Károly Füzessi

Károly Füzessi has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Károly currently works as a Full Stack Engineer at Presight Solutions AS since April 2021. Prior to this, they held the position of Head of Technology & Lead Developer at Mércé, an independent news site, from July 2016 to January 2021. In this role, they were responsible for defining and implementing technology solutions, developing both the frontend and backend, and managing operations. Károly also worked as an IT Consultant & Web Developer at Milestone Institute from June 2015 to January 2021, where they planned, developed, and maintained their web presence.

Before that, Károly was self-employed as a Full Stack Web Developer from September 2001 to January 2021. During this time, they worked on various web projects, including volunteering and pet projects, handling frontend and backend development, and integrating external services and APIs.

Károly has also held positions such as Tech Lead at Mércé Platform / European Journalism Accelerator Grantee from January 2019 to December 2019, where they led a team in designing and delivering a modularized system for the news website's editorial board. Károly also had roles as Editor & Project Manager at Kettős Mércé from September 2014 to June 2016, and as a Developer at HomeExchange, the world leader in exchange vacations, from November 2010 to May 2014. In the latter role, they played a key role in transitioning the GIS system to Google Maps API and leading a total frontend redesign.

Károly began their career as a Project Designer & Developer at Hungarian Library Portal (Hungarian Library Institute) from December 2007 to October 2010. In this position, they were involved in designing and developing a central portal for Hungarian libraries and readers, including features like customized user experiences and real-time search across various library catalogs.

Overall, Károly Füzessi has a strong background in full stack development, technology leadership, and web project management gained through their extensive work experience.

Károly Füzessi holds a Master's degree in Philosophy from Eötvös Loránd University. Additionally, they also have a Master's degree in Library and Information Science from the same university.