John Upthegrove Email & Phone Number

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Collaborating with surgeons to address inner clinical needs and breathing new life into hernia repair and tissue reconstruction

Tinker AFB

• Military Experience: 8/98-Present - United States Air Force Services 5/05 - present -- IMA to the Deputy Mission Support Commander - Responsible to lead over 1500 personnel with 3 squadrons, Security Forces, Logistics.
• Number 1 out of 84! Won 2006 Air Force Services Officer of the Year - now has won both Active Duty and Reserve honors
• Elected 2006 Air Force Material Command Services Reserve Company Grade Officer of the year- first Reservist in Command
• Ranked # 1 of 44 peer joint officers (Army, AF, Navy & Marines) by Admiral Hunt, Commander of Combined Joint Task Force, HOA

Oklahoma

Surgical and Perioperative sales for Oklahoma. Product representation and launch of IONSYS®(fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system) to multiple Surgical specialties, Anesthesia, Pharmacists, P&T, C-Suite, Nursing and Pain Physicians.Specialty sales and consulting with focus on Interventional Cardiology, Coronary Cath Labs, Surgical and Critical Care.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• 09/16/12-10/16/14 – Baxter Biosurgery- Territory Business Manager: Selling across specialties of Urology, OB/GYN, General, Colo-Rectal, Plastic, Breast, Cardio Thoracic, Bariatric, Spine and Orthopedic surgeons.
• Presidents Club 2014, #6 of 150 Over $1.6M in sales in first year
• Converted 3 hospitals in one Year!
• Top 30% in first Year after taking over a bottom 30% territory
• 104% to goal for Floseal
• 134% to goal for Peri Strips

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• 01/11-06/12 – Precision Therapeutics, Clinical Oncologist Specialist: - Selling personalized cancer therapy diagnostics to Urologist, GYN Oncologist, Oncologists, Breast, Thoracic, Colo Rectal, ENT and general surgeons.
• Top 10% percent to goal in nation for first quarter 2012 - 40 new doctors added in 18 month time frame
• #1 representative in nation for percentage to goal for 2011
• Increased business 450%! Took over territory only doing 2 specimens a month and at year end doing over 50!
• 137% to goal for first year—top 10% rep in nation for second, third and fourth quarters
• #1 Urology business in nation! 16 new urologist added in a year; previously untapped market for company!

Eastern Oklahoma

Brought pharmaceutical solutions to primary care, urologists, G.I., cardiologist and gynecologist

Instructor for 8-10 grade speech drama, developed curriculum/directed plays/classroom management

Masters Of Arts, Education, 3.8

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication, General, 3.3

Activities and Societies: All Intramural’s, Alphi Psi Omega