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Ziva is a highly accomplished HR professional with a diverse background in recruitment, office operations, and operations. With a passion for fostering organizational success through effective human resources management, Ziva brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. She began her career as a recruiter for an Israeli defense electronic company, then transitioned into an officer operation manager at Flex Medical R&D center. Ziva has a bachelor’s degree in human resources and management from Yezreel Valley College.
Lior has over 25 years of experience. Prior to Ravin, Lior was an accountant at Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. During his time at EY, Lior focused on IT and technical projects involving Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), streamlining processes, building customer relationships, and improving the overall experience. Lior was also involved in large-scale projects focusing on Homeland Security and Cybersecurity during his time at the Israeli Parliament (Knesset). Lior is an avid hiker, has rappelled around the world, and has an eye for photography.
Dima is responsible for Ravin's Core Platform & Product Development, defining and strategizing Ravin's features. With over 18 years of experience, Dima's well-rounded background as a System Engineer, Programmer, and Product Manager allows for strong technological understanding & advancements. Prior to Ravin, Dima worked at Elbit, RAFAEL and KLA. Dima has BCs in Physics from the Technion.
Stas has more than 20 years experience in the Hi-Tech industry, including a diverse range of technologies and architectures. His experience in Backend Development includes; architecture and design distributed communication systems, designed on a fully cloud-based system. He holds a MSc from The Technion’s and a BE degreed in Computer Engineering. Stas has many hobbies including chess, riding his motorbikes, and working on his house with his own two hands.
Avital is a well-rounded marketer with 10 years of diverse experience in consumer goods, financial products, and technology startups. Avital’s expertise includes brand management, product development, content creation, and event management. She also has an extensive market research background with a strong grasp of both traditional and social media platforms. Avital loves traveling with her husband and two girls, running along the beaches of Tel Aviv, scouting out the best smoothie stands, or reading a good fictional novel.
Ron is no stranger to the Israeli start-up and hi-tech scene. Before joining Ravin, he founded his own company that focused on fitness membership. Before that, Ron managed product teams serving over 20 million users in the US telcom industry. More recently, he has led the R&D and product teams for a startup in the proptech space in Tel Aviv.
Neil has a broad range of experience building and scaling machine learning products in the automotive and transportation industries, working in both startup and enterprise environments. Prior to joining Ravin, he worked in a variety of product lead roles, specifically working on machine learning products in the transportation and logistics space, while working for Shell’s Digital Ventures unit. He prides himself on working closely with design, engineering, and data science to create AI products that delight customers. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, and Management from Oxford University.
Jim is one of our resident auto industry experts, bringing his knowledge to the North American sector of Ravin. With over 20 years of experience in the used car value chain, Jim brings his expertise in setting up large-scale processes and controls together with new technology. After obtaining his MBA, Jim joined the automotive practice at Management Consultancy A.T. Kearney, Inc. Since then he has held leadership roles at Audi of America, BMW Financial Services, TrueCar, Inc., and Openlane. He also served as Director of Used Vehicles at AutoNation and Sonic Automotive, both public dealer groups.
Olga (Olya) started her career in QA in 2014 as a QA engineer at Global Mediator before making her way to Ravin. Today her passions include software life cycle, waterfall, SCRUM, and the bug life cycle. Olga has a degree in Linguistics from the Kyiv Linguistique University and worked as a technical English teacher at Kyiv Polytechnic University before entering the IT industry. Olga and her husband live in Kyiv. They have two teenage daughters and a pedigree cat.
Alex (Sasha) Silver, or ‘Silver’ as we call him, is our lead automotive expert and the ‘car whisperer’ of the company. Silver knows everything about vehicles because he started his career building them. Over time he became one of the top auto inspectors nationally having supervised the entire mechanic team for a leading OEM aftermarket group in Israel. Today, Silver oversees a team of automotive analysts that help train our artificial intelligence about car defects and continuously builds layers of intelligence into Ravin’s solutions.
Anton has worked in the engineering space for over 15 years, with experience at companies such as Intel and Bright Innovations Ltd. together with micro-startups (including his own stint as an entrepreneur). His areas of expertise include microelectronics, biology, cloud computing, and IoT systems. Anton holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Bioinformatics from the Technion.
Igor has over 20 years of experience in hi-tech including experience in QA, IT, DevOps, and backend development. Before joining Ravin, Igor held various positions at Toluna, including being a team leader, software engineer, release manager, and production service engineer. He holds a BA in Mathematics & Computer Science from the University of Haifa. Igor is a proud father of three and has many hobbies including karate (black belt!), motorbikes and cars, cooking, and traveling with his family to exotic countries.
Sanya (or Alex if you’d like) leads Ravin’s front-end team and works closely with Ravin’s product and UX teams to ensure a fantastic experience for users around the world. His experience includes working for companies such as Stratyfy, as well as, consultant work building customer-facing solutions and developing CRM systems. At Ravin he oversees the development of both our mobile app and web dashboards, integrating with the backend systems and coordinating with our algorithms team. Sanya’s hobbies include race driving and his notorious affinity for certain auto brands remains a subject of debate within the company.
