President / CEO
Amputee Resource Foundation of America, Inc.
subsidiary - Amputees In Hollywood
1999 – present  

President / Clinical Director
Amputee Rehabilitation Services – 1996 - present
Prostheses and alternative mobility options.
Consultant to manufacturers & companies with concepts for the prosthetic industry.
Disability awareness training (amputation).
Technical advisor amputees/prostheses in the media (Motion picture, Novels, and Theater).
Expert testimony for personal injury litigation involving amputation.
Consultant - Gerson Lehrman Group

Director of Professional Relations
Director of Advertising & Technical Information
Otto Bock Orthopedic Industry, Inc. USA 1977--96

Highlights:

Advisor to the vice president of Otto Bock in North America and Headquarters Otto Bock Orthopadische Industrie GmbH & Co. in Duderstadt, Germany.

Member of upper management of Otto Bock Orthopedic USA in the day to day operations of the organization.

Consultant to and advised prosthetists, orthotists, and other health or allied health professionals on clinical issues and problem solving for individuals in need of prosthetic and orthotic rehabilitation.

Special consultant and clinical prosthetist for amputees referred to Otto Bock for prosthetic management both on-site and off-site.

Consultant and advisor to Otto Bock Custom Fabrication Department on prosthetic appliances being designed and fabricated for facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Lecturer and instructor on new prosthetic technologies and prosthetic/orthotic components.

Conceived computerized data system for prosthetic/orthotic component failures in relation to physical characteristics of patients fit with prostheses or orthotic devices.

Researched new orthotic and prosthetic technologies and techniques for Otto Bock Orthopedic Industries, and attended related conferences and meetings as upper management of the organization.

Prosthetist for the design and development of the MTS full motion prosthesis gait simulator.

Managed multimedia and advertising department that involved designing video production & photography suite, and instruction in video production and photography. Concept and design of national trade show exhibits.

Reintroduced consumer depicted (modeling) advertising to the prosthetics industry.

Uncompensated PR/Marketing advisor to Sabolich Prosthetics Research Center.

Privately developed prototype of optical imagining system for CAD transfemoral sockets. 

Served as legal liaison to various law firms throughout the United States on behalf Otto Bock Orthopedic and/or their customers in matters involving prosthetic and orthotic product liability including wrongful death litigation.

Clinical Prosthetist & Co-Director Clinical Prosthetics 1972—77
Winkley Orthopedic Labs--Minneapolis, MN
Established "Minnesota Amputees" peer support group.
Director/Consulting Prosthetist, Welch Village Disabled Ski Program.

Clinical Prosthetist 1971--72
Bardach/Schoene, Inc.--Chicago, IL
Chairman (founder) Public Awareness Committee - Midwest Chapter AAOP.
Wrote prototype of Otto Bock Technical Information Bulletins on Modular Prostheses.

Research Prosthetist/Orthotist 1970--71
Krusen Research Center--Philadelphia, PA
Biomechanical analysis of thermoplastic AFOs
Muscle pattern recognition myoelectric AE prosthesis.
Established formal "Amputee Clinic" at Moss Rehabilitation Hospital

Clinical Prosthetist & Assistant Manager 1966—70
J.E. Hanger, Inc.--Philadelphia, PA

President - American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (1988- 89)

Highlights:
Appointed first amputee liaison (Mary Novotny, RN) to the profession of orthotics and prosthetics.
Instrumental in the founding of the Amputee Coalition of America.
Co-sponsored with Veterans Administration 1st international conference on Automated Fabrication of Mobility Aids (CAD/CAM).
Convened conference on distant learning systems for the profession of orthotics and prosthetics.
Recognized in 1996 for bringing Orthotics-Prosthetics to the Internet.

American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists College Fund
Past Chairman

American Board for Certification in Orthotics & Prosthetics
Examinations Committee
ABC Examiner

Conclave of Past Presidents
(American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists)
(American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association)
(American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics)

Minnesota Chapter AAOP
Past President

Orthotics and Prosthetics National Office
Board of Directors / Executive Committee

Orthotics and Prosthetics National Office Council
Past Chairman

Public Awareness Committee - Midwest Chapter AAOP
Past Chairman

Public Relation Committee - AAOP
Past Chairman

Biomechanics Magazine
Board of Advisors

Clinical Practice Supervisor (VAMC) for Century College
Prosthetics

St. Mary's Health Clinics - A Healthcare Ministry of The Sisters of  St. Joseph of Carondelet
Prosthetist & Consultant on Amputee Rehabilitation

HandiTalent, Inc., of Minnesota
Former Consultant & Photographer

Founder MA (Minnesota Amputees)
Courage Center - Golden Valley

U.S. Army Hospital, Valley Forge, PA
Former Consulting Prosthetist

LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, & ATTENDANCE

American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (National)
Case Presentation on Hemipelvectomy Fitting.
Case Presentation on Short Above Knee Amputation.
Otto Bock Technique for Hip Disarticulation Prostheses.
Marketing O&P Services.
Centers of Excellence for Prosthetic Services.
Early Prosthetic Rehabilitation with Thermoplastic Technology.
Amputee Coalition of America - Past & Future.

