Ronen Yizhaki

About Ronen Yizhaki

Innovative IT & Semiconductor Leader | 20+ Years of Global Experience in Driving Business Success through People-Centric Leadership. Unique, specialized expertise gained during decades of professional experience, accomplished IT and Semiconductor management with experience in leading and transforming international technology organizations, enabling 4th industrial revolution technologies in the last decade. Recognized for driving business growth by harnessing the power of engaged and talented teams. My leadership philosophy centers on empowering people to achieve their best, creating a culture of strategic execution and innovation. Proven track record in driving digital transformation, enhancing network security, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions in high-demand environments. Successfully set and achieved ambitious business goals while managing substantial financial budgets and fostering strong partnerships with global vendors and suppliers, such as Cisco, GE, Honeywell, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron. I have led the architecture and engineering of disruptive technologies, starting with semiconductor sputter tool process analysis solutions ~20 years ago, and evolving to IoT and industrial SDN solutions, deploying Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) technology for manufacturing factories. Drove disruptive technologies that enhance collaboration between machines, humans, and enterprise systems, from the supply chain to the shop floor. Committed to leveraging technology and people to deliver transformative solutions that align with organizational vision and operational excellence.

Experience

1. Director of IT Manufacturing Network Infrastructure & Industrial Iot

   Intel

   Jun 2019 — Present

   Lead Intel’s global IT services for manufacturing network infrastructure and Industrial IoT, overseeing factories and data centers across multiple international sites.• Drive architecture, design, development, deployment, and sustainment of multi-generation factory networks, enhancing efficiency and security in global semiconductor operations.• Manage substantial budgets, strategically allocating resources to optimize network performance and reliability.• Lead multiple diverse teams of engineers and IT architects across the USA, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, and Costa Rica, fostering a culture of innovation. Oversee several hundred contractual technicians and cable specialists.• Transform industrial manufacturing through Software-Defined Networking (SDN) for factory floor by architecting and deploying Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) technology, enabling other manufacturers to modernize their factories with Cisco ACIs.• Leverage Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to predict factory tool maintenance and prevent production failures.• Intel as an IT Products development organization, shaping industry’s new connectivity technologies and products, playing a key role in innovative IT connectivity solutions, i.e. 5G & LoraWAN.• Facilitate organizational culture as a certified Senn Delany culture workshop facilitator. Key Achievements: • Enabled critical Cisco network services for Greenfield and Brownfield semiconductor factories.• Led Industry 4.0 initiatives, including IIoT and AR/VR integration.• Completed factories network builds with 85% less headcount and faster timelines using automated scripts.• Improved efficiency with open-source and vendor automation playbooks.• Achieved 100x more efficient on-switch memory utilization for security implementation versus traditional networks.

Education

• Tel Aviv University - Coller School of Management

  Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.), EMBA Technology and Information Systems

  2007 — 2009

• The Open University of Israel

  Bachelor's Degree, Management & Computer Science

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Semiconductor Industry
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Networking
• Software Development
• Service Desk Management
• Automation
• Information Technology
• Project Management
• Intel
• Spc
• Soc
• Program Management
• IT Operations
• Thin Films
• Metrology
• Global Network Operations
• Manufacturing
• Hardware
• Itil V3 Foundations Certified
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Integration
• Management
• Itil Intermediate Service Operation
• Telecommunications
• Product Management
• Semiconductors
• Statistical Process Control (Spc)