Mr. Abelleira has proven ability in all phases of sales, marketing, and new product commercialization process. His responsibilities at Syntheon include representing the voice of the customer in product development so products coming to market will achieve rapid physician adoption. Mr. Abelleira's experience extends from selling products to physicians, to line marketing positions, to identifying market needs, and then working with engineers and physician opinion leaders worldwide to develop products that achieve market acceptance and substantial market share. This experience was attained over a seventeen year career at Cordis Corporation where Mr. Abelleira ultimately held the position of Product Director within the New Product Strategy Group. In this position, he provided marketing and strategic insight to engineering, manufacturing and marketing teams throughout the world.