Peter Farkas

Peter Farkas has a diverse work experience spanning different industries and roles. Peter is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of FerretDB, a role they have held since December 2021. Prior to this, Peter worked as an Independent Consultant from 2011, where they provided IT and management-related consulting services to various startups in the US and Europe.

From 2017 to 2020, Peter served as a Senior Manager of Support at CLOUDERA (UK) LIMITED. In this role, they led a team of Support Engineers across Europe, delivering solutions in machine learning, analytics, and cloud technologies. Before that, they were the CEO of Altinity in 2016.

Peter's experience also includes working at Percona from 2011 to 2016, where they held the position of Director of Support. In this role, they managed a globally distributed team of MySQL Technical Services Engineers, developed and implemented policies to improve customer retention and employee satisfaction, and handled the budget for 24/7 support services.

Peter's earlier roles include being the Founder and Engineer at IdeaConnect Kft. from 2010 to 2011, where they supported the backend and frontend infrastructure of a popular website. Peter also managed the business aspects and coordinated with Sales for advertising monetization. Before that, they co-founded IdeaFrag.hu in 2007, where they held roles as a Support Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Co-Founder. At IdeaFrag.hu, Peter was responsible for support, business administration, and server setup and maintenance.

Overall, Peter Farkas has demonstrated a strong background in leadership, consulting, and technical support roles, with experience in startups, technology companies, and customer-focused environments.

Peter Farkas has a Master's degree in International Management from the University of Buckingham. Peter also holds a Certificate in Change Leadership from Cornell University and a BA in Business Studies from Oxford Brookes University. In addition to their degrees, they have obtained certifications including HDI-SCD Support Center Director from HDI, ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management from EXIN, and PRINCE2® Foundation Certificate in Project Management (PR2F) from EXIN.