Hadar Franco
Director of Data Engineering at retrain.ai- Claim this Profile
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Itamar Yoniso
From the moment I've first interviewed Hadar it was hard to miss her great potential as a true leader. I had the pleasure of working with her at albert.ai, first when managing her as a software developer and a team leader, and then when collaborating with her on several projects. Hadar represents a unique combination rarely encountered in the industry: Exceptionally technical and a business leader. She is a highly talented, goal-oriented manager who leverages a wide set of well-developed skills in order to maximize the value her team can deliver to the business. Her ability to cast a wide net over existing departments and projects, led to the discovery of new cross-functional opportunities and enabled a rich dialog between different parts of the organization. Hadar was a great asset for albert.ai and I'm confident she will continue to be highly valuable for future organizations she'll work for.
Ron Netzerel
I had the pleasure to work with Hadar for the last 4.5 years at albert.ai. Hadar can transform any group of people into a team, with her natural leadership skills combined with the true understanding of people and technology. She is a highly motivated, goal-oriented co-worker, with the power to get the work done while keeping her team fully engaged. Her drive led her to go from a junior software developer to lead an R&D group - in just 4 years. I’m sure any team would be lucky to have Hadar on-board.
Itamar Yoniso
From the moment I've first interviewed Hadar it was hard to miss her great potential as a true leader. I had the pleasure of working with her at albert.ai, first when managing her as a software developer and a team leader, and then when collaborating with her on several projects. Hadar represents a unique combination rarely encountered in the industry: Exceptionally technical and a business leader. She is a highly talented, goal-oriented manager who leverages a wide set of well-developed skills in order to maximize the value her team can deliver to the business. Her ability to cast a wide net over existing departments and projects, led to the discovery of new cross-functional opportunities and enabled a rich dialog between different parts of the organization. Hadar was a great asset for albert.ai and I'm confident she will continue to be highly valuable for future organizations she'll work for.
Ron Netzerel
I had the pleasure to work with Hadar for the last 4.5 years at albert.ai. Hadar can transform any group of people into a team, with her natural leadership skills combined with the true understanding of people and technology. She is a highly motivated, goal-oriented co-worker, with the power to get the work done while keeping her team fully engaged. Her drive led her to go from a junior software developer to lead an R&D group - in just 4 years. I’m sure any team would be lucky to have Hadar on-board.
Itamar Yoniso
From the moment I've first interviewed Hadar it was hard to miss her great potential as a true leader. I had the pleasure of working with her at albert.ai, first when managing her as a software developer and a team leader, and then when collaborating with her on several projects. Hadar represents a unique combination rarely encountered in the industry: Exceptionally technical and a business leader. She is a highly talented, goal-oriented manager who leverages a wide set of well-developed skills in order to maximize the value her team can deliver to the business. Her ability to cast a wide net over existing departments and projects, led to the discovery of new cross-functional opportunities and enabled a rich dialog between different parts of the organization. Hadar was a great asset for albert.ai and I'm confident she will continue to be highly valuable for future organizations she'll work for.
Ron Netzerel
I had the pleasure to work with Hadar for the last 4.5 years at albert.ai. Hadar can transform any group of people into a team, with her natural leadership skills combined with the true understanding of people and technology. She is a highly motivated, goal-oriented co-worker, with the power to get the work done while keeping her team fully engaged. Her drive led her to go from a junior software developer to lead an R&D group - in just 4 years. I’m sure any team would be lucky to have Hadar on-board.
Itamar Yoniso
From the moment I've first interviewed Hadar it was hard to miss her great potential as a true leader. I had the pleasure of working with her at albert.ai, first when managing her as a software developer and a team leader, and then when collaborating with her on several projects. Hadar represents a unique combination rarely encountered in the industry: Exceptionally technical and a business leader. She is a highly talented, goal-oriented manager who leverages a wide set of well-developed skills in order to maximize the value her team can deliver to the business. Her ability to cast a wide net over existing departments and projects, led to the discovery of new cross-functional opportunities and enabled a rich dialog between different parts of the organization. Hadar was a great asset for albert.ai and I'm confident she will continue to be highly valuable for future organizations she'll work for.
Ron Netzerel
I had the pleasure to work with Hadar for the last 4.5 years at albert.ai. Hadar can transform any group of people into a team, with her natural leadership skills combined with the true understanding of people and technology. She is a highly motivated, goal-oriented co-worker, with the power to get the work done while keeping her team fully engaged. Her drive led her to go from a junior software developer to lead an R&D group - in just 4 years. I’m sure any team would be lucky to have Hadar on-board.
