About me
I knew at an early age that I wanted to work with computers. It all started with our first machine, a nice 386, we got from my uncle. It was a completely new world with all the games and programs. One day, I executed something which ruined the whole machine. All my favorite games, notes, drawings, everything was lost and we had to call for help to get it working again. It was so difficult to accept the disaster caused by an innocent “Enter” and the fact that I could not do anything about it. This piece of metal on my desk was actually a black box. I wanted to learn how it worked. This little incident set my path towards IT.
I started to learn programming and even though I was not really great at it, I was determined to continue on this path and to learn more about computer science. My time in college was challenging as many of my peers seemed to be pros compared to me. I was so lucky to have a great teacher and mentor who encouraged me and kept me focusing on hard work instead of comparing myself to others. Thanks to his mentorship, before my graduation, I had the chance to go on a 3-month scholarship to Norway which was an incredible experience.
I started my professional career as a support engineer for AS400 mainframes. Shortly after, I had the privilege to join Microsoft, where I spent almost 8 years in various roles. After diving deep into certain technical areas as a support engineer, I spent the majority of my time in a field engineer role. I visited 20 countries across EMEA, where I delivered advanced technical workshops and helped customers to fix their most complex production systems. It was a great adventure with several memorable stories, endless hours of traveling and a lot of learning.
Leaving Microsoft, I joined a great startup, LogMeIn, which was a vibrant engineering hub. Around my joining, the company launched a truly exciting new project. The mission was no smaller than to build the best IoT (Internet of Things) platform in the world. I was lucky to be one of the few engineers who started on the project. Later on, as the team expanded, I was offered to take on one of the small teams as an engineering manager. A few years later, I was promoted to lead the whole local engineering team. It was an amazing time with an exceptional engineering culture and great challenges. I learned a lot about agile software development, leading people and driving complex technical projects.
After ~4 years of development there came the unexpected: Google acquired the product along with the whole team. So a new chapter started.
As Google had no R&D center in the country, we were the proud founders of the new Google engineering department. Fun fact that, while I was a student, I was passing by the Google building almost every day. I would never have thought that I would one day work there.
At Google, I had the privilege to lead great teams, to work with exceptional engineers and leaders, to take part in multiple exciting technical projects, and to set up an effective organization.
My teams were full owners or significant contributors to multiple public Google Cloud Platform services which were used by millions of people around the world. For 4 years, I was the engineering site lead for Budapest.
With these changes in my career, my focus slowly shifted from technology to people and organizations. I became more interested in understanding personal motivation, human behavior and effective organizational structure. This led me to a 2-year coaching program, where I became a certified professional coach.
After seeing truly incredible transformations with my clients, I decided to start my own company and combine my ~18 years of IT and leadership experience with coaching. For me, it is the biggest reward to see my clients going through true transformation in their lives, or to see companies working more effectively and passionately towards their vision.
I am working with clients and organizations from all over the world both online and in-person.
If you are at a stage when it might be relevant for you, don’t hesitate to get in touch.