David Swaim

Treat your neighbor in the same manner you treat yourself-The Golden Rule

Job History: Chemical Engineer (Bucknell University) (company-sponsored-non-degreed studies: MBA-Pharma studies Fairleigh Dickenson Univeristy, Neurobiology-Columbia Unversity) Medical Device / Pharmaceutical Industry since 1989. Focused on the introduction of new technology and product improvements as well as well as FDA, EMEA, J-MHW, WHO regulatory compliance. My employment history includes international experience and a continous progression in budget responsibility and involvement in sales/marketing. To date the largest of which was sole-responsibility for project (s) assurance of a campus retrofit for Schering Plough worth $1.5-billion.

Personal Information: Children's bible club leader, thrill-seeker (white-water kayaking, rafting, sky-diving, hang-gliding, scuba, surfboard, sking, swim-team coach & husband/father of three). Flower-gardening (100-rose bushes!), land-scaping, salt-water aquarium enthusiast, & scholastist book collector.

Self-assessment: Technical-hands-on, "leaders not bosses", continuous development, never an SME, widely read, always seek-out new ideas, everybody is worth knowing. New ideas, new products, new services, read Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Zapped-every year. Teaching/training staff until you work yourself out of your job. Above all-listen to your customer It's not a bout me; it's about meeting the needs of the customer!