Petr Polasek

Petr Polasek's work experience includes holding various leadership roles in the field of engineering. Currently, they are the Sr. Director of Engineering & Brno Site Lead at Anthology Inc, where they oversee the office in Brno and collaborates with a passionate team working on educational products and services that leverage data and new technologies. Prior to this, they worked at Blackboard, starting as a Senior Software Engineer and Maintenance Team Leader and eventually progressing to roles such as Development Manager, Senior Engineering Manager, and Director of Engineering & Office Site Lead. Petr also has experience as an R&D specialist at UNIS.

Petr Polasek obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Information Technology from Brno University of Technology, where they studied from 2000 to 2005. Petr then pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Modeling and Simulation from the same university, completing it from 2006 to 2014. Prior to their university education, Petr attended Grammar school in Brno from 1993 to 1999. Additionally, they have obtained a certification as a Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner from Scaled Agile, Inc. in the year 2020.