Experience

Flight Medical Innovations Ltd.

• Israel
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• COO

  • Oct 2011 - Present

  • Restructured and managed a heterogenous Operations team comprising Manufacturing, Mechanical Development, NPI, Configuration Control, Product Certification, Testing Technologies, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Sales Administartion, and Customer Support; • Off-Shore management of international logistic activities and Contract Manufacturers in Israel and China, achieving a steady production ramp-up and doubling production volumes; • Defined and led the cross-company implementation of ERP (MFG PRO), PLM (Arena), CRM (Microsoft Dynamics) and Budget Control (Bizdoc) systems, and their interfaces; • Revamped the Production line by introducing modern, innovative technologies; • Developed and installed a breakthrough DHR tracking system; • Optimized the Supply Chain flow, significanly shortening time-to-market. Show less



Voltaire Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Services

• VP Operations

  • Jun 2006 - Feb 2011

  • Restructured and managed a Global Operations team comprising Purchasing, Supply Chain, Sales Administration support of leading OEM partners (e.g,, HP, IBM, Fujitsu); • Managed the Manufacturing Engineering group consolidating Configuration Control, NPI, Certifications and Quality Assurance functions; • Set-up the worldwide logistics distribution centers in Israel, USA and the Far East; • Managed the Information Technologies group and led the installation of Cloud Computing & VoIP, structured to stringent BCP & DRP standards; • Defined and implemented ERP (MFG PRO), PLM (Agile), and CRM (Sales Force); • Substantially improved the company’s gross margin thereby enabling the company to enter the IPO process. Show less



Millimetrix Ltd

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• EVP Operations

  • Nov 2001 - Dec 2005

  • Set up and built the Operations Group from scratch; • Set-up the manufacturing (full outsourcing) layout in Israel, Singapore and China; • Structured the Supply Chain, Testing (ATE) and Manufacturing Engineering Groups; • Implementated ERP (MFG PRO) & PLM (Agile) cross-company applications; • Led negotiations to signature of annual agreements for “A” items; • Defined development rules for compliance with International standards e.g., UL, FCC, and CE; • Implemented production readiness and failure analysis processes that contributed to an increase in product yield and a dramatic reduction in products costs Show less



Chromatis Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Events Services

• Director of Operations & NPI

  • Jan 2000 - Nov 2001

  • Restructured and managed the Operations and NPI groups; • Created and managed the central Purchasing, IT and IS activities; • Managed R&D mechanical design and electronic layout (internal) activites; • Created the supply chain of local and overseas optics and electronics CMs; • Specified and led the implementation of all production readiness processes; • Managed the controlled introduction of Chromatis products in Israel and the US; • Introduced and implemented cutting-edge PLM (Agile) and ERP (MFG PRO) systems; • Shortened the time-to-market of high-quality products and decisively contributed to the subsequent acquision of the company by Lucent. Show less



Neuromedical Systems Inc. Israel

• Site Manager & VP Global Operations

  • Dec 1993 - Nov 1999

  • Company co-founder and one of its key personnel; • Managed the manufacturing and development site in Israel; • Developed and led the global operations and labs support around the globe; • Negotiated and signed contracts with key manufacturers in Japan, Germany and the US; • Led the world-wide implementation of ERP (MFG PRO), PLM (Agile) and CRM systems; • Developed the company’s quality policy thereby enabling the receipt of FDA certification for its products pursuant to an IPO on Nasdaq. Show less


Efrat Technologies
• Supply Chain & Materials Manager

  • Jan 1993 - Dec 1993

Optrotech Ltd
• China
• Supply Chain & Materials Manager

  • Aug 1991 - Dec 1992

Fibronics Ltd
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Supply Chain & Materials Manager

  • Jan 1986 - Aug 1991