1. Curriculum Vitae – Arnon Rund
CEO Halevi Dweck Ltd Economic Consulting
General Manager of Arttic Israel International Consulting Services
Extensive experience in management, development and financing of international
projects.
Experience and knowledge in the management of energy, natural gas and
infrastructures.
Proven experience in teams and large-scale projects management.
More than 15 years of experience as a consultant to government authorities and other
organizations in the public sector in macro-economic projects as well as taking part in
government economic committees.
Management, promotion and initiation of many infrastructure projects mainly in the
energy and natural gas fields.
Wide perspective, high-level analytical skills, excellent systemic understanding,
thoroughness and attention to the details.
Excellent performance skills and negotiation skills.
Experienced in strategic and tactic decision making, under pressure and uncertainty.
Experienced in managing an international firm, including commercial and economic
activities with international organizations.
Excellent interpersonal competence and human relations, leadership abilities and
employees motivation.
Residence: Kfar HaRo'e
Contact: Mobile: +972-50-5204903 E-mail: arnon.rund@hdfk.co.il
Marital status: Married + 4
Education and Qualifications
1998-2000 MBA, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Finance and Marketing
specialization
1995-1997 BA, Economics and Business Management, The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem
1990 "Neve-Shmuel" Talmudical College, Efrat,Physics and Mathematics
specialization
Courses:
2011: Tenders Law – Adv. Ela Gur
2. 2009: Tenders Law – Dr. Omer Dekel, Adv.
1999: Business Entrepreneurship – Managed by Nir Barkat,BRM
Professional Experience
Halevi Dweck:
2007- CEO Halevi Dweck Economic Consulting
2004-2007 Economic department manager at Halevi Dweck & co. – Arttic Israel
1996-2004 Economic consultant at Halevi Dweck & co. – Arttic Israeleconomic
consulting
Main professional activities and responsibilities of these positions include:
Natural gas
8 year experience strategic economic consultant for the Natural Gas Authority on
the subject of Israel's natural gas industry, including natural gas economic projects
management.
The work included working with different factors in the Israeli Natural Gas sector,
Energy Ministry and Natural Gas Authority in particular including familiarity with
the work of the Natural Gas Authority.
Natural gas distribution tenders - economic modeling for construction and operation
of natural gas distribution networks in Israel. The tenders preparations included
escorting five distribution tenders (Southern, Negev, Hedera and the valleys, Haifa
and Galilee)
Establishing a venture for plants conversion to natural gas - an economic,
commercial and strategic venture for the conversion of about 30 plants to natural
gas - including – Prigat, Unidress, hospitals, Clalit Health Services, Taro, laundries,
etc.
Escorting distribution tender in Jerusalem - including feasibility studies and techno -
economically connect households GT
Gas Authority team member. The team was in charge of determining the price of
natural gas between Tamar to IEC - expert report that was submitted to the Israeli
Knesset Economics Committee.
Economic examination in the fields of power stations, cogeneration and
regeneration based on natural gas.
Assisting in monitoring the prices of natural gas transportation in Israel (INGL).
Responsible on behalf of the Gas Authority for natural gas use implementation in
the Israeli industrial consumers. The project included - user instructions manual,
lectures, conferences, meetings and other establishments
Strategic consulting to the natural gas authority in the Ministry of Energy and Water
Resources regarding the regulation of the natural gas in Israel in distribution
segments and monitoring the pricing of natural gas.
3. Ongoing consultation and thorough understanding in different aspects of the natural
gas market – CNG for industry, CNG for automobiles, cogeneration, regeneration,
burners, subsidies to remote consumers, etc.
Macro-economic and strategic consulting regarding natural gas- government policy
consulting with an international firm (KEMA) regarding natural gas storage
regulation, taxation aspects, export opportunities, Notify Body and more.
Taking part in an interoffice project between the Ministry of Energy and Water
Resources and the Ministry of economy regarding the regulation of certifications to
those dealing with natural gas.
Promoting an interoffice project between the Ministry of Energy and Water
Resources, Ministry of economy and Negev and Galilee Development Ministry to
establish collages for natural gas engineers.
The Jerusalem Development Authority- extensive economic examination regarding
the economic efficiency of connecting Jerusalem to the natural gas network in
Israel.
Jerusalem Water & Waste Water Works Corporation- constructing a business plan
for distributing natural gas in Jerusalem.
Infrastructures and Energy
Escorting the Israeli Airport Authority in the establishment of the Timna airport in
TURNKEY method.
Planning and economics Team member for locating gas stations in Israel, including
CNG stations for public transport heavy vehicles.
Escorting NTA's projects - Red line tenders estimations, economic consultant to the
Ministry of Transport in linking, planning tenders and execution.
