Bob Walden Named Health & Life Sciences Director of Business Development
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Alexandria, VA (November 14, 2011) – MPR Associates, a world leading specialty engineering and management services organization has named Bob Walden as the new Director of Business Development for the Health & Life Sciences business sector.
Mr. Walden will be actively engaged in the management of current projects and in the lead generation of prospective clients for MPR's Health & Life Sciences business. Specifically, he will work to increase industry awareness for the Health & Life Sciences' innovative, proven process to approaching the medical device product development cycle.
"Bob Walden possesses a comprehensive knowledge of the medical device industry which he has gained over the course of his successful career," noted Christian Haller, VP of MPR Health & Life Sciences. "This combined with his experience in working with companies from start-ups to universities,tech-transfer organizations and incubators, as well as large multi-national companies make him uniquely equipped to lead our expanding business development actives."
Before joining MPR, Mr. Walden was responsible for development of new business opportunities and sales for Synectic's medical device product development and manufacturing business.
Prior to this position, he was the Orthopedic and Ophthalmic Business Development Manager and Market Manager for Cadence, Inc. He also held a similar position at Cadence's medical device component manufacturing division, IncisionTech.
Mr. Walden is a graduate of Oregon State University and holds a M.Ed. Degree in Education Leadership from the University of West Florida. He also served as a Marine Corps officer for 21 years before retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Philip E. Brown Named Director of Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) Services
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Alexandria, VA. (September, 2011) - MPR Associates, a world leading specialty engineering and management services organization has named Philip Brown as the new Director of RAM Services for MPR's Federal Services business sector.
Mr. Brown comes to MPR as a recognized industry leader in RAM services. He has 27 years of related military experience combined with an additional 13 years of Federal and Commercial sector experience.
RAM will be a major growth area for MPR Federal Services in 2012 and beyond. As the new Director of RAM Services, Mr. Brown will lead all growth opportunities, project management, and lead generation as MPR continues to actively pursue RAM projects for the Federal Government.
"Phil Brown comes to MPR as an experienced senior executive who will lead and build upon MPR's successful Conditioned Based Maintenance and RAM services for our commercial clients extending and growing that business specifically with our Federal sector clients," says Dale Driscoll, Vice President Federal Services. "During a time of severely constrained capital budgets, extending the life and improving the reliability of systems and equipment will be vital to our national security and growth."
Before joining MPR, Mr. Brown was the Senior Program Manager for Orbis, Inc. leading several reduction of total ownership cost projects and providing metrics, risk management, and reliability analysis for critical safety items programs. Additionally, during his corporate career he has held positions on all levels of the corporate ladder specifically providing leadership, management, and growth strategies for organizations and federal clients.
Mr. Brown holds a BS from Regents (Excelsior) College and a MBA in International Business from Barrington University. He retired from the Navy at the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
MPR to Host the Second AdvMed 2011 Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
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Alexandria, VA. (September, 2011) - MPR Product Development (www.mpr.com) will be the lead host for the upcoming AdvaMed 2011 Entrepreneurship Boot Camp taking place Monday September 26th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington DC.
Capitalizing on the tremendous success of the AdvaMed 2010 Entrepreneurship in the Medical Device Industry Boot Camp, the 2011 workshop will focus on how startups and new ventures can create value at every stage of the development process.
Through a combination of presentations, workshops and panels, attendees will learn from a variety of leading CEOs, investors and industry leaders on what works and what to avoid when commercializing new products and services to ensure their startup's success. Speakers and panelists will provide concrete, actionable methods that can be used to increase value from the start while minimizing overhead costs and mitigating future risks.
The Boot Camp will provide valuable sessions including, "Accelerating Commercialization- Capital Efficient Strategies for the Buyer, Seller and Investor," a presentation regarding the importance of aligning multiple strategic goals from a panel of experienced investors. In "Ask the CEO: Life as an Entrepreneur," a panel of medical device industry executives will lead a candid discussion about their best experiences as well as the more difficult ones.
Christian Haller, Vice President of MPR Product Development, will be leading a discussion on the "Essentials of Value Creation" geared toward learning solutions to effectively leverage internal and external resources to successfully launch market –changing products.
The 2011 Boot Camp promises to be an excellent opportunity to discuss development and startup questions and concerns with other industry companies and executives. As MPR's Haller states, "this Boot Camp is one of the greatest opportunities for the entrepreneur to learn the truth about what works and what doesn't from the experts."
