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CEO, COO, Sales, Marketing - Delivering results for medical technology growth stage companies who need help with business strategy, fractional leadership, product development, operations, sales & marketing. at Factor 7 Medical
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States 16 work roles 3 schools
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CEO, COO, Sales, Marketing - Delivering results for medical technology growth stage companies who need help with business strategy, fractional leadership, product development, operations, sales & marketing.
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Dan Sands is listed as CEO, COO, Sales, Marketing - Delivering results for medical technology growth stage companies who need help with business strategy, fractional leadership, product development, operations, sales & marketing. at Factor 7 Medical, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at solsticemedical.com, phone signal with area code 260, 508, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Dan Sands.

Dan Sands previously worked as Managing Director at Factor 7 Medical and Managing Partner | Solving Diverse Challenges that Drive Impactful and Sustainable Results. at Factor 7 Medical. Dan Sands holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management & Operations from Indiana Wesleyan University.

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Where do you need help? Lagging sales? Difficulty accessing key decision makers with the right message? Loss of critical expertise or leadership in your organization? Poor operational and financial performance? Engineering or regulatory subject matter experts? Standing-up a company, raising capital?Across my career, I've successfully launched and scaled several companies in the medical device and technology industries generating significant revenue growth and financial outcomes. I’ve had the opportunity to transform ideas, first-to-market products into commercialized award-wining innovative companies. I've learned what works and what doesn't. I'm tech savvy, practical and a doer that is passionate about achieving success for my clients. I've built meaningful relationships and delivered solutions for medical device contract manufacturers, OEMs in orthopedics, spine, cardiology, pediatrics and healthcare systems that impact top and bottom lines and most importantly, patient lives. What I love is to assist founders, inventors and growth stage companies scale their business to the next level by providing full time or fractional leadership, business formation, strategic planning, product development, operations, sales and marketing services. I also provide board level and due diligence services to angels, angel groups, VC's and PE firms to vet potential investment opportunities. You can reach me at https://calendly.com/dan-sands-factor7medical/30-minute-meeting

Listed skills include Medical Devices, Product Development, Strategy, Start Ups, and 46 others.

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Factor 7 Medical
Factor 7 Medical
CEO, COO, Sales, Marketing - Delivering results for medical technology growth stage companies who need help with business strategy, fractional leadership, product development, operations, sales & marketing.
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Managing Director

Current

Dayton, Oh, Us

Attain sustainable results by curating the right services for our clients, our investors, and our consultant resources, whether on a fractional, project-based or full-time basis, we will deliver proven and trusted expertise that strengthens our client’s technology, operations, and financial results. Go Farther, Faster™

Sep 2024 - Present

Managing Partner | Solving Diverse Challenges That Drive Impactful And Sustainable Results.

Dayton, Oh, Us

Factor 7 Medical was founded by seven highly experienced executive leaders in the Healthcare Industry to assist our clients in enhancing patient lives by developing and commercializing innovative medical technologies. Factor 7 Medical will provide the necessary expertise at the right time with our customers to deliver commercial and operational success. Whether a funded startup or multi-million dollar enterprise we have the critical knowledge, connections and expertise to be a factor in your success.

Jan 2021 - Sep 2024

Founder, Principal

Current
D11

Indianapolis, In, Us

Merging into Factor 7 Medical. D11,LLC will remain as a holding company for legacy contracts and investments, and ownership interests in business ventures.I originally founded this MedTech / medical device-focused consulting firm to advise early-stage companies on market viability, investment capital raises, business planning, and process implementation. I also work with angel, VC, and PE firms to vet potential investment opportunities. I will continue this work as Factor 7 Medical.Ongoing legacy engagements include fractional CEO duties for companies where I advise companies during pre-commercial, early development, preclinical, and commercial stages.► Executive in Residence for Parallax Research Corporation's MedTech Launch Fund - supporting MedTech researchers and entrepreneurs accelerate the development of medical technology opportunities in the Dayton Region.► Played key role in securing a grant, licensing agreement, and engineering team for Endo Guidance Technologies. ► Determined an early-stage urology medical device company’s viability by conducting business planning, market research, manufacturing analysis, and financial modeling.► Currently positioning a company to raise $1M by performing market research, targeting investors, and developing five-year financial models. I also recruited a sales executive and embedded back-end systems and infrastructure to implement scalable production processes.

