Paul Woodring lives in Del Mar, California with his wife and  their two dogs.  In 2005, he retired from the position of President of the Hospital Division of a large medical device firm.  Paul grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and is an Electrical Engineering graduate of Cleveland State University.  Paul has been a creative "intrapreneur" and entrepreneur  for all of his professional career.  In the mid 1970's, he managed the design of the first multi-computer system that dynamically shared computer program tasks associated with managing electrical power plants.  In 1977, along with several friends, he opened and operated the second Computer Land franchise in the country located in West Los Angeles.  In the early 1980's he directed the development of the first microprocessor based life support ventilator, a product that went on to become the most used life support ventilator in the U.S. At the same company, he directed the development of the first Windows based Hospital Respiratory Department Management Information System.  He has held positions in industry that have ranged from Chief Engineer to President.  In 1996, he formed  InVentive Technologies which developed the first touch screen ventilator that allowed for use of invasive and noninvasive ventilation in the same device.  InVentive Technologies was eventually acquired by the large medical device firm that Paul worked at until his retirement.  He continues to consult for this firm today.

Paul is actively working on several new fiction and nonfiction books. He has also written a screenplay based on Inventions.


 
contact Paul at Paul@paullwoodring.com