Dean Liferow

Business Project Manager- Air Defense Program @ Israel Aerospace Industries | Executive MBA | Ex-Naval Officer

Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel

About

As a Business Project Manager at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), I lead complex, high-impact projects in the air defense domain, integrating strategic business insights with technological execution. With a background in financial consulting and leadership in high-pressure environments, I specialize in managing multidisciplinary teams, aligning project goals with organizational strategy, and driving execution across large-scale defense initiatives. I bring a results-driven mindset, cross-functional communication skills, and a passion for translating complex challenges into practical, actionable solutions.

Experience

  • Business Project Manager – Air Defense program at IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Financial Business Consultant at COGNUM Financial Consulting
    Mar 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

    ‏ Cognum formerly "Itzhak Swary Ltd." is one of Israel's most prominent financial consulting firms. The firm provides a range of financial advisory services: mergers & acquisitions, business valuation, strategic consulting, IPO advisory, tax planning, investment analysis, anti-trust issues, regulatory processes, expert opinions in legal cases, audit and due diligence Cognum provides economic consulting services to both public and private companies in all sectors of the Israeli economy: industrial companies, energy, retail, telecommunications, high-tech, real estate, insurance, banking, governmental ministries, etc. The firm also provides consulting services to companies seeking to implement strategic and structural changes with the aim of achieving growth and efficiency.

  • Israeli Navy (Haifa District, Israel)
    • Director of Electronics & Defense
      Mar 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Director of Electronics & Defense for the Saar 6 Corvette missile ship project. Received two certificates of excellence and outstanding performance- Major general award and Brigadier general award. Promoted to Major ranking.

    • Deputy commander (XO), "Saar 5" class missile ship Corvette
      Sep 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Promoted at the age of 23, became the youngest XO in the flotilla. Managed and monitored over 100 sailormen to a variety of operations.

    • Tactical air platoon commander "Saar 5" class missile ship Corvette
      Sep 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

      • Led the first ever platoon to protect Israel's gas rigs. • Supervised and controlled a variety of weaponry such as the first ever navel "Iron Dome".

  • Navel officers course cadet at Israeli Naval Academy
    Mar 2015 - Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Graduated the course among 28 cadets out of 5000 prospects