About Scio

Scio is an Israeli company with offices in Jerusalem, Sydney and Chicago. The company is introducing an innovative software solution capable of significantly reducing companies’ expenses in contract administration. Scio’s Systems automatically loads written contracts into a unique representation that fully captures the contracts’ meaning. The software supports a wide range of high-value contract analytics extending from time- and performance- based alerts to internal and external compliance monitoring and 'what-if' analysis and simulation.

Founded in 2004, Scio is backed by Jerusalem Venture Partners, a leading Israeli venture capital fund with more than $680 million under management.

Management

Roy Manoff – President and CEO. Roy is an experienced executive and team leader with a proven record of initiating, establishing and managing multinational ventures and cooperation programs. Prior to founding Scio he led high-tech companies from startup to profitability. He was CEO of Giga Systems, Terra Supercomputing and MobileComm Communications. Roy served in the Israeli Air Force (IAF), maintaining a flying career for over 25 years. As a squadron commander, he has proven his leadership in intensely difficult situations. In 1985, he was sent to Washington, D.C. as the Deputy Israeli Air-Attaché. He established cooperation programs between the IAF and the US Air Force, Navy and Army aviation as well as between Israel and US defense companies. Colonel Manoff’s final assignment at the IAF was to head the then-largest multi-service R&D and Procurement Program of the IAF’s Engineering and Logistics Division. As CEO and CFO of Tupai he secured the initial investment in Tupai followed by securing funds and managing a multi-national consortium under a Europe Community Information Society Technology program.

Roy holds a B.S. in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the Ben Gurion University, Israel and is a graduate of the Top Executive Training Program at Leon Recanati Business School, Tel Aviv University.

Ronen Amit – VP Customer and Strategic Partner Relations. Ronen is an expert in the development of Man-Machine Interfaces (MMI) and in the implementation and integration of comprehensive solutions into complex organizations. Prior to co-founding Scio he created and led a support team for the design, development and implementation of ESRI’s (Redlands, CA) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) strategic products worldwide. Ronen designed and transformed Informi’s (Copenhagen, Denmark) software systems for the Danish Royal Air force, the Danish Ministry of Environment and others into fully operational systems and provided the ensuing customer support. He developed and installed an Assets and Liabilities Management System at a major Australian Bank using eCognition RAD.

Ronen holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the Technion Institute of Technology, Israel.

Samuel Manoff – VP Engineering. Sam is a seasoned IT professional with over 20 years of experience in software development and project management. His expertise includes machine reasoning constraints satisfaction, knowledge representation and mathematical optimization. Prior to co-founding Scio, he was a senior member at IBM’s Optimization Research Group Lab where he was awarded a number of patents for developing state of the art optimization engines. Sam successfully headed the design and development of advanced decision support software systems in, among others, financial modeling (Switzerland), complex scheduling (USA and UK), airline maintenance optimization and operation control (IBM and Interactive Engineering - Australia), online train monitoring and visualization system (Taiwan). He developed Tupai’s Market Watchdog and the initial earthquake risk model for MunichRe under the EC IST program.

Samuel holds a B.S. (cum laude) in Computer Science and a B.S. in Hydrology and Civil Engineering from the Technion Institute of Technology, Israel.

Alex Lupu - VP Marketing and Business Development, Americas. Alex is a Business Development and Marketing Executive with vast experience in the technology and defense industries. He created and led sales organizations in Latin America, Europe, Asia and USA. Prior to co-founding Scio, Alex led marketing and sales at various high-tech companies, including PowerLOC (Canada), and Zarak (Silicon Valley). Alex won a competitive contract in Venezuela of more than $10M for Technology for Communications International (Silicon Valley) doubling the company’s revenue. At David Sarnoff Research Center (RCA labs) he negotiated research contracts with large Asian companies. As the Washington rep for Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), Alex negotiated joint ventures with major US defense contractors and led IAI’s technology transfer to the civilian market, introducing medical and environmental devices into the US market.

Alex holds a B.S. in Electronic Engineering from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and a M.S. in Electro-Optics from the Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Jim Brander – Chief Architect. Jim is the visionary who realized the power of software-based active-knowledge networks to solve complex dynamic problems early on. He initiated and led the development of what is today eCognition RAD. As founder and general manager of Interactive Engineering Ltd. (Sydney, Australia), Jim has gained extensive expertise in system design, business analysis, project management and decision analysis systems. He has written numerous articles and lectured worldwide. Prior to his dedication to building knowledge into computer systems, Jim designed electronic equipment, secured international patents, managed contracts and oversaw design and construct projects at mines and processing plants.

