Leadership

Specialized experience.
Shared commitment to execution.

Meet the people connecting hands-on laboratory compliance expertise, diagnostics industry relationships, and focused outreach to the organizations that need help.

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The people behind the partnership

Three perspectives. One mission.

Technical delivery, industry-wide relationships, and a strong communications engine, working together to help laboratories solve real operational problems.

Creative Concepts Consulting

Rick Peluso

Founder & Principal
Laboratory Compliance & IVD Strategy

Rick brings extensive experience spanning clinical diagnostics, medical-device and IVD product leadership, regulatory frameworks, method implementation, and laboratory operations. His perspective bridges what regulations require with how laboratories and instruments actually operate.

His work includes inspection readiness, method validation and verification, procedure development, quality-system improvement, and practical support for diagnostic commercialization.

Focus: compliance execution · assay implementation · laboratory readiness

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Tony Bishop

Founder & President
Specialized Life Sciences Recruiting

Tony founded Connexis after building a career across pharmaceutical laboratory work, diagnostic instrument sales and commercial leadership. His experience connects technical understanding with deep relationships throughout diagnostics, medical devices, and life sciences.

At Connexis he leads a specialized recruiting organization that connects labs and diagnostic companies with the people they need to operate, grow, and compete.

Focus: specialized talent · laboratory leadership · industry relationships

Connexis Search Group

James Bishop

Director of Marketing
Digital Strategy & Lead Generation

James leads Connexis marketing, bringing expertise in digital strategy, website development, advertising, and lead generation. His work helps specialized services reach organizations with a clearly defined need.

For the collaboration, that commercial communications perspective helps connect laboratory decision-makers with the appropriate technical expertise and resources.

Focus: marketing strategy · communications · lead generation

Leadership roles and backgrounds are based on the companies’ published profiles. Portraits are represented by initials rather than unverified photographs.

How leadership works together

Different specialties.
Better-connected solutions.

Rick leads the laboratory compliance and technical consulting work through Creative Concepts Consulting. Tony brings Connexis's specialized talent and industry network. James connects the combined offering to the laboratories and manufacturers it can serve.

Clients receive a clearer route to the right service, with the scope and responsible party defined for each engagement.

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Technical rigor meets industry reach.

When regulatory work identifies staffing needs, or a hiring conversation reveals operational gaps, the partnership can connect both sides of the problem.

The Creative Concepts commitment

Christian faith informs our character. Evidence informs our recommendations.

Creative Concepts Consulting is a Christian-centered business committed to integrity, humility, stewardship and service. These values guide how we treat every client, regardless of beliefs or background. They are our commitments, not a statement about our Connexis partners.

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Tell us where your laboratory is today and what needs to change.

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