Our People - WXG

Great things in business
are never done by one person.
They're done by a team
of people.

Steve Jobs

Shay Vlasov
Project manager

Shay Vlasov
Project manager

Tell us about your role at WXG

I manage and coordinate teams that work with various infrastructure and local authorities, with the goal of bringing the projects to the tender phase, while also dealing with the quality management and supervision of projects throughout their execution phase.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

One of my, and my division's, biggest achievements was meeting the clients' goals and receiving a personal thank you and appreciation letter from the vice president of the Ayalon Paths, for publishing three tenders in a very tight schedule.

Tell us about your role at WXG

The people at WXG are very talented and professional. I enjoy learning from them and being inspired every day; as well as having the daily satisfaction when things are done as planned.
Samir Halabi
MEP Head of department

Samir Halabi
MEP Head of department

Tell us about your role at WXG

In the company, I run the department of electromechanical systems supervisors, which currently includes 8 professionals in this field. Our role is to act as a professional source of knowledge for the entire company, and to guide the project teams in the planning and execution stages in terms of quality, equipment, budget, schedule and compliance with the required standards.

My biggest achievement was when my department became a source of knowledge. This is manifested in our availability to answer to any issues from the field and in our providing of professional solutions that not only prevent complications, but also advance the projects.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

I enjoy many things at work, but I particularly enjoy the quality and dedication of the people that I meet at every site, as well as having the ability to learn new things and to grow on a personal and professional level.
Shay Zabari
Project Manager

Shay Zabari
Project Manager

Tell us about your role at WXG

I am the link that leads the planning and execution teams until a projects' objectives are reached. The one to go to for every problem! I ensure the synergy between all the different departments, monitor the schedule and the budget, execute regular reports to the commissioner, and supervise alle stages of the designing and licensing processes. In addition, I provide solutions in collaboration with the team and promote client decisions necessary for the project, as well as set the goals and objectives for the team. I am also responsible for issuing tenders and selecting the contractors. <br /> The project manager always goes into the small details, but always with a wide vision for going forward.<br />

The beginning of the Hamedina Square Project which Dan Waxman began in 2002, we were able, against all odds, to approve the design plan, receive the first permit and begin to work under less than simple conditions.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

I enjoy the work and the meaning that comes with it, the daily connection with different people and the challenges that come in every project.
Inbar Levy
Organizational Methods’ (ONMa) Department Manager

Inbar Levy
Organizational Methods’ (ONMa) Department Manager

Tell us about your role at WXG

I manage the organization and methods field, or in other words, am responsible for developing a set of tools and methods that can be used throughout the whole company, as well as implementing and monitoring them. Among other things, I am also responsible for the management of the enterprise database, the operation of tender control systems, site supervision and management of the company's more dangerous jobs.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

My department is characterized by endless work and we are proud to have many achievements - both large and small. One of our most important achievements this year was the launch of "Waxman in the palm of your hand" -- a huge project that is dedicated to making all of the information and online tools accessible to everyone in the organization on desktop, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. The work on this project is creative and challenging in all of the stages; from its development phase to the end of its implementation throughout the staff.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

I enjoy working with the people the most! It is always enjoyable to see high quality and caring people who are willing to go far above and beyond what they are required to, thus benefiting everyone. I always feel like I am profiting, whether from new knowledge, from ideas and insights that improve the work, as well as many new friends.
Noa Karmon Galinti
Design Manager

Noa Karmon Galinti
Design Manager

Tell us about your role at WXG

I lead the statutory design team's work, which includes advisers from various fields. The working process of every project takes several years. Throughout the whole process, we present the plans to the public, as well as to planning and building committees. We receive corrections and advice, and we create a full set of zoning documents up until the statutory approval. <br /> Our role is to ensure the best possible planning, while taking into account all considerations that are required to create good quality of life.<br />

Tell us about your role at WXG

We are often invited to share our opinions and participate in focus groups. This is our opportunity to make an impact. Many times, I find insights that are later finalized and presented as official documents to the proper authorities, and that influence the policies implemented in the field.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

The wide variety of topics I need to learn and understand in order to ensure that all aspects of the program are explored in depth. This includes real-world solutions for implementation in terms of engineering, both socially and financially.
Naama Efrati
Project manager Urban Renewal

Naama Efrati
Project manager Urban Renewal

Tell us about your role at WXG

I serve as Urban Renewal Manager, within the department for Urban Development. My role is to ensure approval of the best possible plan in the shortest possible time span. This is so that optimal project execution occurs both for the apartment owners and for the city.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

I find that the biggest achievements in long and complex city construction planning are actually the little things, such as successful consultant meetings for optimal planning, gaining local committees’ advice on project plans, recruiting consultants to take part in the project, and regularly updates to the customer about small successes throughout the process.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

The greatest pleasure I get from my job is the sense of partnership in creating and changing areas in Israel. I see it as my contribution to society. Urban regeneration and crowding of cities in Gush Dan is inevitable; the challenge is to manage it effectively. Taking a part in those processes gives me a sense of pleasure and achievement.
Yehoram Mor Yosef