Jim has a B.S. in Mechanical and Electrical/Electronics Engineering and a M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

Seev Hirsch, Ph.D. – Member, Board of Directors. Seev is emeritus professor of the Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business, Tel Aviv University, Israel. He has taught international business at the Graduate Business School and published extensively in journals worldwide. Seev has written and published several books. He has recently been researching the economic aspects of the Arab-Israeli peace process. He has also been a consultant on economics and export policy to the Iran Planning Agency and the World Bank. He is a member and Fellow of the European Academy of International Business.

Seev has a B.A in Economics and Statistics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and an M.B.A and Ph.D. from Harvard Business School.

Barbara Mirel, Ph.D. – Member Advisory Board. Barbara is a visiting associate professor and research investigator in the School of Information, University of Michigan. She has held positions as a cognitive engineer at the VHA National Center for Patient Safety in Ann Arbor and senior manager of human factors at Lucent Technologies in Illinois. At Lucent, she guided, directed and coordinated all usability and user-interface activities for Visual Insights, a Lucent venture, and worked closely with systems engineers in interaction design and user-interface design. She also worked as a consultant for the Information Architect/IT Department of Argonne National Laboratories and for the New Product Division of Continental Bank of Chicago. She has taught seminars to IBM information developers and Caterpillar managers, project leaders and design engineers. Mirel is the author of Interaction Design for Complex Problem Solving: Designing Useful and Usable Software (Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, 2003).

Barbara has a B.A. from University of Michigan, a M.A. from Eastern Michigan University and a D.A. from University of Michigan.

Len Wanger - Member Advisory Board. Len is the portfolio manager for the William Harris Investors (WHI) Technology Fund. Previously, he was the director of engineering at MDL Information Systems (a Reed Elsevier company), a company engaged in drug discovery informatics. Len also serves as a director at Vitalstream Holdings (NASDAQ: VSTH).

Len has a B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Iowa and a Masters of Architectural Science degree from Cornell University.

