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JJ’s strongest capabilities include investigating complex medication and billing issues, coordinating with insurers, pharmacies, medical offices, customers, and pharmacists, and translating operational workflows into training for other technicians\. At PillPack, JJ helped create a pilot program to clarify DUR concerns and trained pharmacy technicians as the work expanded into an official sub\-team with company\-supported procedures and management\. Earlier roles built experience in lending, credit\-report interpretation, fraud disputes, retail operations, sales, technical support, cash handling, inventory, and team leadership\. JJ is now seeking to pivot beyond the pharmacy field and apply this multifaceted background in a new direction\. JJ completed General Studies at Mascoma Valley Regional High School\. ## Highlights - Certified Pharmacy Technician with a focus on prescription clarification, DUR clinical concerns, billing\-rejection follow\-up, and insurance formulary requirements\. - Works with Learning & Development to record video training modules and create materials for an official RxB Clinical DUR Specialist training program\. - Initiated prior\-authorization claims at PillPack to begin the process and help customers obtain medications in a timely order\. - Used Zendesk ticket queues for patient and internal workflows and Jira tickets for internal IT issues at PillPack\. - Helped create a pilot program to clarify DUR concerns by coordinating with insurance companies, pharmacies, and medical offices to identify the appropriate medication for patient safety and adherence\. - Trained pharmacy technicians on DUR workflows as the pilot expanded into an official sub\-team with company\-supported procedures and management\. - Processed Clinical Concern DUR claims for pharmacists to support decisions about patient DUR overrides\. - Processed and resolved billing rejections for PillPack and Amazon Pharmacy customers, including Refill Too Soon and prior\-authorization issues across packets, bulk, and Amazon Pharmacy workflows\. - Contacted customers regarding high copays, cash costs, and other billing concerns, and verified medications with insurers and pharmacies for refill\-too\-soon and DUR claims\. - Helped Granite State Credit Union members apply for auto, personal, and debt\-consolidation loans\. - Read credit reports and helped members understand how account information affects credit scores and history\. - Processed deposits, withdrawals, loan payments, loan applications, member applications, basic member\-service transactions, and fraud disputes at Granite State Credit Union\. - Investigated, researched, and resolved member account questions, problems, and issues cross\-sold products and services conducted sales calls and supported branch goals across multiple projects\. - Prepared food to order, fresh sandwiches, and salads at Candia First Stop while maintaining food organization, freshness, cleanliness, and safety\. - Managed cash\-drawer counts, register closeout and reporting alignment, store inventory, cleanliness, and troubleshooting of deli backup systems and credit\-card machines at Candia First Stop\. - Met and exceeded monthly sales goals as a Sales Consultant at Small World Wireless AT&T\. - Assisted customers with selecting cell phones, tablets, hotspots, and microcells explained products and service plans and supported mobile\-device warranty and insurance claims\. - Helped oversee Small World Wireless AT&T store operations, trained employees in cellular sales and AT&T policies, established weekly sales goals, and encouraged sales staff\. - Managed deposits, cashouts, safe counts, inventory\-loss prevention, opening and closing, planogram resets, vendor coordination, and AT&T standards and policy compliance\. - Provided in\-store, phone, and electronic technical support participated in monthly sales training and webinars and handled conflict resolution in tense situations\. ## Experience - **Certified Pharmacy Technician at PillPack** (2020\-11\-01–2023\-12\-01) — Initiated Prior Authorization claims when they come through to get the process started for the customer • and help get their meds sorted in a timely order\. • Used Zendesk ticket queues for patient and internal workflows as well as Jira tickets for internal IT • issues\. • Helped create a pilot program to clarify Drug Utilization Review \(DUR\) concerns by calling insurance • companies, pharmacies, and medical offices to determine the proper medication the patient should • continue taking to maintain patient safety and adherence\. • Trained other pharmacy technicians on the DUR workflows to expand from