American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (National)
Myoelectric Prostheses.
Audio/Visual Technology in O&P Practice.
Electronic Technology Transfer.
Insurance Loss Control.
CAD for Above Knee Prosthetic Sockets.

Amputee Coalition of America (National)
Lower Extremity Technology for Prostheses.
Amputees and the Internet.
Cyberspace Connection.

Baylor University School of Medicine
Prosthetics for PM&R resident physicians

California State University - Dominguez Hills
Prosthetic knee systems

Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (National)
Cosmesis for Prostheses
Central Fabrication for Prosthetics

Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
International Standards Committee for Amputation Specialty Programs

Central Research Institute Prosthetic & Prostheses Design USSR - INVALTECH-90
Lecturer on Hip Disarticulation Prostheses
Moscow, Russia

Department of Veterans Affairs
Conference on O&P Research & Development - San Francisco
WRAMC / VA - Amputee Healthcare & Prosthetics Workshop  - Washington, DC
Forth Annual VA Conference on Prosthetics/Orthotics (faculty) -  Long Beach, CA.
National Joint Prosthetic & Rehabilitation Services Conference - Chicago
Historical/Contemporary Prosthetics & Procedures - VISN 23 Southern Tier
Story of Artificial Limbs - VA Medical Center - Minneapolis
One Year Experience with Otto Bock TT/TF Design CAD - Orlando (AAOP)
Story of Artificial Limbs - American Legion Rehabilitation Committee - MN
Story of Artificial Limbs - Veterans Service Officers - MN
Presentation on Prosthetics (artificial limbs) - National Commander Disabled American Veterans
Presentation on Prosthetics (artificial limbs) - National Commander American Legion
Military Amputee Advanced Skills Training workshop - Brooke Army Medical Center, TX
The Polytrauma System of Care - Las Vegas, NV
Emerging technologies and Hi-Tech prosthetics Committee
VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Amputation Work Group
Congressional Testimony - House Committee on Veterans Affairs

Duke University School of Medicine
American Anaplastology Association Annual Meeting
Cosmetic Restoration in Lower Limb Prostheses

European Lower Limb Prosthetic Techniques
North American Liaison.
Toronto, Canada

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Historical/Contemporary Prosthetics - Licensure & Credentials

International Symposium on Hip Disarticulation and Hemipelvectomy Prostheses
Lecturer on Otto Bock Hip Disarticulation Prostheses & "Kipshaft" for Short AK
Ottawa, Canada

Nassau County Medical Center - New York
Physiological/Cosmetic Effects of Amputation & Prostheses

Northwestern University Medical School
Endoskeletal prosthetics for prosthetists.

Temple University School of Medicine
Prosthetics for Orthopedic & PM&R resident physicians.

The College of St. Catherine - Minnesota
Visiting lecturer - prosthetics 

UCLA - School of Medicine
Prosthetic knee mechanisms for prosthetists.

University of Minnesota Medical School
Visiting lecturer (Physical Therapy & PM&R)- prosthetics

University of Washington Medical School
Your future in prosthetics for prosthetists.

Regional/State AOPA and AAOP Programs
Multi-media in Clinical Practice
Public Relations and the Media for Marketing
Dress for Success
The Internet and Clinical Practice
Professional Relations
Loss Control - How to avoid lawsuits
Company Image
Encroachment into O&P by non-traditional providers

PUBLISHED/INTERVIEWED:
Amputee Golfer Magazine
Biomechanics Magazine
InMotion Magazine (Amputee Coalition of America)
Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics
O&P Edge
Orthotic & Prosthetic Almanac
Orthotic & Prosthetic Business News
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
and other media outlets

VIDEO PRODUCER:
Prosthetics, Amputation, Aviation.

EDUCATION:

Chicago City College
General education - Sciences

Northwestern University Medical School
Certificate & Diploma in Prosthetics

New York University
Certificate in Orthotics

University of Minnesota
Certificate -Video Production

Board Certified Prosthetist

Technical Workshops & Seminars
Otto Bock - C-Leg, Myoelectric, & TT/TF Design
Ossur - Rheo knee, Proprio foot, Power Knee
Flex-Foot
Endolite - Adaptive 2
Ohio Willow Wood
(M.A.S.) Marlo Anatomical Socket
Motion Control - Qualified Utah Arm