Perceptus Consulting offers a range of professional consulting services to the medical device and healthcare sectors.We bring your products to the market as efficiently and effectively as possible, partnering with the best manufacturers, hospitals, clinicians and distributors internationally.Perceptus Consulting is a team of medical device industry professionals with experience ranging from product development, operations, marketing, licensing, clinical research, surgeon education & training, and management of sales & distribution channels.

Led product and operational strategies, which produced the first +$2M sales in less than 12 monthsNegotiated or approved contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other organizational entities Fostered critical relationships (vendor and customer) through enhanced communication and collaboration strategiesSelection and oversight of CRO and post-market clinical studyEfficient development of strong clinical base and market presence leading to wide-spread distribution / licensing / acquisition interests

• Identification of unmet market needs, leads and generation of new sources of revenue, OEM/private label• Contract drafting, development, negotiations and execution• Technology portfolio management

• Leadership and management of all internal/external activities/resources/departmental budget• Management of prospective European human clinical studies through contract research organization• Management of regulatory audits, approvals and compliance, Domestic and OUS

• Leadership and management of all internal/external activities/resources/departmental budgets• Product and Patent Portfolio Management• Strategic Sales and Surgeon Relations Support

• Leadership and Management of all internal/external product development activities/resources• Product and Patent Portfolio Management• Strategic Sales and Surgeon Relations Support• Managed Concept Disclosure Review Team• Led/supported Business Development opportunities

• Leadership via hands-on management of all internal engineering activities pertaining to development of new orthopedic products and enhancements in accordance with corporate objectives• Collaborate with sales, marketing, research & development, quality/regulatory, and operations departments to encourage a team-based approach to effectively solving problems through innovative solutions• Significantly improved the quality and reliability of product development project timelines and budgets through product portfolio management and project management best-practices• Instrumental team member in the management of the patent portfolio, product portfolio, and concept disclosures • Improved the design control procedures and custom instruments program leading to greater customer satisfaction and company performance/confidence

Engineering Manager (2009-2013)Project Engineer (2008)Senior Engineer (2007)Engineer (2005 – 2006)• Customers: orthopaedic medical device OEMs and surgeon inventors• Established, developed, and directly managed stand-alone satellite office, which grew from two to seven employees in two years• Managed budgets, staffing, and cost control – responsible for critical path decisions• Supervised and mentored engineers and technicians who were responsible for customer projects in a wide range of areas, including spine, knee arthroplasty, hip arthroplasty, trauma, endoscopy, and sports medicine• Primary engineer leading cross-functional teams of various sizes on numerous sports medicine, spine, and knee arthroplasty product development projects• Led concept and business development efforts in various fields, which resulted in licensing or divestiture agreements• Successfully steered a task force aimed at improving the product development processes and procedures• Collaborated with orthopaedic surgeons for voice of customer / user needs in real and simulated settings• Developed technical aspects of implant and instrument design, manufacturing specifications, design for manufacturing and inspection, and tolerance analyses• Conducted intellectual property literature searches and contributed to strategic development of specifications and claims• Supervised risk management activities to drive the product development process, including design, design transfer, verification, and validation activities• Developed and managed best-in-class cadaver lab facility and associated procedures, including radiation control, blood borne pathogen exposure plan, and other lab processes

Mentor - Dr. Robert Sah• Supervised and mentored undergraduate, graduate, and medical students• Performed and analyzed image, mechanical, histological, and mass transport measurements on healthy and pathologic tissues• Led the development and optimization of a novel 3D histological method and permeability analysis• Actively contributed to and supported grant applications and progress reports• Submitted manuscripts and conference abstracts leading to presentation of results at annual Orthopaedic Research Society meetings, while simultaneously steering the lab to its inaugural IACUC study approval

Student of the Orthopedic Research Laboratory (Drs. James, Wheeler, Turner and Kawcak)GAANN Fellow