Yehoram Mor Yosef

Tell us about your role at WXG

As a project manager, my role begins in the early stages of a project such as the planning and programming phases, which greatly impact the final product. <br /> In addition, I manage the Go Tab Forum, where we create and improve the checklists that are used by all the supervisors in the company.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

In one of our projects we established a luxury residential building on the seafront. While approaching the approval date for population percentage, the commissioner decided to change the finishing materials in all of the public spaces in the building. Even still, we managed the execution stage by aggressively setting goals, and we were able to not give on the quality of the project. Thanks to the great work relationship and the teamwork within the main contractors’ crew, we were able to meet our deadlines against all odds.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

Although working under a considerable amount of pressure sounds like a negative aspect of the job, I find a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction when we reach our objectives.
Adi Assor
Training Coordinator

Adi Assor
Training Coordinator

Tell us about your role at WXG

I coordinate the training sector, which includes the development, implementation and operation of all training material, as well as the certification process for different subjects, as part of the development tracks for core roles in the organization. One of our central goals is to change the system into a digital one, that way it can be accessible to all of the company’s employees at any time and place.

Where do you feel that you have had the most impact?

I feel that I impacted our process of turning the company into an organization that prides itself on learning, which trains and certifies all its workers.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

What I enjoy most in my role is being able to be exposed to and to work with a range of interfaces in the company and make an impact.
Hanna David
Secretary

Hanna David
Secretary

Tell us about your role at WXG

As a secretary, I coordinate meetings and manage schedules, as well as assist and organize activities in my project division. In the evening, I man the secretary station, providing response and support for the entire company. In addition, I have a variety of roles such as centralizing information, system updates, and legal documents for the entire company.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

I am proud of my constant efforts to promote and include all of the secretaries in relevant and professional activities, such as project openings, site recognitions, divisional meetings and professional courses, etc.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

I really love this work environment. I enjoy the aspect of task promotion, streamlining, and utilizing personal knowledge in order to create as many solutions and improvements as I can. I also enjoy training new employees and working in an advanced and renewable environment. I also love seeing our results in the field, and our wonderful social events.
Rotem Abrahami
Lead project manager, Specializes in Mega Project Planning

Rotem Abrahami
Lead project manager, Specializes in Mega Project Planning

Tell us about your role at WXG

I manage mega projects in their pre-production stages. In previous years I led the planning of the Azrieli Sarona project; and then for two years I have lead the international management team that dealt with the planning of the Azrieli group’s Spiral Tower. It was their tallest building at the time, with the height of 320 meters.

I am happy to say that there are many moments that I am proud of. For example, receiving a Form 4 earlier than our given deadline; and seeing "my baby spread its wings", which in this case was the populated building. <br /> I was also very moved when a previous client personally requested me for a new project he was setting up. <br />

Tell us about your role at WXG

The feeling of being able to influence a project’s qualities and goals being met.
Idit Zwila
Chairman's and CEO's secretary Head of volunteering

Idit Zwila
Chairman's and CEO's secretary Head of volunteering

Tell us about your role at WXG

I serve as secretary to both the Chairman and the CEO, as well as being in charge of the volunteer work at the company. Working alongside Helpi, a volunteering platform, I make sure that all of WXG's employees take part in volunteering - both individually and in a team setting.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

The end of the year reviews, when we present the employees with pictures of them happily volunteering, and we update them of the company's percentage growth of volunteer work.<br /> In general, I am proud of the awareness and enthusiasm that the company has when it comes to volunteering, and having it be treated as a project, although it is separate from the field of construction and engineering.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

I enjoy giving back, and the understanding that it provides of how simple it is to do good. <br /> "The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires."-Albert Schweitzer
Merav Elbaz Rappaport
Project Manager

Merav Elbaz Rappaport
Project Manager

Tell us about your role at WXG

I am a building engineer and I manage projects in their early stages, such as design planning, licensing, and supervision throughout their execution.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

When I finished my studies, I really wanted to be a part of the execution field, and as a woman I had experienced a lot of difficulties finding a job. When I started working in supervising, there were many people (especially contractors) that raised an eyebrow and had difficulty understanding what a woman was doing on the construction site. I loved seeing how the raised eyebrows and the half-contempt turned into respect and recognition for my professional abilities, regardless of my gender. I am glad to see that today there are more women in execution and supervision. This is a great achievement!

