Rostislav Halas
About Rostislav Halas
Rostislav Halas is an Account Manager at National Instruments in the Czech Republic, with extensive experience in technical and business relationship management in the automotive industry.
Current Role at National Instruments
Rostislav Halas is currently serving as an Account Manager at National Instruments in the Czech Republic. In this role, he focuses on managing technical and business relationships with top Tier1 automotive manufacturers. He is responsible for building account development plans and identifying strategic areas for cooperation. Additionally, Rostislav provides feedback to the product planning teams based on key customer needs and manages project teams that include Application Engineers, Services, Operations, and Alliance Partners.
Previous Positions at National Instruments
Rostislav Halas has held several key positions at National Instruments. From 2017 to 2018, he was a District Sales Manager in the Czech Republic, and from 2016 to 2017, he worked as a Staff Technical Marketing Engineer covering Central and Eastern Europe. Prior to these roles, he was a Technical Marketing Engineer from 2014 to 2016 in Budapest, Hungary, and started his journey at the company as an Application Engineer from 2011 to 2014, also in Budapest.
Internships at ŠKODA AUTO a.s.
Before joining National Instruments, Rostislav Halas completed two internships at ŠKODA AUTO a.s. His first internship was in 2009 for 5 months in District Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. He returned for another internship from 2009 to 2010, which lasted 11 months. These internships provided him with valuable industrial experience and set the foundation for his future roles.
Educational Background
Rostislav Halas studied at Vysoké učení technické v Brně, where he earned a degree in Biomedical Engineering (Ing.) between 2009 and 2011. He also attended Brno University of Technology from 2006 to 2009 and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Additionally, he was part of the Erasmus Exchange Programme at the University of Eastern Finland in 2011 for 11 months.
Professional Expertise
Rostislav Halas has a strong background in Test Automation, LabVIEW, Data Acquisition, and Electrical Engineering. He is skilled in developing and presenting proposals for complex test, measurement, and control systems. His extensive experience in managing technical and business relationships with top Tier1 automotive manufacturers has made him adept at strategic and enterprise account forecasting and planning.