Management Team

Edward Ray — Chairman

Edward Ray brings invaluable management and Board directorship to Quantason. He is President of Sonoworld.com, a medical communication company whose mission is to bring free or low-cost educational materials and information to the global ultrasound community. Previously, Ed founded and was Chairman of Interspec, a NASDAQ company developing and marketing diagnostic ultrasound instruments. Interspec merged with ATL which was subsequently acquired by Philips. He was also President of Airshields, the world leader in infant incubators and monitoring equipment. Prior to the above, Ed worked at GE-Aerospace Group where he established and managed GE’s Ocean Systems Department. He also established and managed the Advanced Space Nuclear Operation which developed nuclear isotope power system for the Apollo Moon Landing and for other deep space missions. Ed served as a Director of the Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Education Institute and was a Board member of the Benjamin Franklin Foundation.
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Edmond Rambod, PhD, EMBA — President & CEO

Edmond Rambod is a serial entrepreneur, an executive, a Doctor of Medicine, an accomplished scientist and an inventor. Edmond has executive background and proven management experience. After years of successful academic career at Caltech and productive work with major medical device companies, Edmond founded BioQuantetics, a California Corporation that developed the fundamentals of the bi-modal functional ultrasound platform, conceptually transforming the utilization of ultrasound for image-based medicine, screening and diagnosis. Edmond is the founder and current CEO of Quantason, a Delaware Corporation. Under his management, Quantason has grown rapidly to become the pioneer in the field of functional ultrasound and real- time spectroscopy. Under his leadership, Quantason has perfected the implementation of the principals of bi- modal functional ultrasound for screening and diagnosis; a revolutionary technology with medical and non- medical applications. Edmond has valuable industrial experience and previously served as the Chief Scientific Officer of a US-based medical device public company where he invented the core technology. Edmond is an expert on cardiac implantable devices and is the inventor of several medical technologies and devices including image-based dynamic ultrasound spectrography, wearable artificial kidney and wearable ultrafiltration device. He has successfully raised millions of dollars in grants and private placements for his companies. He is one of the awardees of the American Physical Society and author of many US awarded and pending patents. Edmond has multidisciplinary scientific knowledge, has published his work in leading scientific, engineering and medical Journals and has lectured in more than 100 national and International scientific, medical and business events. He obtained his engineering and medical degrees from the Technion-IIT in Haifa, Israel and his executive MBA from University of California Anderson School of Management at Los Angeles.
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Robert Martin Snukal — Director

Robert Snukal brings invaluable skills in Board directorship and management of large organizations in medical services and supplies. Bob founded Fountain View, Incorporated (now Skilled Healthcare), where he served as the CEO. Under his management, Fountain View successfully grew to operate 50 skilled nursing facilities across the US, three institutional pharmacies and two therapy companies with more than 6000 employees. He left active management in Fountain View although he remained a major shareholder and a member of the Board until the company was sold in 2005. Bob also co-founded Twin Med, Inc., a national distributor of medical supplies. He has sold his interests in Twin Med. Bob has a special interest in the film production industry. He co-founded Itasca Pictures, where he served as Chairman and is currently a partner in SGS Productions, a motion picture company.

Bob has an exceptional passion for innovations in medical technologies. He has been involved in several medical device startup companies and currently serves as the CEO of National Quality Care, Inc.
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Carolyn F. Bivens — Director

Carolyn Bivens was the commissioner of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) between 2005 and 2009. She was the 7th person and the 1st woman to hold this position since the LPGA was founded in 1950. Under her leadership, the LPGA grew to record performance levels by revising the business model resulting in doubling the household television audience, strengthening the bottom line, increasing revenue shared with partners and benefits for members. As a member of the World Golf Foundation Board, Carolyn participated in the successful bid for golf to be included as an Olympic sport which begins in 2016. Previously, Carolyn was president and chief operating officer of Initiative Media North America, which was at the time, the largest media services agency in North America and part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. Carolyn had the P&L responsibility for all operations which included radio, television, print and digital media planning and buying for accounts including Home Depot, Disney, Merck Pharmaceuticals, J&J, Novartis and AOL. Earlier, Carolyn was a founding member of USA TODAY where she began in circulation sales by leading the team which established amenity sales to the hospitality and airline industries at a level which created a category later adopted by other national newspapers. She went on to lead the advertising and advertising operations for USA TODAY worldwide including the domestic and international editions and brand extensions. In 1994, Carolyn was named Manager of the Year for the Gannett Company and in 2002, Electronic Media magazine named Carolyn one of the most powerful women in television. She served on the Board of the Ad Council for 12 years and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for 17 years, including past chairman. Carolyn attended Radford College in Virginia
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Ari Shamiss, MD, MPA — Special Advisor

Dr. Ari Shamiss has extensive experience in professional military and business areas. He is currently serves as the CEO of Sheba Medical Center's General Hospital in Israel and he is involved in many Israeli and international business and healthcare projects. Dr. Shamiss has an extensive experience in business development, elaboration of medical research, integration of new technologies and communication methods into the hospital, development of worldwide distribution channels to enhance the flow of international patients arriving to the hospital, general management of a leading medical institution, subject to operational, financial, regulatory, public commitment, business and marketing strategic objectives. He has been involved in several healthcare projects, such as establishing CRC, hospital facility navigator, computerized medical records, medical equipment, and medical wallets. Dr. Shamiss obtained his medical degree from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology before joining Sheba Medical Center. He also holds a Management Public Administration (MPA) degree from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.
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Myles Gothelf, CPA — Chief Financial Officer

Myles Gothelf is a licensed and experienced Certified Public Accountant licensed in California. He brings more than two decades of practical and hands-on experiences in accounting, business management and financial planning. Since 1982 he has held his license in California as a certified public accountant and has experience in working with several Manufacturing Companies. He is the Managing Director of Gothelf & Associates accounting firm specializing in manufacturing, real-estate and labor net-worth clients. Previously, Myles served as the CFO of BioQuantetics, Inc. from where Quantason, LLC has licensed some of its intellectual property. He is managing and responsible for all the financial transactions of Quantason, LLC and its wholly-owned Israeli subsidiary, Quantason, Ltd. His overall responsibilities include corporate accounting, tax reporting, employment agreements, employment benefits, payroll, investments, etc. Myles received his academic degree from California State University at Northridge.
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