Trent Birkholz

Trent Birkholz has a diverse range of work experience spanning over two decades. Trent is currently the Vice President of Development at Intricon Corporation, where they lead development initiatives for new products and technologies to drive growth. Prior to this role, Birkholz served as the Senior Director of R&D for Intricon's surgical navigation team.

Before joining Intricon, Birkholz was the Managing Partner at Resonance Consulting Partners, where they provided consulting services related to leadership, organizational effectiveness, and change management. Trent also operated their own consulting firm, Trent Birkholz Consulting, where they served as a Business Leadership and M&A Integration Consultant.

Birkholz has extensive experience in the medical device industry. Trent held leadership roles at Heraeus Medical Components, where they served as the Site Lead/VP of Product Development and transformed the site into a development center. Trent also worked at Heraeus as the Sr. Director of Product and Process Development, overseeing the guidewire product development department. Additionally, Birkholz served as the Director of Process Development at both Heraeus and NeoMetrics, Inc.

Earlier in their career, Birkholz worked at Boston Scientific as a Senior Process Development Engineer and also gained entrepreneurial experience as the Owner and Operator of a Snap Fitness 24/7 location.

Birkholz began their professional journey at Guidant Corp. as a Supplier Quality/Component Engineer and also worked as a Sales Engineer at US Water Services.

Overall, Birkholz's work experience showcases their expertise in development, leadership, consulting, and process optimization in the medical device and consulting industries.

Trent Birkholz completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, spanning from the year 1996 to 2001.