Vernon Hartdegen

Vernon is a life-long orthopedic professional. After completing his bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Louisiana Tech, he joined Smith and Nephew Orthopedics as a product development engineer while simultaneously completing his master's degree in Biomechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. In 2000 he moved to Wright Medical Technology where he progressed through the ranks from engineer to Senior Director of Product Development. During his 9-year tenure at Wright, he oversaw the development of both reconstruction, upper extremity and foot, and ankle products. Vernon then moved into the start-up company environment with senior leadership roles at two companies before he, Glen Coleman, and Chad Hollis founded CrossRoads in 2014.