Summary: Binyamin Bauman is Founder & CEO of Newton Academy, the world’s first vocational school for app development. In January 2011, Binyamin left a promising career as a telecommunications industry executive to pursue his dream, founding an educational institution that trains students with no prior programming experience for careers developing apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

At IDT (NYSE: IDT), Binyamin was a serial intrepreneur, successively conceiving of, creating, and managing three innovative and highly lucrative major business units over a period of six and a half years. His unique, hands-on approach and ability to build and manage teams that execute consistently are widely respected by his peers. Most recently, he developed and managed execution of IDT’s very successful mobile strategy.

Employment History

2010 to present: Newton Academy – Newark, NJ

  • Founded Newton Academy, a vocational school that trains students with no prior programming experience for careers developing apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
  • Authored a comprehensive and innovative curriculum
  • Built a faculty team of expert iOS developers
  • Completed our first 8-month course, teaching 18 students twice a week
  • First student app featured by Apple editorial team as “New and Noteworthy”. Reviewed favorably by major tech blogs. Climbed charts quickly to become one of top paid apps in the US and several other countries.

2006 – 2011: IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) – Newark, NJ

2010 – 2011: Director of Operations, Net2Phone

  • Responsible for managing operations, defining strategy, and leading new product development for Net2Phone’s global reseller channel (~$50M annual revenue)

2008 – 2009: Product Manager, Mobile VoIP

  • Developed new global strategy for IDT’s direct-to-consumer calling card business
  • Architected mobile-focused international calling service that combines a compelling user experience, advanced features, and global compatibility
  • Negotiated and closed deal with major access provider that significantly increased global coverage footprint while substantially reducing costs
  • Invented patent-pending system for streamlined international calling from smartphones
  • Created and released patent-pending international calling application for Apple’s iPhone

2007 – 2009: Founder and Director, Aggregator Line of Business

  • Identified opportunity and architected new product for small to medium sized VoIP operators by integrating IDT’s wholesale carrier offering with Net2Phone’s VoIP reseller platform
  • Managed development and launch; trained sales force; managed P&L
  • Rapidly grew Aggregator business to revenue of ~$30M/year
  • Led ~20-member team in transitioning IDT’s traditional wholesale business to a fully automated e-commerce model

2006 – 2008: Founder and Director, Alternative Channels

  • Created an independent unit to capture incremental share of the VoIP reseller market
  • Incorporated new subsidiary “Stealth Holdings LLC”; recreated all customer-facing points of contact; created multiple brands
  • Managed architecture and deployment of advanced VoIP back-end and front-end web applications
  • Directed marketing and sales efforts; managed P&L
  • Partnered with and integrated with third-party developers of VoIP software for mobile devices; catalyzed mass adoption of mobile VoIP in our largest markets
  • Quickly achieved Alternative Channels annual revenue run-rate of ~$15M

2006 – 2007: Program Director, Strategic Planning

  • Coordinated and tracked a wide range of cost-saving initiatives totaling ~$50M/year arising from the merger of IDT and Net2Phone; periodically presented results to senior management
  • Helped plan consolidation and integration of IDT/Net2Phone systems post-merger

2003 – 2006: Net2Phone Inc. (NASDAQ: NTOP) – Newark, NJ

2006: Director, Click2Talk

  • Created new business unit to provide small businesses with tools enabling real-time interaction with their website visitors
  • Performed competitive analysis; defined product; authored functional and user-interface requirements; created business model and financial projections; wrote business plan
  • Managed technical architecture, marketing, and pricing; set up sales and support teams
  • Reported directly to IDT Chairman; regularly reviewed progress together

2005: Project Manager

  • Was responsible for definition, planning, scheduling, budgeting, and control of various projects, including: E911 regulatory compliance; creation of web-based management interfaces for Net2Phone resellers and end-users

2004 – 2005: Intern

  • Interned for Quality Assurance, Product Documentation, Device Engineering, Product Management, Web and Systems Development, Project Management, and Sales
  • Acquired broad knowledge of Net2Phone’s business lines and supporting operations

2002 – 2003: Tamar Delakim Inc. – Jerusalem, Israel

Co-Founder and Partner

  • Created business that sold and distributed diesel and gasoline for central heating systems in homes, apartment complexes, and offices
  • Managed pricing, sales and marketing, distribution, customer service, and office operations
  • Attained annual revenue of ~$500,000

Education

2003 – 2006: Thomas Edison State College – Trenton, NJ

  • Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

2003 – 2006: Yeshivas Bais Tzvi Yaakov – The IDT School of Torah and Business – Newark, NJ

  • Advanced Talmudic studies, computer sciences, economics, finance, accounting, business, and marketing
  • Awarded internship at Net2Phone Inc.

2001 – 2003: Yeshivat Hatefutzot – Mount Zion, Jerusalem, Israel

  • Advanced Biblical and Talmudic Studies