Herzliya, Israel – January,2017 – BIRD Aerosystems, the leading developer of Special Mission Aircraft Solutions (ASIO) and Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS), has announced the appointment of Mr. Shlomi Shefer as its new Vice President of Operations with effect from January 10th, 2017.
Mr. Shefer is an Aircraft Operations and Maintenance specialist and brings with him significant experience in developing advanced operations, maintenance and logistics programs to BIRD Aerosystems. Mr. Shefer is a retired military officer, having served 25 years in the Israeli Air Force and MOD (Ministry Of Defence) in a wide range of operations and management programs in various disciplines. Mr. Shefer holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.E. in System Engineering.
As Vice President of Operations, Mr. Shefer is responsible for operational activities including all aspect of the supply chain, comprehensive product support (ILS), configuration control, quality assurance, production and IT.
David Dragucki, Co-CEO and Founder of BIRD Aerosystems, said, “The role of operations management is a very challenging one. I am confident that our operations, under Shlomi’s leadership, will continue in the team’s tradition of providing top notch service with the highest levels of professionalism and will elevate our company’s operational efforts to even greater heights.”
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