Michael Allen
Dungan & LeFevre Co., L.P.A. has announced that
James D. Brookshire
has been named a member of the board of directors of the firm. Mr. Brookshire, who joined Dungan & LeFevre in 2003, is a 1991 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law. Brookshire graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology in 1983. He graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law and was admitted to practice in Ohio in 1991. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Prior to joining Dungan & LeFevre, James also worked in the area of insurance defense. Prior to his law career, James worked in the field of exploration geophysics in the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Norway, Egypt, Tunisia and other parts of North Africa. He resides in Dayton with his wife, Nancy. organization in Urbana. She is also on the Santa Land Committee and is a graduate of Leadership Champaign County. Neer lives in Urbana with her husband, Derek, and their son, Julien.
United Rehabilitation Services of Greater Dayton (URS) welcomes
(core faculty at Antioch University) to the 2017 Board of Directors. Oliver holds a doctorate in organizational management, MBA in marketing management, and an MA in advanced leadership studies. His career includes serving in the U.S. Navy, executive director of the Dallas International Sports Commission and World Cup Dallas, project manager – Oak Ridge National Laboratory developing the IRS’ Tax System Modernization, and start-up manager for the Miami Valley Entrepreneur Center. The 2017 board officers are (CareSource), serving his first term as president,
(Dunlevey, Mahan & Furry), vice president for a first term, (Clark, Shaefer & Hackett), serving his fourth term as treasurer, Dayton Bag & Burlap), serving his first term as secretary.
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by the retirement of Good Samaritan Hospital’s CMO Dr. Daniel Schoulties. Hauler will be based at Good Samaritan Hospital and will oversee all medical-staff-related issues. A lifelong resident of Tipp City, Hauler received her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She also completed a master of business administration degree from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. She is board certified in both family medicine and emergency medicine. She previously served as medical director of the Huber Heights Emergency Department and as vice chair of family medicine at Grandview Hospital. She is past president of the Dayton District Academy of Osteopathic Medicine and secretary/treasurer of the Ohio Osteopathic Association. Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney Mat Heck Jr. announced that has been appointed to the position of assistant Montgomery County prosecuting attorney. Allen received his law degree from the University of Toledo College of Law in 2016. He received his undergrad degree from Miami University in 2013. He will be assigned to the Juvenile Division of the Prosecutor’s Office. Allen is originally from Oxford. earned her certification in the Landscape Core Category. To receive recognition as an Ohio certified nursery technician – garden center, Puhr successfully passed a 170-question examination covering a wide variety of areas including plant identification, plant usage, plant health, soils, turfgrass management, use of pesticides, construction techniques, design, sales and more.
Marsh & McLennan Agency’s Midwest region has announced several producers who have assumed market leader roles.
has been promoted to employee benefits market development manager. In this role, Dattilo will be responsible for coaching and leading employee benefits producers. Dattilo bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Employee Benefits Department, which will take a key role in the growth and development of MMA-Midwest.
has been promoted to Springfield market leader. In this role, Larsen will be responsible for all growth initiatives and the overall profit and loss for the Springfield market. Larsen is a seasoned producer with an in-depth understanding of the Springfield market. His knowledge of MMA’s products and services, along with his network of local contacts, allows him to help MMA-Midwest grow in today’s competitive environment.
has assumed the role of Cincinnati market leader. In addition to his current role as P&C practice leader, Aston will take on expanded duties to play a greater role in the future success of MMA-Midwest. Aston has many years of insurance and risk management experience.
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Shahar Abuhazira knows about dark places.
He had the dicey assignment of crawling into tunnels to find terrorists as an infantry officer with the Israeli Defense Forces.
“These are small and narrow places, a very dangerous environment,” the businessman said.
Those missions prepared Abuhazira, 36, for his work as the chief executive of a Gaithersburg, Maryland, company called Roboteam. It sells high-tech robots capable of carrying out at least some of the dangerous tasks he once performed, whether for a National Guardsman patrolling tunnels on the border of Mexico or a soldier in Gaza, Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq.
“I knew after being in combat situations that I wanted to do things that will help protect and train soldiers and make it safer for them,” said Abuhazira, an accountant by training.
He also knew he wanted to create a successful defense business. He has ventured into a crowded field against experienced rivals such as defense giant Northrop Grumman and QinetiQ North America, a publicly held company based in Britain.
Roboteam’s mechanical troops keep the soldier/operators far from the unknown. The machines can snoop around corners, climb up and down stairways, case an empty building, listen for a conversation, cut a wire and even disarm a bomb.
Roboteam was started in 2009 and has grown to more than 100 employees, three-quarters of whom are U.S. military veterans. That makes sense: 95 percent of its $50 million in annual revenue is generated in the United States.
“The smartest thing I did is to hire only U.S. military veterans,” he said. “It helped us to get to the customer by better understanding the needs and developing the solutions that the warfighter will love.”
Abuhazira said that Roboteam is profitable. He would not say how profitable.
The company has sold nearly 1,000 remote-controlled gadgets to governments in 20 countries, including Australia, Poland, France, Italy, Israel, the United States, Britain and Canada.
The machines are designed in Tel Aviv and Maryland, and are built in factories in Pennsylvania and Baltimore.
Roboteam’s big sell is making a tool so simple that anyone can use it. There is no need to have a computer specialist helicoptered in or have an officer assigned to the unit as “the robot guy.”
The business model is taken from a page of the Apple playbook.
“Apple took a phone that is more sophisticated than any other phone, but made it with only one button,” Abuhazira said. “They made the phone very simple and intuitive. This is what we wanted to do with robots.”
Another piece is the ability to adapt the gadget to the customer’s needs. Roboteam releases new versions of its machines once a year, similar to the frequent revisions Apple makes to its iPhones.
The gizmos are so light that you can hoist one onto your back.
The IRIS sells for $15,000 and is designed to strap to a soldier’s thigh.