Mr. McCormack has spent the past eighteen years working at the intersection of politics, policy, law and business assisting organizations and corporations, including early stage companies, in the medical technology and health care industries achieve strategic growth objectives. A recognized Washington D.C. advocate and strategist, Mr. McCormack has achieved extraordinary success on behalf of a range of interests in the O&P field, including: Amputee Coalition of America, American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists, Otto Bock HealthCare, Hanger Orthopedic Group and Survivor Corps (formerly Landmine Survivors Network).

Prior to co-founding Orthocare Innovations, Mr. McCormack was a partner in a national law firm practicing as a public policy and health care lawyer in the firm's Washington office. Mr. McCormack studied Political Science and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California, and earned his Juris Doctorate from the American University Washington College of Law. He serves on the boards of directors of Survivor Corps and Oklahoma Bioscience Association. He recently completed a five-year term on the Defense Health Board as an appointee of the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

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Dr. Boone has spent the past twenty years as an innovator, developer, researcher and instructor in rehabilitation and bioengineering. A frequent lecturer at academic medical centers on a range of prosthetic and rehabilitation topics and a widely published author, he is credited with multiple technology patents, including a foot scanning technology that was licensed to Nike. Recently, in the field of prosthetics, he was the inventor and lead developer with the support of the National Institutes of Health of two new patent pending alignment technologies: Compas™ and RoboPAL.

Dr. Boone received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and became one of fewer than ten American Ph.D.s with formal training and clinical experience in prosthetics. He began his work in prosthetics and prosthetic research under the direction of a pioneer in the field, Dr. Ernest Burgess, and later assumed leadership of Dr. Burgess’ lab, Prosthetic Research Study (PRS) in Seattle. Dr. Boone was recently named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists.

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Stuart Harshbarger, Orthocare's Chief Science Officer, previously served as a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. In this capacity, he was responsible for leading over $100 million in federally supported research from 2005-09.  Mr. Harshbarger served as the Program Manager and Systems Integrator for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsored Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 Program.  In his capacity with Orthocare, he currently serves as Principal Investigator for this program.  In addition to his role with Orthocare, Mr. Harshbarger maintains a faculty appointment to the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering.

Mr. Harshbarger and his team have been recognized for their performance through several academic honors, corporate awards, and commendations from government sponsors including, most recently, an award of Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering (West Virginia University Institute of Technology, 2007), inclusion as a "2009 Program Winner" by the IEEE Spectrum Magazine, recipient of the 2007 Technology Breakthrough Award, recognition of Prototype 2 as one of the top ten Science and Technology Achievements of 2007 by the International Academy of Science, and nomination for the DARPA Tech 2007 Significant Technical Achievement Award.

Mr. Harshbarger holds a BSEE from West Virginia Institute of Technology (1985), a MSEE from the US Naval Post-graduate School (1990), and an Advanced Certificate in Post Master's Studies in Applied Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University (2004).  His research interests and project thrusts include development of highly integrated "smart" prosthetic and assistive technology systems to restore function, prevent injury, and improve quality of life for the warfighter, first responders, and the aging civilian population.

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David Adams brings over fourteen years of experience in the O&P and orthopedic sectors, including leadership roles in manufacturing, regulatory compliance, customer support and business development. Most recently he served as Vice President for Trulife based in the company’s production facility located outside of Seattle. In addition to his position at Trulife, he has served as Executive Vice President for CAMP Healthcare, and Vice President, Business Development of Foot Orthotics for Bauerfeind, Germany. While at Seattle Systems, a predecessor company to Trulife, Mr. Adams was involved in all aspects of management as a corporate officer and steering committee member. In this capacity, Adams served as a key leader in transitioning the company through three major acquisitions, including its sale to Hanger Orthopedic Group. 

Mr. Adams also has over twelve years of experience working in the Naval Nuclear Power Program. Through his service on nuclear powered submarines, he developed a systematic approach to operations that he is applying towards Orthocare Innovations’ product development and production requirements. The engineering background he brings to Orthocare will also support product development. Adams currently serves as a board member of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Education and Research Foundation.

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