Objective 

Experienced Senior Executive with a demonstrated history of working with the military, maritime and security industries; managing large scale projects with major corporates worldwide; turning around organizations and gaining profitability traction

 

Experience

CEO, Kibbutz Afikim community, Afikim, Israel                                                   2016 - 2017

Increasing revenue by 20% - prompt growth program within 3 month introducing       monthly budget reports, achieving financial control, Improving costs with vendors and suppliers

Co-chairing the board of directors

Leading all organizational interests - finance, HR, infrastructure, health and education

Presiding over the organization's long and short term goals

Overseeing development of communal health & education programs

 

Board member, Afikim Electric Vehicles factory, Afikim, Israel                              2015 - 2016

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Military Service                                                                                   

Israeli Navy, Commander                                                                  1990 - 2015 (Retired)

 

Team leader/Instructor ,National Defense college, Herzliya, Israel                        2013 - 2015

Mentoring 20 senior staff officers

Supervising change leading, strategy and vision building

Developing organizations - Deeply analyzing various needs of each staff officer, managing work plans, motivating and achieving team goals

 

Head of Submarines & Under water defense branch,

Operational Requirements and R&D Department, Navy HQ, Tel-Aviv, Israel           2006 - 2013

Accomplished developing of Israeli state of the art : submarine defense systems,  sonar system prototype

Leading ​National autonomous underwater vehicle R&D program

300 Million dollars total Budget responsibility

Managing Complex systems - 50 development, procurement and force build up projects, civil and military engineering matrix at Israel, USA and Europe

Main partners and customers:

USA: US NAVY, LOCKHEED MARTIN, EDO Corp', RAYTHEON, KOLLMORGEN

EUROPE: GERMANY - HDW, ATLAS, SIEMENS, ThyssenKrupp, ITALY-WASS, SEI

ISRAEL: RAFAEL, IAI, ELBIT, DSIT, IMI

 

Naval officer, full operational tenure, Israeli Navy, Haifa,                                   1990 - 2006

Tactical trainer commanding officer; Missile corvette commanding officer; submarine officer; Naval Academy

 

EDUCATION

MA - Negotiation specialist, Shakla & Taria, Herzliya, Israel                                 2015 - 2016

MA - Consulting and Organizational Behavior, The College of Management Academic Studies, Rishon Le-Zion, Israel, Executive coaching specialization                                     2011 - 2013

BA - Philosophy, East Asia studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel                     2002 - 2005