Experience

Autotalks

• Israel
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SW Technical Project & Release Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Present



SanDisk®

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Program Manager

  • Aug 2015 - Nov 2019

  Key Initiatives and Achievements: • Deep knowledge & highly experienced in Mobile & Automotive large scale projects both as FW EPM and Product EPM • Responsible for cross functional integration (FW, VLD, ASIC, REL) • Release Management for major customer releases for embedded Automotive products (WS, ES, CS) • Matrix management of 140 FW developers for 4 projects in parallel • Working Closely with the Marketing/Product to finalize the plan of record with approved feature list • Guided functional groups in designing and developing projects through production stage and until customer samples are released to the customer • Define KPIs and Provide transparency concerning the project’s status for its entire product lifecycle • Collaborated with management teams to deliver assigned programs – Developed group and individual timelines, assessed/identified potential bottlenecks in each project/program process • Developed and initiated internal processes to improve program delivery within specific timeframes • Established goals and milestones as per the desired results to be generated by the project • Defined the resources required for completion of a project and allocated resources accordingly • Managed teams working on different programs and smoothed out any areas of possible conflict • Evaluated the timely performance of different teams working on a project and documented the progress accordingly • Assisted the engineers in documenting the project designs and making changes as per needs • Ensured that all programs were executed within established time period and complied with the defined checkpoints Show less



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2015

  Key Initiatives and Achievements:• End to end definitions for required lab setup & final project configuration as well as for required HW and SW to be used in the project. End to end definition includes work with configuration tools, specific definition for required HW based on project scope and budget, and defines parts such as: Blade Centers, Servers, Storage Systems and etc.• Guided several departments in designing and developing project required configurations and actual lab setups• R&D guidance with respect to useful budget execution. Defining, leading and tracking budget usage associated with major project milestones and leading the entire project towards completion• Overall budget management including fall plan definitions, quarter based execution and company leadership with accordance to defined financial roadmap and goals • Collaborated work with R&D representatives (support, development, QA and other teams) as well as with WW stakeholders who may contribute to specific project execution and to overall budget guidelines• Professional leader for storage setup definitions across different IBM Storage Sites in Israel (Diligent & RTC) as well as providing storage setup consultations to various WW teams• Developed and initiated internal processes to improve project delivery within specific timeframes and budget• Evaluated timely performance & budget utilization of different teams working on a project • Assisted the engineers in documenting the project designs and making changes as per needs• Ensured that the project was executed within established time period and complied with the defined standards• Managed vendor(s) and contracted deliverables including requirement\specification documents as well as acceptant tests and brake into production deliverables• Facilitated, coordinated, and participated in workshops/walkthroughs related to various project deliverables Show less

• Supply Chain Leader

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  Planning, execution and delivery of SW/HW project configurations with vendors and suppliers• Responsible for planning, tracking and executing for buildup and manufacturing process• Responsible to ship systems to WW locations • End to end support for customer purchases in terms of system manufacturing, configuration, basic testing, actual system shipment and till it's definition as operational in production environment • Daily project management: handling of unplanned events, optimization of activities and adjustments of resource between all worldwide groups. Working relentlessly to ensure proper project execution according to the work plan• Responsible for budget by evaluating group’s needs (resources, machines and manpower), planning of budget utilization throughout the year, tracking and performing adjustments• Aligning and working in collaboration with other groups: IT, manufacturing, professional services, support, program and product management as well as acting as procurement representative in the company Show less



Metalink

• IT Specialist

  • Feb 2006 - Dec 2007

  • Responsible for technical system implementation within the organization. Defining and configuring the systems so that at the end they will be brought to an operational state • Responsible for training and basic system knowledge for internal audience • End to end users support • Deep knowledge in Microsoft Office programs as well as in SQL • Responsible for technical system implementation within the organization. Defining and configuring the systems so that at the end they will be brought to an operational state • Responsible for training and basic system knowledge for internal audience • End to end users support • Deep knowledge in Microsoft Office programs as well as in SQL