the pilot program into an • official sub\-team with company supported procedures and management\. • Processed and resolved billing rejection issues for Pillpack and Amazon Pharmacy customers\. • Recognized the day to day billing rejections as well as differences that can appear in solving them • \(such as Refill Too Soon\) and Prior Authorization through packets, bulk, and Amazon Pharmacy\. • Proce - **Teller II at Granite State Credit Union** (2017\-01\-01–2020\-11\-01) — Helped members apply for auto, personal, and debt\-consolidation loans\. • Experienced in reading credit reports and helping people understand how account information shows • up and affects credit score and history\. • Processed deposits, withdrawals, member loan payments, etc\. • Processed loan applications, member applications, and fraud disputes\. • Investigated and resolve member account questions/problems\. • Cross sold GSCU's products and services\. • Assisted the team in reaching branch goals multiple projects at once\. • Conducted sales calls\. • Processed basic member service transactions\. • Researched and resolved member account questions and issues - **Assistant Manager at Candia First Stop** (2015\-03\-01–2020\-11\-01) — Deli: ● Putting away food orders to keep food fresh and organized ● Make food to order for customers\. ● Make fresh sandwiches and salads for the coolers in the convenience store\. ● Maintain a clean and safe work environment\. Store: ● Count in cash drawer at start of shift ● Maintain stock inventories of store product\. ● Help the store keep it's clean and neat appearance by dusting, cleaning and taking out the trash\. ● Troubleshoot various IT issues in the store Deli backup system, credit card machines, etc\. ● Count down register at end of shift and make sure all register processes line up with report\. - **Assistant Manager at Small World Wireless AT&T** (2012\-06\-01–2014\-11\-01) — ● Assisted store manager in overseeing entire store operations\. ● Ensured excellent customer service by establishing rapport and building trust\. ● Trained employees in cellular sales, AT&T policies, and company goals\. ● Responsible for daily deposits, cashouts, and safe counts\. ● Performed daily inventory counts to prevent loss\. ● Established weekly sales goals and provided encouragement to sales staff\. ● Participated in monthly sales training and webinars\. ● Provided in store technical support as well as technical support over the phone and electronically\. ● Covered shifts when needed\. ● Responsible for resetting planograms\. ● Provided conflict resolution when tense situations occur\. ● Responsible for opening and closing of the store\. ● Worked with vendors to ensure store had the latest cellular devices and accessories in stock\. ● Helped maintain that the store was compliant with AT&T standards and policies\. - **Sales Consulant at Small World Wireless AT&T** (2010\-07\-01–2012\-06\-01) — ● Assisted new and existing customers in the selection and purchase of cell phones, tablets, hotspots, and microcells\. ● Effectively communicated product and service plan information\. ● Provided excellent customer service by answering all the customers questions and ensuring they understood the products that were purchased\. ● Assisted customers with warranty and insurance claims for their mobile devices\. ● Attended training courses for the latest products\. ● Processed bill payments\. ● Maintained a clean work space\. ● Met and exceeded monthly sales goals\. ● Covered shifts when needed\. ## Education - High School, General Studies — Mascoma Valley Regional High School (1997\-01\-01–2001\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does JJ do? JJ is a Certified Pharmacy Technician at PillPack\. JJ focuses on prescription clarification, DUR clinical concerns, billing\-rejection follow\-up, prior authorizations, and helping satisfy insurance formulary requirements\. JJ is also working with Learning & Development to record video training modules and create materials for an official RxB Clinical DUR Specialist training program\. ### What career direction is JJ seeking? JJ is looking to pivot out of the pharmacy world and pursue a new career direction\. ### What did JJ do with prior authorizations and workflow systems at PillPack? At PillPack, JJ initiated prior\-authorization claims to start the process and help customers get medications sorted in a timely order\. JJ used Zendesk ticket queues for patient and internal workflows and Jira tickets for internal IT issues\. ### What did JJ accomplish with DUR concerns at PillPack? JJ helped create a pilot program to clarify DUR concerns\. The work involved calling insurance companies, pharmacies, and