Bezalel Finkelstein


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My name is Bezalel Finkelstein, I am currently the co-CEO of Screenpeaks Ltd, a hi-tech company that is gradually moving into the world of content over satellite channels.

Sometimes I look like this:

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NameBezalel Finkelstien
ResidencePetah-Tikva
Born

Apparently

SexOccasionally
InterestsAnything and everything.
Latest Books Read
  • Sci-Fi: The Naked God (last part of the Night's Dawn trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton)
  • Self-Help: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (despite trying for over a year, I have NEVER gotten past page 47... must be some mystical force holding me back - also shows how highly effective I can be)
Professional Background
  • Started off as a data-entry guru... (on an Apple IIe)
  • Moved on to become MIS Manager at Phasecom Ltd (Jerusalem)
  • Co-Founded Microshuki Ltd (anyone remember the Amiga?)
  • Designed, implemented, debugged, documented, etc etc, the subtitling system still used today by most Israeli subtitling companies (IBA, Channel 2 News, El-Rom, Ot, etc. etc.) in collaboration with Isfar (Sony)
  • Co-Founded Screenpeaks in 1999 acting as VP R&D, moving to CTO, then to VP Marketing and currently as co-CEO.
Programming Languages
  • Started with self-taught APL, over an acoustic coupler connection between an IBM printer and Bar-Ilan U.
  • Moved on to Pascal, Quickbasic and then focused on "C".
Vices
  • Stopped smoking after 20 years times 1.5 packs of Time a day.
  • Does not like alchoholic drinks, including beer.
  • Tends to be boring at parties.
Bad Habits
  • Chews fingernails (dont worry, only my own).
  • Plays too much (my latest, Neverwinter Nights now moving on to Delta Force - Black Hawk Down).
  • Stays up too late, is woken up WAY too early.
Outstanding Achievments
  • My 3 daughters
  • Obtaining a KLM gold elite frequent flyers card (recently expired) - if you've ever flown KLM, you'll understand.


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