OMTEC Advisory Board
Our Mission: To educate, connect and empower the people who build orthopedic products.
“The Voice of the Customer” has been the driving force behind ORTHOWORLD’s offerings since its founding in 1992. In fact, BONEZONE and later OMTEC were each created in direct response to the manufacturing challenges faced by orthopedic device company professionals. In that spirit, the Industry Advisory Board was created in 2005 to formalize the channel through which the issues of the day could be communicated and prioritized for action.
Nearly two decades since the board’s inception, orthopedic device commercialization continues to escalate in complexity. Executive management, engineers and supply chain and regulatory professionals are called upon to contribute meaningfully and communicate effectively outside of their departments. Today, and into the foreseeable future, versatility, high capacity and sound judgment are as crucial to a successful commercialization process as technical skills. OMTEC’s Advisory Board Members lend weight and perspective to these ever-changing business dynamics by giving accounts of their firsthand experiences — what’s working and what isn’t — and by identifying the knowledge gaps and sources of untapped opportunity.
Amidst seemingly endless competing priorities, the Advisory Board keeps education, articles and networking relevant and purposeful.
OMTEC OEM Advisory Board
Acuitive Technologies
Matthew Poggie, Senior Vice President of Regulatory and Quality
Arthrex
Lance Provance, Senior Manager, Supply Chain
Jeremy Townsend, Senior Manager, Supply Chain
Choice Spine
Benjamin Rennie, Supply Chain Manager
Phoenix Kinetics
Ryan Belaney, President and CEO
Skeletal Dynamics
Tom Norman, Chief Operations Officer
Smith+Nephew
Mark Hall, Global Commodity Leader – Implants Advanced Surgical Devices
Stryker
Kenneth Trimmer, Senior Director, Engineering Standards
Brian White, Director of Global Sourcing – Robotics
ulrich Medical USA
Eric Lucas, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer
Zimmer Biomet
Howard Levy, Vice President of Global Sourcing
Ron Walters, Associate Director Sourcing – NPI
Exhibitor Advisory Committee
The Exhibitor Committee’s leadership complements the Advisory Board by critiquing the execution of the entire exhibitor experience:
pre-show, on-site and post-event.
Avalign Technologies
Ben Thompson, Chief Commercial Officer
Elos Medtech
Jodie Gilmore, Global Business Director, Orthopedics
Metal Craft and Riverside Machine & Engineering
Trisha Mowry, Chief Executive Officer
Millstone Medical Outsourcing
Tom Williams, General Manager
NN
Willy Beach, Medical Sales Director
Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
Joe Zuzula, Senior Director of Commerical Excellence
Paragon Medical
Greg Hall, Director of International Sales & Marketing and Strategic Account Manager
Tecomet
Rob Sullivan, Senior Director Marketing
Triangle
Bob Imhoff, Senior Account Executive
Westlake Plastics
Jim Fagan, Market Director – Life Science