Michael McBrayer, 1981 B.S.B.A. He started his career in Denver, Colorado, joining Frontier Airlines as a sales representative. He left the airline industry during the consolidation of carriers and moved to San Diego to join Arch Billmire Company. In December of 1984, Mr. McBrayer joined Donjoy, Smith and Nephew. A London based health care company acquired the company soon thereafter. During this time, Mr. McBrayer held regional sales positions and became national sales manager for Smith and Nephew Donjoy. During 1999, Mr. McBrayer, vice president of sales, was part of a successful leverage buyout of the company from Smith and Nephew which is known today as dj Orthopedics, LLC. The company then went public in 2001 and is traded on the NYSE. Mr. McBrayer currently holds the position of senior vice president - business development and professional relations. He resides in Carlsbad, California with his wife Ana Maria, also a NAU graduate, and his daughter Krystina, 13 and son Jordan, 7.