Yaron Simon Email & Phone Number

Center District, Israel

Hod Hasharon, Israel, IL

• The Group is comprised of a number of companies and branches at global distribution – Israel, India, the USA and Hong Kong.
• The Group develops, produces and markets unique products for the diamond industry.
• Some of the company products are developed in a cloud (AWS) environment.
• Prior to joining the Group, the company did not have a CIO and I was required to establish a department to address everything relating to information systems and operations.
• Within 3 years I established the Information Systems Department, with the following responsibilities: MIS, IT, DEVOPS, Security.
• Holding this position I have revolutionized everything connected to processes, information systems and information security; Main Group-wide MIS projects during the last years: o Expanding the application of existing.

• Managing the Information Systems Department (extended team). The Group is comprised of 5 companies, 70 sales branches (Israel, Hungary, Czech Republic), 2 logistics centers worldwide, headquarters in Israel, Hungary.
• Changing information system – an extremely complex project, which was considered a revolution after years of using a limited system with no support. It required deep understanding of the processes and handling remote.
• Introducing smart terminals for sales agents – after years of manual work, salespersons can present computerized catalogs to customers, feed-in computerized orders and manage each customer's credit and obligo – all on.
• During my tenure it was decided to open companies and activities in East Europe – requiring the establishment of an information system for each activity interfacing with the center of activity here in Israel. These.
• Automation to processes of issuing BI reports by purchasing a new software program and establishing a new module. This led to 20% savings.
• During my tenure it was decided to change the distribution method and outsource the company's storage services – this project required building interfaces between the Warehouse Management System (WMS) and the company's.

TEL AVIV, US

• Managing the Information Systems Department (extended team) of a global Israeli-based company with branches in China and the USA.
• Changing information system: I initiated its replacement by an information system capable of providing the company's new needs.
• During my tenure the company established offices in China and the USA: the engineering and operations activities were shifted to China. It required establishing an information system to support the process.
• Establishing a B2B site for supplier management: this site served the various suppliers, allowing them to view the company's orders and product trees.
• Following the company's growth and development, changing the entire infrastructure and establishing a storage layout and DRP system.
• Establishing a distribution system in the USA by EDI interfaces and messages

IL

• Leading technological projects to implement more efficient internal division processes
• Responsible for process analysis and system requirements in coordination with other HMO divisions including workflow design and system interface development
• Leading Implementation of internet based managing tools and ISO 9000 standard
• Managed the Finance Division IT system, leading processes to improve system efficiency and performance