Management

Avi Legmann joined Onset Technology in November 2009 . Prior to joining Onset, Mr. Legmann served in several executive positions, CEO at Jay-Young Company, founder and business leader of Quarry Technologies (known today as reef Point Systems). Before Quarry Avi functioned as a Vice President and partner at the venture firm Beacon Telco, where he focused on investments in telecommunications. Before that he was Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at Elron TeleSoft, where he managed the creation of its U.S. beachhead, developed worldwide strategic alliances and business partnerships, and led the transition from a professional services business to a product-based company. Previously, as Director of Strategic Alliances at BBN/GTE Internetworking, he headed business development for the systems and technologies networking unit, which led to the commercialization of technologies through major strategic alliances and company spinouts. He received a BS in Engineering from Technion Israel and an MBA from Boston University.

Ms. Sharon joined Onset Technology in 2009 to direct and manage worldwide finance and operations. Ms Sharon brings over 20 years of comprehensive financial experience in both small and large companies. Prior to joining Onset, Ms. Sharon served as Sr. Manager of Business Strategy & Operation at EMC. Prior to EMC, Ms. Sharon served as Controller/CFO at ProActivity Inc. Overseeing all aspects of financial operations, both domestically and internationally, Ms. Sharon was deeply involved in, and oversaw the entire due-diligence process during the acquisition of ProActivity by EMC. Prior to ProActivity, Ms. Sharon held several financial positions at PA Company Inc. and Pennsylvania Company Inc. both in the apparel industry culminating with the Controller position. Ms. Sharon holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration from Haifa University, and a MS in Finance from Bentley College.

Mr. Ish-Shalom joined Onset Technology in April 2009 to lead strategic marketing activities and partnerships. Prior to joining Onset, Mr. Ish-Shalom served in several key roles at Avaya Communications, most recently as a senior manager leading a cross functional and multi-national team made up of services, manufacturing, marketing, regional sales, and architecture to deliver 10s $M portfolio. Prior to that Mr. Ish-Shalom helped to develop, negotiate and manage multi-million dollar strategic relationships that included joint development, channel/go-to-market terms and strategy and global service offers. As a fellow member of the CTO office, Mr. Ish-Shalom represented Avaya’s interest in several standard organizations and managed the architecture group for the Concord Technology Center. Mr. Ish-Shalom holds an MBA from Northeastern University and a BSc. in Electrical Engineering from the Tel-Aviv University.

Mr. Eldar is responsible for product management, strategic roadmap planning, future technologies and intellectual property. Mr. Eldar brings years of experience in product management and market research from prior positions in Rhythmia Medical, a venture backed company, and Precede Technologies, an entrepreneurship and investment firm. Prior to these positions, Mr. Eldar served for over 9 years in the Elite Technological Unit of the Intelligence Corps of the Israel Defense Forces, where he managed complex and innovative technological projects developed under extreme constraints. Mr. Eldar was awarded the prestigious Israel Security Award from the president of the State of Israel for his achievements. Mr. Eldar is a graduate of Talpiot, the IDF’s Elite Military Academy designed to train technological leaders for the defense sector in Israel. He holds a B.Sc., magna cum laude, in Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is currently an MBA candidate at Columbia Business School.