As a Co-Founder & CTO at ammune.ai, I oversee the research and development efforts, defining the product roadmap, and managing the day-to-day operations, navigating the intricate journey of achieving product-market fit for our cybersecurity/AI product in its early enterprise adaption stages. The product has been successfully deployed and is actively safeguarding API traffic in enterprise-grade data centers, at private and public clouds. As a component of our go-to-market strategy, we've forged a partnership with Nvidia to jointly offer an AI-based API Security solution (combining hardware and software), aiming to extend our reach to a wider audience.𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: Originating the AI/ML model that protects APIs in a very high accuracy and leading the research and benchmarking activities.  Leading the design of the product software architectural model and its integration at enterprise data centers.  Managing the development team, including day-to-day activity such as code design & review, CI/CD process, testing and documentation.  Defining and executing the product strategy and roadmap, in- & out-bound.  Leading the product-market fit process and technological collaboration activities with major partners (Nvidia, Intel, Amdocs and more). Managing an in-house and off-shore development team.

Bank Hapoalim aimed to revolutionizing its multi-channel systems and strategy at this period, including Internet, smart-phone applications and the call-center systems & CRM. 𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: Conceptualizing & architecting technological advancements within the bank’s operational framework  Identifying and re-defining of major business processes, defining the requirement for replacement of a legacy Identity management (IDM) system, re-architecting the APIs operation model, centralizing NW and system logs into a scalable and searchable mechanism, etc.  Project management of key R&D efforts to modernize and upgrade banking systems.

In my role as Head of R&D and Projects Unit at Elad Systems, I oversaw transformative technology projects for enterprises, including ERP and enterprise systems. 𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: Leading the replacement of a legacy ERP system with a modern tailor-made workflow-based system, used by +10k users.  Managing and improving R&D process of building and launching enterprise applications, enabling organizations to engage internal & external clients with data and functionality through web functionality, as part of the organiztional digital transformation process.  Directing the upgrading process of existing BI systems, focusing on managerial dashboards and operative security profiling, which significantly improved decision-making accuracy. Managed a team of +70 professionals, successfully delivering over 20 major projects on time and under budget, as part of the project management excellence effort.

During my tenure as VP of R&D at Forex Cash Blog, I spearheaded strategic technology initiatives that significantly advanced the company's trading platform and back-office systems. My role was instrumental in enhancing system performance, security, and customer support, positioning Forex Cash Blog as a leader in online trading technology.𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: Enhancement of the trading platform core, overawing the upgrade of existing J2EE & Oracle and incorporating JBOSS for efficient data brokerage, resulting in a significance performance improvement. Rapid development of new trading applications on demand. Directing the improvement of data analysis methods to identify anomalies in customer behavior, improving security and customer trust. Managing the IT infrastructure, ensured its robustness and scale (private data center).  Provided 24/7 tier 2-3 technological support to customers, achieving a 99.9% system uptime rate.  Managing a team of +30 developers, DBAs, testers and support professionals.

During my tenure at iMDsoft as Senior R&D Manager, I built a professional team that was responsible for a comprehensive production support of the company product and to continuously enhancement its quality through automation.𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: Managing a dynamic team (+30) of developers, QA, and support professionals, successfully meeting rigorous recruitment schedules and cultivating a culture of excellence and high performance. Global technological support leadership, establishing and leading a 24/7 tier 2-3 technological support for approximately 100 customer sites worldwide, ensuring high reliability and exceptional customer service. Product line quality enhancement, championed the ongoing improvement of product line quality by introducing and implementing efficient automation methods, resulting in heightened reliability and customer satisfaction.

As the founder and CTO at BioLog Technologies start-up company, I was focused on innovative leadership in software & algorithms design and development, alongside hands-on project management with early adopters worldwide.BioLog Technologies was a start-up company that focused on developing a workflow platform that streamlines usage of AI/ML algorithms into automated data analysis processes that are used for bio-informatics/drug discovery research aims.𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: Founding the company and serving as a CTO.  Managing a team of software developers and bioinformatics professionals.  Spearheaded the product architecture and core development in C++/STL technology, leading the software implementation of AI/ML algorithms and of the workflow engine.  Managing implementation projects at early adopter customer sites worldwide, encompassing requirements analysis, development and implementation, demonstrating a significant technical leadership and global project management acumen.

As the course manager and lecturer at the Open University, Israel, I was responsible for educating on AI/ML methods used in bioinformatics, imparting practical knowledge and skills to leverage data analysis and simulation techniques effectively in real-world research settings, enhancing the analytical capabilities of students and professionals in the industrial sector.

During my tenure at Prochon Biotech my research goal was to find new cancer therapeutics candidates by using extensive use of AI/ML computational models.𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: Developing and applying AI/ML models to screen chemical large scale compound libraries.  Developing and applying AI/ML models to optimize selected candidates by developing focuesed. virtual libraries and re-selecting potentially improved compounds.

As a Software Team Leader at Intel Corporation, my role was pivotal in driving the development and oversight of production systems across Web and Mainframe environments.𝐌𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: Ensured the seamless operation and reliability of production support systems, critical to Intel's operational excellence. Led development efforts in integrating web technologies with traditional mainframe environments, improving system functionality and user experience.