Ilia Kravets

Ilia Kravets has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. They started their career as an IT System Administrator at IDF from 2001 to 2004. After that, they worked as a Software Developer and Tutor at Technion from 2005 to 2006, primarily focusing on web application development.

From 2006 to 2010, Ilia served as a Software Developer at Check Point, where they worked on the development of a custom Linux-based OS and gained expertise in Linux, networking, system programming, and open-source components.

In 2010, Ilia returned to Technion as a Teaching Assistant, where they served in various positions and taught Operating Systems Engineering to graduate and advanced undergraduate students.

In 2012, Ilia joined RDES as a VP of Software, where they built the software side of a multidisciplinary hardware-software startup and developed two products from the initial idea level.

In 2013, Ilia became the VP Software at Ekaline Ltd, overseeing the software development of a cutting-edge hardware-software solution for financial trading acceleration.

In 2016, Ilia founded and became the Owner & CTO of a Fintech SaaS company, where they developed a minimum viable product for the Israeli market.

In 2017, Ilia joined RFISee as the Head of Software Development, leading the agile development of automotive radar technology and taking the company from a pre-seed investment to successful field tests.

Currently, Ilia is serving as the Director of Engineering at RFISee, assuming technical responsibility for various areas including R&D, product management, planning, strategy, budgeting, and B2B customer relationships. They also oversee startup fundraising, competitive analysis, investor relationships, and vendor and partner relationships.

Throughout their career, Ilia has gained expertise in various technologies including C, C++, Rust, Python, Matlab, Java, Kotlin, and C#. They have demonstrated strong leadership skills, hands-on software development experience, and the ability to manage teams and lead projects from ideation to implementation.

Ilia Kravets holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Computer Sciences from Technion-Machon Technologi Le' Israel, which was obtained in 2010. Prior to that, Kravets completed a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Computer Science from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology between 2004 and 2009. In 2018 and 2019, Kravets pursued Professional Studies in Data Science and Machine Learning at the School of Data Science YDATA.