Mr. Pettus is recognized as an accomplished and informative public speaker and widely published in medical journals with participation in standards development for several key industry technology organizations. In addition he has authored several patents for medical device integration and related technologies. Yale University and University of California San Diego recognized Mr. Pettus for his participation in escalating adoption of Anesthesia Informatics improving point-of-care patient safety and electronic medical records efficiencies
CareFusion, INC., San Diego, CA
Medication safety
at the point-of-care
Vice President Global Connectivity
Advanced all corporate areas, moving business from technologically deficient portfolio to cutting-edge, enterprise-wide solutions through methodical research, planning, project management, cross-departmental system deployment, troubleshooting, and follow-up
Market leader on transforming medical devices from clinical appliances to high-margin data asset driven application portfolio
Drastically cut costs and improved system availability by championing the use of virtualization technology
Key executive leader building $150 million infusion wireless and data connectivity franchise
Facilitated yearly double-digit growth, while averting corresponding staff increases
Developed multi-year global medical device IT strategy harmonizing disparate technologies providing a single IT backbone dramatically reducing cost of goods
Lead innovation for the medical device business unit. Co-develop unique market disruption medical-grade wireless technology for the global markets
iMetrikus, INC., Carlsbad, CA
1999 - 2004
Provider of web-based personal health technology
Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer
Chief data center architect for one of the nation’s largest SOA based transaction and analytical Internet enabled online personal health records (PHR)
Member of the company’s Board of Directors
Architected and managed the company’s hardware product portfolio, including the award-winning MetrikLink® device; a consumer friendly connectivity appliance for home based medical devices
Oversaw regulatory affairs including FDA 21 part 820 implementation and HIPAA compliance
Negotiated and executed high volume offshore manufacturer of medical devices in record time and under budget
Served as principal liaison for offshore manufacturing in China
ORSuite, INC., San Diego, CA
1997 – 1999
Global company offering a suite of applications to manage the
modern operating room
Vice President Sales
Built the framework of sales and sales channel management for this startup company with roots in Europe
Set sales strategies and margins
Developed late stage investment portfolio
Received first round of funding within two months of employment
DPCG, INC., Carlsbad, CA
1994 – 1997
Consulting company servicing the healthcare informatics market
Founder and General Manager
Performed market research in telemedicine and care management for the top-tier medical device industry
Acted as lead consultant for DUKE University Medical Center Perioperative Informatics project
Provided industry expertise for St. Mary’s Hospital, London, with selection of O.R. management technologies
Consulted for network operation center deployments to meet HIPAA regulations
Principal Architect for G.E. Medical Systems (former Marquette Electronics) anesthesia perioperative product portfolio
Primary anesthesia information system consultant for Datex, Finland
Consultant for PICIS, France, to expand the medical device interface libraries
Provided engineering services and marketing plans to build a turnkey medical device interface engine for Surgical Information Systems (SiS)
Provided subject expertise with offshore contract manufacturing including onsite assessments in the U.S. China, and Europe
ARKIVE, INC., San Diego, CA
1985 – 1994
Industry leader in anesthesia and perioperative information
management systems
Director of Clinical Services (1991 – 1994)
Deployed automated anesthesia information systems in U.S., Europe and Australia
Developed analytics and reporting applications to maximize savings and manage costs of expensive pharmaceuticals
Analyzed and extracted ROI opportunities for hospital systems
Profiled individual patient cases to determine optimum drug usage and inventory levels
Lifescan Product Director and Senior Software Engineer (ARKIVE -1985 – 1991)
Senior Product Manager and chief software architect
for the company’s EEG and Evoked Potential monitoring systems.
Dan C Pettus
31805 Temecula Pkwy
Temecula, CA 92592