Avner Aviad

Current

• VP R&D, GM Israeli Operations at Dapper

Past

• VP R&D and Technology at Babylon LTD
• VP R&D at Wanway Technologies Inc
• Co Founder at Portera Inc

• Staff Software Engineer at Borland International

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Education

• The Hebrew University
• The Hebrew University
• Gimnasia Ivrit, Jerusalem

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Industry

Computer Software

Avner Aviad’s Summary

Very strong technologist. Quick starter on new software technologies. Recent and up-to-date involvement with product design, architecture and implementation. Experienced with both Enterprise and Consumer Desktop/WEB software products. Major experience with planning and execution of parallel efforts across full product line. Experienced with the pressures of product delivery in a fast pace market driven environment. Successful recruiter with excellent team building record.

Avner Aviad’s Specialties:

Software Engineering and Architecture. Management of Software R&D. Product Management. Management of an IT operation serving millions of users.

Avner Aviad’s Experience

• VP R&D, GM Israeli Operations

  Dapper

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 2008 — Present (4 months)

• VP R&D and Technology

  Babylon LTD

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; TASE:BBYL; Computer Software industry)

  May 2002 — January 2008 (5 years 9 months)

  Leads all technology aspects of the company. Lead the Babylon technology group through a period of an IPO in TASE. In charge of R&D, Product Management, QA, Support, and IT teams. Teams develop and maintain the Babylon desktop product, the Babylon online store, Babylon online translation servers, and advanced online marketing technologies including mass email system. Transformed the technology group to an efficient service oriented group. During this period, Babylon improved its performance, achieving two consecutive record years 2006-2007. Brought to market 3 major Babylon versions 5, 6 and 7. Excellent record in time planning and on-time project and product delivery. Very successful recruiter of senior and junior personnel.

• VP R&D

  Wanway Technologies Inc

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

  August 2001 — May 2002 (10 months)

• Co Founder

  Portera Inc

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

  January 1996 — October 1998 (2 years 10 months)

• Staff Software Engineer

  Borland International

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; BORL; Computer Software industry)

  August 1987 — October 1995 (8 years 3 months)

Avner Aviad’s Education

• The Hebrew University

  M.Sc., Computer Science, 1984 — 1986

• The Hebrew University

  B.Sc, Mathematics & Computer Science, 1980 — 1983

• Gimnasia Ivrit, Jerusalem