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Dr. Ilya Birfer is a lecturer in Information Systems Management at the Hadassah Academic College and other institutions. In addition, he provides professional consulting services to leading organizations in the industry.

With over 10 years of teaching experience and several publications in academic journals on topics related to information systems management, Dr. Birfer brings a wealth of expertise to his field.

His academic interests revolve around information systems management, ERP systems, and information systems implementation.

Dr. Birfer holds a Bachelor's degree in Logistics and Economics from Bar-Ilan University (2003), a Master's degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Information Systems from The Open University (2010), and a Ph.D. in Information Systems Management from Poznan University of Business and Economics (2020).

Ms. Ravit Cohen Shiner is a licensed attorney under Israeli law (2005). She holds a BA in Law from the L.LB Law Faculty (2004), and an M.Sc. in Law from the Department of Conflict Management and Resolution at Bar Ilan University (2007).

Adv. Shiner owns and runs a law firm in the heart of Tel Aviv's business district specializing in commercial matters, including contracts, copyrights, trademarks, defamation, and immovable property.

Ravit has extensive academic and teaching experience. She is a senior lecturer, and guides groups in courses, workshops, training, and programs in all aspects of Israeli law.

Ravit joined our team in 2014, and lectures in the Department of Organizational Service Management. She has taught a wide variety of courses, such as introductory law, business law, labor law, health law, and medical ethics and negotiation and mediation tactics.

Since 2015, Ravit has been a lecturer on the Strauss Women's Campus - the Department of Management.

CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Academic Education

• 2019-2021: PhD Candidate at the Business Management Dept., Ben-Gurion

University

• 2018-2019.: Organizational Consulting Certificate studies, Bar-Ilan University

• 2001–2002: Haifa University, MBA, Marketing; received the Lord Jacobs Award.

• 1993-1997: Technion, Master’s degree in Engineering.

• 1988-1992: Technion, B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Cum Laude.

3. Academic Employment

 2020-2021: HR and Organizational Behavior lecturer at the Hadassah Academic College, Ono Academic College, and Ruppin Academic Center

6. Public / Professional occupations

2018-Present: Training coordinator at the Social Involvement and Entrepreneurship unit, The Ruppin Academic Center

2015 – 2018: Customer Relations Manager, Shine Security Ltd.

2012 – 2015: Key Account Manager, Anlit Ltd.

2009 – 2012: Export Manager, BD department, Trima Ltd.

2006 – 2009: Account Management and Business Development – Communications Dept. – Bartek

2003 – 2005: Account Management and Business Development – Aerospace and Defense Dept. Bartek

2000-2003: Product Manager, Marketing Team, Way2call ltd. (VoIP)

1992 - 1998: - Israeli Air-Force (IAF) – Academic Reserves officer ('Atuda') – Last position, senior officer, the IAF Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) headquarters

Dr. Arie Fishbein, B. General in the reserves and former commander of the air defense systems. Lecturer in the Israeli academy for about 14 years for a bachelor's degree in marketing and a master's degree in business administration. He has extensive business experience in the positions of CEO and director of several organizations

EXPERIECE:
IT & Digital Business Innovation Consulting to governments and business
Academic Director and Senior Lecturer at the Management for Senior CIO’s course at the Technion Continued Education In partnership with Bit Plus Ltd
Head of the Israeli ICT Authority (the first) and the Government Chief Information Officer at Prime Minister's Office (4 years)
Executive Chief Information Officer – Ministry of Justice (5 years)
Manager of PILAT Organization Consultants, in charge of the IT and Business Strategy department (4 years)
VP & Chief Information Officer in Partner Communication Corporation (3 years)
Service in the Israel Defense Forces as a commander and fighter, last position commander of a software unit with the rank of colonel (23 years)

Specialization:
More than 37 years of experience in the ICT field
Expert in the field of E-gov and "service oriented governance“, Open Government, Open Data, "Ask Once" approach, Shared Platforms, Applications and Services
Significant experience in ICT & Digital Strategy
Digital Transformation advisory and consulting services
Management of Large IT divisions and IT projects, Business Analytics, Cyber security, Cloud computing strategy
2018 IT Award from People & Computers publishing house
Awarded in recognition of a special digital contribution to the citizens of the State of Israel from the Israeli Chamber of System Analysts (2018)
2014 IT Award from the Israeli Chamber of System Analysts

Education
BA in Economics and Computer science, Bar Ilan University of Ramat Gan
MBA in Business Management, Bar Ilan University of Ramat Gan

Eli Goldstein is a lecturer at the School of Economics and at the Interdisciplinary Centre at the Ashkelon Academic College, Israel. Eli has a Ph.D. from Bar Ilan University (2006), specializing deregulation, economics, and the environment. His research interests focus on the impact of market deregulation on the environment and on the economy in general. He is also interested in the occupational and economic profile of Jewish life in the diaspora.