Leadership and Team Building
2011-2023Led technology organizations and project teams across Challenge Group, Check Point, and Logic Industries.
- At Challenge Group, led seven pillars serving growth and revenue: BI, ERP, system, helpdesk, development and DevOps, network, and security.
- At Check Point, managed the production IT environment, including budget, implementation, DBA, and corporate systems work.
- At Logic Industries, built and led IT, security, and network teams for a multi-year disaster recovery project, eventually leading 60 people under five managers.
Innovation and Digital Transformation
2016-2023Introduced collaboration, workflow, monitoring, and custom application platforms that improved operational performance.
- Integrated Monday.com at Challenge Group and developed custom interfaces and business applications for airline, warehouse, HR, and cargo workflows.
- Delivered online booking, Horse-inn customer booking, HR, warehouse, aircraft load and balance, storage, and network infrastructure improvements.
- At Check Point, implemented open-source network and workflow monitoring and designed a new compilation environment that reduced compile time from 14 hours to less than 4.
ERP Development
2008-2023Managed and customized ERP systems, mostly Priority ERP, for complex finance, warehouse, sales, logistics, and airline operations.
- As Challenge Group CIO, managed three ERP systems for six companies, including three airlines.
- Built and managed an ERP development team supporting airline, finance, warehouse, sales, logistics, and operational workflows.
- Managed an end-to-end ERP implementation in 2011, from needs collection through characterization and implementation.
Data Centers and DR Solutions
2011-2023Designed and implemented six data centers, including on-prem business continuity and disaster recovery environments.
- In 2023, set up two new on-prem data centers for Challenge Group in Israel and Belgium, including an LGG airport containerized data center.
- At Check Point, designed and implemented three data center server rooms in a new building and reorganized older rooms with network and system teams.
- At Logic Industries, helped design and implement a major EMEA disaster recovery data center for the Abu Dhabi government, including runbooks, BOC, BOM, and hands-on team management.
BI, Big Data, AI, and Security
2000-2023Led BI, automation, and security programs across enterprise and high-risk technology environments.
- At Challenge Group, managed BI needs and implemented the first AI and automation system.
- Managed and upgraded the security infrastructure portfolio at Challenge Group, including CISO and network security team leadership.
- At Check Point, worked with the CISO and security department on cyber resilience for compilation environments, R&D labs, and malware lab operations.
- Started hands-on security work as a penetration tester for Credit Suisse in Luxembourg and Switzerland.