Robert T ROBERT T. ALVAREZ 4617 Bermuda Ave, San Diego, CA. 92107 Cell 760-832-3320 ~ Residence 619-225-8112 ~ ra13cbece@westpost.

net OBJECTIVE Seeking managerial position in manufacturing, product development or program management within the medical device industry. HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS * Full P&L responsibility to include Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Research & Development, Sales and Marketing, HR, Finance, and Supply Chain. * International and Domestic Experience with Companies ranging from Startup to $1.4 Billion in Annual Sales * Lecturer and mentor in Scientific Molding and Pressure Transducer Technology in Thermoplastics, Thermoses and LSR * Chinese, Far East, and Costa Rica Sourcing and Manufacturing since 1997 PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND RAINCROSS GROUP INC/RIVERSIDE, CA 2/08 TO PRESENT MANAGING PARTNER - Medical Devices * Contracted by Johnson & Johnson Centacor Division to return as Core Competency in Plastics Design & Manufacturing. This successful product launch took place in 2009 and was a new auto injector developed and produced in Oxford England and the J&J Swiss Operation. High production tooling followed in 2010. * Development of advanced catheter technology in accordance with lean manufacturing and the advancement of coiling technology. * Designed and conducted the material selection process for the FDA 510 process on a safety syringe and an IV Port. * Reviewed large medical sub-contractorsa production lunches for Baxa and Acists in Tijuana facility. *

Served as Acting Director of Engineering to Nypro Healthcare Baja to reorganize and establish engineering support for their assembly and molding operation. Established new tooling center and hired all staff including engineering team. * Assisted in the design and modification of design for DFM on a safety syringe and a safety IV injection port. The safety syringe program has been launched in Europe and in production. SOLACE THERAPEUTICS INC/CARLSBAD 5/07 a" 2/08 VICE PRESIDENT * Joined Solace Therapeutics Inc,. a start-up in the middle of a PMA study to develop a balloon product for woman inconstancy. * Identified adverse issues and made several design changes. Second and third generation products have been designed and successfully launched in Europe in 2010. * Solace failed its initial PMA study and the California R&D center was closed and moved back to Boston. RAINCROSS GROUP INC. /Riverside, CA 1/03 a"5/07 MANAGING PARTNER - Startup Consulting Firm * Tooling and start-up of a Chinese/US assembly for a cardiovascular arterial device for a major medical device company. * Designed a new coil, braided wire, and composite catheter and the development of the manufacturing processes. * Expertise in Micro-Catheter and Micro Medical Devices design and manufacturing. * Established business relationships with several US Medical Device Contractors and Chinese suppliers resulting in $ 3 million dollars in annual sales. . UNITED PLASTICS GROUP/ CHICAGO, IL 3/00 a" 1/03 VP OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY *

Part of senior leadership team for $350 million medical device subcontracting start-up funded by Aurora Capital. * Responsible for all engineering and conversion of three medical assembly plants. * Established an Engineering Center of Excellence in Chicopee, MA. * Reports included Seven directors and a staff of 120 associates in 3 departments. * Core focus of role included market development and sales of medical device manufacturing capabilities. * Key Executive and lead technical advisor in the establishment of UPGas Medical Division. ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY INC. (A DIVISION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON)/ CINCINNATI, OH 1/95 a" 3/00 CORE COMPETENCY FOR PLASTICS ENGINEERING & DESIGN/PRINCIPLE ENGINEER * Initially hired as Core Competency for Plastics Engineering & Design Group within R&D. The purpose was to determine the root cause of the failure of surgical instrument EZ-35 which resulted in death to a patient and to develop a corrective action plan to prevent future failures. The failure mode was quickly determined to be a glass filled nylon gear that was not produced correctly. * Assigned as Team Leader to put a system in place to assure that bad plastics components could not be produced. The result of five years of procedural technology reviews established a World Wide Standard for launching surgical/medical plastic parts. This standard was adopted by all of J&Jas Medical Devices Division in January 2009. The introduction of this system reduced cost of plastics components within EES by 10% to 15% as the Division grew from $350 million to $1.4 billion in sales. * Within a 2 month period designed from concept to launch a new Trocar Sleeve. Technically this could not be produced with any known technology at that time. Over a period of 6 weeks a part was produced along with a major breakthrough in injection molding technology. This breakthrough still stands today as a technological accomplishment and a foundation for advanced molding of thin wall components such as cell phone housing. * Personally involved with the design review of all new products in R&D including:

DFM, Design for Manufacturability Function design versus manufacturing requirements Material Technology in metals, plastics and ceramics Worked with Supplier Management in reducing lead times, cost of goods, and the transfer of technology to our Juarez, Mexico Plant or sub-contractors Helped Supplier Management and operation in designing and setting up a vertically integrated injection molding plant in El Paso Texas PE HANDLEY WALKER INC/ SANTA ANA, CA 1/90-1/95 TECHNICAL DIRECTOR * Technical director for this international consulting firm specializing in Lean Manufacturing Practices and Applications as well as ISO Certification within the US medical device industry. * Analyzed designs for manufacturability as a result of implementing Lean Manufacturing Procedures. * Worked with customers who were involved with product recall (483) or complaints that needed to be addressed with the FDA. Customers included Baxter Corporation, Pfizer, Mallinckrodt, Bard and others. * Responsible for Technology for the Corporate Headquarters in London with sales of $ 300 Million BASETEC/CARLSBAD, CA 1/81-1/90 PRESIDENT * President of private consulting firm responsible for process development of plastic components, Carbon-Carbon composites, Metal Matrix composites, and new advanced materials. * Clients included Boeing, Northrop, Mallinckrodt, Cobra Golf, GE Turbine Engine Division, Semins Medical, GE Medical, Sports Medical and Composite Halo Technology, Hexcel, K-2 Ski, Olin Ski Co, Rossignoal Ski Co., Avco Corporation, Baxter Corp. Bentley Division. EDUCATION BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, Plastics Engineering, Lowell Technolgical Institute

AWARDS * 1995, OUTSTANDING MERIT AWARD, CASH & STOCK BONUS * 1997 PATENT AWARD TROCAR TECHNOLOGY, * 1999 PRESIDENTIAL TEAM AWARD FOR QUALITY & COST SAVING IMPROVEMENTS * 1999 NOMINATED FOR FELLOWSHIP @ J&J PUBLICATIONS Over 70 published articles forwarded upon request PATENTS * Three - polymer alloys * One - Trocar Seal used by J&J SECURITY CLEARANCE Top secret government clearance a" have worked on Stealth Technology FORMAL INVITATIONS Invited by the University of Moscow to lecture on Silicon Carbide reinforced Titanium