Sergey is our undisputed SCRUM leader, specializing in software analysis, requirement gathering, software testing, and more. Originally trained as an accountant, Sergey quickly found his way into software and building fast-growing quality assurance organizations. His 20+ years of experience includes working for Edocs, Flextronics, Celenia, and Global Mediator in software engineering and QA roles. He oversees a team of QA and software delivery professionals adhering to Ravin customer’s strict requirements. He lives with his wife, loves cooking, and Scandinavian walking in his spare time.
Roman is responsible for overseeing the research, development, and implementation of Ravin’s technology. In the beginning of his tech career, Roman worked in multiple start-ups including development of the modern digital traffic law enforcement system, yes, the traffic camera that all drivers know. Roman has a PhD in Computer Science and specializes in computer vision. Roman has led major technology projects for the Israeli military, did his post doc in Yahoo! Research, and before co-founding Ravin was a machine learning lead with Shutterfly Inc.
Eliron has dedicated his work in the past 10 years to digitizing the automotive and transportation sectors. Before founding Ravin, Eliron was Head of New Business Development at Shell’s Digital Ventures unit in London, investing and incubating new businesses that could leverage Shell’s global footprint of retail locations for the benefit of fleets, motorists, and smart cities. Prior to that, Eliron served as the CEO of FarePilot.com, a startup using machine learning to help taxi and Uber drivers find their next passenger by predicting demand patterns in local areas. Eliron has an MBA from London Business School and is the proud father of 2 boys and one adorable girl.
Alex (or ‘Dr. Sasha’ as we like to call him) is responsible for our team of research scientists building the industry’s cutting-edge computer vision algorithms. With over 30 years of experience in scientific work on optics and data analysis, he co-founded a facial recognition startup called Photoccino and sold it in 2012 to Shutterfly where he continued to work as Chief Scientist. Alex has a PhD in Physics and enjoys table tennis, light banter, and the occasional scotch whiskey.
Vadim originally trained as a jet fighter pilot… but in the end, went down the engineering path! On the ground, Vadim has worked as a front-end and full-stack developer, specializing in client-side frameworks and the development of web applications, integrations with legacy systems, and deploying large-scale customer-facing solutions. As an engineering leader, Vadim has worked for both smaller startups and global brands such as Alcatel-Lucent and SAP. As an avid amateur photographer, he has filled Ravin’s office walls with magnificent views from around the world.
Eliron has dedicated his work in the past 10 years to digitizing the automotive and transportation sectors. Before founding Ravin, Eliron was Head of New Business Development at Shell’s Digital Ventures unit in London, investing and incubating new businesses that could leverage Shell’s global footprint of retail locations for the benefit of fleets, motorists, and smart cities. Prior to that, Eliron served as the CEO of FarePilot.com, a startup using machine learning to help taxi and Uber drivers find their next passenger by predicting demand patterns in local areas. Eliron has an MBA from London Business School and is the proud father of 2 boys and one adorable girl.
Roman is responsible for overseeing the research, development, and implementation of Ravin’s technology. In the beginning of his tech career, Roman worked in multiple start-ups including development of the modern digital traffic law enforcement system, yes, the traffic camera that all drivers know. Roman has a PhD in Computer Science and specializes in computer vision. Roman has led major technology projects for the Israeli military, did his post doc in Yahoo! Research, and before co-founding Ravin was a machine learning lead with Shutterfly Inc.
Jim is one of our resident auto industry experts, bringing his knowledge to the North American sector of Ravin. With over 20 years of experience in the used car value chain, Jim brings his expertise in setting up large-scale processes and controls together with new technology. After obtaining his MBA, Jim joined the automotive practice at Management Consultancy A.T. Kearney, Inc. Since then he has held leadership roles at Audi of America, BMW Financial Services, TrueCar, Inc., and Openlane. He also served as Director of Used Vehicles at AutoNation and Sonic Automotive, both public dealer groups.
Neil has a broad range of experience building and scaling machine learning products in the automotive and transportation industries, working in both startup and enterprise environments. Prior to joining Ravin, he worked in a variety of product lead roles, specifically working on machine learning products in the transportation and logistics space, while working for Shell’s Digital Ventures unit. He prides himself on working closely with design, engineering, and data science to create AI products that delight customers. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, and Management from Oxford University.
Ron is no stranger to the Israeli start-up and hi-tech scene. Before joining Ravin, he founded his own company that focused on fitness membership. Before that, Ron managed product teams serving over 20 million users in the US telcom industry. More recently, he has led the R&D and product teams for a startup in the proptech space in Tel Aviv.
Avital is a well-rounded marketer with 10 years of diverse experience in consumer goods, financial products, and technology startups. Avital’s expertise includes brand management, product development, content creation, and event management. She also has an extensive market research background with a strong grasp of both traditional and social media platforms. Avital loves traveling with her husband and two girls, running along the beaches of Tel Aviv, scouting out the best smoothie stands, or reading a good fictional novel.
