Getting from Zero to One.

I'm Derek, a seasoned leader skilled at driving innovative product, service, and platform launches in the healthcare, consumer, and biotech fields.

What can I do for you?

Proven track record of building high-performing teams, collaborating across disciplines, and transforming ideas into solutions (0 to 1). Multifaceted leader excelling in key roles such as Founder, CEO, COO, Strategist, Consultant and Engineer. Unique blend of technical expertise and business acumen with MBA from MIT and engineering degrees from Boston University.

Product Development

Technical expertise in hardware, software, and platform solutions. Deep understanding of customer needs and pain points. Ability to identify issues and make decisions quickly to keep programs on track, reduce risk, and improve outcomes. Creative problem solver at all stages of product design process.

Operations
Business Growth
Leadership

MY BACKGROUND

MY SKILLS

Excellent business development, marketing and sales background. Ability to identify target markets and develop plans to capture market share through value creation value capture. Skilled in D2C, B2B, and B2B2C campaigns, brand building, and data analytics. Pricing, messaging, pilots, and complex negotiations

Innate ability to collaborate with and lead operations teams to ensure efficient and robust delivery of design-to-production solutions, quality systems, risk assessments, continuous improvement, and supply chain optimization. Same applies to internal company processes.

Identifying business opportunities, articulating strategic vision, developing clear plans, innovating business systems, performing financial diligence, setting and achieving goals, building high-performing teams, motivating and empowering colleagues, clear communication, serving as both player and coach.

Check out my product portfolio

Having launched over 100 products, services, and solutions in the consumer, medical and diagnostic fields, I'm confident you'll see something you recognize! In full transparency, these efforts (successes or failures) were due to the hard work of very talented teams, not just individuals.

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