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Dean Shalem
GPA 3.99Summa Cum Laude Top 2%Dual B.Sc. 2.5 yearsUnit 669 Since 2016Unit equipment $250,000 in 10 daysNow AI and autonomous systemsLanguages English and Hebrew
Overview

Companies

Stealth Startup

Employer

Founding Software Engineer

Dates
Feb 2026 to Present
Length
9 months
Type
Full-time
Place
Tel Aviv District, Israel

Founding engineer on an AI and autonomous systems team that turns natural language into deterministic commands.

Statements

  • LinkedInFounding Engineer embedded in a team of AI and Autonomous Systems researchers.
  • LinkedInOur work focuses on converting natural language into deterministic, executable commands, and on the hard problem of handling LLM ambiguity in high stakes environments.

Skills

  • Edge AI
  • ATAK
  • Gazebo Sim
  • ArduPilot
  • MAVLink
  • SITL
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

All companies

Tenure by role

Marked: Stealth Startup

Each bar is one role, from its first month to its last, between Jun 2014 and Oct 2026. A role that is still going runs to Oct 9, 2026, the day the facts were read.

  1. US Dream AcademyInternship Program Co-Founder, Jun 2014 to Aug 2014, 3 months
  2. Chestnut RidgeEmergency Medical Technician, Jun 2014 to May 2015, 1 year
  3. Whitman, RequardtStudent Intern, Aug 2014 to Sep 2014, 2 months
  4. IAF Unit 669Combat Operator, Dec 2016 to Jan 2020, 3 years and 2 months
  5. HerzliyaVolunteer Committee Board Member, Jan 2018 to Oct 2020, 2 years and 10 months
  6. ReznikGIS Subterranean Water Structure Mapping Specialist, Apr 2020 to Aug 2020, 5 months
  7. Orly MovingRelocation Consultant, Nov 2020 to Sep 2023, 2 years and 11 months
  8. IAF Unit 669Combat Operator, reserve duty, Oct 2023 to Present, 3 years and 1 month
  9. Stealth StartupFounding Software Engineer, Feb 2026 to Present, 9 months
  10. MinerTerminalPublisher, Sep 2026 to Present, 2 months
  11. Forty Foot Co.Co-owner, Sep 2026 to Present, 2 months