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outside team

Nicholas Webb, President / CEO

A former CEO of Micro Dynamics Medical and SunMedica, Inc., Webb is also one of the founding partners of Nupak Medical and Talon Medical. In addition, he is a Certified Management Consultant and a successful inventor, having recently been awarded his twenty-seventh patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Webb and his inventions have been featured on several national television shows, including NBC's "Nightline" and "The Leeza Show."

Webb's inventions include the Flex Plug, a design used in one of the smallest human implants. Furthermore, his KidMatchTM program is used by hospitals all over the country to ensure newborns are not switched at birth. He has also invented a program used by care agencies to make sure that patients recuperating at home take their medications on schedule
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Stephen Orsatti, Senior VP Design

Self taught in 3d graphics from their very inception in the 80's Stephen Orsatti designs each VanVacter product in the virtual world before it ever becomes a reality.  To him every design should be able to stand on its own as an organic sculpture.  He is founder and President of RezMultimedia, a full service award winning design firm.

Stephen is an accomplished artist, 3d animator, and designer.  He is also an ordained Baptist minister.


David Cocke, MBA Vice President Operation

Mr. Cocke brings over eight years direct experience in the general management of entrepreneurial companies, coupled with an outstanding background in corporate finance.

For the last seven years, David has been Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NuPak Medical, Ltd., an ISO 13488-certified contract manufacturing company based in San Antonio, TX. At NuPak, he is responsible for all aspects of management, including sales, finance and operations. David was the company's first employee and built the company from a Greenfield to ISO certification in seven months.

In addition to his employment at NuPak Medical, David has an active consulting practice working with start up to middle market companies in the areas of finance and operations.

Prior to his involvement with NuPak, Mr. Cocke was Senior Director, Finance and Operations for NuTech, A KCI Company. NuTech was a technology incubator for its parent company, Kinetic Concepts, a $300 million public company. At NuTech, David was responsible for all of the business's operational aspects (including customer service, accounting, manufacturing, service and distribution) and had significant involvement in the formulation and execution of the company's sales and marketing strategy. While at NuTech, he was responsible for dramatically improving the company's financial performance—more than doubling the company's Return on Assets (to triple digits), and increasing free cash flow by $8.9 million even as sales increased $9.6 million (a sales increase of 131%).

Before entering management, Mr. Cocke was employed by GE Capital in its Corporate Finance Group (financing middle market companies) and Salomon Brothers Inc in its Dallas Investment Banking office (providing financial advisory services as well as debt and equity underwriting).


Charlie Webb, BA Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Charlie Webb has an eye for innovation. He is the founder of Van der Stähl Scientific, Inc., a medical packaging firm, and he has built his company with a business model that he calls uniquely his. Charlie is the definitive Renaissance man; although his education and general background are centered in business his talents are broad. Charlie graduated from the University of Redlands with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Management and has completed a Medical Marketing Program at the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. Charlie is a Certified Professional Consultant to Management, CPCM, through the National Bureau of Certified Consultants and recently was awarded the prestigious CPP appellation, Certified Packaging Professional through the Institute of Packaging Professionals. Charlie is currently working on his book, Exit Interviews, A Collection of Life's Lessons From Seniors. Charlie is also working on his second book, "The Danger of Safety". This book chronicles what Charlie has identified as the victim movement in North America. Charlie is also an inventor. He has 2 patents pending for machinery for the packaging of medical devices. Whether he is developing marketing pro formas for his latest business venture or teaching elementary students how to juggle Charlie's energy can only be described as intense.


Gregory Lin, MBA Manufacturing (associate)


The Law Firm of Gordon and Jacobson, Patent Law
Fred Wield, General Counsel


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Van Vacter is a product line of Lassen Scientific, Inc. Van Vacter is a Trade Mark of Lassen Scientific, Inc. All Knifes are Patent(s) Pending.

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