Yuri Haimov

Experienced Operations & Production Manager with a proven track record of leading large-scale industrial manufacturing environments (~200M$ throughput). Led cross-functional teams of 30+ employees and managed multi-million-dollar projects (up to 5M$), delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, yield, and cost reduction. Strong background across chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries, combining deep process engineering expertise with hands-on operational leadership.

Focused on scaling production systems, optimizing performance, and driving business impact through data-driven decision making.

Senior Process Engineer - IFF

(2022-09)

• Led cross-functional projects across production, operations, and R&D with budgets up to 5M$
• Drove process optimization initiatives to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and increase throughput
• Owned and led the site HAZOP program, identifying and mitigating critical process risks
• Designed and scaled new processes from lab to full production campaigns
• Improved workflow performance by implementing new procedures and operational standards
• Ensured compliance with GMP and internal/external regulatory requirements

Project and Process Engineering Specialist & Customer support - SMARTECH - Manufacturing Technologies

(2021-09 - 2022-09)

• Lead engineer for SMARTECH system process flow and design in projects up to 2M$
• Definition of the product PFD for all aspects
• Define and manage the machine P&ID and item list of over 500 items
• Define the machine FDS with over 100 control protocols
• Site survey and system customizations
• Commissioning acceptance FAT & SAT
• Support programmers with system operational guidelines
• Support project managers with system definition and machinery
• Support customers with failure analysis
• New design and improvements
• Perform special projects

Unit Manager and Process Engineer - Carmel Olefins

(2017-11 - 2021-09)

• Managed production unit with ~200M$ annual throughput
• Led a team of 30+ employees in a high-scale industrial environment
• Improved process efficiency by 30% through real-time troubleshooting and optimization
• Increased production yield by 25% by implementing engineering and process changes
• Managed projects up to 1M$ from planning to execution
• Led safety and training initiatives across a department of 80 employees
• Conducted HAZOP analyses preventing potential losses of up to 1M$

Project Researcher Specialist - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

(2015-02 - 2017-11)

• Focused on advanced spectroscopy by improving sensitivity by 500%, in the design, implementation, and research in biochemical laboratory experiments
• Manufacture unique 5-micron silicon surfaces and coatings in special compounds
• Responsible for developing, optimizing, and operating a unique optical system that functions as a biochemical detector up to 10 CFU/ml
• Took the system of bio detector from the stage of an idea to a working 10 CFU/ml bio detector system

Process Engineering Specialist and Lab manager - AgRobics Ltd.

(2012-09 - 2015-02)

• Developed a product that serves as a bacterial breeding platform in a biological reactor from 1l to 5000l
• Applied new technologies in the field of polymers and the design of the high scale 5000l reactors
• Responsible for the financial aspect of the process and the relations with the suppliers to meet the production targets in projects up to 100000$
• Took the product from the stage of the idea to 3 working field systems with desired production parameters

Master of Science (M.Sc.) - Biotechnology and Food engineering - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (2015-10 - 2017-10)

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Biotechnology - Braude Academic College (2009-10 - 2013-10)