Will Shain

“I have known Will and worked with Will in various capacities for the past 4 years. The latest as a Board member to DiraMed, where Will is the President. He is a solid visionary executive who designs and implements a strategy very well. He is flexible and shifts with market fluxuations. I have found Will an excellent listener, with patience and great team building skills. His diverse medical device, pharma, large company and emerging company experience makes him quite well rounded. His competitiveness is strong. It has been my pleasure to work with Will and hope we continue to get a chance to work together in the future. John”

“Will Shain demonstrates professionalism, leadership, diligence and humanity with every action, and his unwavering dedication to DIRAmed inspires the rest of our team to achieve our objectives. Will understands how to establish an effective collaboration, playing to the strengths of every member of the team, and keeping everyone accountable while encouraging the flow of new ideas. His every judgment balances the best interests of employees, consultants and investors. It has been a great pleasure to work with Will at DIRAmed. My work with DIRAmed has been my first foray into R&D in an industrial setting, and Will has shown me that one can develop cutting-edge technology in a high-stakes, fast-paced field while maintaining the highest personal integrity. I wholeheartedly recommend Will as a leader for new or growing biotechnology endeavors.”

“As the Director of Marketing for Patient Care, Will hired me to join his team. It was my pleasure working for Will for two years, and I would welcome the opportunity to work with, or for, him again in the future. Will possesses many of the attributes you would desire to see in a director, especially one in the capacity of leading a global team of medical device marketers, running a multi-million dollar product portfolio. Specifically Will had great leadership capabilities, excellent strategic direction, and outstanding business acumen. He worked tirelessly to lead, mentor, and coach our team to focus strategically on results-oriented business activities that were instrumental in helping us achieve our yearly sales and marketing goals. I would recommend Will to anyone in the global or domestic business realm. He strives well beyond 100% in his endeavors and would be a definite asset to any organization. Will was, and continues to be, my mentor.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Will Shain at DIRAmed. I have found Will to have excellent leadership, business development and management skills. Will is diligent, hard working, and pragmatic. Will seems to appreciate hearing alternative viewpoints when working through complex problems which shows a confidence that I appreciate in an executive.”

“I was privileged to work very closely with Will Shain at Neoprobe Corporation in 1997-99. He showed himself to be a highly experienced, strategic and collaborative marketer. Traits he has demonstrated wherever he has worked. My overriding memories of working with Will are of his ability to not only be capable of being very strategic, especially in the arena of product development for multiple international markets, but also willing and able to roll up his sleeves and get on with the tactical, ‘coal-face’ work many Directors of Marketing deem beneath them. Will showed an understanding of international markets, particularly in Europe, and an ability to develop relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (in the field of surgical oncology), that is not easy for personnel based on the opposite side of the Pond. I’m confident that Will deliver great success in any start-up opportunity he puts his mind to.”

“During the 2 years I worked with Will at STERIS, I had the unique opportunity to help assist him as he led major initiatives to identify and grow high margin areas for growth as well as prune less profitable product lines. As a product manager, I benefited from his constant,unwavering marketing leadership and was given the encouragement to excel in my position. The analytic and strategic skills I acquired while reporting to Will led to my successful transition to future managerial positions in marketing.”

“I had both the pleasure and the privilege of working under Will Shain at Steris Coporation. Will's primary goal as the VP of Sales for the Applied Infection Control Division was to turn a product line around that had been unprofitable and greatly lagging in sales. Will created a loyal, specialized sales team by offering continuous support, encouragement, and motivation. With Will's hard work, dedication, and a solid plan, he led the sales force to tremendous acheivement. Not only was he successful in turning the product line around but he surpassed annual sales goals and made the division profitable. I will always cherish the years I worked with Will and continue to carry the knowledge that I learned during those years.”