Bio
Asaf is one of those unique individuals that has that special combination of both technical & business skills that have seen him time and again being able to identify market opportunities for new products, and then to successfully develop and proliferate them into the market place. Asaf possesses over 20 years of software engineering experience in strategic planning, product development, building organisations & operations specialised in high-performance enterprise distributed systems & building data-driven organisations for internationally renowned companies such as Elbit Systems, Amdocs and Jumptap In 2012, Asaf founded Zaponet which quickly became the leading provider of analytical business solutions & professional services for building state of the art data products leveraging big-data & data-science technologies. His company was so successful that it was acquired by Ness Technologies after only 12 months of operation! His passion for Big Data and Data Science is unmatched and he has advanced the industry through both his business activities and support of the wider professional community. His reputation as an industry expert is evident by the fact that since founding the Israel Big Data and Data Science Meet-up Group in 2011, it boasts a membership of 1,400 professionals who meet monthly to discuss issues, product developments and ways to advance the industry in general. Key Skills: ● Finance & Seed Capital Raising ● Strategic Development & Implementation ● Business Strategy & Global Operations ● Product Development ● Business Intelligence, Big-Data, Data Science & Analytics ● Mobile Content, Search & Advertising ● Digital Commerce & Content Management ● Billing & ERP ● Sales & Marketing ● Staff Engagement