Tino Vilches, R. Ph. 

Tino Vilches is currently the Hospice Account Manager for Neighborcare, Inc.(www.neighborcare.com) where he manages all aspects of the Hospice accounts. He was the founder/owner of Capitol Home Infusion, Inc. where as the Director of Pharmacy; he supervised the ongoing business to include the administration of health benefits, the administration of the 401K plan and the negotiation of all contracts with the insurance providers, physician offices and nursing agencies. He was responsible for all aspects of the business prior to its acquisition by Neighborcare, Inc. which he negotiated and facilitated. Tino earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from Northeastern University.

Ray Clark
Ray Clark is a medical device design and manufacturing professional with extensive international experience. His early professional experience was in the field of plastics research and development in which he played a major role in developing Cycolac ABS plastics. He also made improvements in polyethylene products which are widely used in packaging applications. Mr. Clark then worked on plastic parts manufacturing at Baxter Healthcare where he managed two of the largest plastic molding operations in the US. Subsequently, he became Vice President, R&D for the Pharmaseal Division of American Hospital Supply, which was acquired by Baxter Healthcare. Mr. Clark started his own consulting company in 1992 and has assisted with the development of a real time glucose monitor, the development of a process and facility to process HIV infected human plasma, the design and construction of plants to manufacture disposable medical devices in China, India, and Saudi Arabia and the development of novel infusion systems for various drugs. Mr. Clark holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and an MBA from Loyola University.

Glen Frieberg 
Glen Frieberg is the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for SpectraScience, Inc. Previously, he was Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance at Alphatec Spine Incorporated. Prior to this, he spent eight years with Gen-Probe, Inc. as Vice President of Regulatory, Quality and Government Affairs. He held similar positions at Bard Diagnostic Services, Inc., ONCOR, Inc., Boehringer Mannheim Corporation, Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc., The Coulter Corporation and The Upjohn Company. He also spent over four years as a Consumer Safety Officer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He has held numerous board memberships and advisory positions in both trade groups and philanthropic organizations. He holds a BA in biological sciences and an MA in microbiology from the University of Colorado.

William G. Bloom
Bill Bloom is the co-founder of CardioNet, the leader in real-time, ambulatory outpatient management systems. He has developed five different businesses from inception and has contributed expertise in research and development in a number of companies. He served as Vice President of Operations for Siemens Infusion Systems, held senior management positions at Baxter Healthcare Corporation, and launched MiniMed Technologies, where he ran development of the MiniMed III pump. He rationalized the medical device business for Raychem Corporation and developed the ACS catheter system. He holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from California Institute of Technology. He holds a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southern California, and has completed all course requirements toward his Doctorate. Mr. Bloom is the co-holder of 12 U.S. patents, various design awards and academic honors.

Kent Smith
Kent Smith is currently an advisor to Medipacs and is also the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for NICO Corp., a medical device company focused on minimally invasive tissue removal for intracranial, skull-base and spinal tumors. He was previously the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Suros Surgical Systems, which was acquired by Hologic, Inc. He spent over 20 years with Baxter Healthcare in senior management roles, including Vice President and General Manager for IV Systems Group where he was responsible for the introduction of the first “needle-less” infusion system and as President of Cardiovascular Systems, Japan where he was responsible for the introduction of the first left-ventricular assist device. He is an active investor in early stage medical device companies and serves as an advisor and board member to a number of companies. He received a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina and his Masters degree in Communications from Northwestern University. 

David Bougher BSN, RN-BC
David Bougher is a practicing pain management expert and educator. David is president of DPB Education Associates, LLC which provides on-site pain management practice education and best practices consulting. He has been involved with hospice and palliative care for 13 yrs where he assumed a variety of roles from primary hospice nurse, admissions coordinator to his current position as vice president of clinical services for a hospice in north central West Virginia. He also designed and coordinated the palliative care service for a 150 bed acute care hospital and sister long term care facility. Prior to this, he was an ICU nurse for 13 yrs. David is currently pursuing his Masters of Science Degree in Nursing Education at Marshall University.

Dominic McGrath, PhD
Dominic McGrath is Associate Professor of Chemistry University of Arizona. He was awarded a grant from the Science Foundation of AZ (SFaz) to help develop the Medipacs disposable infusion pump.  This new technology has the potential to provide a significant breakthrough in medical care for pain management IV therapy, drug and fluid delivery and insulin therapy. He is also a co-investigator on the NSF STTR grant recently awarded to Medipacs.