Frederick J. Thabet

3930 NW 23rd Court * Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Home (561) 451-2894; Mobile (561) 613-1842; fjthabet@gmail.com
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STRENGTHS:  

*	Highly Effective Selling Skills
*    Highly Effective Management Skills
*	33 Year of Medical Device Industry Experience
*	Highly Effective Leadership Skills
*	Strong, Steady and Direct Communication Skills
*	Potent Negotiator
*	Team Builder and Motivator
*    Experienced and Proven with Capital Formation

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY   

A highly motivated and very accomplished business development and sales professional with over 33 years of strong and successful experience in healthcare, and healthcare technology.  Recognised for his leadership skills, professionalism and resourcefulness, with the strong and steady ability to execute, build-up people and teams, meet deadlines, and exceed expectations.   

WORK EXPERIENCE   

	            ThoraGenix Innovations, Inc.  Boca Raton, FL. 
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
January 2017 to Present.
HIGHLIGHTS:
o	Chief Executive Officer Developed ThoraGenix from concept in 2017 to taking the company public in 2023.
o   Created and Developed all the Companies Intellectual Property Created from concept all the companies technologies including ThoraGraft, The Bangalore, Hydration Packaging, Sternal Fixation Systems, Hydrogel Bone Stabilisation Technology, Quick Connect Vessel Repair System, Stasis - Self Sealing Wound Management System to treat combat related wounds… 
o	Created the Companies Management Team, Surgeon Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors.

                       
	          C2 Structured Investment Funds  Boulder, CO. 
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
April 2010 to April 2017.
HIGHLIGHTS:
o	Capital Raise - 110 Million Dollars for business operation and deployment into the funds 3 portfolio companies. (Funds in the Bank)
o	Developed Company Policies and Procedures for the operation and directional control of the company.
o	Managed Company Investor Pool Established and coordinated all communications and interactions between the Fund and its investors.
o	 Business Development Liaison Worked on behalf of the Fund to help develop and improve the business operations and directional control of the Funds portfolio companies.

		Doctors Research Group  Southbury, CT. 
Vice President of Business Development and Sales
April 2007 to 2010.
HIGHLIGHTS:
o	Capital Raise - 14 Million Dollars for business operation in 4 months.  (Funds in the Bank).
o	Built a Sales Force of 30 of the most accomplished Agents in the US in 10 Months. (Executed Agreements).
o	Built the Management Team of 4 AVP’s and one Director of Professional Education in 4 Months.
o	Put together the Medical Advisory Board with 32 world-class surgeons in 6 months. (Executed Agreements).
o	Established and Managed Sales and Distribution in The United States, Australia, and Canada.
o	Established relationships between DRG and Zimmer Spine, Nuvasie, BioMet, and Stryker for strategic alliance and possible future acquisition.

Liaison between internal and external stakeholders of Doctors Research Group to establish and pave the way for the release of Kryptonite into the US market.
Responsible for all management duties concerning Regional Managements, Sales Agents and the Medical Advisory Board members.
Responsible for all high level sales presentations that communicate the “Kryptonite Story” to our Sales Agents, Surgeons, and Industry as a whole.
Detailed reporting on all major and minor activities on a weekly basis to the President of DRG and on a quarterly basis to the Board of Directors.
Responsible for all daily operations of the sales force and all coordinated activities.

U.S. Spinal Technologies.  Boca Raton, Florida. 
Co Founder
Vice President of Sales
November 2003 to April 2007.
HIGHLIGHTS:
o	Capital Raise - 3 Million dollars in seed money to begin business operations.
o	Co-Authored the company business plan to establish U.S. Spine as a spinal implant company.
o	Recruited, hired and trained 25 Sales Agent groups to sell U.S. Spine product.
o	Coordinated $1.5 Million in sales first year with sellable product, 2005.
o	Coordinated $5 Million in sales second year with sellable product, 2006.
o	HCA:  Responsible for establishing and developing a contract with Hospital Corporation of America for U.S. Spine.

Developed all sales strategies and policies utilized by USST.
Brought the primary innovative technology to U.S. Spine (The Facet Gun) that was responsible for subsequent large scale funding of the company. 
Established all the key vendor relationships for ancillary product carried by U.S. Spine.
Responsible for developing and signing all surgeon and surgeon investors with U.S. Spine.
Responsible for working with and developing a contract with HCA and having U.S. Spine recognised as the first spine company our size to achieve this distinction.
Responsible for daily operation of the sales force and all coordinated sales activities.

ORATEC Smith & Nephew., Menlo Park, CA
•	Senior Territory Manager:  Michigan & Northwest Ohio.
•	March 1999 to November  2003.
HIGHLIGHTS:
o	One of the first sales 5 employees hired by Oratec to begin business operations.
o	All Star Club Achievement Award Winner in 2000.  
o	Took the sales territory from Zero sales to 1.3 Million by December of 2000.
o	Chaired the Oratec Sales Advisory Council for the sales years of 2000 & 20001.
o	Priority Health Care, Played significant role in helping Priority Health to write the IDET procedure into policy.  This set the precedence with insurance carriers for the state of Michigan. 

