Yael Drey Email & Phone Number

Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Part of the SaaS layer of the IDF's private cloud, where I manage a research platform for data scientists.•Leading to a perceptual change in the way ML and AI research is carried out in the IDF.I sat with the clients and broke down the research process into stages and distilled where the difficulty and root problems were in the process and how our product can solve those issues.•I led the introduction of state-of-the-art MLOps and ML lifecycle products into our organization, leading to an improved end-to-end research process across the board.•While collaborating with other departments of the organization: R&D, UX designers, and operational teams, we accomplished successful delivery, and we have increased the use of our platform by 300% in one year.•Led the product lifecycle from inception to launch, including ideation, creation of user stories and tasks, definition, and monitoring of KPIs, release process management (prioritization and execution), and implementation of user feedback.•Forming the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, and communicating it to the stakeholders.

Led cyber security projects in a classified unit while getting the outstanding honor from the Head of the ICT Division.•Responsible for maintenance and upgrade of security products in the network.•Implemented new products based on – understanding customer needs, market research, architecture planning, and ongoing maintenance.•Harnessing all relevant factors to the goal and creating corporations for getting things done.

Responsible for the availability of dozens of classified systems while managing a team of technicians.•Found solutions under pressure and demanding deadlines.•Reflecting real-time status of the production systems to higher ranks and decision-makers.•Constant contact with different customers, getting operational demands and executing them.

Product Managment

• A practical program that teaches the entire lifecycle of product management. • I applied the product methodologies by a product I.

B.Sc. Electrical Engineering

Final Project – Planning operational data center for an army base while answering an important request from the customer, redundancy.

Practical Electronics Engineer

• Graduate with great honors • Project “Rakia” funded by the IDF, promoting female engineers