Elad Sherf

Current

MBA Candidate - Class of 2010 at AGSM MBA Program at AGSM

Past

Product Developer & Instructor at KRP - Kinneret Razon-Picovsky, Advocate
Teaching Assistant at Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Lawyer, Litigation Department at Nathan Meir & Co., Adv.

Articled Clerk, Litigation Department at Nathan Meir & Co., Adv.
Grader of Papers & Tests at Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Chief Coordinator & Course Instructor of the Orientation Week & Legal Research Course at Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Research Advisor at IDC Herzliya - Dr. Eli Bukshpan
Senior Instructor, Research & Development Department at IAF School for training non-combat soldiers
Commander, Basic Course for Operators of Communication at Israeli Air Force

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Education

University of New South Wales, AGSM MBA Program
The Interdisciplinary Center
The Interdisciplinary Center

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Elad Sherf’s Summary

Proficient instructor with extensive legal and business backgrounds.
Knowledgeable professional in the areas of presentation techniques, training & coaching programs and people management.
Author of the Comparative Advantage Blog (http://comparativeadvantage.wordpress.com/).

Elad Sherf’s Experience

MBA Candidate - Class of 2010 at AGSM MBA Program

AGSM

(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )
Product Developer & Instructor

KRP - Kinneret Razon-Picovsky, Advocate

(Legal Services industry)

July 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 5 months)

- Lectured candidates to pass their licence exam with a 90% success rate (compared to general candidates' average of 70%)
- Initiated and developed new and existing products and learning tools (interactive website with mock exams, commercially printed textbook and presentations) to enhance learning effectiveness and improve candidates' success rates
Teaching Assistant

Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

(Privately Held; Higher Education industry)

October 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 9 months)

Lectured Contract Law and Administrative Law

- Initiated a project to digitise course material and teaching aids to improve quality of teaching
- Received approval ratings of 95% on student feedback surveys as well as phenomenal verbal feedback and appreciation letters from students
Lawyer, Litigation Department

Nathan Meir & Co., Adv.

(Law Practice industry)

January 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 5 months)

Led commercial and public litigation for 30 clients working on over 50 cases simultaneously

- Chosen to exclusively work with senior partner on cases of firm's most important client handling complicated tender and local government litigation
- Initiated and co-led a public class action against The Management of the Court System, stoping illegal payments estimated at more than 1 million NIS (A$ 315,000) annually
- Managed litigation for cases worth up to 200 million NIS (A$ 63 million) collaborating with multiple concurrent litigation teams
Articled Clerk, Litigation Department

Nathan Meir & Co., Adv.

(Law Practice industry)

August 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Assisted Senior Partner with litigation management, client communication and correspondence
- Only Articled Clerk (out of 8) offered a permanent lawyer position (7 months after joining)
Grader of Papers & Tests

Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Retail industry)

October 2004 — May 2006 (1 year 8 months)

Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC) Radziner School of Law is Israel’s #1 ranked private law faculty.
I graded papers for the following courses: Contract Law - Dr. Eli Buksphan; Corporate Law - Dr. Eli Bukshpan; Contract Law - Prof. Moshe Bar-Niv
I graded tests for the following courses: Computer Law - Adv. Elad Oreg
Chief Coordinator & Course Instructor of the Orientation Week & Legal Research Course

Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Retail industry)

August 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 1 month)

Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC) Radziner School of Law is Israel’s #1 ranked private law faculty.
IDC's Orientation week – An organized week for first year students in which they are given an introduction to the Israeli legal world and to the different institutions in IDC.
Legal Research Course - During the second semester the first year law students are given a course regarding legal research and the use of legal databases.

During two consecutive IDC's Orientation weeks I oversaw the assimilation of 50-60 first-year students into Israel's higher education system and the Israel Law System and lectured about Legal Research during the second semester of the first-years' studies.
The second year, I managed the Legal Research course – designed digital presentations, trained other instructors in presentation design, supervised 15 different lecturers preparing for course in 5 different teams, built the course schedule and coordinated classrooms and equipment.
Research Advisor

IDC Herzliya - Dr. Eli Bukshpan

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

April 2004 — September 2004 (6 months)

Research Advisor for the Legal Aspects of an article written by Prof. Asa Kasher & Dr. Eli Bukshpan: "Ethic in Business Corporations: Legal and Moral Considerations" Law & Business Volume 2, 2005
Senior Instructor, Research & Development Department

IAF School for training non-combat soldiers

(Government Agency; IAF; Military industry)

September 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 1 month)

As a non-commissioned officer (NCO) led a team of six sergeants commanding four different courses (6 to 40 soldiers in each cohort) designed to train the school's leading commanders

- Developed workshops on leadership, coaching, motivation, interviews, public speaking and presentations skills to improve delivery and effectiveness of training
- Initiated a new course to train veteran soldiers in guidance development, the computerisation of department knowledge base and a new "Project Management Workshop" to be used in the Air Force's officer-training
- Led an initiative to improve the evaluation and feedback process for instructors on teaching and presentation abilities
- Recognized as "Exemplary Career Soldier" of the School
- Continued to fill this position as a reserve duty soldier for 30 days per year until 2008 and received "Exceptional Service Award" for this service
Commander, Basic Course for Operators of Communication

Israeli Air Force

(Government Agency; IAF; Military industry)

December 1997 — September 2000 (2 years 10 months)

Over the three years, participated, led and commanded the five people commanding-team and 40 soldiers cohort

- Planned and led the inaugural course aimed at integrating women as Operators of Communication
- Organised all aspects of the three month training course, including four day field military deployment. Course recognized by Air Force headquarters as the best in 3 years
- Coached three new commanders
- Received "Exemplary Service Award" and “valedictorian” of Basic & Advanced Courses for Operators of Communication (1st out of 30 and 1st out of 25 respectively)

Elad Sherf’s Education

University of New South Wales, AGSM MBA Program

MBA , Business Administration , 2009 — 2010 (expected)

Activities and Societies:

- Initiated AGSM DELPHI Talks – speaking event designed to enhance diversity and diffusion of cross-cultural experience sharing with the MBA cohort. This onetime initiative went on to become highly successful quarterly event (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZHAG8jg9Lo)
- Vice President, AGSM Consulting Club and AGSM Public Speaking & Debating Club
- Winner of the AGSM MBA Excellence Scholarship
The Interdisciplinary Center

LLM , Law , 2004 — 2006

Graduated Summa Cum Laude;
Awarded "Dean’s list" for 1st year;
Valedictorian;

Activities and Societies:

Participated in a Summer School on European Business Law at The Center for Business and Corporate Law (Heinrich Heine University - Dusseldorf) Pertaining to Corporate, Securities, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Tax & Accounting Law of the European Union
The Interdisciplinary Center

BA + LLB , Law & Business , 2001 — 2005

Graduated Summa Cum Laude;
Awarded "President’s list" for 1st and 4th year;
Awarded "Dean’s list" for 2nd and 3rd year;
Winner (1st place) of the Seminar Paper Contest (2004-2005);
Writer of a critique column in the students paper "Moed Beit" on teaching techniques and technology;

Activities and Societies:

Member and Vice-Editor of the Law & Business Law Review.
Particpant of the "Kav Hatohar" Program in Cooperation with the Movement For Quality Government in Israel.

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Elad Sherf’s Interests:

Presentation Building, Leadership, Team Work, Mythology, Hebrew and Israeli Music, Basketball & Sports, Philosophy, Managing Techniques, Fantasy Novels, Gadgets, Teaching Techniques