Zach is a healthcare executive with two decades of experience in post-acute respiratory care services and outcome-based care models. Zach grew up in the home care/respiratory industry and a family of successful Respiratory Therapists & entrepreneurs. After becoming a Respiratory Therapist himself, Zach worked in acute care for three years before transitioning back into post-acute care. Zach served as Special Projects Manager & National Clinical Educator for Linde-RSS. He served as VP of Health Management & Chief Clinical Officer at Alana Healthcare, developing the CROM program that transitioned the company from a Durable Medical Equipment provider in TN into a national Disease Management organization. Zach started Encore with the vision of radically improving post-acute respiratory care delivery through clinical excellence, innovative technologies, and the Nexus software.