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

"I have an interest here with the construction workers…" I especially love the execution phase, which allows me to work on multiple fronts: with the contractor, with the consultants and with the entrepreneurs. I love dealing with unexpected obstacles and finding solutions even in a short amount of time. The work so dynamic and unconventional, that no day is like any other.
Shay Katna
Infrastructure

Shay Katna
Infrastructure

Tell us about your role at WXG

A project manager in the field of infrastructure is a very significant and diverse role. Throughout my projects, I am the link between the commissioner, the planners, and the contractors. I am also in charge of managing and coordinating all of the work with the infrastructure factors and local authorities.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

At the end of each project there is an event or a ribbon cutting ceremony, and those are without a doubt the moments I feel most proud.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

My role gives me much pleasure and satisfaction at every stage of work on a project, especially at the end when it opens up to the public.
Shelly Delmedigo
Project Coordinator Project Coordinator Forum's Manager

Shelly Delmedigo
Project Coordinator Project Coordinator Forum's Manager

Tell us about your role at WXG

I give the project the professional and administrative backing that it needs, and adapt it to WXG's procedures in all technical aspects, such as budgeting, tenders, organization of the design teams, etc., in order to fit the requirements of the client.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

There are a lot of proud moments when you create something from nothing. I experienced a moment of real pride when I casted the first concrete foundation for the Rubinstein Twin Project, a powerful moment created entirely by human factors through engineering.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

I love solving problems, pyrotechnics in Excel, and managing to explain myself in numbers.
Leonid Safronsky
Quantity Surveyor

Leonid Safronsky
Quantity Surveyor

Tell us about your role at WXG

With much experience in supervising execution jobs, I check the large amounts of construction jobs being done, and make sure that they are being carried out according to the work plan and the building laws.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

I am proud that I work in a High-Tech company that deals with construction management and supervision; and that my 50 years of experience is required to help the company succeed.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

I enjoy the creative thinking that is expressed in finding an easy solution for a complex situation.
Moshik Shavit
Senior project manager

Moshik Shavit
Senior project manager

Tell us about your role at WXG

Theoretically, I deal with the management of execution and quality supervision. I managed the establishment of the Atrium Aqueduct Tower, and in recent years I also managed the Azrieli Town Towers. <br /> In reality, I believe we help our clients make their dreams become a reality.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

When managing a mega project, each project is a matter of years of work. In my opinion, receiving any building permit, contractor appointment, commissioner approval and/or budget approval on behalf of the commissioner, is a "win."<br /> However, when you hold a project's Form 4 in your hand, approved after many years of work, and you receive the clients' appreciation for all of the efforts you invested; it is an exciting and empowering moment that cannot be forgotten. <br />

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

I am happy to say that I am blessed - I enjoy every day! The dynamic at the site, the packed schedule, and the number of daily tasks, are all so powerful; that these projects are done with love and by choice. I learned to enjoy and see satisfaction from every post casted, every unbounded ceiling slab, and every electrical panel powered.
Galina Krymer
Quantity Surveyor Head of department

Galina Krymer
Quantity Surveyor Head of department

Tell us about your role at WXG

Three years ago, I was chosen out of WXG's employees to establish the Quantity Accounting department, and since then, I became its manager. We check the contractor's accounts for all the company’s contracts as tools to survey the company.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

Right from the beginning, we set ourselves a goal to develop our field on a professional level, rather than staying in its existing position.<br /> Within this framework, we have built tools to assess and predict project costs. We introduced the use of BIM to our day to day work, with which we rated the measurement techniques in a way that raised their level of accuracy and reduced arguments with contractors.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

When you work hard towards a goal, and you succeed.
Nir Hay
Senior project manager Expert in the field of construction

Nir Hay
Senior project manager Expert in the field of construction

Tell us about your role at WXG

As a project manager, I lead a team of contractors and suppliers in order to establish a project with a lean budget and the highest of quality. As an expert in the field of structural design, I bring to the company my fifteen years of experience from working in a design office.

Share with us your proudest professional achievement

For the first time in Israel, we conducted an experiment with a unique technique in order to determine soil tolerance in one of our projects. This interesting experiment has vastly contributed to our understanding of the soil's behavior, in order to determine the most appropriate method of foundation.

What do you enjoy the most about your current role at WXG?

The people, the teamwork, and the moment when you see the project that you managed come to fruition.
Liran Sharon
Senior project manager Expert on final projects and luxury homes

Liran Sharon
Senior project manager Expert on final projects and luxury homes

Tell us about your role at WXG

I am responsible for managing all project development processes perfectly. This includes everything from the licensing, planning, tenders, budgeting, scheduling, executioning and quality control of a project, all the way to a project’s final delivery, all while reaching its goals. I run and manage large teams of planners, consultants, contractors, and suppliers while fully collaborating and coordinating with everyone.

Tell us about your role at WXG

The establishment of Arlozrov 17 in Tel Aviv. This was my first significant project as a project manager, from its beginning to end. I enjoyed taking on the responsibility of managing the project, tackling its engineering and management challenges, directing the team along with being able to teach and train young supervisors. I am proud of the work relationship I developed with the contractor and the commissioner, who not only gave me trust, but also saw me as a partner throughout the project.

Tell us about your role at WXG

I enjoy seeing the people I have mentored being valued and advancing to management positions in the company. It shows me that I have succeeded in giving them the best tools to excel and progress. In addition, it is immensely gratifying when these same mentees show that they value me as a manager and instructor.