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Our Team
The Acuitive team consists of a board of directors with decades of experience alongside a management team experienced in the field of material science and orthopedic medical devices.
Board of Directors
![Alex Khowaylo headshot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/327f0f_a968249267f54d48844abea05db6318f~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_64,w_2592,h_3744/fill/w_250,h_350,al_c,q_80,usm_2.00_1.00_0.00,enc_auto/A_%20Khowaylo%20photo%202010_JPG.jpg)
Alex Khowaylo
Chairman of the Board
Degreed engineer, 5 decades of orthopedic experience, 4 successful exits to 3M, Stryker, Zimmer, MAKO, founder (4)
Alex Khowaylo
Alex Khowaylo
![Dave Washburn headshot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/327f0f_9334bb0ac1f3493dbc2edea39b73a5d1~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_144,y_310,w_1746,h_2537/fill/w_251,h_351,al_c,q_80,usm_2.00_1.00_0.00,enc_auto/Washburn%20Final.jpg)
4 decades of orthopedic financial, operations, and leadership positions at companies sold to Zimmer (2) and MAKO. Founder (3)
Dave Washburn
Dave Washburn
Director
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Mike McCarthy
Director
4 decades of orthopedic CEO, sales and marketing leadership positions at J&J and companies sold to J&J, Zimmer (2), and MAKO. Founder (3)
Mike McCarthy
![Jim Malayter headshot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d88589_acd1c011cbab460b8247ebe52de26d5b~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_90,w_2041,h_2820/fill/w_250,h_351,al_c,q_80,usm_2.00_1.00_0.00,enc_auto/Jim%20Malayter%20pic%202_edited.jpg)
4 decades of orthopedic sales and marketing leadership positions at companies sold to Zimmer and MAKO
Jim Malayter
Jim Malayter
Director
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Vince Forlenza
Director
Degreed engineer, former C.E.O. and Executive Chairman of the board of directors of B.D.
Alex Khowaylo
Vince Forlenza
![Gary Fischetti headshot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d88589_61c16328cda54983a9ca8700e66f9899~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_34,y_0,w_550,h_770/fill/w_63,h_88,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Gary%20Fischetti.jpg)
Gary Fischetti
Director
Former Company Group Chairman for J&J’s (Johnson & Johnson) twelve medical device businesses.
Alex Khowaylo
Gary Fischetti
Management Team
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4 decades of orthopedic financial, operations, and leadership positions at companies sold to Zimmer (2) and MAKO. Founder (3)
Dave Washburn
Dave Washburn
COO/CFO
![Mike McCarthy headshot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d88589_d4cb57388fbe4ff7bd2bfae809313394~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_28,y_84,w_1738,h_2353/fill/w_62,h_85,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Mike%20%232_edited.jpg)
Mike McCarthy
CCO
4 decades of orthopedic CEO, sales and marketing leadership positions at J&J and companies sold to J&J, Zimmer (2), and MAKO. Founder (3)
Mike McCarthy
![Matt Poggie headshot](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/327f0f_157b77c0a1924a6fbb5cace594fd9cb6~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_37,y_0,w_3097,h_4510/fill/w_63,h_91,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Poggie%20Final.jpg)
Over 3 decades in the orthopedic industry at Wright, Howmedica, and Stryker, bringing new products and technologies to market
Matt Poggie
Matt Poggie
Sr. VP, Regulatory and Quality
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Rui Ferreira, MBA
VP, Product Development
Over 2 decades of diverse experience in worldwide Research and development roles. Vice president level experience for publicly traded and privately held top tier orthopedic companies.
Rui Ferreira, MS, MBA
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Richard Tran, Ph.D
VP, Research
Over 15 years of experience in the design and characterization of biodegradable citrate-based biomaterials with novel crosslinking strategies, adhesive, antimicrobial, fluorescent, and chelating properties for cardiac, vascular, neural, gastrointestinal, and orthopedic regenerative engineering applications.
Richard Tran, PhD
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Over 15 years of experience in medical device manufacturing. A process development specialist for new technologies to improve patient care.
Ken Yuen
Ken Yuen
Director, Manufacturing
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Military Veteran with 25+ years of management experience working in the medical device industry; working at start-ups and large organizations in Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing
Ken Barbour
Ken Barbour
Director, Supply Chain
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Mary Theresa Freeley
Director, Quality
25+ years experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries focused on maintenance and growth of Quality Management Systems and solving complex issues by implementation of robust solutions.