Oct 2016 - Present

Chief Executive Officer (Ceo)

Franklin, Oh, Us

After initially joining as a consultant for this early-stage medical device company creating an electromechanical implant to treat pediatric scoliosis to help raise capital, I was retained as CEO in 2017. As CEO, I pursued collaborative partnerships with other medical device companies and pediatric surgeons nationwide. DELIVERED RESULTS:► Raised initial $1M in funding to develop functional prototype and the company delivered a proof of concept in just eight months and under budget.► Initiated an additional capital-raising effort targeting $11M to fund the process through commercialization. ► Built an engineering team from scratch and launched the business by onboarding 20 contract engineers and devising the organizational development plan. ► Cultivated tactical partnerships with five industry-leading spine-based medical device companies to bolster legal, regulatory, engineering, and investment resources.► Met quality, regulatory, and risk management requirements after performing hazard analyses and creating an ISO 13485-compliant quality system.AMB Surgical Awards:2019 National Capital Consortium Pediatric Device Innovation Award 2019 MedTech Innovator – Pediatrics Accelerator Participant and Showcase Company2019 MedTech Strategists “Start-ups to Watch” 2018 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year – SW Ohio

2016 - 2019 ~3 yrs

Fractional Chief Executive Officer

True Concepts Medical Technologies (TCMT) is a medical device innovation company that delivers novel solutions based in clinical experience. Our devices are designed by clinicians for clinicians with a focus on areas that have significant morbidity and mortality such as sepsis and sudden cardiac arrest.Our mission is to save lives and reduce healthcare costs of care with intelligently designed solutions that eliminate the opportunity for human error.

Jan 2022 - Aug 2023

Ceo, Chairman & Founder

Solstice Medical, Llc

I founded Solstice Medical with a vision to cut cost, improve visibility of supplies, and elevate patient and provider satisfaction within the complex and diverse healthcare supply chain by developing an inventory visualization software solution. By developing software with barcode and RFID-enabled technology for orthopedic device manufacturers, we were able to improve supply visibility, inventory, labor costs, and patient/provider satisfaction.DELIVERED RESULTS:► Yielded $17M+ in revenue and raised $5.5M in equity from accredited and venture capital sources.► Launched first-to-market medical-grade autoclavable RFID tags, closing a five-year contract with a leading spine OEM that has used 200K+ tags to date with no product returns. ► Sold the RFID tag product line and IP to a $6B global technology company.► Realized a first-to-market opportunity for patient safety and tracking solutions for the radiation oncology market to automate processes and mitigate risk. Delivered an FDA-compliant, verified, and validated system in US and Europe. ► Attained first to market with OR1® software, landing contract with a leading integrated hospital system in IN. ► Developed and launched ClinicalPulse® real-time enterprise software analytics platform for surgical, clinical, and supply chain workflow applications. Secured a three-year agreement with US market’s largest GPO.► Recognized as inventor or co-inventor on five US and two EU patents for RFID tag and system designs.Solstice Medical Awards:2013 Mira Health Information Technology Excellence & Innovation Award Finalist2010 Indiana Companies to Watch Award Recipient 2009 Mira Innovation of the Year Finalist2009 Mira Healthcare IT Innovation of the Year Finalist2008 Fort Wayne Business Weekly Healthcare Innovation of the Year Award Winner2008 Fort Wayne Business Weekly Innovator of the Year Award Winner2008 Philo T. Farnsworth ITT Award of Innovation

2006 - 2016 ~10 yrs

Director, Marketing & Product Development

Warsaw, In, Us

•Led development and commercialization of 11 new products, 2 new vertically integrated processes (cryogenic deburring and metal stamping) generating new sales of nearly $4M for both domestic and international markets.•Established two new mfg. capabilities and supplier partnerships responsible for nearly $2M in new sales and entry into high volume, cost sensitive markets.•Supported Domestic and International Sales Managers with new product sales, strategic account and new account development.•Developed marketing materials/campaigns for products, new markets to support longer-term strategic growth.• Reported to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Managed budget and staff of 6 direct reports.

2003 - 2005 ~2 yrs

Business Unit Manager

Warsaw, In, Us

•Led start-up and daily operations of PolyVac Warsaw metal case design and manufacturing facility. Generated over $3M of new revenue and profitable in first year. •Led transition of start-up facility in Warsaw to the New Hampshire facility to achieve 40% operational efficiency and business line growth exceeding $15M entering 2004. •Traveled globally to support field sales led new sales creation from medical device companies. •Reported to GM of PolyVac, full P&L responsibility and managed staff of 4 direct reports with 25 total employees. • Invented proprietary case stamping, forming and silk-screening one-piece flow sequences resulting in dramatic lead-time and cost reductions.• Accelerated pure Metal Case sales growth from $0k - $3M in first 14 months of operations.

