David leads the Alajuela, Costa Rica, Orange County, CA, and Chattanooga, TN manufacturing locations of Confluent Medical Technologies as well as the Austin, TX Product Development Center. David brings to the table more than 30 years of experience in operations and supply chain management. Prior to his current role, David served as Vice President of Operations leading Confluent’s largest manufacturing site in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Throughout his career, David has served as Vice President of Costa Rica Operations and General Manager of Tegra’s Spine division, held Site leadership roles for multiple manufacturing facilities at Accellent, a contract manufacturer of medical devices, and was the Production Manager at Humco, an OTC pharmaceutical manufacturer. Additionally, David has previously held roles in Engineering and Planning and has been a management consultant with Arthur Andersen LLP, VertiSync LLC, and Scott Sheldon LLC, where he specialized in operations and supply chain. He earned a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas.