ROMERICUS JOSE STEWART, M.B.A., M.P.H.

3301 Canal Street, #5, New Orleans, La 70119 504-941-2586 - cell, 504-658-2530 work, rs13c4ba6@westpost.net e-mail EDUCATION Yale University, New Haven, CT 1997 MPH, Healthcare Management GPA: With Distinction (Top 10% of Class) Indiana University (Kelley School of Business), Bloomington, IN 1992 MBA, Double Majors: Marketing and International Business GPA: 3.7 in Marketing; 3.2 Overall Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 1990 BS, Business Administration with a Concentration in Marketing, GPA: 3.5 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE City of New Orleans Health Department (NOHD), New Orleans, LA Sept 2006 to Present Program Director - 9/2010 to Present Served as Acting Assistant Director of Clinics during change of mayoral adminis trations Manage all budgets (including managed care and pharmaceuticals contracts) and s taffs for the citys health clinics and administrative staff Guide clinical, finance, and marketing teams within the various business units Analyze the healthcare needs of the citizens of New Orleans and create plans an d strategies to address those needs Manage all managed care, insurance and pharmaceuticals contracts Director - Orleans Recovery Foundation, (Fiduciary of NOHD) - 12/2009 to 9/2010 Hired and managed all grant subcontractors who supported all Foundation activit ies/projects Managed staff of twenty-two including financial analysts, and data collectors Managed Foundations budgets, payment histories, and adherence to contract objec tives Created and managed all marketing campaigns (executed via television, radio, an d print) Promoted to Assistant Director of the New Orleans Health Department Grant Administrator and Acting Assistant Clinical Director - 9/2006 to 12/2009 Secured over $12M in federal grants for the City of New Orleans Health Departme nt Managed the $1.84M Steps to a Healthier New Orleans federal grant program City of New Orleans Health Department Employee of the Year in 2008 Promoted to the Office of Recovery (Health Division) in December 2009 HealthCore, Inc., Wilmington, DE Dec 2003 to Aug 2005 Senior Manager of Business Development Developed, managed, and executed the companys Prospective Effectiveness Researc h business through proactive and directed market evaluation and client sales str ategy Created business plans for existing accounts and targeted potential clients wit h focus on consultative selling and execution Conducted competitive intelligence analyses, identified market trends, and area s of opportunities to increase revenue and to strengthen branding/position, mar keting, and sales Sanofi-Synthelabo, New York City, NY Sept 2001 to Mar 2002 Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Senior Manager, Sleep Disorders, Ambien

Provided strategic leadership for the creation of the Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) campaigns executed via print, television, and the internet (Budget; $60M) Created all Ambien television commercials, web sites, magazine ads, and fulfill ment materials that supported its marketing strategiesCreated managed care strat egies that supported placement of products in formularies Managed public relations to develop post-9/11 public relations strategies Hoffman-LaRoche, Nutley, NJ Nov 1998 to Sept 2001 Product/Direct-to-Consumer Manager, Acne Products, Jan 2001 to Sept 2001 Provided strategic leadership for the creation of the Accutane DTC campaigns ex ecuted via print, television, and the internet (Budget; $12M) Provided return-on-investment (ROI) analyses on aspects of the marketing campai gns; print (ROI 565%), television (ROI, 285%), and the internet (ROI, 720%) Winner of the 2001 DTC National Communications Pharmaceutical Company Award for Best Educational Integrated Program, and the Best Hispanic DTC industry campaig n Managed the creation of training programs for physicians and sales representati ves (n=530) Product Manager, Oncology Products (Aug 1999 to Jan 2001) Developed and executed recommendations for pre-launch, launch, and post-launch marketing strategies for FUDR, Vesanoid, Roferon-A, and Pegasys Received a Roche Special Recognition Award for outstanding performance on a fou r-person team that developed plans for form a joint-venture with Genentech Received a Roche Special Recognition Award for creating the Kytril acquisition analysis Promoted to the position of DTC Product Manager for the companys second largest product Market Research Analyst, Oncology Products (October 1998 to August 1999) Provided market intelligence that supported marketing and sales plans for Rofer on-A, Pegasys, Nolvadex, and FUDR Spearheaded the quantitative and qualitative research efforts of each product Promoted to the position of Oncology Product Manager Prudential Healthcare, Roseland, NJ May 1997 to Aug 1998 Manager of Managed Care Product Development Managed the new product planning efforts from research and market feasibility s tudies through concept, design, development, and implementation Established competitive advantage for Prudential through timely HMO, PPO, POS, and Open Access managed care product introductions Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN Oct 1992 to May 1997 Market Research Analyst, Gemzar and Axid (July 1993 to Aug 1997) Developed and implemented business and promotional market research efforts for two therapeutic categories oncology and gastrointestinal Assessed new markets for Gemzar and Axid, and forecasted sales for each product Forecasted sales and trends for each product, and performed competitive analyse s Worked on special assignments while pursuing the MPH degree Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, Austin, TX (Oct 1992 to July 1993) Managed $4.5M territory; top Prozac representative for nine months Sold anti-depressant, anti-infective, and gastrointestinal products Promoted to the position of Market Research Analyst at headquarters in Indianap olis, In

OTHER United States Army Reserves 1984 to 1992 Attained the rank of 1st Lieutenant; Transportation Corp,

Served in Infantry and Drill Sergeant Units