Larry Salazar, RTR (VI)
Friendswood,TX
Summary
Experienced Interventional Radiology Technologist with passion for providing excellent patient care. Skilled at performing high level neuro and vascular interventions. Process-focused Radiology Technologist with 20 years of experience in IR. Professional and clear communicator.
Enthusiastic Sales and Customer Service professional with expertise in communication and negotiating. Driven to provide superior quality customer service. Innovative in leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services as well as creating solutions for customers to drive loyalty, retention and revenue. Highly adept at training, managing, coaching and mentoring sales and customer service associates with talent for interacting with staff at all levels of organization and public.
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Interventional Radiology Technologist
UTMB
08.2023 - Current
- Assist Neurosurgeons with flow diverter's and adjunctive stents, micro and intermediate catheters, detachable coils, and liquid embolic glue.
- Supported radiologists with performing high-quality interventional procedures: arterial grams with stent placements, angioplasty, Tips, Gi Bleeds with coiling, Tace, Y90, Biliary Drainage Catheters, Fistula grams, arterial and venous thrombectomy, Nephrostomy (PCN) insertions, PICC line insertions, Port insertions, CVC insertion/exchange, G tube insertion, Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Lumbar Punctures, Epidural Steroid Injections, and Myelograms.
- Produced high-quality images for accurate, reliable review and interpretation.
- Educated patients on procedure details, provided instructions, and answered questions to minimize anxiety and improve cooperation.
Market Development Specialist - Sales
Abbott Vascular
12.2022 - 07.2023
- Medical Device Sales - Hybrid role which includes promoting thrombectomy products in assigned accounts and partnering with the field team to identify targets, develop strategies and execute business plans that grow the market and meet or exceed sales goals through therapy awareness, market development and case support
- Created customized marketing materials to increase product awareness.
- Responsible for meeting and exceeding sales objectives and quotas.
- Identified appropriate marketing channels and target customers for campaigns.
- Formal trained in “Integrity selling” and “Business Excellence Sales Training”.
Territory Manager - Sales
Medcomp
05.2021 - 12.2022
- Established successful account relationships by building rapport and maintaining consistent communication.
- Achieved sales goals and service targets by cultivating and securing new customer relationships.
- Managed well over 350 accounts within Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi territory.
- Analyzed sales data to identify areas for territory improvement and implemented strategies to maximize sales growth.
- Sell interventional products to Radiologists, Vascular Surgeons, Nephrologists as well as other healthcare professionals.
- Exceeded sales quotas and increased profitability through effective sales strategy and business planning.
- Communicate with current and new customer accounts regarding variety of topics including any problems that arise with accounts.
- Attended trade shows and industry events to promote company products and services.
- Work with sales managers by receiving coaching, training, or mentoring; transfer knowledge to peer sales representatives when needed.
- Prepared sales presentations for clients showing success and credibility of products.
- Communicated regularly with territory, regional, and strategic managers for daily support and strategic planning for accounts.
- Achievement Award - Salesman of the Year - Runner up.
- Achievement Award - Highest Percentage of Territory Growth.
Interventional Radiology Technologist
UTMB, Clear Lake
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Assist Neurosurgeons with the following Neuro Interventional procedures: flow diverter's and adjunctive stents, micro and intermediate catheters, detachable coils, and liquid embolic glue.
- Supported radiologists with performing the following high-quality interventional procedures: arterialgrams with stent placements, angioplasty, Tips, Gi Bleeds with coiling, Tace, Y90, Biliary Drainage Catheters, Fistulagrams, arterial and venous thrombectomy, Nephrostomy (PCN) insertions, PICC line insertions, Port a cath insertions, CVC insertion/exchange, G tube insertion, Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Lumbar Punctures, Epidural Steroid Injections, and Myelograms.
- Produced high-quality images for accurate, reliable review and interpretation.
- Educated patients on procedure details, provided instructions, and answered questions to minimize anxiety and improve cooperation.
