Istvan Gyetko

Experience

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  Erste Bank Hungary cPlc.

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Full Stack Software Engineer

  I developed web applications throughout the entire SDLC process, from analysis and design to implementation to maintenance. Significant works: Universal Reporting Tool, Real Estate Value Estimator and Scoring System, Account Management Information System, Reporting applications for international big banks, general SQL analysis and tuning. Tech stack: .NET (C#), ASP.NET, Oracle, PL/SQL, MS SQL, MS IIS, MS Index Server, Java

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  SYNERGON Information Technology Plc.

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2008

  I profitably managed a development and the related maintenance project (€2M) for a strategic natural gas company as well as began the agile transformation of the development division by introducing Scrum for 4 teams. Tech stack: Java EE, Ext.js, Oracle DB Developed systems and apps: custom reporting applications for international banks (~20 apps), big bank projects: Financial Database Management System for DBAs, Data warehouse and ETL development. Document Management System for the Ministry of Defense.Tech stack: Oracle, PL/SQL, Oracle Warehouse Builder, Java, WebLogic

  • Project Manager, Scrum Master

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2007
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  IP Systems Ltd.

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  Agile Project Manager, Bid Manager, Operating Officer, Co-founder

  I built this company with the co-founders and the teams, from its birth until its prosperity with increasing revenue and a growing team of 80: • Set the Product Vision and Strategy, maintained and executed the Product Roadmap, built sustainable processes and coordinated release schedules• Successfully managed the scope, schedule, budget, quality and risks of software product development, data warehouse and BI implementation projects and their maintenance support with strict SLAs, with hybrid waterfall and agile methods• Coordinated the bidding process of 20+ winner proposals for projects in the public and private sector in €15M+ value• Hired dozens of developers, QAs, business analysts, Product Owners, infrastructure engineers, and built self-organizing teams• As an Operating Officer I dealt with the company’s daily operation like financial and legal consultations, procurement, contract preparation, fleet managementClients: energy and utility companies. Tech stack: Java, Oracle, Postgres, MySQL, VMWare, etc. Show less

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  Astron Informatics Ltd.

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Agile Coach, Change Agent

  • I led the agile transformation of the company of 90 and planted the seeds of a comprehensive cultural and methodical change. Delivered team and management trainings and workshops. The organization and software delivery became more flexible beside increasing customer satisfaction and revenueClients: utilities, bank, and telco. Tech stack: Java, Oracle, CI, AWS, etc.

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  Ericsson

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  Technical Program Manager, Agile Coach

  Netflix-like cloud-agnostic (Azure, AWS, GCP) multi-tenant SaaS streaming and broadcasting platform (called MediaKind) development with 25+ globally distributed engineering teams, made $100M+ revenue. Platforms: browsers, iOS, Android, smart TVs, set top boxes. • As a member of the global Program and Engineering Management team I achieved better predictability, product quality, customer satisfaction and organizational/team health• Supported the product roadmap definition, built sustainable processes, facilitated the program execution and the cross-team collaboration, coordinated release schedules, built strong relationships across various stakeholder groups, improved metrics, KPIs and reporting• Coached the management and the teams on Agile deliveryTech stack: Azure, OpenStack, .NET/C#, Kafka, MongoDB, Cassandra, Kibana, Grafana, CI/CD, etc. Show less

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  ExxonMobil

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Enterprise Agile Coach, Transformation Coach, SAFe Coach

  Global Business Center (formerly SSC), Corporate IT, 70 globally distributed teams, SAFe, SAP S/4HANA cloud migration, RPA (AI/ML) implementation and more.• Guided the Leadership Team to reform the transformation strategy, defined our North Star, and built the transformation backlog • Coached the Portfolio and Program Managers, STEs, RTEs. Implemented a new prioritization system and optimized the Program and Portfolio Kanban systems. Conducted trainings and knowledge sharing sessions on Agile principles and practices, Scrum, Kanban, scaling (SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale, Nexus, Spotify), BizDevOps, Lean Portfolio Management, Lean Budgets, business agility, innovation management and soft skills• Built the Agile Center of Excellence, organized Community of Practice for Program Managers, POs Teams in the SSC/CIT developed and maintained ExxonMobil’s custom, heterogeneous back office systems and one of the world's most complex SAP jungle. Show less

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  Jumio Corporation

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2023

  Program and Transformation Lead, Global Agile Coach

  I delivered customer value with the unicorn scale-up Jumio Corp, providing AI/ML-based, B2B identity verification and fraud detection services through cloud-based (AWS, GCP) SaaS solutions. 30+ globally distributed engg teams, 120+ microservices, ~4 rollouts per day.• I led the scaling and continuous improvement of the product development process for the org (AI/ML (Computer Vision, GraphML), MLOps, DataOps, Engg, Mobile, UX, DevOps, CI/CD, AWS) in collaboration with C-level execs, Product, Engineering and Machine Learning VPs, directors on strategy, change management, value stream identification, organizational design and OKR definition• Facilitated the Program Planning and Execution, managed the impediments, risks, KPIs and reporting, built strong relationships across various stakeholder groups while empowered the engineering teams• Built the Agile Center of Excellence (CoE), created a psychologically safe environment, increased org-wide transparency and visibility, enhanced understanding and efficiency• Jira and Confluence expertise Show less

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  WorldQuant

  Jan 2024 - now

  Lead Business Manager