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Amir Ziv-Av
Amir Ziv-Av (born in 1949) is the chairman of Ziv-Av Technologies Ltd. He is a member of the Technion’s Board of Governors and lectures in an advanced degree course on optimization at the Technion. He previously served as the Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Transport, National Infrastructure, and Road Safety.
Biography
[edit]Amir Ziv-Av holds a Ph.D. in engineering from Tel Aviv University, specializing in optimization, specifically in the development of optimal technological concepts and technological strategy. He is the inventor of 20 patents in the fields of mechanics, the plastics industry, automotive, aerospace, and medical devices.
In the 1970s, he served as a member of the National Road Accident Prevention Council, led by Deputy Minister Gad Yaakobi. Between 1973 and 1976, he wrote a monthly column on transportation issues for Maariv.
From 1976 to 1983, after completing his engineering studies, he returned to permanent service in the IDF as head of the mechanical design division in the Yafah unit. He later served as head of the engineering development branch of the IDF Corps of Engineers, as an assistant to Major General Israel Tal on the Merkava tank development project, and as a project manager in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Major General Yekutiel Adam.
Between 1984 and 1987, he served as the optomechanical development manager and a senior executive member at Optra-Tech (Orbotech), followed by a role as development manager and board member at Keter Plastic.
In the early 1990s, after establishing Ziv-Av Engineering, he served as a consultant in the plastics industry to industrialist Stef Wertheimer. In 1998, he was appointed chairman of the board of Tzafrir Engineers, a public company specializing in engineering services.
In 1999, he was involved in planning a compromise in the "Machsan Affair," where steam turbine parts from the Israel Military Industries plant in Ramat Hasharon were transported to the Ashkelon power plant, necessitating road closures and the removal of light poles. The planned transportation on the Sabbath led to the United Torah Judaism party's resignation from Ehud Barak’s government.
From 2001 to 2003, he served as an advisor to the global president of Peek Traffic, and during those years, he also served as a public representative judge in the labor court.
Between 2005 and 2014, he served on the Board of Trustees at the Afeka College of Engineering (in addition to his ongoing role as a member of the Board of Governors).
From 2005 to 2010, he served on the R&D board of Bar-Ilan University.
Between 2007 and 2016, he served as a board member of the government-affiliated public company Oseot Ashkelon.
From 2011 to 2013, he held the position of Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Transport, National Infrastructure, and Road Safety, as well as chairman of the statutory inter-ministerial committee on traffic devices, safety, and trials, and chairman of the Steering Committee for Traffic Management and Control.
Articles on technological strategy and systems developed by Ziv-Av have been published in various international journals, including Thinking Highways (2013), Machine Design, Modern Plastics, Automotive Engineering, Kunststoffe, and Link.
He occasionally publishes guest articles in TheMarker and Globes on society, economy, defense budget, and education topics, advocating, among other things, for free public transportation, arguing that the socio-economic benefits of full subsidies would greatly outweigh the subsidy costs.
Private Life
[edit]Dr. Ziv-Av is married, a father of three, and resides in Kiryat Ono.
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