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OUR MISSION
At Traveller Medical Cares, our mission is to fight the Opioid Epidemic on behalf of the most vulnerable.
In this effort, we partner with healthcare providers in underserved communities to deliver the IV Carelock Solution to the frontlines of the Opioid Epidemic.
Developed in response to multiple patient overdose deaths in the same Emergency Room – This life-saving technology prevents patient tampering and illicit drug use through Vascular Access Devices placed in the hospital and outpatient settings.
TMC holds a firm belief that this technology should be available everywhere it is needed – especially in underserved communities where the Opioid Epidemic is most severe, and resources are often tight.
It is our hope that together we can take action to ensure that no patient is left behind in the fight to end the Opioid Epidemic.
WHAT IS THE IV CARELOCK SOLUTION?
Used alongside the standard IV Infusion Set, The IV CareLock is an inexpensive, single patient use, convenient and secure means of preventing illicit drug use and patient access to IV catheters placed in the hospital or outpatient setting.
While significant efforts have been made to curtail the availability and abuse of prescription opioids, rates of opioid addiction continue to rise. With the loss of access to prescription opioids, many addicts have turned to more dangerous forms of street opioids like heroin and fentanyl.
Click here or click on the map above to view the geographic distribution in the United States, at a county level, of retail pharmacy dispensed opioid prescriptions per 100 persons per year from 2019–2023.
County Poverty Rates, Unemployment Rates, Per Capita Retail Opioid Sales, and Drug Overdose Death Rates, 2016 (click image to enlarge)
Overdose Deaths – 1999 to 2022 (click image to enlarge)
National Trends in Unemployment, Poverty, and Measures of Substance Use and Opioid Prevalence (click image to enlarge)
Mayo Clinic Case Study
Development of a Medical Device in Response to a Fatal Self-Injection of Non-prescribed Opioids: A Case Report
Mayo Clinical Trial Report
Evaluation of the Functionality in an Emergency Department Setting of an Intravenous Protection Device to Prevent Self-Injection
Counties with higher poverty and unemployment rates generally had higher rates of retail opioid sales and Medicare opioid prescriptions, as well as drug overdose deaths and opioid-related hospitalizations. This relationship was clustered in specific areas of the country. Despite the strong relationship, some counties had high poverty and unemployment rates but did not have relatively high substance use and opioid prevalence indicators as of 2016.
Together we can take action to ensure that no patient is left behind in the fight to end the Opioid Epidemic
MEET OUR TEAM
Click on a team member below to read their bio.
Dave Melina
Director of Operations
Marshall B. Hunt
President & Chairman of the Board
L. Bruce Maloy
Treasurer & Board of Directors
William E. Peterson
Secretary & Board of Directors
David M. Melina
Director of Operations
David brings a career’s worth of finance and operational experience to his role as Chief Financial Officer of Traveller Medical. Over the last 6 years, he has served in a similar capacity on multiple deals with All-American Holdings. The diversity and scope of his recent assignments show the range and depth of his business acumen. A graduate of Yale University, David lives in Connecticut with his wife and has 5 adult children.
Recent Assignments
- Managing Director and Senior Consultant
Assisted large private equity firm in handling re-finance and restructuring negotiations for a $100 million manufacturing and services firm that catered to the telecom, infrastructure and oil & gas industries; developed a 26-week cash flow for lenders in conjunction with CFO; assisted ownership in selecting and managing a recruiting firm to identify and hire a new CEO. - Managing Director and Senior Consultant
Direct engagement to engineering and design company facilitated by private equity group to evaluate liquidity crisis in a portfolio company; performed extensive on-site analysis and assisted CFO and CEO in developing a 26 week cash flow; worked with all levels of senior management to confirm validity of revised 2018 forecast; performed variance analyses on forecast to approved budget; presented conclusions and recommendations of liquidity situation to lending group; assisted the CEO in evaluation of spin-off sale of a division to de-lever the company; performed utilization and capacity evaluation to benchmark current levels of staffing. - Managing Director and Senior Consultant to Lenders
Delivered an comprehensive analysis of the entire financial and operational viability of a primary metals refinery to the private equity group that was considering a $75 million term loan; included detailed on-site assessment of management, a thorough analysis of assumptions and KPI’s and viability analysis of projections; included an industry comparative analysis; summarized all in-put costs and risks; provided a detailed production analysis to gage the viability of the existing equipment, including a detailed capex tracking analysis. - Managing Director and Senior Consultant to Lenders
Direct engagement to the company facilitated by private equity group to evaluate the causes of a $3 million liquidity crisis in a portfolio company; performed extensive on-site analysis, including a historical monthly bridge for the prior year which described the exact reasons for the liquidity crisis; created a 26 week cash flow that specifically identified the peak cash deficient weeks; worked with existing ABL lender for a new $1.5 million capex loan facility and a $1.5 million over-advance; identified existing cost centers that were out of control and assisted in the cost-savings initiatives in fuel and maintenance spending. - Managing Director and Senior Consultant
Worked directly for CEO and CFO of $200 million / year NYSE staffing company to identify the extent of fraud from a recent acquisition; created a 26 week cash flow in collaboration with the CFO to demonstrate the recovery and presented to the lending group; negotiated all senior leverage covenants and reset all defaults; assisted CEO in legal recovery strategy; phase II involves assisting the company in placing $262 million in funding for the acquisition of a larger competitor; identified and engaged four funding sources; tentative closing late summer 2018; on-going situation. - Managing Director and Senior Consultant to Lenders
Performed in depth analysis of default situation for senior lending group on a $343 million (annual revenues) consumer products manufacturer and distributor; compiled detailed valuations for each of the six operating divisions and a valuation of the entire entity; reviewed the company’s proposed turnaround plan for viability and veracity; performed quality of earnings analysis on 2015 and 2016 financials; evaluated all real estate parcels and suggested monetization strategies for each; compiled detailed operating and financial recommendations; created transition plan for company; analyzed impact of ESOP on valuations and probability of divisional sales; recommended potential buyer candidates and refinancing options.
