Career chronology
A career spanning invention and execution.
Kevin L. McMahon · Eugene, Oregon · Remote USA
2024–present
Independent product, program, and publishing work
Principal / Publisher
Patient-centered publishing through MediSelf Press, exploratory patient-data work through PatientStories, and the Operational Telemetry / Trial Telemetry frameworks. PatientStories development was deprioritized in September 2026.
May–December 2024
Two Impulse
Short-term consulting / Program architect
A time-limited consulting engagement following Ultragenyx, recorded in Kevin’s career history. This is distinct from a continuing full-time operating role.
2019–April 2024
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
Senior Director, Digital Clinical Development / Head of Innovation Lab
Joined in January 2019, founded the Innovation Lab, and advanced to Senior Director in August 2022. Built and led the organization supporting patient/site platforms, clinical informatics, quality, devices, and global service delivery. Led CGM product management, strategy, Dexcom licensing negotiations, and IQVIA vendor management. Dexcom-related Rarify mobile and cloud components did not enter production, but created a credible vendor replacement threat.
2012–2018 emphasis
Healthimo
VP, Program Architecture, Population Health Scaling and International Programs
Population-health and international scaling within the continuing Diabetech/HealthCordia/Healthimo evolution. Historical platform activity predates this primary operating phase.
2007–2012 emphasis
HealthCordia
Director, Program Architecture, Virtual Diabetes Disease Management
Expanded connected telemetry into remote diabetes disease-management programs with payer, employer, provider, logistics, and patient-support workflows.
2001–2007 emphasis; Diabetech through 2018
Diabetech
Founder and executive leader
Built connected diabetes products and research programs; later phases continued through HealthCordia and Healthimo. The phases describe operating progression and overlap, not separate incorporation dates.
2001–2002
eLagent Corporation
Vice President of Sales
Enterprise sales and commercialization of distributed computing across defense, insurance, and developer markets.
2000–2001
Vitria Technology
Director, Channel Development
Telecommunications partnerships and platform integration; career-reported $3 million Amdocs strategic partnership.
1997–2000
Tandem / Compaq / HP lineage
Product Management and Business Development
International mobile, wireless-location, and telecom platforms; career-reported $9 million Optus Australia prepaid platform deployment.
1991–1997
GTE / Verizon lineage
Finance, audit, and vendor management
Internal audit, procurement, vendor management, process improvement, and operational systems.
Education
Arizona State University · Bachelor of Science, Business Administration — Corporate Finance
Public work and research
Co-author of Sugar Surfing and the 2012 Diabetes Care randomized trial; author of a 2013 Diabetes Spectrum article; contributor to Kaiser and LC-FAOD research abstracts; named inventor in the connected-monitoring patent-application record.
Publications and original sources