Paul Hargis

Paul Hargis has over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry. Paul began their career in 1990 as a Sales Representative for Alpin Surgical Specialties, where they successfully opened the Ohio market for the company. In 1996, they joined UroHealth, Richard Allen Medical as a Sales Representative, where they aggressively attacked competitive business in the Cleveland market. In 1997, they joined Medtronic as a Sales Representative in the Ophthalmic Division. Paul was promoted to Director of Marketing in the same division in 2002, where they developed and launched a full suite of surgical instruments and disposable products. In 2005, they joined Cyberonics Inc. as an Account Executive and Regional Sales Manager, where they effectively cultivated and trained new surgeons to implant Vagus Nerve Stimulators. In 2008, they joined NuVasive as an Area Business Manager, where they grew the spine business in a historically underperforming region for the company. In 2009, they joined Insight Medical as a Director of Sales, where they had extensive sales and marketing experience with implantable devices, surgical instruments, capital equipment and new technology in the hospital operating room and surgery center market. Finally, in 2010, they joined Checkpoint Surgical as the Senior Director of Marketing, where they provided surgeons with state-of-the-art neurodevices.

Paul Hargis is currently enrolled at Kent State University.