Manager/ Lead Technologist
Orbis Vascular
11.2015 - 08.2019
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve business goals and stay competitive.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Manages overall operations of an ASC / OBL - Interventional Vascular Access Center including but not limited to (QA) quality assurance, patient care, physician relations, safety, infection control, risk management, team management, equipment maintenance, and supply management
- Manage compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, ensure standards established by The Joint Commission (TJC)
- Supervisory responsibility including recruitment, hiring, retention performance review, and development. Maintain radiology safety-monitoring procedures; (RSO) Radiation Safety Officer.
- Assist physicians with interventional procedures such as PAD, Angiograms, Thrombectomy, Dialysis Catheter insertions/exchanges, port-a-cath insertions, peripheral stent placements.
Manager / Lead Technologist
Premier Vein & Vascular
09.2014 - 11.2014
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Manage the overall operations of an OBL - Vascular Access Center which includes assisting the Radiologist during special procedures: Angioplasty, Stent placements, PICC lines, CVC inserts, and removals
- Operate mobile Siemens C-arm.
- Marketing the practice which includes Lunch & Learns Presentations to staff.
- Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve business goals and stay competitive.
Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist
HCA, Clear Lake Hospital
08.2014 - 11.2014
- Assist Cardiologists with all procedures performed in the CathLab
- Procedures include Left and Right heart caths, angioplasty and stent placements, pacemaker insertions, EP - ablations, PAD, carotid angioplasty and stent placements
- Use of specialty equipment such as Spectranetics, Angiojet, CSI 360, and FFR
- Is able to function in a STEMI call-out situation by scrubbing and running the (X-Ray) table.
Manager / Lead Technologist
Dialysis Access Management Center
12.2002 - 08.2014
- Manages the overall operations of an OBL- Vascular Access Interventional Center including but not limited to (QA) quality assurance and patient care, financial management, physician relations, safety, infection control, risk management, teammate management, equipment maintenance, supply management, (OSHA) standards, ensure standards established by The Joint Commission (TJC), and compliance with other regulatory agency standards.
- Full Supervisory responsibility for recruitment, hiring, retention, and performance development.
- Perform marketing and outreach lunch presentations.
- Assist physicians with interventional procedures including angiograms, thrombectomy, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis catheters, port-a-cath inserts, peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC).
Interventional Radiology Technologist
Memorial Hermann Hospital
05.2000 - 12.2002
- Special procedures technologist responsible for assisting Interventional
- Radiologists with procedures such as arterial and venous angiograms,thrombectomies, stent placements, coil placements, peripherally inserted centralcatheters (PICC) placements, and central venous catheters (CVC).
Education
BSRS - Bachelor of Science - Radiologic Sciences
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX04.2025
Associate's Degree - Radiologic Technology Program
Memorial Hermann Hospital School of Radiology
Houston, TX04.1999
Skills
- Interventional Radiologic Technology
- B2B Sales
- Sales Strategies
- Strategic Planning
- Leads Prospecting
- Lead Generation
- Time Management
- Persuasive Communication
- Demonstrations
- Territory Expansion
- Customer Liaison
- Community Networking
Certification
- (ARRT) Licensed (VI) Vascular Interventional Radiology Technologist - August 2020
Timeline
Interventional Radiology Technologist
UTMB
08.2023 - Current
Market Development Specialist - Sales
Abbott Vascular
12.2022 - 07.2023
Territory Manager - Sales
Medcomp
05.2021 - 12.2022
Interventional Radiology Technologist
UTMB, Clear Lake
08.2019 - 05.2021
Manager/ Lead Technologist
Orbis Vascular
11.2015 - 08.2019
Manager / Lead Technologist
Premier Vein & Vascular
09.2014 - 11.2014
Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist
HCA, Clear Lake Hospital
08.2014 - 11.2014
Manager / Lead Technologist
Dialysis Access Management Center
12.2002 - 08.2014
Interventional Radiology Technologist
Memorial Hermann Hospital
05.2000 - 12.2002
BSRS - Bachelor of Science - Radiologic Sciences
Midwestern State University
Associate's Degree - Radiologic Technology Program
Memorial Hermann Hospital School of Radiology
- (ARRT) Licensed (VI) Vascular Interventional Radiology Technologist - August 2020
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