Escorting the Ministry of Public Security, the Israeli Police and the National Road
Safety Council A-3 speed cameras tender (BOT).
Managing the “Protecting the Shores” project for the ministry of tourism and the
Dead Sea Preservation Government Company, including preparing tenders and
economic examinations regarding alternatives solutions for the flooding problem.
Energy efficiency tenders (ESCO) in 19 hospitals for the infrastructure ministry and
the health ministry.
Escorting the economic and tender aspects of PFI tenders of transferring hospitals
from diesel fuel to LPG. As a result of the tenders the hospitals cut millions of
shekels out of their expenses.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem- preparing the PFI tender for transferring the
university from diesel fuel to LPG. The tender included an option for natural gas.
Government and regulation
Prime Minister's Office - Dinur Commission for Public Broadcasting in Israel in
order to conduct efficiency in IBA.
Escorting Ministry of Economy's committee for foreign workers in order examine
the transition from franchises to foreign workers licenses in Israel.
Escorting the Ministry of Religious Services in economic examinations in order to
reduce religious councils: from 138 councils to 28 clusters.
Escorting the Government Companies Authority (GCA) in IMI privatization and
other companies - LORM, SHEKEM and Industrial Development Bank.
4. Escorting the Ministry of Health in the process of student health services
privatization (school nurses).
Escorting the Ministry of Religious Services, related to kosher supervision reform
in Israel.
Team member in the Israeli Lands Administration for economic examination of
underground land use in Israel
Economic examination on the influence of multichannel television commercials for
the Ministry of Communication.
Assisting the Ministry Social Affairs and Social Services in launching the center
for Exhaustion of rights for holocaust survivors.
Taking part of an inter-ministerial governmental committee lead by the Home
Front Defense Ministry for handling the overall resilience of the population in
local authorities.
Assisting the Ministry of Interior in setting a training system for escorting the
legislation change of Planning and Building Law.
Tenders consulting – writing and accompanying tenders and procurement
procedures for governmental ministries and their examination – accompanying
about 1,000 governmental tenders over the course of over 15 years to tens
governmental entities and their divisions. Responsibility over tenders of the
health ministry, culture science and sports ministry, foreign ministry, the ministry of
religious services, national insurance institution, natural gas authority, ministry of
defense, airports authority, Israel's prisons service, Israel's police, the Israel security
agency, education ministry, gas authority, water authority, Israel broadcasting
authority, ministry of communication, the second authority for television and radio,
the standards institution of Israel, the national civil service, ministry of social affairs
and social services, Israel's parliament, ministry of public security, the cable
telecommunication council and more.
1997 – 2006 "Halevi Dweck Company - Economic Consulting" - Economist and Head
of Economic department
Communication – preparing the television channels tenders, business and economic
consulting to the second authority for television and radio, Israel broadcasting
authority and the cable telecommunication council. Submitting business plans for
bidders of local radio tenders.
Writing business and marketing plans in different fields: energy, high-tech, health,
industry, real estate, tourism, communication and more.
Building – participation in program teams for the Israel land administration
planning, ministry of construction and housing.
Tenders consulting – writing and accompanying tenders and procurement
procedures for governmental ministries and their examination
Market surveys in different economic aspects.
Macroeconomic studies for various governmental ministries – cost of hospital bed,
economic influence of multichannel television commercials, determining norm price
of natural gas in Israel, comparing cost of foreign worker to Israeli worker, cost of
Ethiopian immigrants intake, economic study of using CNG and more.
5. 1997 – 2012 CEO Arttic Israel – International Consulting Services (an affiliate of
Arttic International)
2012- Director of the local affiliate of Arttic SAS.
2007-2011 General Manager of Arttic Israel
1996-2007 Project Manager – Arttic Israel
Main professional activities and responsibilities of these positions include:
Working in an international business environment with emphasis on the European
market – working with tens European entities.
Financial and professional management of an international company, including
selling and merging the Israeli company into the international one.
Managing the capital raising field from R&D funds of the European Union – FP7 for
Israeli high-tech companies such as: Optibase, RAD group, IAI, Rafael, El-Op,
Verint, Alvarion, Motorola Israel, Compugen, Teva and more.
Business development and matching strategic partners for high-tech companies and
start-ups.
Marketing governmental funds and grants – OCS, 'Approved Factory', EUREKA,
BIRDF, marketing fund of the Israeli ministry of industry, trade and labor etc.
Project management – managing international projects for high-tech companies as
part of the European Union funding programs.
Languages
Hebrew – Mother tongue.
English – Fluent.
Military service
1991-1994 Combat medic, Sergeant, Armored Corps.