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Maynard Carkhuff, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Maynard Carkhuff brings Freedom Innovations three decades of leadership expertise gained in prior positions as a senior corporate executive in the pharmaceutical, dental and prosthetic healthcare markets. Formerly President and CEO of Ossur Prosthetics, he had earlier served as President and CEO of Flex-Foot, Inc., which was sold to Ossur in April 2000. He has also held positions as Vice President of Denar Corporation, a dental manufacturer, and Director of Marketing for the Dermatology Division of Allergan Pharmaceuticals. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing, Management and Research from California State University, Los Angeles, and he attended the University of Southern California's Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Carkhuff is currently on the Board of Directors of three private companies, Clean Ones Corporation, Patent Ratings LLP and is a founding Director of Pacific Enterprise Bank. Active in non-profit organizational leadership, Carkhuff serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Southern California Biomedical Association and is the Former President of the Association for Corporate Growth and the Orange County Sheriff's Advisory Council.
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Roland Christensen Ph.D., Founder and Chairman
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The holder of nine patents as well as other pending patents on prosthetic devices and other components, Roland Christensen's 30 plus years of experience includes inventing, researching, designing, developing, manufacturing, testing and marketing of composite graphite / epoxy products and aerospace structures. Christensen distinguished himself as a leading - edge prosthetics designer and principal provider of the Flex-Foot, Inc., product line for 17 years. In 1984, he founded and became Chief Executive Officer of Applied Composite Technology in Fayette, Utah, a premier developer of prosthetic feet and components. He also is founder and CEO of Medical Instruments Technology, based in Utah. Previously, he served in senior executive positions with three Utah based aerospace firms, President of Aero Trans, Vice President of Fibertek and Director of Engineering for Fiber Science. Earlier positions included Project Engineer for Hercules and Research Engineer for TeraTek, both in Salt Lake City. Christensen, who has published several technical papers on composites, attended Brigham Young University, and received his Bachelor of Science, Masters and Doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Utah.
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