Scott Binder – President
Scott Binder began his medical sales career as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Dura Pharmaceuticals in 1992. He was the first rep hired in Alabama and quickly grew that territory into one of the top-performing territories in the country. He won the President’s Club award in four consecutive years and was promoted to District Manager in 1997. In his role as a District Manager, Scott led the expansion of the sales team in the Southeast, and his team was consistently ranked among the top nationally. He won the President’s Club award twice as a District Manager and when Dura...
read moreJohn Conti – Senior Regional Recruiter, California
John Conti comes to EliteMed Recruiting with over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry. His background has been focused in spine, biologics, orthopaedics, bone growth stimulation, and sports medicine. John has held both sales and sales management positions, having advanced through the ranks of some of the most respected companies in the industry. He has hired, managed, and motivated top-level direct and distributor sales teams, and was awarded Regional Sales Director of the Year on a number of occasions. John’s experience and perspective give him unique insight into the...
read moreMelissa Triano – Senior Regional Recruiter, West
Melissa Triano comes to EliteMed Recruiting with over 20 years of sales and sales management experience with some of the world’s largest financial institutions. As an award-winning sales professional, she consistently placed in the top 5% for units, volume, and profitability while maintaining a strong focus on providing outstanding customer service. Melissa’s philosophy for hiring, training, and retaining top-performing teams crosses over all industries… Inspire and motivate. Mentor and lead. Invoke creative thinking and guide people to embellish their talents. Be passionate in...
read moreJeff Cole – Senior Regional Recruiter, Midwest
Jeff Cole has been in orthopedics, spine and sports medicine for a total of 35 years, starting at age 19 as a nurse assistant on the orthopedic floor while attending nursing school, then later as a certified surgical technician and private scrub for a large Kansas City orthopedic practice. He broke into medical device sales the “old way” at age 25, when a small orthopedic agency offered him a 5 state region selling total joints, spine and sports medicine equipment. None of the accounts were in Kansas City, and he started a very successful medical device sales career the hard way, burning...
read moreJustin Thompson – Senior Regional Recruiter, South Central
Justin Thompson comes to EliteMed with over eight years of sales experience in progressively challenging capacities. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Southern Nazarene University, Justin started his sales career as a Loan Originator, where cold-calling and customer service skills were in high demand. He then joined a full-service advertising agency where his business-to-business (B2B) sales acumen was developed. In his role as Vice President of Outside Sales and Client Relations, Justin produced over $100K in new revenue each month and increased...
read moreGaia Bourgoignie – Senior Regional Recruiter, Gulf Coast
Gaia Bourgoignie joins EliteMed with a unique background in both the sciences and sales. She is a graduate of Florida State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Sciences with a Minor in Communications and Biology. Gaia also has six years of sales experience where her natural confidence and consultative selling style were developed. Gaia’s enthusiasm for this combination of science and sales led her to the Medical Sales College, where she completed a program in general orthopaedic and orthobiologic sales. This experience offers her unique insight into the...
read moreAmy Wingfield – Senior Regional Recruiter, Southeast
Amy Wingfield began her professional career in the pharmaceutical industry, where she has over ten years of sales experience working for some of the industry’s largest companies. While with these companies, Amy consistently ranked in the top tier of sales representatives in the country. After receiving many professional accolades, Amy left the industry to pursue other opportunities – which included starting a family and owning her own company. Amy is a true professional with extraordinary rapport-building skills. She understands the importance of finding the right caliber of...
read moreLauren Keegan – Senior Regional Recruiter, Central
Senior Regional Recruiter, Lauren Keegan, covers the states of Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. As a Pittsburgh native currently residing in Columbus, OH, she has a vast knowledge of her territory. Lauren developed a strong interest in and understanding of the medical device industry through personal contacts. Having those contacts has allowed Lauren to get a “behind the scenes” view of the industry. She understands the needs of hiring managers, the needs of candidates, and seeks to provide skilled guidance to both throughout the hiring process. Her...
read moreAngie Lambrou – Senior Regional Recruiter, Mid-Atlantic
Angie Lambrou has five years of sales management experience in the healthcare industry and fifteen years of executive recruiting experience. She has spent the last seven years of her recruiting career specializing in the clinical diagnostic, life science, and medical device industries. Her area of expertise has been in placing sales professionals with leading corporations on a national level. Angie graduated from Drexel University in 1990, with a B.S. in Business Administration. She has earned multiple top performer awards and a national award for Consultant of the Year. In 2007, she decided...
read moreJeanine McAuliffe – Senior Regional Recruiter, New England
Jeanine McAuliffe joins EliteMed with over ten years of experience in medical and surgical device sales. After receiving her B.S. degree in Microbiology from Colorado State University, her career began as a Clinical Trial Manager for a spine fusion device at a small orthopaedic company. In that capacity, she worked with key opinion leaders in the field, managed clinical sites, provided product and surgical technique training, and analyzed clinical data. After obtaining FDA approval, she became Product Manager and was responsible for the nationwide launch of the newly approved device....
read moreRob Mitchell, Senior Regional Recruiter, Great Lakes
Rob Mitchell comes to EliteMed Recruiting with a strong background in orthopaedic sales. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After graduating, he went to work as an orthopaedic sales rep, where he sold for Biomet, Orthosoft (which is now Zimmer CAS) and Wright Medical Technologies. His sales experience includes total joint reconstruction, sports medicine, extremities and biologics, as well as capital equipment. Following a successful nine-year sales career, Rob accepted a position as Director of Training with a leading medical...
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