Oren Root
Computer Science graduate from Ben-Gurion University, currently pursuing MBA at University of Virginia. Worked 4 years at SAP, Ra’anana, Israel.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Engineering, Software Engineering |
| Location: | Charlottesville, VA |
| Groups: | 2009 Darden Entrepreneurial Concept Competition, UVA E*Society |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Virginia |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | SAP, Ra’anana, Israel |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | December 2003 - November 2008 |
| Description: | SAP provides collaborative business solutions for all types of industries and for every major market
Development Team Leader (2006-2008) - Founded and managed team of eight software engineers focused on development and product deployment at customer sites such as Eli-Lilly, Adidas, Nestle, EADS, Deloitte, J & J and Honeywell - Trained consultants and customer support staff by initiating, designing and delivering workshops in China, India, Ireland and US, increasing resolution rate from 45% to 78% within three months - Formed new escalation manager role by coordinating operations of onsite consultants, development team and quality assurance team during customer escalations until satisfactory problem resolution - Surveyed customer usage, analyzed results and initiated creative roll-out communication programs supporting customers throughout new product assimilation - Interfaced with customers by supporting a resource-constrained product management team translating customer needs into development requirements - Selected as a Top Talent for 2007 (top 8% out of 40,000 employees) Software Engineer (2004-2006) - Identified and developed a solution for a strategic gap in product delivery worth $3.7B, presented solution to senior stakeholders for approval and resource allocation and led architecture development of solution that changed the way SAP is delivering applications - Mediated between developers from different countries as part of a global integration team; analyzed technical issues and built consensus for resolution - Designed and implemented infrastructure for running the new line of SAP applications - Selected as a Top Talent for 2005 (top 10% out of 40,000 employees) - Co-authored four innovative concepts that are in the process of becoming registered US Patents |
| Employer: | Kinor Technologies Inc., Jerusalem, Israel |
| Position: | Software Engineer |
| Time period: | December 2002 - November 2004 |
| Description: | A subsidiary of RAFAEL, Israel’s primary military R&D vendor
- Hired as quality assurance engineer and promoted to developer position within two weeks; responsibilities included designing and developing software components and user interface and preparing customer demos - Chosen to lead critical integration for company’s largest client - Dun & Bradstreet Israel; identified need and trained on-site administrator |
| Employer: | Israel Defense Forces, Israel |
| Position: | Field Medic, Armored Infantry |
| Time period: | December 1994 - November 1997 |
| Description: | - Awarded outstanding cadet during basic training for performing above peers
- Graduated 2nd out of 90 in field medicine school |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Virginia |
| Time period: | 2010 |
| Degree: | MBA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | SCUBA diving, Skiing, sugar paste cakes designing, traveling
Took part in tutoring project of 10th grade students in a boarding school for underprivileged children Participated in the renovation of the clubhouse at the Steinberg boarding school in Kfar Saba, Israel |
| Clubs: | University of Virginia
Member of General Management, Business Technology, Marketing and Entrepreneur Clubs |
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Mobile Roots
The Voice Business Suite (VBS) is a mobile application that allows users to increase productivity by empowering their mobile devices with a combination of voice commands, text to speech and speech to text.
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Better Place
Better Place is working to build an electric car network, using technology available today.