After retiring from Rafael and moving to the United States, I have started a new vocation as a Jewish Spiritual Leader and a Rabbi.Prior to that served as an Executive Manager and engineer. For 30+ years since retiring from Navy, led international teams in business and development collaborations in innovative high-tech defense technologies, entrepreneurial-like ventures – resulting in many hundreds million US$ orders. Under his leadership, team morale and alignment where heightened, resulting with dramatic improvements in mission completion, financial performance, high levels of customer trust and retention, on-time and high quality project delivery.Accomplishments include:• Creative Countertrade (offset) Management, Business Development and Program Management with over 30 years of experience in international defense, government and Hi-Tech commercial businesses. • Deep understanding of multi-cultural behavior and nuances, with vast experience in technical and commercial negotiations with institutes and governments, worldwide: Far East, (e.g. Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea), India, Europe (e.g. UK, France, Germany, Spain, Hungary, The Netherlands, Italy), US, Canada, Australia and South America (e.g. Chile, Peru).• Experienced in all aspects of general management and business development for new and existing businesses alike; from incorporation and building the business plan, through attracting strategic partners and investors, developing the marketing and sales networks, to financial and human resources management.• Extensive experience in leading international high-tech multi-disciplinary, multi-M$, defense products and programs from development, marketing and winning proposals, planning and budgeting, through R&D, engineering and production, to delivery, installation and customer after-sale support. These programs generated many hundreds M$ highly profitable sales.• General Manager of high-tech and defense franchises in Australia, US, Israel.