Jeffrey G. Gomez

A Partner with Watershed Group, Mr. Gomez manages the fraudulent claims division for the company. He has experience in negotiating lines of credit, raising capital for ventures, securing mezzanine financing and developing business and marketing plans. He has much extensive experience in business start-ups. He is experienced in strategic planning and business development for businesses. Mr. Gomez also was a co-founder of MedeLaser and served as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Marketing Officer.

Mr. Gomez was educated at the University of Texas and received a B.B.A. degree in International Business and Finance in 1976. He has over 18 years of healthcare experience in various capacities as owner, corporate officer and director.
Mr. Gomez began his healthcare business experience in 1986 with Texas Aries Medical Services as Marketing Director, Director of Hospital Based Services and Regional Director of three different regions, responsible for marketing, training, operations, customer relations as well as negotiating the contracts for 15 hospitals in the regions. He was responsible for increasing the sales revenue by 500% within six months of his employment.

In 1989, Mr. Gomez founded Medical Assistance Program Advisors (“M.A.P.A.”) which provided financial services to hospitals and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer. He directed all activities and initiatives for M.A.P.A. and grew the company to $9.6 million in annual revenue before selling it 1999. During this period the company became the 357th largest Hispanic company in the United States. Also during this period (1996), Mr. Gomez founded Laser BioTherapy, Inc. and assembled, directed and led the management team in the development of a unique, medical laser device for use in therapeutic pain management. He participated in all aspects of design, integration, development, manufacturing, clinical trial marketing, business planning and Federal Drug Administration approval processing. He resigned his position in 1999 to focus his attention on his business interest in M.A.P.A.

After selling M.A.P.A. in 1999, he became the President of Electronic Eligibility Systems, Inc. in 2002 and assisted in the design and development of the company’s integrated software for determining eligibility for government entitlement programs for uninsured patients in Texas hospitals. In 2004, Mr. Gomez formed MedeLaser and acquired their Patents for biostimulation and therapeutic use.

During his 18 years in the medical industry, he has been successful in developing relationships with Hospital entities and organizations. Most recently he initiated clinical trials with a branch of the US Military for medical laser device.
Mr. Gomez was nominated as Hispanic Outstanding Entrepreneurs in 1997. Additionally, he received awards in 1995, 96 and for 1997 for the fastest growing Hispanics business in the Nation, the Hispanic 500 largest business as well as the Dallas 100 Fastest growing businesses for 1995, and 1996.