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Home About Products Technology Contact	About Scio Scio is an Israeli company with offices in Jerusalem, Sydney and Chicago. The company is introducing an innovative software solution capable of significantly reducing companies’ expenses in contract administration. Scio’s Systems automatically loads written contracts into a unique representation that fully captures the contracts’ meaning. The software supports a wide range of high-value contract analytics extending from time- and performance- based alerts to internal and external compliance monitoring and 'what-if' analysis and simulation. Founded in 2004, Scio is backed by Jerusalem Venture Partners, a leading Israeli venture capital fund with more than $680 million under management. Management Roy Manoff – President and CEO. Roy is an experienced executive and team leader with a proven record of initiating, establishing and managing multinational ventures and cooperation programs. Prior to founding Scio he led high-tech companies from startup to profitability. He was CEO of Giga Systems, Terra Supercomputing and MobileComm Communications. Roy served in the Israeli Air Force (IAF), maintaining a flying career for over 25 years. As a squadron commander, he has proven his leadership in intensely difficult situations. In 1985, he was sent to Washington, D.C. as the Deputy Israeli Air-Attaché. He established cooperation programs between the IAF and the US Air Force, Navy and Army aviation as well as between Israel and US defense companies. Colonel Manoff’s final assignment at the IAF was to head the then-largest multi-service R&D and Procurement Program of the IAF’s Engineering and Logistics Division. As CEO and CFO of Tupai he secured the initial investment in Tupai followed by securing funds and managing a multi-national consortium under a Europe Community Information Society Technology program. Roy holds a B.S. in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the Ben Gurion University, Israel and is a graduate of the Top Executive Training Program at Leon Recanati Business School, Tel Aviv University. Ronen Amit – VP Customer and Strategic Partner Relations. Ronen is an expert in the development of Man-Machine Interfaces (MMI) and in the implementation and integration of comprehensive solutions into complex organizations. Prior to co-founding Scio he created and led a support team for the design, development and implementation of ESRI’s (Redlands, CA) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) strategic products worldwide. Ronen designed and transformed Informi’s (Copenhagen, Denmark) software systems for the Danish Royal Air force, the Danish Ministry of Environment and others into fully operational systems and provided the ensuing customer support. He developed and installed an Assets and Liabilities Management System at a major Australian Bank using eCognition RAD. Ronen holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the Technion Institute of Technology, Israel. Samuel Manoff – VP Engineering. Sam is a seasoned IT professional with over 20 years of experience in software development and project management. His expertise includes machine reasoning constraints satisfaction, knowledge representation and mathematical optimization. Prior to co-founding Scio, he was a senior member at IBM’s Optimization Research Group Lab where he was awarded a number of patents for developing state of the art optimization engines. Sam successfully headed the design and development of advanced decision support software systems in, among others, financial modeling (Switzerland), complex scheduling (USA and UK), airline maintenance optimization and operation control (IBM and Interactive Engineering - Australia), online train monitoring and visualization system (Taiwan). He developed Tupai’s Market Watchdog and the initial earthquake risk model for MunichRe under the EC IST program. Samuel holds a B.S. (cum laude) in Computer Science and a B.S. in Hydrology and Civil Engineering from the Technion Institute of Technology, Israel. Alex Lupu - VP Marketing and Business Development, Americas. Alex is a Business Development and Marketing Executive with vast experience in the technology and defense industries. He created and led sales organizations in Latin America, Europe, Asia and USA. Prior to co-founding Scio, Alex led marketing and sales at various high-tech companies, including PowerLOC (Canada), and Zarak (Silicon Valley). Alex won a competitive contract in Venezuela of more than $10M for Technology for Communications International (Silicon Valley) doubling the company’s revenue. At David Sarnoff Research Center (RCA labs) he negotiated research contracts with large Asian companies. As the Washington rep for Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), Alex negotiated joint ventures with major US defense contractors and led IAI’s technology transfer to the civilian market, introducing medical and environmental devices into the US market. Alex holds a B.S. in Electronic Engineering from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and a M.S. in Electro-Optics from the Tel Aviv University, Israel. Jim Brander – Chief Architect. Jim is the visionary who realized the power of software-based active-knowledge networks to solve complex dynamic problems early on. He initiated and led the development of what is today eCognition RAD. As founder and general manager of Interactive Engineering Ltd. (Sydney, Australia), Jim has gained extensive expertise in system design, business analysis, project management and decision analysis systems. He has written numerous articles and lectured worldwide. Prior to his dedication to building knowledge into computer systems, Jim designed electronic equipment, secured international patents, managed contracts and oversaw design and construct projects at mines and processing plants. Jim has a B.S. in Mechanical and Electrical/Electronics Engineering and a M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Seev Hirsch, Ph.D. – Member, Board of Directors. Seev is emeritus professor of the Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business, Tel Aviv University, Israel. He has taught international business at the Graduate Business School and published extensively in journals worldwide. Seev has written and published several books. He has recently been researching the economic aspects of the Arab-Israeli peace process. He has also been a consultant on economics and export policy to the Iran Planning Agency and the World Bank. He is a member and Fellow of the European Academy of International Business. Seev has a B.A in Economics and Statistics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and an M.B.A and Ph.D. from Harvard Business School. Barbara Mirel, Ph.D. – Member Advisory Board. Barbara is a visiting associate professor and research investigator in the School of Information, University of Michigan. She has held positions as a cognitive engineer at the VHA National Center for Patient Safety in Ann Arbor and senior manager of human factors at Lucent Technologies in Illinois. At Lucent, she guided, directed and coordinated all usability and user-interface activities for Visual Insights, a Lucent venture, and worked closely with systems engineers in interaction design and user-interface design. She also worked as a consultant for the Information Architect/IT Department of Argonne National Laboratories and for the New Product Division of Continental Bank of Chicago. She has taught seminars to IBM information developers and Caterpillar managers, project leaders and design engineers. Mirel is the author of Interaction Design for Complex Problem Solving: Designing Useful and Usable Software (Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, 2003). Barbara has a B.A. from University of Michigan, a M.A. from Eastern Michigan University and a D.A. from University of Michigan. Len Wanger - Member Advisory Board. Len is the portfolio manager for the William Harris Investors (WHI) Technology Fund. Previously, he was the director of engineering at MDL Information Systems (a Reed Elsevier company), a company engaged in drug discovery informatics. Len also serves as a director at Vitalstream Holdings (NASDAQ: VSTH). Len has a B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Iowa and a Masters of Architectural Science degree from Cornell University.
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