Executive with 25 years’ experience growing startups from inception to public offering to acquisition. Proven track record in sales securing contracts with over 1,000 hospitals/IDNs, as well as major retail giants like Walmart, taking companies from $0 to in excess of $20MM in sales each in a couple years. Diverse skills in managing multiple stakeholders including leadership and investors, spearheading strategic business development and sales, and enabling operational growth. Committed to fostering engaging and exciting workplace cultures. Extensive experience in the healthcare and fintech sectors. Cross-cultural work experience in the US, China, and France. Strategic business development and sales‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾• Built UI Medical LLC/QuickChange™ from scratch to 650+ hospitals/SNFs, to a Mayo Clinic study, to retail presence in Walmart, and to reimbursement & coverage by Medicare/Medicaid with its own unique HCPCS code• Grew SurgiCount Medical Inc./Safety-Sponge™ market share from 0 to 800+ US hospitals formulating strategy to gain credibility to reach target customers, developing product roadmap and operational requirements and creating a patent fence. • Lost no Safety-Sponge customers in 8 years by pushing company to develop and provide free, added value features that spoke to all decision makers in hospitals.Implementing lean systems, processes and structures‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾• Built a high performance team with QuickChange on scant resources that could manufacture, sell, and implement across the US to both the B2B and DTC markets• Grew SurgiCount to 40+ staff and 7 departments and an exit to Stryker for $120M • Launched and built securities firm and merchant bank to $20-30M assets under management • Created and launched a factory in Suzhou, China implementing six sigma lean manufacturing practices and KPIs, while creating and patenting manufacturing process.Internal and external communication‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾• Led investor relations for a publicly-traded firm• Steadied company morale and staff during leadership changes, investment rounds, growth, and layoffs.• Managed various companies’s marketing and trade shows, updating our style of communications to reflect the tech industry’s instead of the more conservative device industry’s.