Andy has nearly three decades of experience in the medical industry.
In 2000, he founded Surgical Operational Services, Inc. (SOSI), a sterile processing management outsourcing organization where he was a dedicated advocate for patient safety. He is an experienced strategist with a proven track record of helping strengthen hospital departments through operational leadership and a demonstrated ability to improve quality and enhance efficiency across many areas including clinical operations, logistics, training and personnel management.
Building upon that success and spotting a pressing need among customers, in 2004, Andy founded SurgiSource LLC, an ISO 13485 certified surgical instrument repair organization.
In 2011, Andy was Co-founder of Endoscopy Care Solutions, Inc., an ISO 13485 certified surgical rigid and flexible endoscopy repair service provider for the U.S. and international markets.
He is a member of the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM), and a voting member for the Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), where he serves on a committee for developing national and global standards for Instructions for Reusable Devices (ST/WG12), Human Factors for Device Reprocessing (ST/WG85), and Cleaning of Reusable Medical Devices (ST/WG93).
Andy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business / Industrial Distribution from Eastern Michigan University, and began his career in the nuclear business sector prior to entering the medical field.
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