Executive Team

Vance has over 30 years of experience in the medical device space. He started with Lineus Medical in 2015 as Chief Operating Officer. He served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at BlueInGreen, a developer and manufacturer of capital equipment for water treatment. Under his leadership, BlueInGreen more than quadrupled its sales in one year. Prior to BlueInGreen, Vance was Sr. Director of Marketing and a key player in Mako Surgical’s growth from an orthopedic start-up with 17 installed surgical robots to over 156 installed robots and sales of over $100M. He was the developer of Mako’s strategic plan and the chief architect of Mako’s Total Hip Arthroplasty application. Vance spent ten years working for Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics in various senior marketing and sales roles, including a 2.5 year European assignment in Brussels, Belgium. Vance began his career at Wright Medical Technology (now Microport) in manufacturing as an industrial engineer and later moved into product management. Vance earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas and an MBA from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN.

Will is an experienced R&D leader with an 18+ year track record of fueling innovation and driving new product commercialization. Prior to joining Lineus Medical in 2020, Will had progressing leadership roles at Cook Medical and Medtronic Spine where he led project teams to over 20 successful product launches in the highly competitive spinal implant market. Will also served as a technical advisor for strategic due diligence and integration activities resulting in multiple company and technology acquisitions. Will is a prolific innovator and is listed as an inventor on over 35 issued U.S. patents and an additional 20 pending applications. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Memphis where he currently serves on the Industry Advisory Board for the Mechanical Engineering department.

Ryan has over 15 years of experience working in the Vascular Medical Device market. Before becoming Vice President of Sales at Lineus Medical, he led sales for the West Region at RyMed Technologies. While there, he spearheaded sales in large Healthcare Systems introducing breakthrough technology. Prior to RyMed Technologies, he assisted in the market launch of Curos Disinfection Port Protector at Ivera Medical resulting in the sale of Ivera Medical to 3M Medical. Ryan spent 6 years working for ICU Medical as a Product Specialist where he helped bring 4 new products to the Vascular Access market, changing the standard of care for advanced drug delivery. Ryan earned his degree in Business Management and was a member of the PGA of America.

Peggy Brosnan- Sales and Marketing Advisor