Founder of Initiatives, an outsourced new product development company creating and implementing medical devices since 1996. Founder of Neworks rapid-fire technology commercialization workshops, including the Pre-Seed Workshop—an intense company-building accelerator that has been the spark for over 150 new technology-based companies since 2004. Formerly 12-years with Baxter Healthcare and Bausch & Lomb in engineering and management roles that launched new medical device and pharmaceutical platforms, totaling over $1B in annual revenues.