Douglas J. Mastel, founder and CEO of Mastel Precision Surgical Instruments, died unexpectedly March 20. He was 67 years old.
Mastel graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1981, obtaining a degree in metallurgical engineering, and was an ambassador for his alma mater. He began his career making diamond-tipped drill bits in Houston.
Mastel launched the company that would become Mastel Precision Surgical Instruments in 1984 in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was motivated to start the company after his brother-in-law, eye surgeon Alan D. Baribeau, MD, (Read more...)