•	Products represented include:  IntraDiscal ElectraThermal Therapy (The IDET Procedure), and the Viking Spine Probe.
•	Responsible for sales, marketing of Oratec product and management of all Oratec accounts in both Michigan and Northwest Ohio.
•	Daily activities include:  Surgeon and Physician calls, Surgery, Surgeon and Hospital staff training, Insurance and Payer Relations Development.
•	Set and ran many IDET surgeon training courses.

                         
	           
                           SPINE-TECH, Minneapolis, MN
Sales Representative/Spine Specialist, Detroit, MI
January 1997 to March 1999.
Responsible for all sales related activities, surgeon education and training, and nurse education and training in Detroit and North East Michigan.
Product lines responsible for include: The BAK and Proximity Lumbar Interbody Spinal Fusion Cages, The Silhouette Pedicle Screw Spinal Fixation System, Cervilock Cervical Body Plating System, and The BAK C Cervical Interbody Cage.
Daily activities include: Surgeon Calls, Surgery, and Surgeon Training.
Other responsibilities include management of field clinical consultants.         

                          AESCULAP, South San Francisco, CA
Senior Sales Representative, Detroit, MI
February 1993 to January 1997.
HIGHLIGHTS:
o	Pinnacle Award Winner, First sales representative in history of Aesculap to do over 2 Million dollars in sales in a single year. 
o	Aesculap Sales Rep Of The Year, 1995 sales representative of the year with 245.2% to quota.
o	Sales Consistency:  From 1994 to 1998 consistently grew sales and achieved sales forecasts in territory.  
Sales Representative of the year – 1995.
Responsible for all Aesculap sales activity in Detroit and North East Michigan.
Product lines responsible for include: General Instruments, Cardiovascular Instrumentation and products, Laparoscopic Products, Spinal Instruments and Implants, Neuro Instruments and Aneurysm Clips, Eye, Hand and ENT surgery Instruments, Power Systems, and Electro Surgical Products.
Daily activity includes: Customer Calls, Surgery, Bidding out and Pricing Proposals, Customer Service and Technical Support, Contract Negotiations and Execution. 
Key areas of expertise:  Cranial and Spine Surgical Products.

                           BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, Deerfield, IL
Sales Representative, V. Mueller Division, Detroit, MI                                                                                   
                    May 1990 to February 1993.
Responsible for all V. Mueller activity for Baxter in and around Detroit.
Product lines responsible for include: General Instruments, Laparoscopic Products, Endoscopic Camera Equipment, Sterilization Wrap, Genesis Sterilization Containers, Embolism Catheters, Neuro Shunts, Peel Packs, and Instrument Processing Supplies.
Daily activities include: Customer Calls, Surgery, Bidding out and Pricing Proposals, Customer Service and Technical Support, Contract Negotiations and Execution, Corporate Team Building.

ROULSTON AND COMPANY, Cleveland, OH
Market Research Intern, Research Division.
                                 June 1989 to September 1989.
Research support to firm with timely stock and market information.
Used current stock and market information to develop offering portfolios to Roulston's customers.
Developed reports with senior partners for publication.             

                          IBM CORPORATION, Rockville, Maryland
Pricing Analyst Intern, Federal Systems Division.
                                 January 1988 to September 1988.
Member of six person pricing team that analyzed and priced out contractual agreements between IBM and various departments of the Federal Government.
Prepared and demonstrated Inter Company Agreement Proposals to the program management board for approval.

		VA Hospital Installation, Detroit, Michigan – (Aesculap Project)
Sept 1994 to Sept 1996.
Operating Room design and installation consultant for one of the largest hospital projects in the history of the Detroit.
Guided hospital in determining equipment needs, applications, and specifications.
Directed the purchase, installation, training, and implementation of the equipment for surgery as well as Central Processing.
Followed up project with technical training and support.

SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS:

National Champions, 1991 National Collegiate Lightweight Rowing Champions – The Ohio State University 
       Men's Varsity Eight.
Athletic Hall of Fame, On October 15th, 1999 I was inducted into the Granville High School Athletic Hall of Fame for significant athletic achievements both in High School and College. 
Co Founder U.S. Spine:  Helped start and developed one of the fastest growing startup spine companies in the U.S. 
3rd Degree Black Belt:  At age 57, I earned my 3rd degree Black Belt in the Mixed Martial Arts discipline of Muay Thai.  
Co-Founder C2 Squared Structured Fund:  Created and successfully deployed this high performance computing technology focused investment fund.
Professionally Raised Over $140 Million in Seed Capital:  Successfully raised this capital over the course of my career.
Founder and CEO ThoraGenix Innovations, Inc:  Started ThoraGenix from concept in January of 2017 to taking the Company public in 2023.

INTERESTS:     Family, Church, Cycling, Cooking, Rowing, MMA

REFERENCES:  Furnished upon request.

EDUCATION:  THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio. 1990
                          BS/BA, Majors: Marketing/Biology