Oct 2001 - Jun 2003

Project Manager

Warsaw, In, Us

•Created inter-company procedures to improve lead-time and communication between domestic and international divisions.Achieved largest turnkey Total Solution® inter-company project (instruments, implant components, instruments and shipping cases) in history of the company. •Identified and launched a new cryogenic deburring process which resulted in significant cost reduction and re-allocation of 10 FTEs to other bottleneck production areas.•2000-2005 – 8 Patents as inventor or co-inventor of unique Sterilization Tray designs and manufacturing processes.•Concurrently, led business planning and due diligence for state-of-the-art metal case production including; market analysis, acquisition targeting, sales forecast modeling, capital, facility and manpower requirements. Budget and lending facility approved by the Board of Directors, then promoted to Business Unit Manager. •Reported to the GM’s of Othy and PolyVac.

Mar 2000 - Oct 2001

Director, Business Development

Pierceton, Indiana, Us

Led start-up, daily operations and sales training/support for new surgical instrument division. Led equipment specification, procurement, facility layout and start-up of a 34,000 sq.ft. facility for metal case and surgical instrument manufacturing. Achieved sales growth from $0 to $1M backlog in less than 6 months. Reported to VP of Operations.•Created market analysis and 5 year strategic plan.•Led daily manufacturing, quality and engineering activities.•Developed strategic justification and led acquisition effort of Ft. Wayne based CNC Grinding business.•Developed training and implementation of strategic selling methods for 9 sales representatives.•Created annual marketing plan and its implementation.

Mar 1999 - Jan 2000

General Manager - Sheet Metal Fabrication, Pendleton Technologies

Pierceton, Indiana, Us

Led all daily manufacturing, quality and engineering activities and the commercial sales team for the sheet metal fabrication division of Paragon Medical, Inc. P&L accountability for approximately $2.0M in sales and 32 production and staff employees. Accelerated operational improvements associated with cost of goods sold and additional sales volume, without the creation of additional fixed costs. Directed 38% commercial sales growth in one year. Reported to CEO.

Jan 1997 - Feb 1999

Director Of Product Development, Standard & Custom Products

Pierceton, Indiana, Us

•Expanded propriety products and led market development for two of Paragon's three product lines representing 90% of company revenues.•Directed new customer acquisition and marketing for existing and newly developed products.•Created distributor representation in Canadian, European, Australian and Japanese markets.•Key team member in acquisition due diligence for a closed container product line, intellectual property and associated manufacturing facility. •Directed pricing strategy and promotional activities.•Established direct marketing activities and sales training.•Managed all instrument sterilization tray products, concept through production•Researched and determined FDA regulatory guidelines for all of Paragon's products.•Established quotation processes, participated in defining pricing strategies and close of new business.

Jun 1993 - Dec 1996

Manufacturing Engineer

Pierceton, Indiana, Us

•Documented manufacturing processes for start-up thermoforming operations.•Identified customer requirements and developed manufacturing work instructions to ensure compliance.•Co-developed the company's first quality system manual and infrastructure.•Responsible for implementing many manufacturing and quality system controls in the initial start-up of Paragon Medical.

May 1992 - Jun 1993

Fishery Dock Crane And Semi Truck Operator

Kasilof Fish Processing Company

I operated dock cranes in Kasilof, AK and Homer, AK used to lift salmon totes from commercial fishing vessels. I operated heavy equipment and drove flatbed semi-truck transporting salmon from Homer to Kasilof fish processing plant. I spent two months living in a tent and the earned money paid for my final year of college. One of the finest journeys of my life and was the catalyst for eventually starting and naming of Solstice Medical.

Jun 1991 - Aug 1991
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Dan Sands education

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management & Operations

Indiana Wesleyan University

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Ball State University

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Plastics And Polymer Engineering Technology

Ball State University
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Dan Sands is listed as CEO, COO, Sales, Marketing - Delivering results for medical technology growth stage companies who need help with business strategy, fractional leadership, product development, operations, sales & marketing. at Factor 7 Medical.

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Dan Sands is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States while working with Factor 7 Medical.

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Dan Sands has worked for Factor 7 Medical, D11, Amb Surgical Ii, Llc, Ball State University - Miller College Of Business, and True Concepts Medical Technologies Llc.

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Dan Sands holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management & Operations from Indiana Wesleyan University.

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Dan Sands is listed with skills including Medical Devices, Product Development, Strategy, Start Ups, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Management, Leadership, and Strategic Planning.

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