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Consulting Company for medical device companies in areas of start-up, clinical research and clinical studies, FDA regulatory affairs, marketing, manufacturing and quality control.

Development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices. Engaged in consultingservices for two medical device start-up companies.

Privately owned medical device company established by two co-founders. Richard-James, Inc.conducted a 1700 and 2000 patient, clinical research studies for FDA approval of Silikon 1000 and Silikon 5000. Worked with Alcon Laboratories for product distribution and subsequent purchase of Silikon 1000 with up front payment and royalty stream. Subsidiary Company, R.J. Development received approval from FDA for two additional clinical studies in US, completed Health Canada study, and received CE mark in Europe for a product to prevent diabetic foot ulcers. Company also developed and marketed R.J. MaxFlo needle and FTS-50 and FTS-100 automated injection systems.

Contracts administered were Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed Aircraft.Assisted Legal Counsel with formation of multiple contracts.Top Security Clearance.

Research Associate to Dr. Rashi Fein, Professor of Medical Economics at Harvard Medical School, and a policy architect of Medicare and President Obama's Affordable Care Act.Researched prepaid health care systems for Brigham and Women's Hospital. Also worked for the hospital in coordination of Martha Eliot Community Health Center in Jamaica Plain.Radiology Project Director, Dimock Community Health Center and Beth Israel Hospital.Responsible for planning and establishing a radiology unit to be shared by six neighborhoodhealth centers and a major teaching hospital for the provision of medical services to 30,000people in the inner city.Governor's Advisory Council, Emergency Medical Services

Established Merrimack Valley Health Planning Council under new federal law guidelines.Assisted Director of Planning in all planning efforts for 180 hospitals in Massachusetts.