Experience

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  Richard James, LLC

  • Wilmington, Massachusetts

  • Co-Owner / Senior Vice President

    • Feb 2013 - Present
    • Wilmington, Massachusetts

    Consulting Company for medical device companies in areas of start-up, clinical research and clinical studies, FDA regulatory affairs, marketing, manufacturing and quality control.

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  Nextmed Technologies

  • Lynnfield, Massachusetts, 2006-2011, West Falmouth, Massachusetts, 2011-2013

  • Co-Owner and Sr. Vice President

    • 2006 - 2013
    • Lynnfield, Massachusetts, 2006-2011, West Falmouth, Massachusetts, 2011-2013

    Development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices. Engaged in consultingservices for two medical device start-up companies.

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  Richard-James, Inc. and R.J. Development

  • Peabody, MA

  • Co-Founded, Co-Owner and Sr. Vice President

    • Sep 1979 - Nov 2006
    • Peabody, MA

    Privately owned medical device company established by two co-founders. Richard-James, Inc.conducted a 1700 and 2000 patient, clinical research studies for FDA approval of Silikon 1000 and Silikon 5000. Worked with Alcon Laboratories for product distribution and subsequent purchase of Silikon 1000 with up front payment and royalty stream. Subsidiary Company, R.J. Development received approval from FDA for two additional clinical studies in US, completed Health Canada study, and received CE mark in Europe for a product to prevent diabetic foot ulcers. Company also developed and marketed R.J. MaxFlo needle and FTS-50 and FTS-100 automated injection systems.

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  General Electric Company

  • Wilmington, MA

  • Senior Contract Administrator, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed Aircraft

    • 1974 - 1978
    • Wilmington, MA

    Contracts administered were Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed Aircraft.Assisted Legal Counsel with formation of multiple contracts.Top Security Clearance.

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  Harvard University, Center for Community Health and Medical Care

  • Brookline, MA

  • Senior Research Associate

    • 1970 - 1975
    • Brookline, MA

    Research Associate to Dr. Rashi Fein, Professor of Medical Economics at Harvard Medical School, and a policy architect of Medicare and President Obama's Affordable Care Act.Researched prepaid health care systems for Brigham and Women's Hospital. Also worked for the hospital in coordination of Martha Eliot Community Health Center in Jamaica Plain.Radiology Project Director, Dimock Community Health Center and Beth Israel Hospital.Responsible for planning and establishing a radiology unit to be shared by six neighborhoodhealth centers and a major teaching hospital for the provision of medical services to 30,000people in the inner city.Governor's Advisory Council, Emergency Medical Services

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  Massachusetts Hospital Association

  • Braintree, MA

  • Assistant Director, Division of Planning, Associate Director, MVHPC

    • 1968 - 1970
    • Braintree, MA

    Established Merrimack Valley Health Planning Council under new federal law guidelines.Assisted Director of Planning in all planning efforts for 180 hospitals in Massachusetts.