Mr. Currie has over 30 years of operational experience in the medical device industry, including assignments at early stage and large established companies. He worked closely with research and development teams, implemented and managed quality systems, spearheaded compliance and complaint handling systems at CIBA Vision Corporation. As head of Quality at Novoste Corporation, he oversaw and was directly involved in design and manufacturing controls, quality auditing (including FDA), evaluating and managing subcontractor operations, managing validation systems and performing product evaluations and testing. In addition, Mr. Currie was responsible for evaluating facilities outside the United States capable of manufacturing class III medical devices. Once the site was selected, Mr. Currie co-managed a team to establish full manufacturing operations. Mr. Currie is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a BBA in Economics.