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Cardiac Science Inc.

is in the Business Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$68.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Cardiac Science, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets life-saving automated external cardiac defibrillators for both the in-hospital and public access markets that address the leading cause of death in the United States sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Each year, over 450,000 Americans die from SCA. Approximately 70 percent of the deaths occur while people are at work, home or play and nearly 30 percent in hospitals. Outside the hospital, only 5 percent of the SCA victims survive this very treatable condition, with in-hospital SCA survival rates at only 15 percent. The reasons for these dismal survival rates are simple and disturbing. When a person is in cardiac arrest, oxygen is no longer reaching the brain and blood flowing to vital organs has ceased. CPR works to temporarily circulate blood throughout the body, but cannot restore a patient's heart to a life-sustaining rhythm...

Chairman & CEO
Raymond W. Cohen
Number of Employees 212
Contact Information

1900 Main St Ste 700

Irvine, California 92614

www.cardiacscie...

(949) 797-3800

NAICS Code Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: 541611

News & Analysis

cardiac science inc. - All News and Analysis

  • Cardiac Science Selects Pentaho to Streamline Information Integration

    - 2009-03-02

    Pentaho Corp., the commercial open source alternative for business intelligence , today announced that Cardiac Science (NASDAQ: CSCX), a global leader in advanced cardiac diagnosis, resuscitation, rehabilitation, and informatics products, selected Pentaho Data Integration Enterprise Edition to populate and maintain its enterprise data warehouse to...

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  • Cardiac Science

    - 2009-01-01

    The Russell 3000 Index selected Cardiac Science Corp. to be included among its performance list of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies. The index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad market and is reconstituted annually. John Hinson, president and CEO of the company, says...

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  • Cardiac Science to cut jobs

    - 2009-01-01

    Cardiac Science, a maker of cardiac resuscitation and diagnostic equipment, has said a weakening sales outlook is forcing it to slash about 66 employees, or 12 percent, from its payroll this quarter. The Bothell, Wash.-based company said its business was solid in the fourth quarter, and that...

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  • Boy Scouts of America and Cardiac Science Partner to Distribute AEDs

    - 2008-11-12

    BOTHELL, Wash. & IRVING, Texas -- Cardiac Science and the Boy Scouts of America BSA have entered an alliance to make automated external defibrillators AEDs available to the BSA's camping and recreation facilities and council offices nationwide. Cardiac Science [NASDAQ:CSCX] is a global leader in advanced cardiac diagnosis, resuscitation, rehabilitation,...

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  • Cardiac Science Announces Board of Directors Transition

    - 2008-11-11

    BOTHELL, Wash. -- Cardiac Science (NASDAQ:CSCX) a global leader in advanced cardiac diagnosis, resuscitation, rehabilitation, and informatics products, announced that the Board of Directors accepted the resignation of two directors, and appointed a new director, at its regularly scheduled meeting last week. As a result of these changes, the total...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Howard Evers President & COO
Dongping Lin Chief Software Architect & Intellectual Property Officer
Kenneth F. Olson CTO
Michael Gioffredi Chief Marketing Officer
Prabodh Mathur Chief Prod Development Officer
Guy Sohie Senior Vice President, Operations
Allan Criss
Brian R Lee
Bruce J. Barclay
Cheryl L Shea
Darryl R. Lustig
David M Hadley
Harvey N Gillis
Jeffery F. O'Donnell
John R Hinson
Jue Hsien Chern
Kurt Lemvigh
Michael K Matysik
Paul Kamps
Peter Foster
Robert Berg
Ruediger Naumann-Etienne

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Raymond W. Cohen Chairman & CEO
Bruce J. Baraclay Board of Directors
Peter Crosby Board of Directors
Ray E. Newton Board of Directors
Roderick de Greef Board of Directors

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
Execsavvy LLC Current
Cardiac Science, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bioanalogics President Former
State University of New York at Binghamton B.S. in Business Management Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. President & COO Current
Cardiac Science, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Chief Software Architect & Intellectual Property Officer Current

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Cardiac Science, Inc. CTO Current

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Current

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Chief Prod Development Officer Current

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
Philips Medical Systems Vice President Former
Advanced Imaging Technologies, Inc. Vice President, Sales and Marketing Former
Indiana University of Pennsylvania B.S. in Marketing Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
University of Oregon BA and MA degrees in Physics Former

