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Ákos Birtha

Ákos Birtha

Software Delivery Manager

Vámosszabadi, Győr-Moson-Sopron, HU
English, German, Hungarian

Background


About

About

As a seasoned technology expert, I have over 20 years of experience in software development and technology management. My expertise spans driving large-scale technology transformations, leading multidisciplinary teams, and consolidating business processes to align with corporate goals. I specialize in delivering top-notch solutions and services on time and budget, with a focus on innovation, including Augmented Reality, data, and AI-related topics.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Recharge period

    Mar, 2024 - Present

    The goal was to recharge myself. During this period, I was also able to master prompt engineering, and gathered hands on experience with using AI to enhance code documentation and test coverage.

  • Chief Delivery OfficerAttrecto PLC

    Jan, 2022 - Feb, 20242 years 1 month

    As Chief Delivery Officer (CDO), I continued to lead the development department, with a primary focus on delivering projects on time and within budget to meet business goals. As the company grew, my responsibilities shifted more towards effective project stakeholder and resource management. This allowed me to concentrate on higher-level business and process management within the company. The development team size continued to grow to 60 people. I maintained oversight of the project management team. To keep up with the current trends, I worked together with a team of data and AI experts, whose task was to research the feasibility of AI technologies in various business cases.

    • Successfully scaled delivery team to 60

    • Implemented efficient resource management tooling and KPIs

    • Enhanced stakeholder engagement and collaboration processes

    • Led AI feasibility studies for innovation

  • Chief Technology OfficerAttrecto PLC

    Apr, 2010 - Dec, 202111 years 9 months

    Co-founded a startup as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this role, I was responsible for leading the development department both technically and professionally, overseeing the full lifecycle of own product development, and also custom software development for clients ranging from startups to large enterprises, which were located in Hungary and also internationally. The company specialized in cutting-edge mobile and web app development, utilizing a wide array of technologies, including modern cloud, backend & web frontend, and mobile technologies. I established ISO-audit-proof processes covering the full software development lifecycle, from planning through implementation to support and maintenance. I also led the project management team of 7 people, implementing Scrum and hybrid methodologies, with some team members also trained in SAFe. Under my leadership, we successfully delivered over 200 projects, consistently meeting deadlines and budgets. In many cases we also provided support services after golive, ensuring predefined SLA levels. I also managed resource planning and technical project estimations. The team size in the technical department grew until around 50 people. Related to the senior people I was also involved in people management. I also participated in some of the hiring process activities.

    • Delivered 200+ projects meeting deadlines

    • Established ISO-compliant development processes for the complete SDLC

    • Implemented Scrum and hybrid methodologies effectively

    • Grew technical team size to 50 members

    • Participated in hiring and people management

  • Java Developer, SAP Hungary

    Jun, 2007 - Mar, 20102 years 9 months

    I was a Java Developer, and later I was involved in architect related tasks of the project. The SAP Netweaver project goal was to implement a standardised data sharing system in the supply chain.

  • Software Developer, Siemens PSE

    Jan, 2004 - Jun, 20073 years 5 months

    Participated in embedded software development for mobile phones using C and C++.

  • Web Developer, Dome InfoMedia LLC

    Jul, 2002 - Dec, 20031 year 6 months

    Implementing dynamic websites with database connection in PHP and JavaScript.

Skills

Skills

  • Software Delivery Management

    Custom software development

    Mobile software development

    Responsive web app development

    Cloud based SaaS development

    Resource management

    Know-how management

    Effort estimation

    Project management

    Stakeholder management

    Risk management

    Product management

    Requirement management

    Pre-Development Planning

    Consultancy

    CI/CD

  • Project management

    Scrum

    SAFe

    Waterfall

    Hybrid

  • Agile methodolgies

    Scrum

    SAFe

    Less

    Kanban

  • Business process improvement

    ISO 9001 certification

    Project Management Office

    Pre-Development Planning

    Project effort estimation

  • Resource management

    Primetric

    Ganttic

    Utilization measurement

  • Leadership

    Situational leadership method

    Assertivity

    Self development

  • People management
  • Analytical skills
  • Critical thinking
  • Stakeholder management
  • Cloud services

    Amazon Web Services

    Microsoft Azure

  • Mobile and web app development

    Java

    .NET

    PHP

    Node.js

    Angular

    React

    Android

    iOS

    QA

    UX

    UI design

    DevOps

Education

Education

  • Technical Informatics, Master's Degree, Budapest University of Technology and Economics

    Sep, 1997 - Jun, 2002

  • , , Other Trainings

    - Present

    Leadership in Project Management

    Communication challenges in Project Management

    Leading Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) 4.6 with certification

    ITIL Foundation training

    Scrum training

    Agile planning using Big Wall and Story Mapping

    General project management training