Now in charge of building a medical practice for Vivaldi, I have worked with their Outside-In approach to innovation for many years. This approach, termed "DIG", is as applicable to culturally complex technical markets such as medicine as it is to their traditional practice in consumer markets.

Founded and manage a growing private consulting practice focused on strategic innovation and opportunity discovery in biomedicine and healthcare. We specialize in opportunity discovery at the intersection of Need and Know-how. Presently working as marketing innovation lead for a 2-year strategic program in technology commercialization, in addition to developing projects for a state university, major medical devices firms, and a West Coast technology startup. For fun and good citizenship… Show more Founded and manage a growing private consulting practice focused on strategic innovation and opportunity discovery in biomedicine and healthcare. We specialize in opportunity discovery at the intersection of Need and Know-how. Presently working as marketing innovation lead for a 2-year strategic program in technology commercialization, in addition to developing projects for a state university, major medical devices firms, and a West Coast technology startup. For fun and good citizenship, recently completed an innovation strategy project, gratis, for a local up-market coffee shop. Show less

My role with ANI is to successfully position ANI to commercialize their diverse technologies in healthcare markets. Key to this is identifying valuable opportunities where ANI technologies will be able to provide unique innovation to the under-met (and over-met) needs of clinicians, patients, and management.

Repeatedly promoted during 14-year tenure, culminating in award of Research Fellow (a first at KCI), with challenge to create new value by inciting and mentoring innovation. Led technology strategy and development programs for Division of Advanced Research and Technology, as well as daily operations/ programs in the clinical simulation suite (both training and research) and all strategic innovation efforts to map the customer demand landscape. ** Key Results:* Built core of… Show more Repeatedly promoted during 14-year tenure, culminating in award of Research Fellow (a first at KCI), with challenge to create new value by inciting and mentoring innovation. Led technology strategy and development programs for Division of Advanced Research and Technology, as well as daily operations/ programs in the clinical simulation suite (both training and research) and all strategic innovation efforts to map the customer demand landscape. ** Key Results:* Built core of KCI's first formal technology strategy, lauded by CEO as the best divisional strategy package of the budget year. Merged divisions' fragmented, unfocussed goals into a cohesive, action-oriented roadmap to guide technology portfolio management and facilitate informed go/no-go decisions. * Scouted, acquired, and managed clinical feasibility assessment of a radical technology innovation in the prevention of pressure ulcers. Demonstrated clear value and utility to novel concept, which is currently in commercialization process. * Designed, launched, staffed, and supervised The Center for Clinical Innovation, a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose clinical simulation suite containing an OR, ICU, conference center, and support spaces used for customer education, employee training, innovation research, and new product prototype validation. * Created a unique, highly novel simulation suite (see above) that earned rave reviews from hundreds of participating clinicians and propelled the KCI brand to the forefront of the market. Show less

Directed company program of new technology development, overseeing million-dollar budgets; cross-functional teams; and all phases of technology project planning, execution, and deliverables. ** Key Results:* Project-managed numerous technology incubation, feasibility assessment, and due diligence studies, including multi-year pulmonary pathophysiology monitoring technology program. Generated scientific papers, patents, and strategic insights that helped to put company on the… Show more Directed company program of new technology development, overseeing million-dollar budgets; cross-functional teams; and all phases of technology project planning, execution, and deliverables. ** Key Results:* Project-managed numerous technology incubation, feasibility assessment, and due diligence studies, including multi-year pulmonary pathophysiology monitoring technology program. Generated scientific papers, patents, and strategic insights that helped to put company on the map. * Utilized R&D skunkworks approach that led to one of KCI's earliest a priori disruptions (self-adjusting LAL mattress technology). Developed impact-assessment methods that later became the mainstay of all company innovation management methods. * Identified shortfall of KCI's flagship life- and limb-saving technology (VAC Therapy), providing valuable insights for advanced applications, defense of intellectual property, and development of effective scientific marketing messaging.* Invented breakthrough use of negative pressure for tissue engineering (U.S. Patent 7,070,584), subsequently expanded into a major KCI program. Show less

Commended throughout employment, with duties quickly expanded to encompass oversight of technology management for all medical device product lines.

Consistently praised for innovation in cardiac output, leading an international team of engineers and clinicians in various product developments (including Baxter's first pulse contour instrument) and research initiatives in critical care monitoring (e.g., GABARITH).

Held various teaching and research assistantships in bioinstrumentation, vertebrate morphology, and molecular biology.