Harry E. Lee
Has been involved in various areas of manufacturing engineering since 1975. He worked as a research and development engineer with Smith & Nephew (Richards Medical) for five years. He was the co-founder and managing partner of Engineering and Precision Machining, Inc., a medical machining company based in Memphis, Tennessee , that was purchased by Smith & Nephew. He was the co-founder and majority stockholder of Memphis Orthopedic Design, until selling his interests in the company to move to Birmingham, Alabama . In 2000, Mr. Lee founded 3D Medical Concepts, located in Pelham , Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. Mr. Lee has worked on numerous patented products, including the Hex-Fix external fixation system, the Tri-Gen intramedullary nail, and the Russell-Taylor intramedullary nail system. He has developed over 20 patented devices or instruments for the orthpaedic industry. Current projects include a pelvic plating system, an external fixation device, various implant ideas for hip and femoral fractures, and spinal surgical instrumentation.
Beverly L. Laird, Ph.D.
Holds a B.S. from the College of William and Mary, and a Ph.D. from the School of Public Health , University of Alabama at Birmingham, specializing in development of systematic models of evaluation for programs in health care. Dr. Laird’s work has focused on program evaluation, changing physician practice, genetics, and health promotion. She has a special interest in patient advocacy and realistic clinical trials and testing design. She has worked with 3D Medical since its inception in 2000.
Joshua Reardon, B.A., M.A.
Has been with 3D Medical Concepts for three years as our Director of sales, marketing, and development, but is also a skilled machinist. He works with representatives of medical device companies and with orthopedic surgeons to modify and develop instrumentation for surgery. Both he and Mr. Lee accompany surgeons into the OR in order to see first-hand what the surgeon needs. Mr. Reardon earned a B.S. in Commerce and Business Administration, and a M.A. in Marketing from the University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa .
