Dr. Keyes is an MD, MBA who brings to projects a unique blend of knowledge and maturity based on his practice of medicine and experience as an analyst, inventor, clinical investigator and founder of a medical device/product company. He is a well-respected ophthalmologist in Los Angeles, California, where has practiced for 30 years.

Dr. Keyes is the founder of MAVEN Technology, a company he started to develop innovative solutions for large, under-recognized healthcare problems. MAVEN’s primary interest is in the senior/mature market. The Company’s first solution platform combines the Hip Inflatable Protection Device (HIP-D) for the prevention of hip fracture and fall injury and the StayHip emergency response and monitoring service. Dr. Keyes holds patents in the US, Canada and Europe. He has performed due diligence on medical and health care companies for VC groups, hedge funds and high net worth individuals.

Dr. Keyes has served as Chief of Surgery and Ophthalmology at LA area hospitals and was awarded a Letter of Commendation from the Mayor of Los Angeles for community service. He is on the voluntary faculty at the Estelle Doheny Eye Institute, USC School of Medicine. He was the Medical Director of Eye Care Providers of California, an organization created to develop a partnership between Columbia/HAC, formerly one of the largest facility companies in the US, and Vision Service Plan, one of the largest providers of vision care in the US. As a Senior Assistant Surgeon in the US Public Health Service, Dr. Keyes was the medical consultant to an ORSA (operations research & systems analysis) group responsible for the evaluation and funding of major federal health care programs throughout the US.

Dr. Keyes received his BA from Princeton University, MD from Temple University School of Medicine, MBA from California Pacific University and completed the Technology Executive Development Program at West Los Angeles College. Dr. Keyes and his family moved to Israel in August 2004. He currently returns to Los Angeles one week a month, where he practices consultative ophthalmology.

 

Steve Finkel, brings to his role of VP of Engineering an impressive skill set and record of experience as a engineering manager for some of America’s most prestigious technology companies. After graduating from New York University, Steve studied mathematics, physics and chemistry at Northeastern University in Boston. During his career, he continued to maintain cutting edge knowledge with advanced courses in AutoCAD, Six Sigma, FMEA, Project Management and Design for Manufacturing (DFM), among many others.

Steve has worked in senior design, manufacturing and project management positions for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Solectron, Quantum Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation and C.R. Bard. He is currently a Principal Consultant at CSC for the U.S. DOD, Iraq Task Force for Business and Stability Operations. He was a Technical Project Manager with Solectron (one of the world’s largest contract manufacturers) and an Engineering Project Manager with Quantum (a leading manufacturer of disc drives). Steve has extensive experience in the entire product development process (PDS, PLC, PLM) from conception through mass-production including the management of international contract manufacturers and suppliers in China and elsewhere. He has worked and traveled extensively in Asia and the Middle East.

Steve served in the US Army in Korea as a 1st Lieutenant Small Combat Unit Leader. His family has an interesting and proud military tradition with 3 generation having received basic training at Fort Benning, GA. His daughter served in the Army and his son is currently a West Point cadet.

Steve’s has many talents and accomplishments. He is licensed by the FAA as a commercial helicopter pilot and private airplane pilot. He holds additional FAA certification as a helicopter flight instructor and aircraft electrician.

Steve brings to MAVEN a special blend of experience and maturity that have already proven invaluable in the development of our products. As a husband and father of four, he is surely a man of many talents.

 

CLARENCE WAGNER, MBA
GENESIS STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, Ltd./LLC

Clarence Wagner has lived in Israel for over 32 years, where he co-founded one of the leading international pro-Israel, evangelical Christian ministries headquartered in Jerusalem. His numerous books, articles, lectures, radio interviews and television appearances bring current news and insights from Israel in light of Bible prophecy, as well as explore the biblical insights of our Christian faith from a Hebraic perspective, putting today’s Christians into the context of life in Bible times, including today’s events, revealing the deeper message of the Scriptures.  During his years in the non-profit sector, he raised over $100 million for relief projects for the most needy in Israeli society.

With his extensive education in investments, marketing, and management, at the encouragement of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament), in 2005, Clarence founded and currently is the CEO of Genesis Strategic Solutions International, Ltd. (GSSI). His organization brings Christian investment and business partnerships to the Israeli marketplace, boosting the economy and providing jobs to Israelis and new immigrants as they return to their ancient homeland.  Through GSSI, Clarence has brought millions of dollars of investment to Israeli new start-ups, as well as providing advice, counsel and strategic planning to Israeli companies seeking to expand their markets overseas. By connecting unique Israeli products and technologies to well-established Christian businesses overseas who can used their already established distribution networks, Clarence helps increase the market of Israel companies, which increases jobs in Israel.

In 2009, while continuing his work with Genesis Strategic Solutions International, LLC, Clarence also joined the team of MAVEN Technology to become Vice-President of Business Development.

Clarence was born in the U.S. in 1953.  He graduated from Graham-Eckes Prep School in Palm Beach, FL in 1971; earned his B. Sc. in Marketing and B. Sc. in Investments from Babson College in Wellesley, MA in 1975; and a Masters in Business Administration from Oral Roberts University in 1976; all with high distinction.  He is currently working on his dissertation for his D. Phil from Oxford Graduate School.

Clarence has been featured in major newspapers, radio and television programs, as well as a guest lecturer at various colleges, universities, churches, and synagogues around the world.  He has also had the opportunity to be a keynote speaker at luncheons, seminars, and civic groups as a Christian advocate for Israel and the Jewish people. 

 

Lloyd Lurie brings over 25 years of operations, technology management, and client servicing experience to MAVEN Technology, with proven success in client-facing and operational roles, in both startup and mature corporate environments. Lloyd holds a B.A. with honors in Mathematics from McGill University, considered Canada’s premier university.

Lloyd worked for 20 years at Northern Trust, a high-touch, conservative financial institution headquartered in Chicago, with assets under custody of over $3 trillion. He served as VP of Technology and managed the expansion of Northern's network to over 70 locations world-wide, supporting over 5,000 corporate clients, as well as over 8,000 employees.

In 1998, Lloyd and his wife realized their life-long dream and moved (made aliyah)  their family to the Land of Israel. They lived in the Holy City of Jerusalem for 10 years before moving in 2008 to Ma’ale Adumim, in the heart of the biblical land of Judea.

Lloyd’s first job in Israel was with Tradeum, an e-commerce startup, where he was VP of Client and Technical Operations.  He created and operated its global hosting business and 24/7 customer service operation.  Lloyd was a key member of the senior management team that completed Tradeum’s sale to VerticalNet for $500 million, which, at the time, was the largest acquisition of an Israeli company by a public US company.

Afterwards, during the height of the intifada, Lloyd built and managed a multi-lingual, round-the-clock contact center and outsourcing facility in Jerusalem for US-based IDT Corporation.  As IDT's COO, he expanded its operation to both Tel Aviv and Beersheva.  This provided employment to thousands of Israelis, including many American Jewish immigrants, who were hard hit by both the terrorism-induced tourism collapse at the same time that the technology-business bubble burst.

Lloyd’s son recently served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for three full years in an elite combat unit and continues serving several weeks a year in reserve duty.  His son battled against Hezbollah during the Second Lebanon War, in addition to the Hamas terrorist infrastructure inside the Gaza Strip.  Lloyd’s daughter will be enlisting in the IDF immediately following Succoth (the Feast of Tabernacles) 2009.

At MAVEN Technology, Lloyd looks forward, once again, to helping build a fabulously successful company with robust business operations in Israel.