Amir Ziv-Av
אמיר זיו-אב
BornJuly 24th, 1949
EducationPhD
Occupationmechanical engineer
Websitehttps://www.zivav.co.il/

Amir Ziv-Av (Hebrew: אמיר זיו-אב; Born July 24th, 1949) is an Israeli mechanical and systems engineer and entrepreneur, who designed technological solutions in the fields of plastic molding. Furthermore, Ziv-Av served as the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Transport, National Infrastructures and Road Safety. [1][2]

Biography

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Ziv-Av was born in Rehovot, Israel. Ziv-Av studied mechanical engineering at Tel Aviv University in the early 70s. From 1973 to 1976, parallel to his university education, ZivAv served as a member of the safety committee of the Israeli minister of transportation, Gad Yaacobi. [1] That time, Ziv-Av also had a column of road tests of new vehicles in Maariv.[3] In 1984, Ziv-Av was appointed as an Optomechanical Development Executive of Oprotech (which later became Orbotech). [4] In 1987, he was appointed as an R&D manager and a board member of Keter Plastic. [5][3]

In 1990, Ziv-Av started a firm for technological consulting and development named Ziv-Av Technologies.[6][3] Following the foundation of his firm, Ziv-Av served as a consultant in the plastics industry for industrialist Stef Wertheimer. [7][8]

From 1997 to 2002, Ziv-Av Technologies registered several patents for new concepts of injection molding machines for the plastic industry.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

In 1998, he was appointed as the chairman of the board of directors of "Tasfrir Mehandesim", an Israeli public company that provided engineering services. [15][16]In 1999, Ziv-Av led the project of transportation in what was known as the "Superheater affair." [17][18]

From 2005 to 2010, Ziv-Av served as a board member for the R&D company of Bar-Ilan University.[1][2] Between 2007 to 2016, Ziv-Av served as a board member of a the governmental-public industrial company Ashot Ashkelon. [19] Ziv-Av is a member of the Executive Committee of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and a lecturer of the course "technological optimization" for advanced degrees at the Technion.[20][21]

Amir Ziv-Av received a PhD in Technological optimization from Tel Aviv University in 2006.[22] In 2011 he was appointed as the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Transport, National Infrastructures and Road Safety. He was also the chairman of the Inter-ministerial Statutory Committee for Traffic Devices, Safety and Experiments and Chairman of the Steering Committee for Traffic Management and Control. [1][23]

Further Reading

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Selected published articles

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  • Amir Ziv-Av, A country under blackmail by threats, Haaretz, march 31st, 2009.[26]
  • Amir Ziv-Av, The Bank's CEO doesn't like the bank, Haaretz, May 13th, 2010.[27]
  • Amir Ziv-Av, Stop The Shnor: Israel needs to stop asking for charity from The U.S, TheMarker, December 12th, 2018.[28]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d זרזר, חיים (2011-11-06). "אמיר זיו-אב - המדען הראשי במשרד התחבורה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  2. ^ a b "ד"ר אמיר זיו-אב מונה למדען הראשי במשרד התחבורה". igudkb.co.il.
  3. ^ a b c d "נוסחת הפלא של הכישלון". www.haaretz.co.il/.
  4. ^ "Board of Governors". לשכת המהנדסים והאדריכלים (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  5. ^ Amit, Hagai. "How One Israeli Businessman Turned Plastic Into Gold". www.haaretz.com.
  6. ^ "Ziv-Av Patent Information". www.zivav.com.
  7. ^ "Stef Wertheimer: Zionism needs economic recalibration". www.timesofisrael.com.
  8. ^ Shamah, David (2009-01-26). "Engineering is what counts, even in society". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  9. ^ US 5633024A, Ziv-Av, Amir, "Clamping assembly for injection molding apparatus", issued 1997-05-27 
  10. ^ "Billion employs "free space" approach to break into small injection market". Modern Plastics: 98. February 2000.
  11. ^ US 6186770, Ziv-Av, Amir, "Clamping Assembly for injection molding Apparatus", published 2000-02-13 
  12. ^ Stephen, Moore (December 1999). "All-Electric Presses ride high-growth surge". Modern Plastics International: 54.
  13. ^ "Door open to greater convenience". Automotive Engineer: 16. June 2001.
  14. ^ "Inventor offers 'fault-free' designs for tierbarless units". Modern Plastics International. McGraw Hill Education: 38. November 1997.
  15. ^ "צפריר - אמיר זיו-אב ימונה ליו"ר הדירקטוריון". Globes. 1998-06-22. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  16. ^ דנון, יצחק (2006-02-13). "אמיר זיו-אב תובע מיעקב צפריר 12 מיליון ש' בעקבות התרמית במניות צפריר מהנדסים". Globes. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  17. ^ דקלו, מאת דוד חיון ושמואל (1999-08-22). "הפשרה המתגבשת בפרשת המשחנים: מהנדס מכין תוכנית להעברה משולבת של המטענים". Globes. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  18. ^ חיון, מאת דוד (1999-08-29). "תוכנית להובלת 4 משחנים בשתי הובלות - הוגשה לסוויסה". Globes. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  19. ^ "דוח מיידי על מצבת נושאי משרה בכירה". mayafiles.tase.co.il. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  20. ^ "הוועד המנהל".
  21. ^ "הטכניון: נושאים באופטימיזציה טכנולוגית". הטכניון: נושאים באופטימיזציה טכנולוגית (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  22. ^ אמיר, זיו-אב. "גיבוש קונספטים הנדסיים אופטימאליים וקונספטים רובוסטים עם דגש על מערכות מכאניות". www.nli.org.il.
  23. ^ "משרד התחבורה ממנה מדען ראשי חדש - וואלה רכב". וואלה (in Hebrew). 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  24. ^ ""למנוע מצעירים לרכב על אופנועים - רק רבע מהם יגיעו לגיל 24 ללא פציעה או מוות"". www.themarker.com.
  25. ^ כהן, הדי (2015-08-05). ""התחבורה הציבורית צריכה להיות חינמית - יש תועלת בסבסוד"". Globes. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  26. ^ "מדינה תחת סחיטה באיומים". www.haaretz.co.il.
  27. ^ "מנכ"ל הבנק לא אוהב את הבנק". www.haaretz.co.il.
  28. ^ "די לשנור: ישראל צריכה להפסיק לבקש נדבות מארה"ב". www.themarker.com.