ZAHI SHAHAR

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EDUCATION

YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT New Haven, CT

Master of Advanced Management (MAM) 2014

Recipient of the Harley Lippman Master of Advanced Management Scholarship

Member: Consulting Club, Operations and General Management Club, Jewish Students Association

TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Haifa, Israel

Master of Business Administration (MBA), GPA: 93.1%, cum laude 2013

Participated in a consulting project in association with ESCP Business School (Paris campus); Led a sales-analysis

team investigating new supply chain implementation for Israels largest agro-chemicals company

Master of Science (MSc), Materials Science and Engineering, GPA: 93.9%, cum laude 2010

Developed a novel process for polymer encapsulation that improved efficiency by 300%; Analyzed results of

dozens of experiments and presented research work at the 2009 Israel Materials Engineering Conference

Awarded Exceptional Teaching Assistant for the 2009-10 fall term by the Faculty of Materials Science and

Engineering; Developed new teaching materials as a Teaching Assistant in 5 courses during 4 semesters

Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Arts (BSc & BA), Materials Eng.-Chemistry, GPA: 91%, summa cum laude 2008

Graduated 1st in class; Four semesters on the Presidents list and four semesters on the Deans list

Received the Dean of Graduate School Scholarship for excellence in undergraduate studies

Completed a final project on conductivity of Nanometric layers and co-authored a research paper

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMAZON.COM Fort Worth, TX

Pathways Operations Manager 2014-2015

Managed teams of up to 40 associates across 2 departments in 3 shifts fulfilling millions of customer orders weekly

Increased shipping departments productivity by 26% and took the least productive shift to be the most productive

one in 14 weeks; Reduced total yearly operations costs by $120K in the process

Performed weekly analysis of manifest accuracy and derived action items to achieve >99.4% accuracy goal;

Reduced inaccuracies by 34%, potentially saving the company concessions costs to over 5,400 customers a year

Partnered with other managers in designing and execution of a jams reduction project; Saved $170K yearly by

achieving 90% reduction of magnets-related jams

Implemented a dwell-checking process and coached associates to drive zero misses for same-day shipments

CSR CAMBRIDGE SILICON RADIO Haifa, Israel

Senior Quality & Reliability Engineer 2010-2013

Managed reliability aspects of semiconductor products while coordinating between organizational cross-functional

teams and Asia-based assembly vendors; Enabled mass production of millions of devices with <0.02% defects

Led a team of 3 technicians responsible for testing and timely shipments of customer's samples; Met 100% of goals

Designed and implemented an innovative testing methodology enhancing coverage to over 90% of circuits;

Reduced up to 15% in returns and prevented potential business loss from customers like Sony and Samsung

Directed a transfer of 4 projects from the US office to Israel for facilitation of cost-reducing operations synergy

Received exceeded expectation constantly exceeding goals in 2011 and 2012 reviews (top 20% of the company)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Served 3 years in the Israel Defense Force as personal assistant and driver of a Brigadier General

Volunteered in educational programs for disadvantaged 6th and 9th graders in Israel, served as tutor and mentor

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