Jacob Shama

Current

• CEO & Co-Founder at Mintigo

Past

• Vice President, Products at modu
• Vice President, Operations at modu
• Vice President, Value Added Products at modu

• Head of R&D Leading Center at IDF
• Head of R&D Branch at IDF

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Education

• The George Washington University
• Tel Aviv University
• Tel Aviv University

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Connections

413 connections

Industry

Telecommunications

Websites

• My Company

Jacob Shama’s Summary

Leader, entrepreneurial, with 20 years of experience in the fields of communications and information technology,
with 12 years of experience in executive-level management.
Holds DSc (Doctor of Sciences) in Electrical Engineering.

Prior to Mintigo was VP Products and VP Operations at modu mobile, the modular mobile handset company.
Held variety of managerial and leading research positions at the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), his most recent position was head of an elite R&D Technology Center.

Received his Doctorial D.Sc. degree from George Washington University and both his M.Sc. and B.Sc. with honors from Tel-Aviv University.

Jacob Shama’s Specialties:

Executive Management, Mobile Communications, Information Technology, Signal processing, Data analysis and processing, Algorithm research and Patterns recognition.

Jacob Shama’s Experience

• CEO & Co-Founder

  Mintigo

  (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

  June 2009 — Present (8 months)

  Mintigo is The Social Biometrics™ company, delivering marketing intelligence with unparalleled rich customer profiling, covering the entire competitive landscape.
  
  In the relentless Telecom environment it is a daunting task to acquire new subscribers and protect your own subscribers from churning - while also upselling more value-added services.
  What would you say to an automated system that points at the right and ripe prospects to acquire and targets your own subscribers who are ready for your next best offer?
  What about a system that pinpoints those subscribers who are on the verge of churning away from you?
  
  Mintigo offers ground breaking services based on the patented approach of Social Biometrics™. This system guarantees increase customer acquisition, churn reduction and shorter time to money.

• Vice President, Products

  modu

  (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

  October 2008 — March 2009 (6 months)

  Heading R&D and Operations of modu products, includes leading of modu-Korea, modu-Galil and modu-Zagreb.

• Vice President, Operations

  modu

  (Telecommunications industry)

  March 2008 — October 2008 (8 months)

  Heading company programs management, application engineering, engineering, manufacturing, Far-east partners and supply chain.

• Vice President, Value Added Products

  modu

  (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

  June 2007 — March 2008 (10 months)

  modu Eco-system products development. Business development of modu strategic partners in: Consumer electronics, Lifestyle, Entertainment and Fashion markets.

• Head of R&D Leading Center

  IDF

  (Research industry)

  January 2003 — June 2006 (3 years 6 months)

• Head of R&D Branch

  IDF

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2000 — November 2003 (3 years 11 months)

Jacob Shama’s Education

• The George Washington University

  DSc , Communications , 1995 — 1997

• Tel Aviv University

  MSc , Elctro-Optocs , 1986 — 1987

• Tel Aviv University

  BSc , Electrical Engineering , 1982 — 1986

Additional Information

Jacob Shama’s Websites:

• My Company

Jacob Shama’s Groups:

•    StreetTech
•    The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science
•    Mobile Marketing Association
•    Telecom Professionals
•    Raanana's Networking Group
•    Strategic Business and Competitive Intelligence Professionals
•    Israel Technology Group
•    IMM 2.0 - Intelligent Mobile Marketing (+10000 members) Join now!
•    TechAviv
•    Israel Entrepreneur Network (3000+)
•    Mobile Analytics
•    Israeli Hi Tech Entrepreneurs Wherever
•    Mobile Marketing & Advertising
•    Telecom Executives Business Network
•    IMA - Israel Mobile & Communication Association (Open to IMA members and partners only)
•    Mobile VAS and Content - Professionals

Jacob Shama’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
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