Art Smith / Director of Operations
- 15-Year veteran of national retail corporations, as an Operations specialist.
- Expert in managing the manpower and resources of multi-location organizations.
- Oversees site management, team scheduling and the centralized Call Center.
- Formerly District Manager and Operations leader for Walmart Pharmacies - 15 locations generating $125 million in revenue; and District Manager and Operations Leader for Circuit City - 24 locations
- Extensive training: HIPAA Privacy and Security regulations, PSQIA Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, and medical regulatory organizations.
Jose Vazquez / Director of Finance
- 26 Years of financial expertise at the corporate level, in the fields of: Medical, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, and Retail.
- Former Audit Partner of Deloitte, and Arthur Anderson (Venezuela)
- As a Senior leader in the company, maintains a sole focus on the financial team and their activities, and collaborates in the strategic planning of the organization.
- Certified CPA.
Aruna Thapar / Director of Billing
- 23-Year veteran of Medical Practice Management.
- Experienced in crafting protocols critical to the medical practice.
- Expert at developing process and team training, across administrative disciplines.
- Extensive training: HIPAA Privacy and Security regulations
- As a Senior leader in the Company, maintains a sole focus on Medical Insurance, Billing Management, Accounts Receivable, and Credentialing.
- BA in Business Management from University of Maryland University College.
Kathleen Hart / Director of Advertising
- 25-Year veteran of global advertising agencies and in-house corporate marketing departments.
- Senior leader in strategic planning, creative development, and program execution of the Company's advertising and marketing communications.
- Expert at managing multi-million dollar P&L's, most notably as an advertising agency restructure and turnaround specialist.
- Formerly: SVP/Agency Operations, Young & Rubicam; VP/Production Operations, J. Walter Thompson; VP/Agency Operations, Merkle Inc.
- Client experience: automotive, airline, travel, hospitality, government, insurance, and non-profit.
Bob Howell / Director of Growth & Development
- An employee of Center for Vein Restoration since its inception in 2005, assisted in company growth from a single site entity to 15 sites in 2011.
- 20 Years of healthcare experience in the areas of Business Development, Physician Relations, Marketing, Media and Public Relations.
- Former Director at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Inova Health System,
Prince George's Hospital. - Former Board Member of Capitol Area Society of Health Care Planning & Marketing, and American Cancer Society. Membership with the American College of Phlebology and Metro Area Physician Services Association
Betelhem Worku / Director of Medical Records & Pre-Authorization
- Sole focus in managing the Medical Records throughout the Center for Vein Restoration network.
- Extensive training: HIPAA Privacy and Security regulations.
- Registered Medical Assistant.
- A native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Betty is multi-degreed in: Graduate Degree/Accounting from Unity College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; BBA Health Service Administration from Strayer University.
Brent Matherly / Director of Sales
- Director of Center for Vein Restoration's multi-state, 10-person Physician Liaison Team.
- 10 Years' expertise as a Sales Leader at the corporate level, including Top-Ranked Representative at Pfizer Pharmaceutical.
- As a senior member of the fundraising team at Washington Adventist Hospital, pioneered a process for capitol fundraising and managed the growth of their
fundraising efforts. - 12 Years' military (U.S. Army) as a Captain; specialty as Medevac helicopter pilot; Flight Platoon Leader; Fort Drum (New York) Division Air Medevac Officer; developed a process for evacuating wounded personnel from modern-day battlefields.
Naymyo Myint / Director of Inforamtion Technology
- 16 Years of experience in Corporate Network Infrastructure, Projects and Management
- As an expert IT Director/Network Infrastructure Engineer, maintains a sole focus on the transformation and growth of Center for Vein Restoration.
- Former Deputy Program Manager at Ingenium Corporation as a computer consultant engineer for a 3,000-member Healthcare client.
- Former Sr. Management/Sr. Network Engineer at Dimensions Healthcare Corporation, improving Hospital Network infrastructure and IT Department.
- Former corporate liaison for Hyundai Corporation's Hydro-Power/Dam projects (Burma).
- Masters in Computer Science from Western Illinois University.
- BS in Geography/Aerial Photo and Topographical Mapping (Burma)