Engineering Director at EIS Council, YSICONS Founder & CEO
Consulting Boards and C-Level management in cyber, IT & OT systems, Critical Infrastructures, and electric utilities. Leading the R&D projects and activities in the European research programs for more than ten years, including the FP7 and Horizon 2020 programs. As engineering director, leading the development of GINOM, a state-of-the-art solution for simulating and dynamically managing critical infrastructure. Innovative simulation tool at the EIS council.
Leads the Security Operation Center (SOC) for electric utilities workgroup at CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems), member of the Energy Sector Regulatory Framework Handbook of Cybersecurity work group at EUREL (Convention of National Associations of Electrical Engineers of Europe)
More than 50 years of experience in computer systems & technologies in utilities, including information systems, scientific applications, supercomputing & communication, control systems, infrastructures & architectures, and cyber. In addition to his duties as ITC leader, he was responsible for readying the company against cyber-attack threats, including IT/OT environments. Being accountable for the cyber activity of supercritical infrastructure, Mr. Shneck is involved in many nationwide and international initiatives in this field.
His previous functions in the IEC include SVP Information and Communications and Chief Cyber Officer; Head of Information Systems and Communication Division, CIO; Member of the selection committee for an investor in the new communication infrastructure company; Head of the National Communications and Electronics unit and Deputy of the Information Systems and Teleprocessing Division; Head of the R&D computer department. Head of Cybergym steering committee.
Mr. Shneck has an M.A. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Computer Science.