medical offices to determine the medication a patient should continue taking in support of patient safety and adherence\. ### What training work has JJ done at PillPack? JJ trained other pharmacy technicians on DUR workflows as the pilot program grew into an official sub\-team with company\-supported procedures and management\. JJ is also collaborating with Learning & Development on video modules and other training materials for RxB Clinical DUR Specialists\. ### How has JJ supported pharmacists and medication verification at PillPack? JJ processed Clinical Concern DUR claims for pharmacists to support decisions about DUR overrides\. JJ also called insurers and pharmacies to verify medications for refill\-too\-soon and DUR claims\. ### What billing\-rejection experience does JJ have? JJ processed and resolved billing rejection issues for PillPack and Amazon Pharmacy customers\. JJ recognized day\-to\-day rejection types and differences in resolving issues such as Refill Too Soon and prior authorization across packets, bulk, and Amazon Pharmacy workflows\. ### How has JJ worked directly with customers at PillPack? JJ contacted customers when needed about high copays, cash costs, and other billing\-related concerns\. ### What did JJ do at Granite State Credit Union? As Teller II at Granite State Credit Union, JJ helped members apply for auto, personal, and debt\-consolidation loans\. JJ processed loan applications, member applications, deposits, withdrawals, loan payments, basic member\-service transactions, and fraud disputes\. ### What credit and account\-support experience does JJ have? JJ has experience reading credit reports and helping people understand how account information appears and affects credit scores and credit history\. JJ also investigated, researched, and resolved member account questions, problems, and issues\. ### What sales and team\-goal work did JJ perform at Granite State Credit Union? At Granite State Credit Union, JJ cross\-sold products and services, conducted sales calls, and assisted the team with branch goals while managing multiple projects\. ### What deli responsibilities did JJ have at Candia First Stop? As Assistant Manager at Candia First Stop, JJ put away food orders to keep food fresh and organized, made food to order, prepared fresh sandwiches and salads for convenience\-store coolers, and maintained a clean and safe work environment\. ### What store\-operations work did JJ perform at Candia First Stop? In the store, JJ counted the cash drawer at the start of shifts, counted down registers at the end of shifts, and ensured register processes aligned with reports\. JJ maintained product inventory and store cleanliness, and troubleshot IT issues involving the deli backup system, credit\-card machines, and other store technology\. ### What did JJ do as a Sales Consultant at Small World Wireless AT&T? As a Sales Consultant at Small World Wireless AT&T, JJ assisted new and existing customers with selecting and purchasing cell phones, tablets, hotspots, and microcells\. JJ communicated product and service\-plan information, answered customer questions, and helped customers understand their purchases\. ### What customer\-service and sales results did JJ deliver as a Sales Consultant? JJ assisted customers with warranty and insurance claims for mobile devices, processed bill payments, attended training on the latest products, maintained a clean workspace, covered shifts as needed, and met and exceeded monthly sales goals\. ### What leadership responsibilities did JJ have as Assistant Manager at Small World Wireless AT&T? As Assistant Manager at Small World Wireless AT&T, JJ helped oversee entire store operations, established rapport and trust with customers, trained employees in cellular sales, AT&T policies, and company goals, and set weekly sales goals while encouraging the sales staff\. ### What operations and compliance work did JJ manage at Small World Wireless AT&T? JJ was responsible for daily deposits, cashouts, safe counts, daily inventory counts to prevent loss, opening and closing the store, resetting planograms, and helping maintain compliance with AT&T standards and policies\. JJ also worked with vendors to keep current cellular devices and accessories in stock\. ### What technical\-support and team\-support experience does JJ have? JJ provided in\-store, phone, and electronic technical support, participated in monthly sales training and webinars, resolved tense situations through conflict resolution, and covered shifts when needed\. ### What is JJ’s education? JJ completed General Studies at Mascoma Valley Regional High School\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/jjtownsendiv