Shlomo Alkaher - Business Profile
Abstract:
Experienced Vice President of Business Development with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in Technology Management, Multi-Disciplinary Programs, International Business Development, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, and International Sales.
Strong sales professional with an MBA from Tel Aviv University, focused in Advanced Technologies and Operations.
Experience:
· V.P. AAFF Business Development - Aerospace Division
June 2010 – Present
Develop New and Revolutionary technology for Aerial Firefighting - AAFF, in order to increase safety, efficiency and keep operational continuity - Day, Night and Degraded visibility.
The new system is called HyDrop. It's capability to extinguish fire day at night from Black Hawk Helicopter, flying at 500 ft. AGL, at 60 Knots, was fully tested and proved in San Bernardino Airport February 2017.
My responsibility is to lead the technology development, implementation and demonstrations.
Marketing and business development within Firefighting organizations and governments.
· General Manager – Elbit Systems - Cyclone
Feb 2008 – May 2010
· V.P Business Development & Programs - US, UK, Japan
Feb 2004 – Jan 2008
Developing New Business with customers from US, UK and Japan.
Main Customers: United Defense, BAE Systems US, Lockheed Martin, Mowag.
· V.P. Systems Engineering - Land Systems and C4I
Feb 2004 – Oct 2007
V.P. Systems Engineering - Land Systems - Manage 80 Engineers - Servo Control, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Developing Weapon Systems and Unmanned Turrets.
· V.P. Armored Vehicles - Land Systems and C4I
May 2000 – Feb 2004
Education:
· Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
BSc in Electrical Engineering. Specialized in Electronics, Servo, Computers,
1975-1979
· Tel Aviv University
MBA - Advanced Technologies and Operations
1987-1991
Publications:
· Advanced Forest Fire Fighting (AF3) European Project, preparedness for and management of large-scale forest fires
publication date: 7 Sep, 2015, XIV World Forestry Congress
· From a Single Discipline Product to a Multidisciplinary System: Adapting the Right Style to the Right Project
publication date: 7 May, 2003, Systems Engineering Volume 6, Issue 3, 2003 Pages 123–134 © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
The premise of this paper is that systems engineering, as well as project management are all but universal, and that different projects should employ different management and organizational styles. Using a recently developed conceptual framework for project classification, this study suggests that a proper identification of project characteristics and adaptation of a suitable style is critical for success. To illustrate this concept, we analyzed the evolution and lessons learned from a complex high-tech defense system development project. The project, seen a priori as an extension of previous experience, turned out to be a completely new kind of effort, particularly in terms of complexity and new technology used for the first time. Management was not ready for this type of task, and it had initially chosen a traditional style that was successfully used by the company in previous projects. However, management realized that what worked in the past, does
not necessarily apply to all projects. When the project went into serious trouble, it had to be “saved,” by significant reconstruction and changing of management style. The result was extensive budget overrun and substantial delay in delivery. Using the classification framework for distinction among projects, we show that an early and careful analysis of project characteristics during the project conceptual and planning phases, could have led management to a different style right from inception, and might have helped avoiding many of the difficulties encountered along the way.
We conclude by a set of implications and recommendations to management at large, and system house organizations in particular.
Patents:
Publication number: 20180305099
Abstract: A biodegradable polymeric sheet may be configured to undergo biodegradation on the ground responsive to an exposure to free air and natural day light. The biodegradable polymeric sheet may include a first layer comprising polysaccharide at a weight % of between 15% to 50% and a polyester matrix, the first layer is configured to form a water barrier when in contact with water; a second layer comprising a polysaccharide at a weight % of at least 40% and a polyester matrix; and a third layer comprising polysaccharide at a weight % of between 15% to 50%, a polyester matrix and an additive configured to accelerate disintegration of the polymeric sheet when exposed to natural day light, the third layer is configured to form a water barrier when in contact with water.
Type: Application
Filed: June 27, 2018
Publication date: October 25, 2018
Applicant: Elbit Systems Ltd.
Inventors: Shlomo ALKAHER, Dan LEWITUS, Amos OPHIR, Ana Lea DOTAN
Patent number: 10086940
Abstract: A method of delivering over the air, shelled portions of fluids or granular substances containing effective ingredients, to a target, includes the following stages: selecting a type and a size of the shelled portions containing the required effective ingredients, based on mission parameters and physical data of a scene containing the target; conveying the shelled portions to a delivery point, based on the mission parameters and the physical data; and ballistically delivering the shelled portions towards the target, wherein the shelled portions comprise fluids or granular substances covered by shells that provide the shelled portions a ballistic coefficient that is significantly higher than a ballistic coefficient of similar portions without the shells.
Type: Grant
Filed: June 26, 2017
Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
Assignee: ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
Inventors: Shlomo Alkaher, Dan Lewitus, Amos Ophir, Ana Lea Dotan, Yoram Ilan Lipovsky
Patent number: 9285175
Abstract: An ammunition magazine contains an ammunition belt of linked ammunition cartridges to be fed into a machine gun, the magazine including a front opening, enabling a leading end of the ammunition belt to be accessible for feeding the machine gun and for linking with a trailing end of another ammunition belt, and a rear opening, enabling a trailing end of the ammunition belt to be accessible for linking with a leading end of another ammunition belt. An arrangement of consecutive and adjacent ammunition magazines allows movement of an ammunition belt from the distal magazine into the proximal magazine towards the machine gun during operation, enabling continuous feeding of ammunition belts into the machine gun. An ammunition loading system for conveying ammunition between a magazine platform and a hull region, including a lifting mechanism to lift an ammunition magazine into the magazine platform from the hull region.
Type: Grant
Filed: June 11, 2014
Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
Assignee: Elbit Systems, LTD.
Inventors: Adolf Schvartz, Avner Koren, Shlomo Alkaher
Patent number: 8763511
Abstract: An ammunition magazine (20) contains an ammunition belt (34) of linked ammunition cartridges (36) to be fed into a machine gun (12), the magazine (20) including a front opening (26?), enabling a leading end of the ammunition belt (34) to be accessible for feeding the machine gun (12) and for linking with a trailing end of another ammunition belt (34), and a rear opening (26?), enabling a trailing end of the ammunition belt (34) to be accessible for linking with a leading end of another ammunition belt (34). An arrangement of consecutive and adjacent ammunition magazines (20) allows movement of an ammunition belt (34) from the distal magazine (20b) into the proximal magazine (20a) towards the machine gun (12) during operation, enabling continuous feeding of ammunition belts (34) into the machine gun.
Type: Grant
Filed: February 21, 2011
Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
Assignee: Elbit Systems Ltd.
Inventors: Adolf Schvartz, Avner Koren, Shlomo Alkaher
Patent number: 7669513
Abstract: Land vehicle weapon system including a base mount coupled with a land vehicle, a weapon mount, a plurality of weapons coupled with the weapon mount, a weapon moving mechanism coupled between the base mount and the weapon mount, a plurality of moving elements coupled with at least one of the base mount, the weapon mount, the weapons, and with the weapon moving mechanism, a sensing mechanism coupled with at least one of the weapon mount, the weapons and the base mount, and at least one user interface coupled with the weapons, the weapon moving mechanism, the moving elements, and with the sensing mechanism, the user interface enabling a user to remotely operate the weapons, the weapon moving mechanism being operable to move the weapons between a plurality of configurations.
Type: Grant
Filed: October 5, 2004
Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
Assignee: Elbit Systems Ltd.
Inventors: Moshe Niv, Shlomo Alkaher, David Stavitsky, Adolf Schvartz