Nice to meet you!
My name is Marik Brestovitsky, I'm 39 years old, married to Meital, and we have three wonderful children: Or, Eitan, and Ido.
I enjoy cycling, racing cars, and participating in racing tracks in Israel in my spare time.
A bit more about me...
I'm a curious person and a technology enthusiast. Ever since I was a child, I've always been fascinated by how things work. I loved to disassemble computers and see how they were built, and I was always the first to explore new technologies.
My curiosity led me to pursue a career as an Information Systems Director. In this role, I'm responsible for managing all of the company's information systems, including the computer infrastructure, networks, information security, and software development. I believe that technology is a powerful tool that can help organizations achieve their goals. I'm committed to using my skills and knowledge to lead the organization towards a bright technological future.
Beyond my work:
I'm also very active in the local technology community. I regularly participate in conferences and meetups and am always happy to share my knowledge with others. I enjoy spending time with family and friends when I'm not working or volunteering. I love hiking, cycling, and racing cars. I also enjoy reading about science and technology and always look for new ways to learn and grow.
I believe that everyone can make a positive impact on the world through technology. I'm committed to using my skills and knowledge to develop innovative solutions to global problems. I'm always looking for new ways to combine my love of technology with my desire to help others.
Community involvement ❤
I'm the Chairman of the "Computer from the Heart" organization, which provides free computers to children and families who cannot afford them.
Also, I'm actively involved in the Hebrew Scouts movement, serving as Deputy Scout Leader. I believe that this is an excellent opportunity for the scouts to learn and develop new skills, such as leadership, teamwork, and friendship.
Last thing, I'm a volunteer teaching computer science classes to 10th graders.
Experience
Director Of IT Viz.ai
2022 - Present
2023 - Present
Founder - "Computer from the Heart" organization
Advisor on Smart City and Technology in the municipality of Ramat Gan
2019 - 2024
2020-2022
Head Of Information Technology @ Snyk
Head of IT group, Leading the HelpDesk and System Engineering teams.
IT Incident Response Management Officer.
IT Support & Purchasing Manager @ ironSource
As a Manager of a global IT support team, i was leading cross departments projects and evaluation new technologies, working with saas and cloud platforms.
Experience managing, supporting, and troubleshooting hardware and software within a mixed Windows, Mac, and Linux systems environment
Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Technical Support Team, Provide direct supervision of technical support staff, including recruitment and evaluations.
Mentor your team members and provide oversight, coaching, and training
On-board new technical support team members and coordinate all resources for the onboarding process
Management of Purchase Team, responsible for developing collaborative relationships across various internal and external stakeholders currently managing procurement independently. excellent negotiation skills and high level of comfort with large scales budget management, agreements, procurement along with ability to quickly understand and contribute support to broader cross-functional initiatives.
2018-2020
Help Desk Manager
Check Point Software Technologies
- Responsibility of IT support for 35 European branches with approx. 1000 users
- Establish and manage group from inception incl. managing offshore technicians
Recruit, provide professional guidance, set goals and monitor performance
- Monthly travels to European offices, work with senior management to set workplans
- Perform on-site Installations, software & hardware upgrades, users training
- Manage budget of millions of dollars, work with Opex and Capex budgets
- Define & implement effective work procedures, processes and methods
- Work with suppliers and subcontractors: purchase equipment, negotiate & close agreements
- Monitor and control installations and repairs of service providers
- Lead & manage projects: Characterize project, negotiate with suppliers & implementation
- Plan & monitor implementation of infrastructure & multimedia system in 50 conference rooms
- Started as Senior System admin and promoted to Team Leader
QA Engineer
- Perform hardware and software testing on client & server side
- Build test plans and perform tests according to system life cycle:
Sanity, regression, UI / Interface, network, usability, configuration, verification, Installation
2012-2018
Business Team Leader Pelephone
- Manage team; Train, set goals and incentives, motivate & monitor performance
- Provide support service to customers: cell phones, computers and tablets & accessories
- Responsible of mentoring forum; Support & train new representatives until full activity
- Started as HelpDesk administrator and promoted to Accounts team leader
2010-2012
2008-2010