Bruce J Barclay joined SurModics as its President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2003. He was elected to President and Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2005. Prior to joining SurModics, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Vascular Architects, Inc., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and sells products to treat peripheral vascular disease, from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Barclay has more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry. Prior to Vascular Architects, he served at Guidant Corporation, most recently as an officer and Senior Vice President from 1998 to 2000. Previously, he was a Vice President of Guidant's Interventional Cardiology division with responsibility for the law division, a new therapies technical development team, and business development, charged with the acquisition of new products and technologies for the division. Mr. Barclay also has considerable experience in the pharmaceutical area serving in several positions at Eli Lilly and Company. Mr. Barclay received a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.A. in Biology from Purdue University in 1980 and a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law in 1984. He is also a registered patent attorney. Back to Top

Organization Position Status
SurModics, Inc. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
SurModics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vascular Architects, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Vascular Architects, Inc. President Former
Guidant Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Guidant Corporation Vice President of Guidant's Interventional Cardiology Division Former
Guidant Corporation Officer Former
Indiana University J.D. Former
Indiana University School of Law J.D. Former
Purdue University B.A. In Biology Former
Indiana University School of Law B.S. In Chemistry Former

Organization Position Status
Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
Confirma, Inc. Vice President Former
Cryogen, Inc. Vice President Former
ArthroCare Corporation Director Former
California State University B.S. in Nursing Former

Darryl R. Lustig was appointed Vice President, Cardiology Sales, North America, in March 2007, after serving as Vice President, Primary Care since September 2005. Mr. Lustig previously served as Vice President, Primary Care for Quinton Cardiology Systems from March 2003 to August 2005. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing from September 2000 to March 2003 for Burdick, Inc., a company Quinton acquired in January 2003. From November 1999 to August 2000, Mr. Lustig was Vice President of Sales for Cimtek Commerce, a healthcare information and e-commerce company. Mr. Lustig has over 25 years experience in healthcare manufacturing and distribution. Mr. Lustig holds a B.A. in Political Science with a minor concentration in Advertising from Southern Illinois University.

Organization Position Status
Burdick Vice President, Cardiology Sales, North America Current
Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
Southern Illinois University B.A. In Political Science Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc. Vice President of Engineering Former
California Institute of Technology Ph.D. in Geophysics Former
University of California, Riverside B.S. in Physics Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
Stanford University M.S. in engineering and an M.B.A. in finance and systems analysis Former
Carnegie Mellon University B.S. in engineering Former

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Procyte Corporation Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
PhotoMedex, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Procyte Corporation Board of Directors Current
Escalon Medical Corp. Director Current
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. Advisory Member Current
Endologix Inc. Director Current
Cardiac Science Corporation Board of Directors Current
Kensey Nash Corporation CEO Former
PhotoMedex, Inc. CEO Former
Kensey Nash Corporation President Former
PhotoMedex, Inc. President Former
Azurtec, Inc. Board Member Former
La Salle University bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
Decrane Aircraft Holdings, Inc. Vice President of Planning and Business Development Former
Minimed, Inc. Director of Operations Former
Minimed, Inc. Director of Finance Former
Anderson School of Management M.B.A. Former
Claremont McKenna College B.A. in Economics Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
Dsm Vice President Former
Dsm General Manager Former
State University of New York at Buffalo Ph.D. in Civil Engineering Former
National Taiwan University M.S. Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
University of Southern California M.B.A. Former
University of Washington B.A. in Business Administration Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
Techlaw Inc. Regional Director Former
Kennesaw State University B.B.A. in Management Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
Virginia Military Institute B.A. in English Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
University of Washington B.A. in History Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Current
Texas Instruments Incorporated Former
University of Michigan Ph.D. in International Finance Former
Georgia Institute of Technology M.A. in Industrial Management Former

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Cardiac Science, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Haggar Clothing Co. Board Member Current
Cardiac Science Corporation Board Member Current
Cardiac Science, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Perseus LLC Senior Managing Director Former
Morgan Stanley General Partner Former
J.H. Whitney & Co. LLC Associate Former
Morgan Stanley Merchant Banking Department Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business M.B.A Former
Stanford University M.B.A. Former
Princeton University B.A. Former
Workflow Management, Inc. member Former

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Dentalview, Inc. Current
Biolife Solutions, Inc. Director Current
Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cardiac Science, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Endologix Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cambridge Heart, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Cardiac Science, Inc. Chief Financial Officer & Secretary Former
University of Oregon M.B.A. Former
California State University B.A. In Economics and International Relations Former

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