Tünde Szabó PhD

Company Overview: therock carbon is a European company focused on developing carbon offset projects to mitigate the fashion industry's environmental impact, using a robust, patented MRV solution from a US company for the highest transparency and accuracy

• Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a nature-based carbon removal technology that accelerates the natural geological process of rock weathering to permanently remove carbon from the atmosphere
• As part of the project development team, I am responsible for ERW Operation Pipeline Development
• Measurement, Verification, and Reporting (MRV): Developed a comprehensive MRV framework for carbon dioxide removal using Enhanced Rock Weathering
• Collaborated with scientific institution (HUN REN CSFK) and verification bodies to ensure data accuracy and transparency
• Soil Sampling and Analysis: Managed pre- and post-application soil sampling protocols, measuring trace elements and assessing alkalinity shifts to quantify CO2 removal
• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Coordinated with local crop advisors, soil specialists, and farmers to integrate ERW processes into existing soil management practices, minimizing disruption
• Compliance and Verification: Ensured adherence to industry standards for product validation and certification, fostering trust with buyers and regulatory bodies
• Therock carbon is a European company focused on developing carbon offset projects to mitigate the fashion industry's environmental impact, using a robust, patented MRV solution from a US company for the highest transparency and accuracy

Skills: Product Development, Stakeholder Management, Business Development

Developed and managed the product roadmap for Unified Mapping Systems, handling the needs of 850,000 users annually

• Led backlog management, ensuring alignment with stakeholder requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Spearheaded cross-functional Scrum teams, facilitating iteration planning, backlog refinement, and product delivery with agile methodologies
• Defined and implemented a strategic roadmap for the Unified Mapping Systems, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and delivering optimal business value
• Allocated resources effectively across development portfolio items
• Identified and mitigated project risks, including technical, security, and resource-based risks, ensuring that projects remained on track to meet their deliverables
• Established key performance indicators (KPIs) and regularly monitored project progress, providing detailed reports to senior management on budget, timeline adherence, and overall project health
• Collaborated with system architects to ensure technical integrity and capacity allocation for development tasks, closely aligning with the need to work with architects and product management
• Collaborated with engineering teams on technical feasibility assessments, resulting in realistic scope definition for projects.

Skills: Project Ownership, Cross-Functional Coordination, Business Process Management, People Leadership, Data Analytics, Stakeholder Management, Business Development

• Led innovative a data analytics projects involving real-time data analysis and big data insights, implemented in both Telekom and Telenor internal data management systems
• Cooperated with Magyar Telekom to develop a data retrieval and visualisation platform to utilize mobile cell data asset (Budget: 250k EUR 2015-18)
• Analyzed mobility patterns using Call Detail Records and telecommunication Big Data for infrastructure optimization and urban planning (160-180M data record per day, 5,6-6,3M users)
• Contributed to Georadio: Developed a mobile application for location data collection and analysis, ensuring privacy-compliant detection and profiling through Bluetooth technology
• Applied location-based analytics to various sectors, including environmental monitoring and urban mobility
• Led location-based analysis to support decision-making in infrastructure and urban development, using large-scale geospatial datasets

Skills: Business Intelligence, Data Management, Big Data, Telecommunication Data, Data Platform, SQL, Hadoop Clusters, DataBricks

• Conducted evaluations of market trends and project viability, to inform funding decisions and allocate blended finance to scale-up companies in PharmaTech, MedTech, and AI-driven Consumer Services in Software Industry
• Assessing 85 cutting-edge technology project proposals of 2-5M EUR grants and up till 15m EUR blended finance, between

Skills: European Commission, Business Model Evaluation, Venture Capital, PharmaTech, Project Evaluation

• Ensured timely and efficient delivery of data projects for 20 European cities by managing timelines, resources, and deliverables
• Facilitates communication between data teams and stakeholders, resolving issues and aligning efforts to meet business goals within the project scope
• Established key performance indicators (KPIs) and regularly monitored project progress, providing detailed reports to senior management on budget, timeline adherence, and overall project health. An increase of 250% in throughput during my tenure

Skills: Cross-Functional Coordination, Data Engineering, Stakeholder Management, Business Development

• Managed the deployment of urban asset management systems, collaborating with high-profile clients and transforming their requirements into technical solutions
• Worked with global customers, such as National Park Singapore and Davey Tree US (partner of Abercombie & Fitch)
• Demonstrated leadership in a fast-paced environment, managing product lifecycle, meeting requirements on rapid iteration and data-driven decisions
• Led a cross-functional team, managing backlog refinement and sprint planning, along with the principles of Agile product ownership
• Supported the elaboration of the 3D point cloud-based Remote Tree Measurement System for NParks Singapore, by specifying the user's need for software development and representation of the client's interest in the software development pipeline
• Contributed to the elaboration of UX/UI design layouts
• Contributed to the further development of the greehill data platform including AI-backed pattern recognition and advanced analytics for urban forest management and planning

Skills: Product Management, Business Process Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Data Engineering, Collaboration with Business Leaders, Bilingual Proficiency

• Led geospatial data analytics projects using SQL, Python, SpatiaLite, PostgreSQL, and ArcGIS for planetary geodesy, stereophotogrammetry, and planetary Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) within the framework of ESA Argonaut Programme
• Participated in NEANIAS: Contributed to enhanced geospatial services for planetary science, leveraging open science cloud infrastructures
• Developed human mobility models and forecast systems using telecommunication data for large-scale urban planning
• Involved in ATMO-4CAST: Conducted emission simulations based on real traffic data and developed traffic-related CO2 emission models for urban environments
• Managed geospatial data processing and visualization, enhancing collaboration across scientific domains and supporting climate impact assessments

Skills: SQL, Python, Keras/TensorFlow, ArcGIS, QGIS, Academic Research, Predictive Modelling, Data Engineering