Copyright June, 2007 by BC Group International, Inc.
Author: Michael R. Erwine
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Revision 1 – June 13, 2007
About the Author
Michael R. Erwine has been involved in the medical device industry since 1975, with his roots being in biomedical
and clinical engineering. Since January, 2006 Mr. Erwine has been employed by BC Group International, Inc.
and is currently fulfilling multiple roles including Strategic Accounts Manager, Worldwide Dealer Network
Manager, Product Manager, as well as other functions. He also manages the BC Group International, Inc.
Western Regional Office in Carson City, NV. Since 1989, Mr. Erwine has worked for or with (under strategic
alliances, marketing partnerships, corporate family structure, etc.), the following major biomedical test and
measurement manufacturers and service providers:
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Spectrum Technologies Inc. (Elysburg, PA)
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Dynatech Nevada Inc. (Carson City, NV)
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Metron AS (Trondheim, Norway)
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Bender GmbH (Grunberg, Germany)
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Datrend Systems (Burnaby, Canada)
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Lionheart Technologies Inc. (Carson City, NV)
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DNI Nevada Inc. (Carson City, NV)
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Bio-Tek Instruments Corp. (Burlington, VT)
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Ultramedic Ltd (Liverpool, England)
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Labatoire Gamida (Eaubonne, France)
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Dale Technology Inc. (Thornwood, NY)
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Fluke Biomedical Corp. (Carson City, NV)
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Fluke Electronics Corp. (Everett, WA)
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Metron USA (Grand Rapids, MI)
During his career track, Mr. Erwine has served in the following capacities, just to name a few:
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Product Manager
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Project Manager
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Product Validation Engineer
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Commercial Manager
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National Sales Manager
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International Sales Manager
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Strategic Accounts Manager
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VP of Sales & Marketing
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Executive Vice President
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General Manager
In the electrosurgery testing specialty area, Mr. Erwine has interfaced and worked with major medical device
manufacturers such as Tyco Healthcare (Valleylab), Conmed (Electrosurgery Division), Erbe USA, Bovie, etc.
While at Dynatech Nevada Inc., Mr. Erwine successfully launched the industry icon Model 454A ESU Analyzer.
Following the acquisition of Dynatech Nevada, Inc. by Lionheart Technologies in 1997, Mr. Erwine launched the
DNI Nevada Model 402A ESU Analyzer and assisted the Bio-Tek Instruments sales and marketing staff in the
launch of their very first “active” ESU testing device in the way of the concurrent Bio-Tek Model RF-303 (currently
offered as the Fluke Biomedical RF-303
RS
).
Mr. Erwine has worked heavily with Tyco Healthcare / Valleylab and Conmed Electrosurgery Division since
January, 2006 on the development and functionality of the new BC Biomedical ESU-2050 analyzer, and has also
interfaced with Erbe USA, Bovie, Megadyne, and others during the BC Biomedical ESU-2000 Series development
project. Mr. Erwine continues to work with all of these medical device manufacturers in his various roles at BC
Group International, Inc. The design and functionality of the new BC Biomedical ESU-2000 Series of ESU
Analyzers is strongly rooted in these collaborative efforts with some of the same medical device manufacturers
with whom Mr. Erwine has historically worked.
If you have questions concerning anything in this document or on the ESU-2000 Series of Electrosurgery
Analyzers in general, please feel free to e-mail the author at
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