Taking products concepts to life & prototypes to mass-production

· Leading all technologies products in the storage business unit, from product characterization to commercial launch.· Responsible on developing and executing the strategy of the product category with Stanley Black & Decker distributes (Home depot, Lows etc.) and with internal stockholders.· Managing a team of product and engineering as well as all design and production vendors, including application software, electronics and manufacturing.

• Operations management including NPI, manufacturing, certifications, quality processes, fulfillment and supply chain. • Leading all mechanical and electronic R&D processes, and managing all R&D subcontractors.• Responsible for setting all manufacturing KPIs (cost, yield, failure rate, MTTR etc.) and ensuring they are achieved.• Full responsibility for ensuring the product and production comply with regulation and meet quality assurance requirements.• Building successful business relationships, including negotiating, with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, consumers and fulfillment centers (Amazon’s FBA and ShipWire). • Fully accountable for the entire procurement process.

• Leading Clipfort’s R&D product development, from product characterization to commercial launch.• Capturing customer and market insights to develop and offer a better product.• Full responsibility on production infrastructure, including selection and management of suppliers and vendors, and leading the entire order/purchasing cycle.• Key contributor in establishing and implementing organizational policies objectives and procedures.

• End-to-end responsibility for entire product portfolio; from analysis of market needs to end-of-life. • Led the company's new product category (Soda) from concept to design, Including building relevant infrastructures, launching the product, upgrading it and leading cost reduction initiatives.• Managed a 35M NIS Capex and Opex budget.• Oversaw full product development lifecycle: managing the PRD process, PDR, CDR and product verification tests.• Was fully accountable for ensuring logistic compatibility of the product during R&D process, while keeping in sync with procurement, engineering, manufacturing, QA, IT, customer service, training and marketing departments.

• Overall responsibility for company's production lines in Israel.• Managed 75 employees personally and professionally while ensuring that their professionalism, productivity, and motivation are maintained.• Managed a 2M NIS budget, setting objectives and implementing KPIs for production line and staff productivity.• Increased production line productivity rate by 25%, decreased the rate of human quality faults from 5% to 1.2% .

• Established new manufacturing and assembly lines and infrastructures for new products designed for the Chinese market.• Managed the full NPI process (Alpha, Beta, series 1 production, product and vendor authorization and procurement).• Sourced, authorized and trained 70 vendors from Asia, Europe and U.S., including a local Chinese team for the operation of production lines.

• NPI management for the 'Primo' product in Israel and England.• Product Configuration management (BOMs and product trees, ECR, ECO) and responsibility for PLM processes.

• Designed and developed precise motion systems from concept, through R&D and ATP.• Managed vendors and subcontractors manufacturing and assembling company's products; handled procurement processes.