Cardio Vascular Sales - Specialists in Ultrasound System Sales and Service

Our people

Our most valuable and enduring assets are the people who work at CVS

John White 

John White  has over 26 years of experience in the industry working for OEMs such as Acuson, Toshiba, Phillips, and GE. In 2001 he formed the company as a family operation that sold and installed ultrasound systems and trained veterinarians throughout the United States. Sales were brisk with the distribution rights to the Toshiba product line providing 3-4 system sales a month. A stellar reputation for taking care of the customer fueled growth. Outside sales reps were hired, clinical training personnel were added, and educational courses were created in conjunction with teaching Universities. SoundVision grew into a true distribution company with a direct sales model.

John White begin is the President of SoundVision / CVS. He provides strategic business vision, forges partner relationships and manages overall company objectives. He is currently working on Customer Connectivity and service training.

Mr. White founded SoundVision in 2001 and oversaw its acquisition of CVS in February of 2008. Previous to founding SoundVision, Mr. White worked in sales at OEMs such as Acuson, Toshiba, Phillips, and GE. He also has a background in teaching and still loves working the wet labs.

He believes we are fortunate to live in a time when the technology can provide expert eyes on sight service.  This program rewards those sonographers that worked at perfecting their craft.  These experts provide assistance on site to a scanner with less experience. This is truly a paradigm shift in our industry.

Kirk Foate

 Kirk Foate  is a Partner and the General manager of CardioVascular Sales. He directly manages all OEM vendor and dealer partner relationships as well as the internal sales, service and parts departments at CVS. Mr. Foate is currently developing a network to bridge the gap between OEMs and 3rd party dealers.He is deeply involved in refining business processes at CVS and exporting them for use by CVS's dealer partners. He is also involved with domestic and international expansion plans. He is passionate about improving dealer and customer experience and strengthening the position of ultrasound technologies amid its competition from CT and MRI.

Mr Foate has over 20 years of total experience including OEM experience with Acuson, ATL/Phillips, and GE. He understands dealer concerns well as he launched his own medical imaging dealership in 1997 where he furthered his OEM relationships. He merged his company with CVS in 2004 to launch a private-label image management system. His skill in PACS and networking is a value he continues to offer to dealer partners that join CVS's network.

Mr. Foate has seen ultrasound progress from a new technology to it's current position as a mature product. He has a Bachelors of Science from San Jose State in Silicon Valley. He is happily married with one son and currently lives in San Diego.

Arlana Franklin 

Arlana Franklin  is the Manager of Education and Training at SoundVision / CVS. She directs all educational and training initiatives as well as providing management assistance in finance and sales as well. Ms. Franklin is currently leading the expansion of the training programs by developing new instructional materials and scheduling new forums. Arlana is passionate about learning and teaching having done research for several of the top hospitals and biotechnology companies since 1998.

Previous to joining SoundVision at its founding in 2001, Ms. Franklin worked as an independent consultant doing research and sonography for clients such as NASA, San Francisco General Hospital, Cytokinetics, and NAMSA. She has over 24 years of experience in sonography and management for organizations such as GE Medical systems, Phillips Medical systems and Hewlett Packard.

Ms. Franklin graduated in Radiology from Midwestern State University and holds certifications from the School of Cardiac Ultrasound at the Arizona Heart Institute & Adult & Pediatric Echocardiography and Vascular Ultrasound. She is also certified by the Institute of Ultrasound Diagnostics from Alabama for Abdomen, OB/GYN, Small Parts, and Neonatal Head. Ms. Franklin has had her research published in several journals.

Jennifer Thompson 

Jennifer has recently joined our team as our controller.  Jennifer cut her teeth at 17  running her fathers insurance business.  She has managed many offices since and served on State Farms paperless launch team with her mother.  She most recently had been managing her husbands general contracting business.

She is the mother of 4 wonderful children and always seems to find time to serve them.  She is very active in her community but she is probably best known for her BUNS.  Jennifer is the Cinnamon Roll Queen of the east valley.  She is unbelievably creative and a pleasure to work with.

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Jonathan Ames 

Jonathan Ames  is the Director of Marketing at SoundVision / CVS. He leads all strategic market planning, global market expansion and tactical comSoundVision efforts. He is currently working on a brand integration initiative that will communicate the combined abilities of SoundVision and CVS to a global audience. Mr. Ames is passionate about web marketing, international communications and the blend between strategic planning and creative tactics.

Before joining SoundVision in 2008 Mr. Ames served as the Director of Marketing at Versadial where he controlled advertising, marketing communications, product development, channel programs, and international marketing. In this previous position he spearheaded a web-based Spanish-language marketing initiative that created new business in the Central and South American markets at a cost 1/3 lower than traditional costs.

Mr. Ames has held management positions at high tech and medical companies over the course of the past 11 years including advertising work for Intel, Iomega, Kodak and Minolta. Mr. Ames holds a masters degree in business administration from Baker College, and a B.A. in design from Brigham Young University.

Bill Ward 

Bill Ward  is the Manager of Omnicare service at SoundVision / CVS. He supervises all diagnostic and repair work done by SoundVision / CVS techs to assure quality and satisfaction. He manages field service calls, in-house repairs, tech support calls and tech training. His passion is keeping up to date with the latest technological advances in the medical field.

Mr. Ward has over 35 years of technical experience with diagnostic medical imaging (X-ray, Ultrasound, and Nuclear medicine). Previous to joining CVS he worked in the technical support departments of GE Medical systems, Ultraserv, and Acuson. One of the accomplishments he is most proud of was helping Acuson move from being a start-up company to winning the Sammy Award for outstanding service in the medical service industry.

Mr. Ward is well known in the ultrasound service community and keeps his field service skills sharp by doing tough service calls himself. His wife is also a sonographer on the clinical side and they keep each other updated on their respective sides of the industry.

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Chase Thompson

Chase has recently rejoined the CVS/ SoundVision team as COO.  Chase brings a youthful leadership to a young and growing sales force.  He is active in his school, and church.  While working at CVS / SoundVision Mr. Thompson is completing his masters in biomedical engineering at Arizona State University.  He was recently awarded a grant to develop a device to decrease stress injuries during inpatient transportation.  He provides a broad range of technical skills which have already proven valuable in our business. 

He is extremely bright and injects energy to those around him.  His Facebook is full, he plays a mean piano and is an expert at guitar hero.

Bob Thomas

Bob Thomas is the Resource coordinator for Omnicare service at SoundVision / CVS. He oversees the OmniCare repair and maintenance with specialized technical experience with Philips, Agilent and GE equipment. He supervises contracts and negotiations as well as coordinating resources to meet service needs and goals. His current mission is to build OmniCare into the premier customer support network in North America.

Mr. Thomas has over 30 years of technical experience with medical electronics. Previous to joining CVS he worked at Hoffrel instruments, Diasonics and ATL. His technical skill and affable personality have help him move up consistently from senior customer support rep, to area specialist, training and publications manager, training instructor and finally as acting regional manager . In 1994 Mr. Thomas founded Medatek, building an extensive network of ultrasound techs to support small ultrasound dealers.

Mr. Thomas has extensive technical and management training. He himself has trained scores of technicians across the U.S. and in the Orient. He remains in a cooperative network with other skill medical techs, keeping pace with an ever evolving industry.