Ronen Azachi, MSc

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Address: Herzliya, Israel
Nationality: Dutch, Israeli
Place of Birth: Israel
Birth date: 31 May, 1974
Email: azachi@yahoo.com
Phone: IL +972(0)54-3151974

LANGUAGES
Hebrew:            Native
English:            Fluent
Dutch:  Business

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Leader developer of commercial and academic projects.  Full project life-cycle experience from planning to implementation and results
• Currently, IT Manager and Lead Programmer for start-up company specializing in real-time Hotel Reservations Online – “EasyToBook.com”.  Active in BPR (business process reengineering), project development, management of project teams and technical architecture
• 5+ yrs experience as leading researcher in AI (Artificial Intelligence) field with in-depth experience in developing knowledge-based systems
• Founding, Designing, leading and developing innovative academic / commercial research projects in the field of Artificial Intelligence
• Smoking Cessation through AI technology, and Therapy for Claustrophobia using online Medical protocols
• Strong skills in building and initiating contacts and presenting ideas to external organizations
• 7+ yrs experience as team leader developing and managing large-scope, web-based applications
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization) expert.  Active in SEO techniques and implementation, ranking sites in top search results
• Communication in 3 languages.  Professional experience in multinational companies

TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

EDUCATION/ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION
Master of Science (MSc), Atificial Intelligence - Vrije University (Amsterdam)  1997 – 2005

• Designing of knowledge systems, Data mining, Java, C, UNIX, Prolog, Data structure, Multi-agent systems, Evaluation Computation, Neural Networks, IIA, simulation of organization, Machine Learning, Operating systems, system architecture, User Interface, Networks, E-Commerce, Marketing, and Mobile Commerce
• Thesis: Smoking Cessation via computer therapy (www.uquit.nl)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
easyToBook.com (www.easytobook.com)                                   Aug  04 - Present
IT Manager

• Manage parallel project team of professionals including: Software Engineers, Developers, Designers, Content Creators, Marketing Personnel, and outsourced consultants
• Monitor and update system.  Responsible for site operation, maintenance, SEO and security
• Development of new, innovative products, documentation of project plans, goals and IT strategy
• Recruitment of junior and senior staff for IT Department
• Involved in all company business processes and relationships with vendors/external service providers
• Technologies: PHP, MYSQL, XML, JavaScript

Key Project and Achievements:

• Built IT teams for achieving goals and company growth
• Developed website optimization techniques dramatically improving ROI by improving unique search algorithms, optimization of user experience and implementation of new products
• Reduced IT costs by minimizing expenses and saving work time by outsourcing selected projects

Noterik & Doonder Multimedia, Amsterdam (www.noterik.com)          June 2000 - 2002
IT Manager, Web Developer

• Working in a internet company start up. Function as IT office management – responsible for internal network, servers, project planning, programming and product development.
• Developed a product that you can edit you video on line and broadcast it.
• Developed E-Commerce and CMS websites in: PERL, XML, PHP, SMIL, JavaScript and worked on ZOPE (CMS), Real player scripts and server.
• Managed a development team of freelancers, programmers, designers and third party companies.

EL-AL Israeli Airlines                                                              Feb 97 - Feb 00
Supervisor

• Securing of ELAL cargo flights
• Management of parallel teams within the busy schedule of an international airport

PROJECT WORK
Daily-Sudoku.com (www.daily-soduku.com)                              May 05 - Present
Founder and Developer

• Development of the Daily-Sudoku.com website and content
• Monitoring and management of site’s activities: customer service, forum, newsletters and marketing
• Founded partnerships with eBook publications, advertisers and affiliate programs

Key Achievements:

• Identified a new growing niche which had become a huge trend online and offline
• Developed an application to produce and generate Sudoku / Kakuro puzzles
• Continued site optimization for search engines – Top Ranking on leading search engines
• 4000+ hits a day, 40000+ subscribed users and a monthly advertisement revenue
• Written in PHP, MYSQL, Java

  
WWW.ANGSTWEG.NL                                                            Sep 04 - Jan 05
Project founder, Team Manager and Senior Developer (Freelance)

• Developed in conjunction with “Nijmegen Radbound University” (Netherlands) an interactive online therapy to assist people with Claustrophobia
• Presented and managed the idea to the development team
• Developed an online knowledge based system which interacts with users on a daily basis. Documented project requirements, architecture and implementation procedures
• Worked on PHP / MYSQL

Academic research & Freelance Development (www.uquit.nl)   Sep 02 - Dec 04
Developed a Smoking Cessation computer application and website
Project founder, leader and developer

• Lead the idea, recruited and coordinated a development team of experts
• Initiated a joint project with the Radbound University Nijmegen, Vrije University (Amsterdam) and a government Institution for addiction (IVO) in Rotterdam (Netherlands)
• Constructed the project from idea conception to an internationally recognized project
• Developed AI knowledge-based system which supports & interacts with users wishing to quit smoking
• Lead and collaborated a team of computer engineers and domain experts
• Media interaction: The project has received media coverage both in the Netherlands and in Belgium.  Participated in PR interviews concerning the project and its promotion
• Professionally acknowledged for the innovative idea and the large number of participants in the project
• Application was written in JAVA and CLIPS

  
Freelance                                                                                  2002 - 2004
IT engineer, Developer, System Architect, Internet E-Commerce Developer

• Freelance IT projects while studying at the university

Key Projects:

• Shinto restaurant – point of sale software, Jan – May 2004 : Written in MS Visual Basic
• DeBar.com – site consultancy May 2004 : Consultancy on marketing and requirements