TIM J. NOWAK is Executive Director. He has more than fifteen-years of experience in business development, domestic and international sales, and management. Nowak has directed international sales organizations in the medical industry, including distribution and direct sales strategies. His skills include analyzing international markets, determining business models to enter, and executing a plan for sales and profit growth. Nowak has experience in establishing international subsidiary organizations, managing legal and regulatory issues, contract negotiations, and international interviewing and hiring. He has extensive international working experience in Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, South America, and Africa. Nowak was born and raised in St. Louis and holds B.S. degrees in Marketing and Logistics from the University of Missouri - Columbia and an M.B.A. from Webster University.