To learn more about AdvaMed 2011's Entrepreneurship Boot Camp, please go to: advamed2011.com
MPR Associates to Present at EPRI's Buried Pipe Integrity Group Meeting
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Alexandria, VA (February 3, 2011) – MPR Associates' John Simons is to present with Kinectrics' Dr. Armando Antoniazzi at the next EPRI Buried Pipe Integrity Group (BPIG) meeting taking place February 15 – 17, 2011 at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida.
Mr. Simons, a MPR Senior Nuclear Engineer, and Dr. Antoniazzi will be giving a presentation entitled "Case Studies on Tritium Pathways." This presentation will cover tritium and the various pathways it can take to reach the environment. Additionally, case studies specifically covering complex tritium pathways which have occurred will be included in the presentation. This presentation will also establish why the industry should be thinking about tritium differently verses other types of isotopes.
EPRI's Buried Pipe Integrity Group meetings works to support the needs of nuclear plant owners with respect to ensuring the structural integrity and operability of nuclear plant buried piping. Please contact MPR Associates with any questions or if you would like to receive a copy of this presentation.
MPR to Sponsor Two Workshops at OneMedForum SF 2011
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Alexandria, VA. (January 4, 2011) - MPR Associates (www.mpr.com) is proud to announce their sponsorship of OneMedForum SF 2011 from Jan.11-13 in San Francisco, CA at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
MPR will also be sponsoring two interactive workshops centered on the Virtual Company Model at OneMedForum. The first workshop, Benefits of the Virtual Company Model, will be led by MPR's Director of Product Development, Christian Haller, and take place on January 11th & 12th at 10:00am. This workshop capitalizes on the tremendous success of MPR's Entrepreneurship in the Medical Device Industry Boot Camp held at AdvaMed 2010, where industry participants gained important insights on how to reach the market quickly with maximum impact.
In the Benefits of the Virtual Company Model workshop, Mr. Haller will be covering best practices of the Virtual Company, allowing participants to gain key insights on when it is best to stay small and when it is best to grow.
The second workshop, Building Revenue as a Virtual Company - Creative Distribution and Sales Strategies, will be led by Kevin Schimelfenig, Managing Partner of SalesForce4Hire. This workshop will present the ways to overcome the challenges of commercialization and how to keep overhead costs at a minimum while earning revenue and increasing the value of a company. Mr. Schimelfenig's workshop, sponsored by MPR, will take place on January 11th at 1:30pm and January 12th at 3:30pm.
To learn more about both MPR sponsored OneMedForum SF 2011 workshops, please go to:
Benefits of the Virtual Company Model
Building Revenue as a Virtual Company
About Christian Haller
Christian Haller joined MPR in 1985. Since 2000, he has served as the General Manager and Executive Director of the Product Development Division of MPR Associates. As a recognized thought-leader in the areas of New Product Innovation and Technology Development, Mr. Haller contributes strategic guidance and vision to clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. Under his guidance, MPR has taken over 100 companies from start-up through commercialization. While the focus is on life science and green technology projects, Mr. Haller has managed a multitude of projects including automotive, aerospace, and industrial and consumer products. Mr. Haller earned a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia.
About Kevin Schimelfenig
Mr. Schimelfenig is the Founder and Managing Partner of McGeever, LLC and its subsidiary, SalesForce4Hire, LLC. He recently served on the Board of Directors for Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals, is a member of the Ohio Tech Angel Fund, the North Coast Angel Fund, Wilmington Investor Network, and Research Triangle Angels and is an active investor in several early stage medical companies. As the leader of SalesForce4Hire, he has developed and executed the proprietary Sales Accelerator System® which has consistently proven its value in multiple life science and medical device markets. In addition, he was responsible for the evolutionary Sales Prototyping® Process, now deployed in several companies of distinct magnitude. Kevin has also been a guest speaker at the National Business Incubator Association's annual meetings, the Angel Capital Association, and AdvaMed discussing subjects ranging from investor "Show Stoppers" for early stage company capitalization and best practices for launching disruptive technologies into acute care settings. Prior to founding the firm in 2001, Kevin enjoyed a distinguished career in the medical products/services industry. He has played lead roles in creating new businesses, turning around underperforming companies, as well as achieving record revenues and profits with established enterprises such as Johnson & Johnson, STERIS, along with several other start ups.