Founder and co-owner with Susan Neidecker of Mountainside Medical, manufacturer of precision medical instruments for OEM companies.

Semi-retired due to sale of MedSource to Accellent Technologies and KKR (Now Lake Region Medical)

Responsible for facility M & A integration.Managed revenue and cross-functional teams for Fortune 100 medical company sales.

Vice President Sales, Managed team driving supply chain enhancements for international OEM base.

Vice President and General Manager, International supplier of precision medical instruments for OEM companies.

Founder, President and CEO. Manufacturer of engineered wire, metal, and plastic components and assemblies for surgical applications. Merged with MedSource Technologies in April 1999.

President and CEO, Manufacturer of precision engineered metal stampings and wire forms for OEMs. Concentration in consumer products, electronics, medical products.

VP Marketing, Developed new markets for existing under-utilized manufacturing capability. Planned and executed expansion and new technology adoption. Founded the Burkhard Bicycle Carrier company.

Start up company using innovations in laser technology for high-speed document reproduction. Developed regional territories and managed sales goals.

Sales and Sales Management. Developed outlying territories for new products. Serviced the ship building industry and commercial copy/print shops. Managed high revenue/profit sales team. Project managed proposals to target high revenue prospects and strategic accounts. Part of team introducing high speed laser-based reproduction to US.