Marshall B. Hunt
President & Chairman of the Board
Over the past 30 years Marshall has founded companies, made acquisitions, and integrated operations in the medical, industrial, and commercial fields. His extensive experience in capital structure and restructure helped his companies go public, merge, and spin-off new divisions. Marshall has served as the Chairman and CEO of both public and private companies.
Prior to All-American Holdings, he founded or co-founded the following companies:
- Marshall co-founded and brought Cardiac Medical Inc. to the forefront of the industry during the mid 80’s and 90’s. Cardiac Medical Inc. was then sold to Guidant Corp. in the early 2000’s.
- Taking Horizon Medical Products (HMP) public through First Boston, Marshall then merged them with Rita Medical, another public company, to sell to Angio Dynamics in March of 2004.
- He was founder and CEO of Hunt Medical Systems.
- Prior to this he learned customer service and how to apply by working up through the sales ranks at American Hospital Supply Corporation.
He has successfully divested himself of his holdings in all of the aforementioned companies and has turned his focus to All-American’s fund operations.
Marshall currently serves on several company boards and has been very active in The Young Presidents Organization (YPO) – Serving as Chapter Chair and on the International Board.
Marshall has been married to Martha for over 40 years, has raised four boys and a girl, and is active in helping children by supporting Camp Twin Lakes and Camp Sunshine in the Atlanta area as well as the Boy Scouts of America. Earning his Eagle Scout badge before he could drive, Marshall’s sons have all gone on to become Eagle Scouts as well.
Marshall holds a BS from Florida State University and an Executive MBA from the Harvard Business School OPM Class 21.
L. Bruce Maloy
Treasurer & Board of Directors
Bruce is a seasoned Executive with broad cross-functional experience in sales, marketing and operations. He brings over 30 years’ experience in medical device manufacturing and operations.
In January 2020 he and his business partner Paul Hunt founded HMP Enterprises, Inc. Included in the HMP portfolio are the product lines DRYPRO, Dry Case and Bunker Up Fishin (BUF). DRYPRO is an industry leader for waterproof cast and wound cover protection. The Dry Case line offers a variety of waterproof backpacks and accessory options for outdoor activities. In April 2022 HMP acquired Bunker Up Fishin (BUF) a leader in the boat grill business. BUF sales have increased 25% since the HMP acquisition. Through strategic supplier vetting objectives, DRYPRO will reduce COG’s 30% in 2024. In addition, BUF will see a reduction of 20% in COG’s in 2024.
Prior to founding HMP in 2020, Bruce was Director of Operations at AngioDynamics where he led a team of 150 employees. Achieved revenues of up to $70M and operating margins of up to 72% (minimum 70% for 12 consecutive years). Bruce held Executive positions Savanah Industrial Solutions, RITA Medical and Horizon Medical Products.
Bruce received his BS degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida where he also lettered in football.
William E. Peterson
Secretary & Board of Directors
William E. (Bill) Peterson, Jr. is the Chairman of the Board of Peterson Foods, LLC, a fast casual restaurant concept which operates under the name of Otter’s Chicken. Otter’s is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia and was recognized in 2019 as the Small Business of the Year in Cobb County. Otter’s has also been recognized for the past two years as a member of the Inc. 5000, which is a list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. Otter’s was also was named to the Florida State University Seminole 100, which honors the 100 fastest-growing Seminole-owned businesses in the country.
Prior to joining the All-American team, Peterson served as President of Horizon Medical Products, Inc., (“HMP”) and helped build one of the country’s leading vascular access companies. Peterson, along with CEO Marshall Hunt, founded the company in 1990 and grew it to sales of over $75 million and 150 employees. In 1998, HMP completed an initial public offering (IPO) which was underwritten by Credit Suisse First Boston and raised $57.9 million. The company stock was listed and traded on NASDAQ. In 2000, Deloitte & Touché recognized Horizon Medical Products as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the United States. In addition to the IPO, Peterson and Hunt orchestrated six separate acquisitions ranging in size from $7.5 million to $21.25 million.
In addition to his business background, Peterson also served as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia from 2007 through 2014. During his time at the university, Peterson led Shorter to record finishes in the NACDA-Learfield Director’s Cup , including a program-best second place finish following the 2011-2012 academic year that helped Shorter lay claim to what many believe is the best athletic year in the history of all Georgia colleges and universities. Peterson was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Athletic Director of the Year in 2010 and helped propel the athletic department to 17 national championships in seven different sports.
Peterson is a 1978 graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor sciences degree in accounting. From 1978 through 1989, Peterson worked in corporate finance and as a CPA for the international accounting firm of Coopers and Lybrand (now PriceWaterHouseCoopers, LLP). Peterson is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and both the Alabama and Louisiana state societies of CPA’s.
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