Hardesty Qualifications

Hardesty Enterprises: Consultants to Radiotherapy and Radiology Medical Device Manufacturers

Dan Hardesty, owner

Daniel M. Hardesty

Qualifications and Experience

General Manager, International

· 28 years of increasing management experience including General Management, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing and Product Assurance.

· Helped establish successful business ventures in UK, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and US.

· Proven track record in meeting budgets and schedules.

· Helped establish six successful new businesses within larger companies. All are still operating today or have been profitably sold.

· Strong computer and communications skills.

Interim Manager or Consultant for Start up or Product Launch

I am available to fulfill your immediate world-wide requirements for an experienced and proven manager. I enjoy short term projects where we can meet your goals then move on to new challenges. I have the licenses, insurance, and business structure to operate as an independent consultant or short term employee.

· Creative interim General Management while selecting a permanent staff

· Evaluation of new medical products

· Evaluation of potential acquisitions

· Due Diligence

· Optimizing price for a venture

Engineering and Management Education

MBA, International Management, Golden Gate University, 1988

BS, Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1965

Diversified International Experience

HARDESTY ENTERPRISES: 1999-present, Lincoln, California. Founded consulting business to serve clients with interim management, business planning, and medical device evaluations..

VARIAN ASSOCIATES: 1976-1999, Palo Alto, California. 23 years of increasing responsibility until early retirement in January 1999. These included the most difficult assignments available.

General Manager, Brachytherapy Business: P & L responsibility for the Brachytherapy Division of Varian Medical Systems. Responsible for the business from start up through ten million dollars in annual sales. The division is now profitable, and a leader in the field. Managed development activities in Palo Alto, California; Crawley, UK; and Baden, Switzerland. Manufacturing was done in Crawley, UK.

Manager, Business Development: Responsible for evaluation and negotiation of potential mergers and acquisitions. Managed relationship with major suppliers and distributors including NEC in Japan, TEM in Crawley, UK prior to acquisition, and Fischer Imaging in Denver, CO.

Product Manager: Managed several new medical products through development and initial sales.

Manufacturing Manager: Managed all manufacturing functions for Ultrasound Product Line until sale of line to Diasonics.

FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR: 1972-1975, Jakarta, Indonesia. I was part of the management team that established the first integrated circuit manufacturing facility in Indonesia. Duties included government liaison, site procurement, employee recruitment and facility management.

ELECTRONIC MEMORIES AND MAGNETICS: 1971-1972, Hawthorne, California and Hong Kong. Director of Asian Quality Assurance for core memory devices.

RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS and MOTOROLA GOVERNMENT ELECTRONICS CENTER: 1965-1971. Quality Engineering functions.

I am energetic and available on a consultant or project employee basis anywhere.

Excellent references are available upon request.