Experience and Education
Prior Titles, Responsibilities and Functions:
Operational titles held, various periods since 1985:
President, Vice President of Corporate Development, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Executive Vice President of Programs, Executive Program Manager, Head of Division, President of Subsidiary. Director of Engineering, Product Line Managing Director, Officer, Director, Venture Capital Investment Manager
Board responsibilities held, various periods since 2000:
Chair, Secretary, Director, Observer, Advisor. Board committee chair and memberships: Executive, Finance, Nominating, Long-Range Planning, Communications, Hiring, Search, Audit, Compensation, Governance
Consulting & project engagements, sample, various periods and durations since 2002:
Turnaround to MM$ sale, new company formation, round formation, market strategy, new early stage fund, acquisition due-diligence, investment due-diligence, term-sheets
Negotiator, Mediator, Distressed partner strategy, plan and workout. Mediations and Arbitrations from small claims to 10’s M$ in large commercial disputes and settlements. Coaching and training
Education:
Harvard Business School’s Executive Education and Harvard Law School Program On Negotiations
Various advanced programs on negotiations, decision-making, inter-personal dynamics, mediation, and dispute resolution across borders and cultures. Member of the Teaching Staff, Harvard Negotiations Institute (HNI)
Harvard Business School
PMD, Executive MBA equivalent General Management Program
Technion Israel Institute of Technology
BS, Aerospace Engineering, Cum Laude, Student body elected leader, Valedictorian
Technion Israel Institute of Technology
BA, Computer Sciences, Cum Laude, Teaching assistant, outstanding athlete award
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA-rated Commercial Pilot, Ground & Flight Instructor CFII: SEL, SES, MEL, jet rating
Shakespeare & Company
Professional theater training and teacher training in Shakespeare, education program
Languages and Cultures
Experienced public speaker, moderator, facilitator and participant with polished interpersonal skills, multi-cultural & multi-lingual: English & Hebrew – Mother tongues, French – good, German – basic. Native US citizen, with extended periods in Israel and Europe
Prior Executive Positions Held:
2012-2013
MWI, National dispute resolution firm: Negotiation Instruction, Mediation Services
Directed negotiation services, instruction, consulting, curriculum and inbound-marketing campaign
2003-2012
Avidyne Corporation, Massachusetts-based world leader of flight decks and avionics
Led strategic relationships, negotiations, business development, external growth and entrepreneurial initiatives contributing tens of millions $ to profit, >50M$ worldwide sales to OEMs and >400 dealer network, 8-figure acquisition, M&A financing, orchestrated integration, product line repositioning, crafted & reviewed all commercial legal documents, resolved disputes, managed lawyers, drove engineering cultural & organizational turn-around, software and hardware developers
2000-2002
Evergreen Partners, Venture Capital Investments, Company Building, Strategy
Venture Capital Investor top-quartile early stage equity deals, seed to > $10M, portfolio expansion. Board responsibility, life-sciences and tech portfolio: CogniTens automotive imaging, GalayOr optical communications, SELA semiconductors, Adjungo wireless, Traiana financial trade
1995-2000
Silver Arrow Elbit (Nasdaq: ESLT) High growth startup to UAV technology global leader
P&L of > 70% company’s revenues, M&A, marketing & sales, international joint ventures, won 10’s M$ government tenders, major program turnaround, >$40M, >50 employees, 40% cost reduction, head of new division, initiated & oversaw three new products with two-years of >45% growth
1988-1995
Air Force Flight Test Center, multi-disciplinary cutting-edge real-time systems
Program manager of deals of 100’s M$, Commanded flight tests. Aircrew, outstanding officer & cadet
1985-1988
Scicraft Elbit (ESLT) Aerospace start-up, 5-person concept to prototype aircraft flights
“Mooly performed a crucial function in the merger of the two companies. Bringing the two parties together, setting terms fair and acceptable to all concerned, took conviction and exceptional skills in working with people. I am personally grateful to Mooly for his work with us.“
Paul Ryan, Founder and President of Ryan International