Gábor Kollár
Address: 106 Szőlő str, 2141 Csömör
Phone: +36308154799
Email: gab@kol.hu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gábor-kollár-0611635
Summary
I am a friendly, open-minded professional leader with proven track of 6 years as Head of Department in the telecom sector and more than 2 years at software development. I am proud of the attitude and great mood of the teams I worked as a manager/PO for and besides it we always delivered exceeding the expectations. In my spare time I manage computers, web services and servers, improve my smart home ecosystem, install online surveillance systems and make furniture for the comfort of my beloved family.
Skills
- Leadership & Strategy: Technology Strategy Development, Team Leadership & Mentoring, Strategic Planning, Risk Management, Innovation Management, Budget Management
- Software Development: CI/CD, Cloud Solutions (AWS, Azure), System Architecture, Software Design, Versioning management, Repository management
- Project Management: International Project Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Vendor Management, Contract Negotiation
- Technical Skills: Server management, VPS, Containerization, SQL, Power BI, Network Technologies, ITIL, eTOM
- Other: Network management, surveillance systems, self hosting and … carpentry
Experience
Software Development Team Lead
Transcend Europa Kft | 2022 August - Present
- Leading and managing a team of software developers
- E2E responsibility of Nr1 company goals with success
- Ensuring high-quality solution delivery
Head of IT Development Department
Magyar Posta – IT Solutions Directorate | 2022
- Managing future IT solutions development and implementation
- Ensuring architectural fitness, security aspects and stakeholder requirements
- Key achievements: Payment option renewal for iCsekk application, Establishment of IT&Marketing development committee
Product Owner of MT Fixed Line Product Processes
Magyar Telekom – Customer Facing Unit | 2019 - 2022
- Managed and optimized fixed-line product processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives
- Reducing fixed line network errors those involving on premise technical work by 20%
- Supporting new product plans with architectural requirements, and Project Management for the planned projects
Network Development Expert and Head of Dept.
Magyar Telekom - Network Development Directorate | 2011 - 2019
- Manage directorate level organizational changes and outsourcing activities
- Support the director by preparing presentations and financial reports
- Supervision of the MT-T-systems interworking contract, developing detailed cost models and negotiating contract terms
- Working with ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and ISO 14001 standards
Technology Strategy Manager
Magyar Telekom - Technology Strategy Department | 2007 - 2011
- Technology strategy yearly renewal, leading mobile strategy preparation
- Cooperation with professional areas, wholesale, mobile and regulation
Network Operations Engineer
Vodafone Hungary - Service Management Center | 2005 – 2007
- Handling alarms of mobile network and IT system elements
- Support Vodafone International partners to be integrated into internal systems, run tests for the successful integration
- Supporting junior operators and supervising their activities
Projects
- Lift station project (2024): Create the lift station process unit from architectural thoughts to production covering civil output aspects and testing
- Drinking Water Treatment Support for TDG (2023): E2E responsibility of new vertical creation for supporting drinking water treatment (PFAS removal)
- Payment Option Renewal for iCsekk Application at Posta (2022): Renew payment options for the iCsekk application, enhancing user experience and functionality
- Product Development/Product Concept Renewal at Magyar Telekom (2019): Managed product development initiatives, focusing on renewing product concepts and driving innovation. Involving international product development partners to achieve a common solution
- Wireless Smart City Project PM (2016-2017): Preparation of the Wireless Smart City Concept project focusing on smart city requirements, WiFi strategies and customer aspects. The project ended in an RFQ processes and its assesment
- Directorate Level Lead of CTIO Wide Outsourcing Project (BlueBird) (2014): Managed the outsourcing project, developing RFQ processes and introducing a penalty model based on ITIL and eTOM for the whole NT and IT directorate level (1000 employees). Involving 4 partner companies to support the benchmark and the RFQ process
- MT-T-systems Interworking Contract SPOC (2013): Developed detailed cost models and negotiated contract terms for the MT-T-systems interworking project
- Product Roadmap Project PM (2010-2011): Managed the product roadmap project, phasing out obsolete/low-income products
Education
Corvinus University of Budapest | Engineer-Economist | 2006-2009
Budapest University of Technology and Economics | Faculty of Electrical Engineering | 1999-2005
Certifications & Training
- AWS and Azure DevOps and Ci/CD (2024)
- Python basics, SQL basics and Power BI training (2021)
- Agile basics for Product Owners (2019)
- International Project Management training (2014)
- HPS effective business presentations (2011)
- Six Sigma – Green Belt training (2010)