Darrin Uecker

President & CEO
Gynesonics

Darrin Uecker, President and CEO of Gynesonics, has 17 years of medical device experience with a core expertise in high technology medical device product development. Previously Mr. Uecker was the Executive Vice President of R&D, Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs and Operations at Conceptus Inc., a publicly held women's health care company. From 2004 to 2007, he served as Chief Technology Officer of RITA Medical Systems where he was responsible for R&D, operations, and business development functions. RITA was a publicly traded oncology device company specializing in radiofrequency ablation of solid tumors and was acquired in 2007 by AngioDynamics Inc. Prior to RITA Mr. Uecker served in roles of increasing responsibility with Computer Motion Inc., a pioneer in surgical robotic systems. He was Chief Technology Officer when the company was acquired by Intuitive Surgical Inc. in 2003.

Mr. Uecker has extensive experience in product development, R&D, operations and business development in a variety of medical device markets. He is a named inventor on over 50 U.S. patents and has led the development and launch of more than a dozen medical devices during his career.

He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara.