24 year medical device development & leadership career primarily in emerging and rapid growth companies.

President & COO of Dymedix Corp, COO of Meier Technologies, VP of Operations of Synovis Surgical Innovations, Dir. of Mfg & Operations at LecTec Corp., Engineering Mgr at Orthomet Inc., and financial project management for Honeywell.

BA in Business from Hamline University and a MS in Manufacturing Systems from the University of St. Thomas.

President of The Simpatico Group; CSO for Innova Medical Design; VP of R&D for Synovis Surgical Innovations; Director of Research & Technology Center for Boston Scientific; VP of R&D for Questar Medical; Asst Professor Laboratory Medicine & Biomedical Engineering at the University of MN.

BS in Biological Sciences from the University of MI, Ph.D. in Experimental Pathology from Wayne State University, Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of MN

Over 30 years broad financial management experience. 10 years in a “big eight” CPA firm. CFO at CHF Solutions; Controller at IntraTherpeutics; with Medical Innovative Partners (seed-stage VC firm) served as CFO for the following portfolio startups: Integ, eMed, Cardia Catheter, Iotek, Larex, and Tacora. Also CFO for Mirror Technologies, and as Treasurer & Controller for Arden Medical.

BA in Business from Gustavus Adolphus College; CPA -1975

Principal of Gnarus Medical Consulting; Dir. Research & Business Development for Medtronic; Technical Dir. University of MN Hospital and Sr. Scientist in the Dept of Medicine, Cardiology.

BA and BS in Applied Physiology from Penn State University, Doctoral and Masters Programs in Applied and Cardiovascular Physiology from the University of MN, completed the Executive Business Education Program at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.