1. CARON D’AMBRUSO, RN, BA
13506 NITI DRIVE ♦ HUDSON,FL 34669 ♦ C: (954) 610-9363 ♦ DAMBRUSO@HOTMAIL.COM
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EXPERIENCE
TVC, INC. 10/12–PRESENT
Director of Clinical Marketing Cardiology and Orthopedic Service Line Reporting to Chief of Staff to develop programs to
educate physicians and healthcare personnel on cardiac diseases
 Responsible for a quota of $35,000,000 achieving $39,000,000 in revenue (114% of objective)
 Launched communications program (including video guides), streamlining site communication
 Executed client systems audit that resulted in operational efficiencies and a department savings of over $1,000,000
annually.
 Managed a portfolio of educational products for orthopedic training for CEO, COO,CFO and Clinical staff
 Sourced new vendors, negotiated printing contracts and removed unprofitable inventory resulting in a $275,000 savings.
 Charged by company leadership with expanding a new strategy. Added new Heart Pavilion build out, brand and staff for
Blake Medical, now recognized as the top cardiology hospital in Central Florida.
 Successfully launched 19 educational products and 5 programs for HCA hospitals.
D’AMBRUSO MEDICAL CONSULTING 7/11–10/12
Marketing Manager UpstreamMarketing Self Employed
 Assisted with grant writing for Sharklet Technologies and secured $250,000 in government funding for an antibacterial
surface treatment
 Successfully helped Altus Home Health bridge Medicare referrals by building relationships with the Director of Case
Management at Lower Keys Medical and other hospitals in Florida Keys.
 Developed the concept and launched branding plan, set up headquarters and created exit strategy which led to the sale of
the company to Stryker for $135,000,000.
SAFESTITCH MEDICAL 6/10/-2/11
Vice President of Upstream Marketing Hernia Repair and Gastric Bypass Devicereporting to VP of Operations
 Launched new international distributor channel through Spain, Mexico, Germany, France,Italy, Benelux, UK, China,
Japan, Sweden, Czech Republic and Australia which yielded more sales in the first three months than the total sales force
combined.
 Developed sales training program and national sales meeting, focused on education, which helped meet 125% of the
domestic and international sales goal.
 Developed international pricing structure trained international vendors on product use and technical advantages
 Presented at the American Academy of Surgery Convention (AAOS).
ATEXTECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3/08-5/09
Director of Marketing Development Medical Devices reporting to President
 Analyzed niche market and identified business opportunity that resulted in four new contracts representing $42,000,000 in
new business for ATEX Technologies.
 Positioned organization for significant profitability by pinpointing uses for medical textiles in products such as left
ventricular assist devices, (LVAD) wound closure, patent foramen ovale closure and prosthetic heart valves.
INSTITUTE FOR PEDIATRIC INNOVATION 5/07-3/08
Vice President of Product Innovation and Marketing Development Reporting to President
 Created organizational brand and industry messaging along with identification of 16 different pediatric products for
development by hospitals “tech transfer” department
 Led a Consortium of 11 pediatric hospitals for advancements in neonatology.
 Launched 8 new products for development by hospital’s tech transfer departments through customer interaction and
working with the consortium tea
SCION CARDIO-VASCULAR, INC. 1/05-6/06

2. Vice President of Development Marketing reporting to President
 Secured investigators from the top cardiologists in the country to advise engineering staff on enhancement needed for
product's development.
 Created the Clinical Advisory Board from the ground up, with respected U.S. and international stakeholders.
 Increased immediate and long-range profits by securing market/reseller partnership contributing to $7,400,000 in sales.
GMP, INC. 6/03-12/04
Vice President of Portfolio Marketing reporting to Executive Vice President
 Created “No Strings Attached"campaign highlighting benefits of wireless EKG where patient isn't tethered to a monitor.
 Wrote white paper on 8.011G defining the wireless transmission addressing concerns regarding airway interference.
 Managed a team of 6 individuals, 3 of who are now promoted to new positions.
KENSEYNASH CORPORATION 12/98-5/03
Vice President of Upstream Marketing reporting to President
 Established Kensey Nash as a leader in the field of cardiology through assertive brand building, public relations and
clinical trial coordination with 40 clinical sites and the nation's top investigators.
 Built a team of Opinion Leader for advising engineering and market advice for developing product and to provide
physician training of over 200 Cardiologists.
 Organized and facilitated the only live Webcast demonstration following the cancelation of TCT in 2001 achieving 20%
higher attendance than anticipated of over 1,000 attendees.
JOHNSON ANDJOHNSON 11/92-12/98
11/1992 – 12/1998
Upstream Marketing Portfolio Manager though Senior Group Manager reporting to Director of Marketing
 Winner of President Award for Team Leadership for initiating the Coronary Stent Project Plan moving the product
from last (8th
) place in market to first.
 Achieved sales plan by 267% in one year when stents came onto market
 Assembled and trained an advisory board of KOL to help advise and promote coronary stent
 Collaborated with internal and externalstakeholders to make sure product was right for the worldwide market.
Managed all differences of opinion using physician sources and market research models.
CR BARD 12/87-11/92
12/1987-11/1992
Development from Associate Product Manager to Senior Product Manager reporting to Group Manager
Advanced through organization by leading new development projects for sale to interventional cardiologists.
JOHNSON ANDJOHNSON JANSSEN DIVISION
12/1982-12/1987
Hospital Sales Representative to Field Trainer
Representative for the Boston teaching hospitals for Janssen pharmaceutical products
EDUCATION AND AWARDS
BA in Economics and Marketing ▪ Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (cum laude)
RN, CCU,ICU specializing in Arrhythmia Management and Pulmonary Disease ▪ Newton Wellesley School of Nursing,
Newton, MA
US Patents: US-2007-0080688A1 Guiding Catheter Exchange and Apparatus 97303332.7 7- 2305 European Guiding
Catheters ▪ 5,658,262 Guiding Catheter Method
Awards:
 President Winner for Team Management, Johnson and Johnson
 Sales Representative of Year Johnson and Johnson
 Elected to Alumni Board of Harvard University May 1, 2015