Yevgeny Menaker

WISER Solutions Launchpad Research Fellow (Project Lead) @ The Washington Institute for STEM, Entrepreneurship and Research

About

Quantum Computing enthusiast. Highly motivated and energetic Software and Strategic Customer Solutions professional combining deep technology and passionate leadership skills. Hands-on Software Engineering expert with high spectrum of capabilities (from code level to executive leadership). Versatile and well adapting to dynamic, multi-tasking environments. Extensive experience in leading technology, software development teams as well as designing and architecting enterprise software and solutions. Focus on customer success, strategic thinking, stellar and timely execution. Building strong and synergetic relationships between sales and technology departments.

Country

City

United States

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Python (Programming Language), Quantum Computing, Representational State Transfer (REST), web3.js, Industry Training, Communication, Teamwork, Customer Success, Cloud Applications, SQL, RabbitMQ, Docker Products, Agile Project Management, Digital Video, Neural Networks, Blockchain, Surveillance, IP Cameras, Web3, Software Engineering

Experience

WISER Solutions Launchpad Research Fellow (Project Lead)

The Washington Institute for STEM, Entrepreneurship and Research

2025-10 - Present · 1 yr

Working on Quantum Walks and Monte Carlo in collaboration with WISER’s partner Naval Nuclear Laboratory. The WISER Solutions Launchpad Fellowship is a great opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge Quantum/AI research and collaborate with leading global partners, including the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. #QuantumComputing #AI #Research #Innovation #QuantumSolutions #WISER #Fellowship

Independent Consultant, ML/AI Composer, Developer, Blockchain Expert, Quantum Computing Explorer

Quantotto

2018-5 - Present · 8 yrs 5 mos

Wide range of activities in various technological areas. Physical Security: - Building Physical Security and Surveillance System providing quantifiable, measurable and actionable protection and intelligence - Automating generation of ML/AI models based on captured video / audio - Advanced surveillance, video / audio detection, indoor positioning Quantum Computing: - Researching Image detection techniques with Variational Quantum Algorithms - Solving differential equation on Quantum Computer (evaluating various algorithms) - Authoring Educational Content (practical quantum computing) Blockchain - Architecting and building Web3 solutions for e-commerce, learn2earn and gaming (Solidity, Hardhat, Python, NextJS/Typescript) - Consulting clients wishing to tokenize variety of assets Cyber Security - Consulting services to enterprises: data security deployment strategies - Consulting services to vendors: data security endpoints architecture

Director, Technical Staff Member

ModelOp

2017-2 - 2018-4 · 1 yr 3 mos

Ramping up FastScore analytics deployment product. Multi-discipline early stage start-up activities: Product Management (with heavy emphasis on customer interaction), customer success, software development (engineering and processes), security advisor.

VP, Software Development

Forcepoint

2015-7 - 2017-1 · 1 yr 7 mos

Greater San Diego Area

Leading global customer facing engineering organization with teams in US, Israel, China, India.

Sr. Director, Software Development

Forcepoint

2011-7 - 2015-7 · 4 yrs 1 mo

San Diego, California

Leading customer facing engineering teams: - Strategic Deployments Group: seasoned engineers and network architects providing engineering insights into large and strategic deployments (for both pre- and post-sale activities) - Customer Escalations Teams: providing customers and sales response for escalated issues from technical support; actively interacting with customers, tech support, Sales Engineers, QA, Dev teams to resolve customer issues; managing Beta / Early Availability program for the releases; authoring and delivering advanced technical support trainings - Performance Engineering team: measuring and testing product performance, stability and durability as well as providing sizing guidelines to the field to be used by Sales Engineers and Strategic Deployments Group

Director, Engineering Technologies

Forcepoint

2009-11 - 2011-7 · 1 yr 9 mos

Leading Strategic Deployments Group providing engineering insights into large and startegic deals; helping with strategic business development efforts; overseeing DSS technical escalations group activities

DSS Technical Escalation Group Manager

Forcepoint

2007-8 - 2009-11 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Leading team responsible for handling customer escalations from tech support for Data Security (Data Loss Prevention) product line.

Project Manager

Forcepoint

2007-1 - 2007-8 · 8 mos

Leading software development projects spanning geographically dispersed engineering teams.

Team Leader

Forcepoint

2002-11 - 2007-1 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Raanana, Israel

Infrastructures and Integrations Team Leader (in PortAuthority technologies - prior to acquisition by Websense)

Software Engineer

Object Innovation

2001-10 - 2002-9 · 1 yr

Ra'ananna, Central, Israel

- Creating / improving courseware delivery platform [Java / Linux] - Developing courseware for software technologies

Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Tel Aviv University

1999-10 - 2000-12 · 1 yr 3 mos

Tel Aviv, Israel

Developing software to support scientific research of proteins 3D structure. Creating application to cluster proteins by similarity [C++, Java Server Pages].

Software Engineer

LaHIT ltd.

1997-7 - 1999-9 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Ra'ananna, Central, Israel

Software engineering position in parallel to Computer Sciences & Statistics B.Sc. studies. - Responsible for developing CBT (Computer Based Training) [Visual Basic] - Developing scenario based application to track effectiveness of a voice controlled system [C language, Windows API, Lernout & Hauspie voice recognition SDK] - Statistical analysis application to assess voice controlled system experiment results [C++ language, Windows API, MFC]