Vadim originally trained as a jet fighter pilot… but in the end, went down the engineering path! On the ground, Vadim has worked as a front-end and full-stack developer, specializing in client-side frameworks and the development of web applications, integrations with legacy systems, and deploying large-scale customer-facing solutions. As an engineering leader, Vadim has worked for both smaller startups and global brands such as Alcatel-Lucent and SAP. As an avid amateur photographer, he has filled Ravin’s office walls with magnificent views from around the world.
Alex (or ‘Dr. Sasha’ as we like to call him) is responsible for our team of research scientists building the industry’s cutting-edge computer vision algorithms. With over 30 years of experience in scientific work on optics and data analysis, he co-founded a facial recognition startup called Photoccino and sold it in 2012 to Shutterfly where he continued to work as Chief Scientist. Alex has a PhD in Physics and enjoys table tennis, light banter, and the occasional scotch whiskey.
Sergey is our undisputed SCRUM leader, specializing in software analysis, requirement gathering, software testing, and more. Originally trained as an accountant, Sergey quickly found his way into software and building fast-growing quality assurance organizations. His 20+ years of experience includes working for Edocs, Flextronics, Celenia, and Global Mediator in software engineering and QA roles. He oversees a team of QA and software delivery professionals adhering to Ravin customer’s strict requirements. He lives with his wife, loves cooking, and Scandinavian walking in his spare time.
Alex (Sasha) Silver, or ‘Silver’ as we call him, is our lead automotive expert and the ‘car whisperer’ of the company. Silver knows everything about vehicles because he started his career building them. Over time he became one of the top auto inspectors nationally having supervised the entire mechanic team for a leading OEM aftermarket group in Israel. Today, Silver oversees a team of automotive analysts that help train our artificial intelligence about car defects and continuously builds layers of intelligence into Ravin’s solutions.
Olga (Olya) started her career in QA in 2014 as a QA engineer at Global Mediator before making her way to Ravin. Today her passions include software life cycle, waterfall, SCRUM, and the bug life cycle. Olga has a degree in Linguistics from the Kyiv Linguistique University and worked as a technical English teacher at Kyiv Polytechnic University before entering the IT industry. Olga and her husband live in Kyiv. They have two teenage daughters and a pedigree cat.
Sanya (or Alex if you’d like) leads Ravin’s front-end team and works closely with Ravin’s product and UX teams to ensure a fantastic experience for users around the world. His experience includes working for companies such as Stratyfy, as well as, consultant work building customer-facing solutions and developing CRM systems. At Ravin he oversees the development of both our mobile app and web dashboards, integrating with the backend systems and coordinating with our algorithms team. Sanya’s hobbies include race driving and his notorious affinity for certain auto brands remains a subject of debate within the company.
Igor has over 20 years of experience in hi-tech including experience in QA, IT, DevOps, and backend development. Before joining Ravin, Igor held various positions at Toluna, including being a team leader, software engineer, release manager, and production service engineer. He holds a BA in Mathematics & Computer Science from the University of Haifa. Igor is a proud father of three and has many hobbies including karate (black belt!), motorbikes and cars, cooking, and traveling with his family to exotic countries.
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Dima is responsible for Ravin's Core Platform & Product Development, defining and strategizing Ravin's features. With over 18 years of experience, Dima's well-rounded background as a System Engineer, Programmer, and Product Manager allows for strong technological understanding & advancements. Prior to Ravin, Dima worked at Elbit, RAFAEL and KLA. Dima has BCs in Physics from the Technion.
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Lior has over 25 years of experience. Prior to Ravin, Lior was an accountant at Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. During his time at EY, Lior focused on IT and technical projects involving Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), streamlining processes, building customer relationships, and improving the overall experience. Lior was also involved in large-scale projects focusing on Homeland Security and Cybersecurity during his time at the Israeli Parliament (Knesset). Lior is an avid hiker, has rappelled around the world, and has an eye for photography.
Stas has more than 20 years experience in the Hi-Tech industry, including a diverse range of technologies and architectures. His experience in Backend Development includes; architecture and design distributed communication systems, designed on a fully cloud-based system. He holds a MSc from The Technion’s and a BE degreed in Computer Engineering. Stas has many hobbies including chess, riding his motorbikes, and working on his house with his own two hands.
Anton has worked in the engineering space for over 15 years, with experience at companies such as Intel and Bright Innovations Ltd. together with micro-startups (including his own stint as an entrepreneur). His areas of expertise include microelectronics, biology, cloud computing, and IoT systems. Anton holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Bioinformatics from the Technion.
Ziva is a highly accomplished HR professional with a diverse background in recruitment, office operations, and operations. With a passion for fostering organizational success through effective human resources management, Ziva brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. She began her career as a recruiter for an Israeli defense electronic company, then transitioned into an officer operation manager at Flex Medical R&D center. Ziva has a bachelor’s degree in human resources and management from Yezreel Valley College.