Experience
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retrain.ai
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Data Engineering
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May 2022 - Present
Preparing people for the jobs of the future, today. On a mission to develop the world’s leading AI platform for skills, jobs and workforce retraining in order to upskill today’s workforce for the jobs of tomorrow. Preparing people for the jobs of the future, today. On a mission to develop the world’s leading AI platform for skills, jobs and workforce retraining in order to upskill today’s workforce for the jobs of tomorrow.
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Viz.ai
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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300 - 400 Employee
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R&D Group Leader
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Oct 2020 - Apr 2022
• Built and led a hyper-growth engineering group, scaled the team from two developers to a group of two teams of full stack developers, mobile developers, and QA (15 ppl.). • Led the development of a new product ('Viz Web') from idea to production. Among responsibilities: - Defined the scope of the MVP with the Product team. - Defined the architecture design and technical requirements. - Managed the project end-to-end with internal and external dependencies under a tight deadline. - Took part in planning the GTM plan of the product with the Product and Marketing teams. • Worked closely with Product, UI\UX, Research, and upper management to define efficient work methodologies and long-term strategic plans. • Been chosen to represent Viz at the "Brain at the Bar" event and gave a talk about managing a hypergrowth engineering group. Show less
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Albert: AI Marketing (Acq. by Zoomd)
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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R&D Group Leader
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Jun 2019 - Jan 2020
• Led a group of two teams of software developers and QA engineers (12 ppl.). • Established the BI department of the company, to allow data-driven abilities cross-company.• Worked closely with other members of the management to plan and meet the company'sstrategy and goals. • Reported directly to the CPO.Technologies: Python, Django, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Celery, Redshift, Redis, Docker, Gitlab, Jenkins, BigQuery, Data Studio, Tableau, AWS, GCP.
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R&D Team Leader
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Aug 2017 - Jun 2019
• Led a squad of software developers, QA engineers, and a product manager (6 ppl.). • Responsible for sprint planning, defining technical requirements, architectural designand code quality.• Deep understanding of clients and business considerations, as well as their effect onthe technical requirements and cross-functional decision making.• Implemented efficient work methodologies for the team and between cross-functionalteams, e.g. research, product, and support.• In charge of hiring, people management and creating personal development plans.• Co-founder of Albert's Women Forum. Technologies: Python, Django, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Celery, Redshift, Redis, Docker, Gitlab, Jenkins, AWS. Show less
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Software Developer
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Oct 2015 - Aug 2017
• A member of the core team who developed Albert's back-end framework from scratch.• Led complex high scale technical projects from end to end, including product design, architectural design, implementation, and deployment. Among projects:- A visualization tool, which accumulates insights from various data sources, both internal and from 3rd party services. The project was featured on Harvard Business Review.- A high scale user events system, which supports dozens of millions of daily events.Technologies: Python, Django, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Celery, Redshift, Redis, Docker, Gitlab, Jenkins, AWS. Show less
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Women Techmakers Israel
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Israel
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Software Development
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Community Lead
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Mar 2018 - Feb 2019
Google's Women Techmakers program provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology. • Led a unique peer mentorship program, in the mission of promoting diversity in tech. • Took an active part of structuring the leading team, the processes, and the content. • Organized a series of meetups of new technologies, such as "Google on Actions". • Participated in the annual European Leads Summit in Madrid. Google's Women Techmakers program provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology. • Led a unique peer mentorship program, in the mission of promoting diversity in tech. • Took an active part of structuring the leading team, the processes, and the content. • Organized a series of meetups of new technologies, such as "Google on Actions". • Participated in the annual European Leads Summit in Madrid.
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Israel
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Developer
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Mar 2014 - Aug 2015
Software Developer at Dr. Hillel Aviezer’s Neuropsychology lab, the Hebrew University. Software Developer at Dr. Hillel Aviezer’s Neuropsychology lab, the Hebrew University.
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Israeli Military Intelligence
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Israel
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Intelligence Analysis Team Lead
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Nov 2008 - Nov 2010
• Analyst position in a technical research section. • Founded a new intelligence team and managed a team of two soldiers. • Worked with various partners to make conclusions and operative suggestions, in addition to presenting them to higher commanders and collaborators. • Analyst position in a technical research section. • Founded a new intelligence team and managed a team of two soldiers. • Worked with various partners to make conclusions and operative suggestions, in addition to presenting them to higher commanders and collaborators.
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Education
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The Hebrew University
B.Sc, Computer Science and Cognitive Science
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