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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director, Audiology & Strategic Development
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc
10 Constitution Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08805
January 1995 Present
Product management and marketing.
Direct all professional clinical trials, training and educational programs.
President
Powers & Associates
P.O. Box 225
Bound Brook, New Jersey 08808
August, 1993 - January, 1995
Independent consulting company providing distribution, training and marketing services to the medical industry.
Vice-President
Professional Relations
AudioScience, Inc.
5420 Feltl Road
Minnetonka, MN 55343
April 1990 August 1993
Recruited as Director of Sales, April 1990.
Promoted to Vice-President February 1992.
Recruited and managed independent manufacturer representative sales force.
Developed product and sales training for sales staff and customers.
Developed new product specifications in concert with the R&D Department.
Worked as a member of the Executive Team for private placement funding and successful Initial Public Offering.
Director
Professional Relations
Customer Service
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.
10 Constitution Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08855
February 1981March 1990
Recruited as Northeast-Midwest Regional Sales Manager February 1981.
Promoted to Director of Marketing February 1983.
Promoted to Director of Professional Relations March 1985, with Customer Service responsibilities added October 1988. Reported to President.
Developed and implemented the Learning Center Program, which provided state of the art training sessions to the sales team, as well as to customers.
Directed all company participation in medical conventions, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Led the introduction of new products, by working with the medical leaders, arranging symposium.
Director
Professional Marketing Services
Telex Communications, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
July 1979 February 1981
Provided technical support and direction to Sales and Marketing.
Developed training program for sales force.
Clinic Director
Audiology, Speech Pathology
and Hearing Aid Services
Huntington, WV
July 1977 July 1979
Private practice audiology/speech pathology office. Dispensed hearing aids, supervision of staff members.
Marketed to community. Developed program for increasing professional referrals. Increased revenues by 34%.
Graduate Assistant
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
September 1973 - June 1977
Taught undergraduate courses.
Completed research projects.
Developed speech science lab
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CCC-A)
American Academy of Audiology (Fellow)
American Auditory Society
Academy of Dispensing Audiologists
New Jersey Academy of Audiology | 