Business Development and Strategy consultant specializing in new technology and market strategy, planning, product development and acquisition and in increasing business growth through improvements in the Innovation process for industrial and medical products companies.

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of a medical professional society with over 2,000 members consisting of 70% physicians in over 40 countries that specialize in venous and lymphatic medicine. The Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education, oversees eight (8) active VLM Fellowship programs, manages the largest clinical data registry in venous disease and actively advocates on behalf of the membership and patients for access to appropriate medical care with various government and private payors and policy makers.

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director responsible for operations and overseeing the fund raising and grant process of the FVLD. Responsible for raising over $9 million dollars across two Capital campaigns. The FVLD typically grants between $750,000 and $1,000,000 annual to advance education, research and advocacy in the field of venous & lymphatic disease.

medi for help® is a nonprofit organization lending sustainable assistance to people in crisis areas by providing improvements in clinical care, medical training and education. The vision for medi for Help is to develop the funding needed to help the people of developing and distressed countries receive medical care through the formation of local healthcare clinics specializing in Chronic Wound Care, Lymphatic Filariasis and Prosthetics. In addition, our vision is to facilitate clinical volunteers from the US and around the world to be able to travel to these affected areas to help train and educate local clinical staff.

Responsible for Strategic Planning, Marketing and Business Development of our medical businesses in the USA which consist of Medical Compression, Prosthetics, Orthopedics and Foot Care units.

CircAid Medical "a medi company" is a manufacturer and marketer of compression therapy devices for the management of venous and lymphatic disease. By offering patients an alternative to traditional technologies we are able to greatly improve the quality of life of our patients.

Leadership position responsible for Strategic Planning & Business Development.

Member of the Board of Advisors

Bender Innovations is a consulting firm that specializes in supporting Business Development opportunities by providing research, strategy development and product development services for medical device companies. Additionally Bender Innovations provides assessment and consulting services for all types of product companies looking to improve their new product development processes.

Responsible for the innovation program and new product development overseeing global new product development, clinical research, quality assurance and process improvement in the areas of Venous Disease, Lymphology and Fracture Management. Product categories are FDA class 2 medical compression garments and FDA class 1 medical devices consisting of casting, splinting and accessories for the non-invasive management of fractures.

Directed the $60 million textile chemical business in the United States with direct responsibility for sales, marketing, technical service and research & development.

During this period I held a variety of positions starting as Field Technical Service Representative then into Sales then as Technical Manager for North America added on Regional Sales Mgmt and finally took over Marketing prior to the company being purchased by Bayer