Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
I spent nearly a decade in hospitality, eventually specializing as a sommelier and wine buyer. I loved the craft, but at some point I had to think seriously about where my career was heading next. So I reinvented the toolkit - retrained as a front-end developer. Not because I eagerly wanted to code - I knew I wouldn't - but because I wanted to understand the system I'd be working in. That decision shaped everything since. Today I deliver digital projects at Publicis, working across global FMCG accounts. The domains keep changing - wine, transit systems, global web platforms - but the work is the same underneath: understand how a complex thing actually works, then build the structure that makes it deliverable. Currently focused on accessibility (WCAG), automation (Power Automate, Playwright), and reporting workflows that scale across clients.
End-to-end delivery of digital projects for global FMCG accounts, working across business, creative, and development teams in an agile setup. The role sits where stakeholder alignment meets technical delivery - and it's where I've learned that most of delivery is really about clarity of communication.
First year in the agency world - coordinating digital deliveries, learning the rhythm of projects, and acting as Technical Agency SPOC across delivery streams. The steepest learning curve of my career so far, and the one that made the shift into digital finally click.
First step into IT delivery - coordinating web and mobile app projects (including iOS) across teams, from requirement gathering to release. A short but formative stint that confirmed the direction: this is the environment where I actually want to build.
Owned supplier and premium client relationships, running day-to-day purchasing and stock flow through an SAP-based inventory system. This is where I first got hooked on how much of a business actually lives inside its operational systems - and how much value there is in making them run cleanly.
Sommelier and wine buyer role at the group's fine wine shop - curating the portfolio, advising clients, and building a shared language between the product and the person in front of me. Less a job than a craft, and the origin point of how I still think about complex products today: understand the layers, then translate them.
LinkedIn only lets me pick one entry here, but this covers nearly a decade in hospitality across multiple venues - including a stint as hotel manager at a boutique property on Lake Balaton and floor management roles before that. Tom George was the milestone where I found my footing as a sommelier; the rest of the years taught me how to lead a team and hold a room.