Executive/consultant with 25 years in medtech general management, development, commercialization, operations, and strategy including a VP/Corporate Officer role at Roche and CEO roles at 3 early-stage medtech companies.

Involved in the ortho industry for 34 years via Leis Medical as it grew into IMDS, which he chaired. He is intimately familiar with the processes of developing and making orthopedic implants and has a deep understanding of the market dynamics.

25 years in Quality Assurance/Quality Management, including 12 years in orthopedic medical device Quality Management, both at contract manufacturers and OEMs.

8 years of orthopedic sales and distribution management with a $20MM distributor, founder of Epic Extremity, former professional athlete, Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club.

20+ years of orthopedic experience with 3 of the top 5 Ortho companies in the world, where he held management positions and participated in several national product launches of total knee, hip, upper extremity, and trauma product lines.