44 year experience in hearing healthcare field
Academic background in Clinical and Educational Audiology Southeast Missouri State University (1975) and Utah State University (1977)
35 year experience of successful sales/marketing development and academic/research support in the specialized instrumentation fields of Real Ear Probe Measurement, Multi-Frequency Tympanometry, Otoacoustic Emissions measurement, and newborn hearing screening.
Working directly with Dr. David Kemp, FRS (discoverer of otoacoustic emissions - OAEs), played a key role in the introduction of OAE technology into North America during the early 1990’s. Was instrumental in the implementation, growth, and training support of newborn hearing screening technology into the early major state and local programs across the US including the US Army Military Hospital program. Awarded Special Recognition Otodynamics in 2003 for this contribution.
Have held and continue to hold close working associations with key academia nationwide, with the primaries in the industries of Hearing Instrumentation (hearings aids), Special Audiometric Instrumentation, with State, National, and International leaders in Early Intervention for Hearing Impaired field, and with groups such as the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM). Served as member of the Board of Trustees for Communicative
Diss Foundation of Virginia (1990-94)
Extensive experience providing OAE, Real Ear, Advanced Hearing Instrument Technology coursework (at all levels- basic through research) at numerous local, state, national, and international meetings such as American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA), American Academy of Audiology (AAA), American Academy of Otolaryngology (AAO), Academy of
Doctors of Audiology (ADA) national conventions, Recent international presentations include associations such as International Congress of Audiology, the Canadian Academy of Audiology, and the Brazilian Audiology Academy.
Served as technical advisor on numerous Masters thesis and Doctoral dissertations as well as field and industry publications.