Rich Caizza, Principal

CONCEPT INNOVATION, DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, AND MANUFACTURABILITY

 

Rich is a prolific, award-winning inventor in a number of industries, both medical and consumer products. He is named on over 60 patents and patents pending. His design contributions are largely the cornerstone for the entire modern portfolio of BD safety injection devices, which generate over $100 million in annual revenues in the US alone. He has traveled extensively to the developing world to address the challenges of disease spread via unsafe injection practices.

Rich’s foundation in manufacturing brings a unique pragmatism to his designs. His distinctive perspective enables him to thoroughly integrate manufacturing expertise with customer interface and design, resulting in more practical, actionable, and market-relevant solutions.

Rich was inducted into the NJ Inventors Hall of Fame as the 2010 Inventor of the Year.

 

 

JON BELL, Principal

PROJECT MANAGEMENT, WORK PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

 

Jon has made significant contributions as a medical device inventor, award-winning product developer and cross-functional team leader. He worked for a large Fortune 500 medical device company as well as a start up firm, providing him with insight to the unique challenges from both perspectives.

Jon has overseen every aspect of bringing a new product to market. As a leader for reviewing new external inventions and products, Jon routinely interfaced with inventors as he evaluated IP, concepts, and product ideas for commercial viability and manufacturability. Jon is Six Sigma Black Belt trained. The hallmarks of his success are steadiness under pressure, ability to plan for contingencies, focus on the customer and solid execution skills.