Founder of DPOG, Neal Collins is certified by the American Board of Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics. He earned a bachelor’s degree in prosthetics and orthotics from California State University at Dominguez Hills. Trained at Los Angeles and UCLA & LA Southwest College, 4 year Apprenticeship with C. Richard Favley, Collins continues to keep abreast of the latest technologies. He has accumulated twenty years of practical experience and has served as a facility examiner for the American Board of Certification. He frequently gives professional development lectures rehabilitation consultants throughout the Coachella Valley.

Mark is very excited about the new adaptive devices coming into the market, and as such, he is always introducing new ideas into the company, including Functional Electrical Stimulators for drop foot patients. As reflected by his previous career as a wildlife research biologist, Mark is very active in the outdoors and is passionate about supporting patients’ highest possible activity level. Earning his orthotics certification in 2008, Mark has been with DPOG since 2005 in a variety of roles including lab tech, assistant orthotist and now as a board certified orthotist.

An avid athlete, Rob is passionate about rehabilitation and making people’s lives better though greater mobility. After earning his 2002 bachelor’s degree in Biomechanics, he devoted the next four years to prosthetic and orthotic training, he also has certification as a Prosthetist finally landing in the Desert in late 2006. Since that time, Rob has enjoyed helping hundreds of amputees reach their goals through his professional work as a orthotist and through his volunteer amputee peer counseling.

A family man, an outdoor enthusiast and an avid wheelchair basketball player, Scott loves to make a difference in patient’s lives. As a recent amputee, he compassionately relates to amputees and uses his background to encourage and support patients through their adaptive transitions. A kinesiology major, Scott earned his degree in 2002, and threw himself into the practice of prosthetics for the following eight years, eventually earning board certification in 2008.