Government/Military Sales Team
Cleveland (Cleve) Wiltz, Vice President, Global Government/Military Business; [email protected]
Cleve brings his leadership experience in both military and industry to lead ZOLL's global military team in uncovering and creating strategic opportunities within the government/military market. Cleve joined ZOLL® in early 2018 after a 28-year career in the U.S Air Force and a 5-year stint with CAE Healthcare as business development leader. Cleve's experience as career field manager for all AF medics and expertise in business development will help further ZOLL's position as the healthcare industry's leader in partnering with the U.S. DOD and International government/military.
Eric Abbott, Vice President, Government/Military Business, Americas; [email protected]
Eric is responsible for strategic guidance and driving sales opportunities throughout the operational U.S. and LATAM government/military markets. He has 35 years of progressive leadership and management experience in the armed forces and private industry, including over 21 years on active duty with the U.S. Air Force and 3.5 years as a project manager with the U.S. Army Medical Material Agency at Ft. Detrick, MD. Eric also has knowledge of all phases of medical equipment acquisition, procurement, and lifecycle management.
Bill Smirles, Sr. Director, Global Strategic Initiatives; [email protected]
A former paramedic/assistant fire chief and biomedical engineer, Bill has more than 30 years of medical device product development and sales and marketing experience. Over the past 25 years, Bill has worked closely with the U.S. and international militaries in developing several new products and obtaining 12 new patents. His clinical and technical expertise provides strategic guidance in driving sales for both military and government opportunities.
Dane Davis, Director, Government/Military Sales; [email protected]
Dane’s strategic support of ZOLL government accounts over the past 18 years is based on years of military and clinical experience, including leadership roles, within EMS and Homeland Security, as well as sales positions at SIG SAUER Defense Solutions. As a paramedic/fighter, Dane’s knowledge and passion for training has equipped medics with the skills needed to successfully treat patients globally. He retired from service as a reserve chief warrant officer with more than 30 years of experience in joint service expeditionary operations.
Mike Semp, Government/Military Vendor Manager; [email protected]
Mike came to ZOLL with a background as a paramedic-firefighter. He has worked at ZOLL for more than 15 years, beginning with the ZOLL Data Management division, before becoming an integral part of the military sales team in 2016. Mike provides support and training to all branches of the military as well as numerous other branches of the U.S. government. Mike’s experience in the EMS and firefighting world has led him to focus on the government and military AED and BLS markets, with the goal of increasing ZOLL’s presence in those areas.
Mike Wagner, Government/Military Sales Manager; [email protected]
Mike is a registered respiratory therapist and has held positions as a practicing therapist in civilian, military, and veterans’ hospitals in critical care and trauma care. Mike’s primary responsibility is to provide ventilation expertise, strategic guidance, and support efforts to drive sales opportunities throughout the U.S. government and operational military market. Since 2008, Mike has been an Air Force reservist, serving multiple tours as a member of the Critical Care Aeromedical Transport team.
Matt Harmon, Government/Military Sales Specialist; [email protected]
Matt is a certified Critical Care Flight Paramedic and an accomplished professional with both civilian and military public safety/medical credentials. He has over 30 years of experience with military evacuation teams, flight paramedicine, firefighting and law enforcement. Given his extensive background and ability to connect with his audience, Matt is an excellent and effective educator on medical processes and devices. Matt’s primary responsibly is to provide clinical expertise, strategic guidance, and support efforts to drive successful medical solution deployments throughout the government and military sectors.
George McCallman, Government/Military Sales Specialist — Americas; [email protected]
George brings 25+ years’ experience selling medical equipment and supplies to multiple medical specialties within the DoD and federal/government space. His account management experience working with SOF/Military medical units and federal agencies helps offer innovative solutions to important challenges that our warfighters face on the battlefield. George is dedicated to enhancing the customer experience and availability of ZOLL solutions to our Government and Military customers. As a U.S. Air Force Special Operations veteran, George served both active duty and in the USAF Reserves.
Patrick Eastman, Vice President, VA/DoD Hospital Sales; [email protected]
Pat is one of the longest-tenured employees in ZOLL’s global sales organization. Originally based in Chicago, he was one of the first territory managers. In his current position, he provides strategic guidance across ZOLL’s hospital division regarding current clinical guidelines, procurement, and acquisition in government healthcare facilities. Pat has more than 30 years of experience selling resuscitation solutions and has held senior leadership positions in ZOLL’s LifeVest® and Temperature Management divisions.
Christopher Nau, Strategic Account Manager; [email protected]
Chris has over 10 years’ experience as a respiratory therapist focusing on capital sales in ICU ventilation. Chris joined ZOLL in 2013 as the strategic account manager in the Hospital division. He piloted the first IDN SAM position for ZOLL, successfully selling across multiple region IDNs. Chris was then elevated to the west director of strategic accounts leading a team of four SAMs before moving into the southwest region manager role.