothecary of
Latin America in Antigua, Guatemala, arriving primarily as a healthcare volunteer in February,
2015.
Personal Profile
Highly motivated individual with exceptional pharmaceutical and communication skills.
Successfully operated my own pharmacy from 2004-2007, Ira's Discount Pharmacy in Delray
Beach, Florida. Participated in all aspects of retail management, including the development of
a business plan, building out and marketing a new enterprise. Managed up to sixty employees
at various points of my management career. Utilized social media and direct marketing to
promote Ira's Discount Pharmacy and Corporate Cellular Repair, Inc. Possess an exceptional
knowledge of pharmacology, compounding and all aspects of management. Opened
Compounding Apothecary of Latin America in Antigua, Guatemala in September, 2015.
Skills Summary
1-Direct marketing to physicians and Compounding
2-P&L Management
3-Budgeting & Cost Controls
4-Inventory Management
5-Retail store operations
6-Industrial management
7-Customer Service Excellence
8-Team Building/Training
9-Shrink Reduction/Loss Control
10-Merchandise/ Marketing Strategies
11-Social Media Marketing
12-Public Speaking
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Professional Experience
Primary Functional Expertise:
Start Up Compounding Laboratory-Compounding Apothecary of Latin
America, Antigua, Guatemala, 2015.
Opened a lab in Antigua, compounding pain creams, anti-pruritic creams, and cosmetic
products.
Consultant/ Sales Representative, Magnolia Specialty Pharmacy
Marketing physicians in the South Florida area, where I practiced pharmacy for 20 years. Pain
management, wound care and scarring transdermal preparations.
CEO of Corporate Cellular Repair, Inc. 2011-2014
Founded new start up company, incorporating business to business marketing to provide
repair and protection plans for cellphones and tablets. Utilized direct marketing, social media
marketing, including Facebook, Linked In, Google Plus and Twitter to promote business.
Developed a company website and corporate Facebook page to reach consumers throughout
the country.
Owner of Elegant Cosmetic Compounding, LLC 2006
Marketed and compounded various facial peels and topical anesthetic creams and solutions
for dermatologists and plastic surgeons.
Owner/Pharmacist, Ira's Discount Pharmacy 2004-2007
Successfully created and launched a new independent pharmacy. Developed a successful
business plan to compete with all chain pharmacy competition. Increased sales volume to 250
prescriptions daily. Launched an aggressive and inventive marketing campaign to
successfully compete in a saturated market. Marketed to several hundred physicians in
Delray Beach, Florida, developing an exceptional relationship with all specialties located by
the Delray Community Medical Center.
Pharmacist, King's Point Discount Pharmacy 1996-2004
Head pharmacist. Filled on average, 500 prescriptions daily. Counseled patients, managed
staff of twelve when the owner was not present. Offered exceptional customer service.
Conducted lectures to various organizations in the community.
Manager/Pharmacist, Walmart Pharmacy 1991-1996
Managed one of top three highest volume Walmart Pharmacies in the country in Sunrise,
Florida, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach. Responsible for all management functions in
the pharmacy and OTC sections. Offered superior customer service, managing over twenty
employees.
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Secondary Functional Expertise:
Managed a staff of fifty to sixty technicians in a cellular operation at PCS Wireless in Florham
Park, New Jersey. Motivated staff through consistent instruction and feedback. Participated in
all daily aspects of warehouse management.
Staff Pharmacist at JFK Medical Center, Lake Worth, Florida 1988-1991
Restaurant Management 1977-1984. Managed restaurants over a seven year period,
increasing sales through exceptional customer service. Participated in budgeting,
inventory control, training and managing staff.
Additional Functional Expertise:
1-Lectured and participated in various community functions, providing informative talks with
community groups.
2-Increased efficiency and sales within all retail establishments I had managed.
3-Conceived new strategies to embrace my target markets, utilizing various media sources.
4-Opened businesses for other entrepreneurs, as well as my own.
5-Experienced with Word and Excel.
Education:
University of Florida School of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida. BS Pharmacy
1987.
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York. BA
Business Administration, 1975