Alon Shwartz

Current

• Co-founder & CTO at docstoc

Past

• Product Manager at MySpace/kSolo
• VP of Product Management at Synthean
• VP of Engineering at Synthean

• Director of Solution Development at Sophisticated Technologies

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Education

• Universitat Ben Gurion Ba-Negev

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Industry

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Alon Shwartz’s Summary

• An entrepreneur with passion for solving problems that can help people.

• A leader and strategic visionary with a successful background orchestrating teams in start-ups and large organizations.

• Experienced at identifying and validating new markets and developing new products for these markets by working with all aspects of the organization.

• Successful at the development of multiple software products from idea to market with small teams and aggressive time frames.

• Proven ability at spearheading problem solving in tactical, operational and strategic levels in both technology and business areas.

• Enhancing organizational performance and moral through understanding of personalities, needs and difficulties.

• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and mentor successful cross-functional teams. Provide the vision and leadership needed for highly motivated teams. Lead by example and consensus building.

Alon Shwartz’s Specialties:

• Entrepreneurship
• Product Leadership
• Product vision, planning, analysis, and management
• Architecture, design, and development
• Market and Competitive Analysis
• New Product Launch
• Customer Satisfaction

Alon Shwartz’s Experience

• Co-founder & CTO

  docstoc

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Docstoc.com is a free online community which allows professional to promote and organize their documents, search information provided by other professionals, as well as create a stage where users can find professional assistance. In addition, docstoc provides a platform for individuals and organizations to leverage the community knowledge as well as the tools and services provided by docstoc.

• Product Manager

  MySpace/kSolo

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

  May 2007 — October 2007 (6 months)

  Managed the kSolo.com product which is part of MySpace.com and was acquired by Fox Interactive Media.

• VP of Product Management

  Synthean

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 7 months)

  In this position I have Identified potential markets and created a few vertical products based on the Synthean platform. The products were invented through identification of specific market needs via research, customers’ interviews, and internal interviews with sales, business, and engineering. I was directly involved in all aspects of the company related to the new products (business, sales, engineering, and marketing). Participated in licensing model and pricing decisions making. Defined the business requirements and the technical direction of the products.

• VP of Engineering

  Synthean

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  April 2000 — January 2007 (6 years 10 months)

  Part of Synthean from the beginning when I hired, built, managed and led the Engineering department. I led the development of the different products from the ground up with aggressive timelines, and a small team. Along with the team, developed and maintained the different products roadmap and future requirements which allowed for quick development cycles.
  
  In a constant effort to instill a “zero-defects” development practice, initiated the “Pre-QA” post development phase, which dramatically increased products quality.

• Director of Solution Development

  Sophisticated Technologies

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  December 1998 — March 2000 (1 year 4 months)

  While at SophTech I sold projects to large organizations such as: Yamaha Motors and Pacific Life, while managing a team of 25 developers and QA engineers. Worked with other executives on reusability of custom products which increased revenue by 50%. After joining SophTech, I have created an infrastructure, processes and standards for all development aspects.

Alon Shwartz’s Education

• Universitat Ben Gurion Ba-Negev

  B.Sc , Math and Computer Science , 1995 — 1997

  Graduated with Honors

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