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Israel

Patent Attorney (Patent Agent) at Hi-Tech Department of the largest, earliest established intellectual property firm in Israel.• Drafting of patent applications.• Prosecution of Israeli and non-Israeli applications in the Israeli, US, European and other Patent Offices.• Deal with a wide range of technological fields, including imaging, electro-optics, guidance and control, aerospace, cellular and communications technologies, Internet, automation, computer-based inventions (hardware and software), machine learning, multi-media and electronics.• Clients range from startups to leading large and multinational corporations.

Israel

Patent Attorney (Patent Agent) Trainee at Hi-Tech Department of the largest, earliest established intellectual property firm in Israel.• Drafting of patent applications.• Prosecution of Israeli and non-Israeli applications in the Israeli, US, European and other Patent Offices.

Israel

Defined, delivered and supported Location-Based MPS, SMS and MMS Services and Platforms, for Israel’s first GSM, UMTS and LTE (2G/3G/4G) cellular operator. Included comprehensive specifications and testing, Project Management, and Integration with IT, Operations Support Systems and Network components. • Implemented numerous network changes, with 0 service downtime or impact on 3,000,000 customers, including new systems, upgrades and services.• Improved 80% locating accuracy, by deploying new RTT positioning technology in Mobile Positioning System (Ericsson MPS), and modifying architecture to meet protocol standards.• Reduced 70% payments to international SMS broker, by deploying new routing logic in SMSC (LogicaCMG/Acision).• Defined and developed, 2 months before deadline, compliance with "SMS-Blocking" legislation.• Authored and implemented specifications, test plans and detailed procedures for compliance to Ministry of Communications regulations (Number Portability).• Enabled dismissal of a $4M class-action lawsuit. • Analyzed Fraud and Info Security complaints, developed tools and defined requirements.• Resolved in Partner's favor customer Billing complaints, using statistical and protocol analysis.• Subject-Matter Expert supporting Marketing, Network Operations, Marketing, Security, Police, Government etc.• Lectured to 35 Court Judges on Cellular Positioning Technology and relevance to Criminal cases.• Trained Operations and Engineering staffs on the systems and services.

Israel

Technical planning and Project Manager for deployment of new MMSC (Ericsson) and multi-media transcoder (Mobixell).Included HTTP and SMTP protocols.

Israel

• Increased SMS revenue by 100% through SMS Interconnection to Cellcom /Pelephone, while adapting to GSM protocols.• Deployed in 2 months a new SMSC (150% capacity increase). My first SMS project.• New Israeli 10-digit Numbering Plan (Ministry of Communications regulation).

Israel

Responsibility for Drive Test Program measuring Cellular Network Quality and Performance.

Usa

For AT&T fixed telecoms network.• Authored requirements documents for Automated Speech Recognition platform (Lucent).• Led 30-person team that deployed, ahead of schedule, a new Call Processing Database

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Submarine Systems / Microelectronics (Undersea Cables Repeaters)• Implemented ISO 9001 certification. • Authored Process Documentation. • Quality System Auditing• Hosted Customer Audits and visits

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Data Networking Systems.Designed a complex rack mounted enclosure for a new Data Communications product family. Included Product Realization (introduction to manufacture, DFM).

Ba, Gpa 3.91/4.0

Master Of Science (Msc), Engineering Mechanics, Grade Point Average 4.07/4.0

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering, Gpa 4.16/4.0