
Damon Victor
Owner / CTO (Certified Technician of Orthotics)
Victor Technologies, LLC
Victor Technologies, LLC
Owner / CTO (Certified Technician of Orthotics)
I own a company that designs and builds custom orthotics and prosthetics.
We receive casts from practitioners of patients. We seal and fill them with plaster to create positive models of residual limbs (prosthetics); or existing limbs (orthotics). We correct the molds per medical instructions, and then construct the main part of the devices by using thermo formable plastics or laminates like carbon fiber or fiberglass. We install components like knee or ankle joints, pads, and straps. The devices are aligned and calibrated depending on the condition of the patient.
Here's the first step for high school students
Embrace the concept of apprenticeship. The orthotics & prosthetics industry has an established pathway for currently certified technicians to train and prepare other technicians. Eligibility to sit for certification exams with A.B.C. (American Board of Certification) begins after only two years of apprenticeship! You can get paid while you learn! Once you become an experienced O&P technician, your salary ranges from 35k to 65k! (from Sept. 2013 salary survey, O&P Edge magazine)
"You lack the maturity and experience to manage a company."