Akos Farkas
About Akos Farkas
Akos Farkas is a Program Manager at TomTom in Budapest, Hungary, with extensive experience in geospatial projects and strategic map data sourcing.
Title
Akos Farkas holds the title of Program Manager at TomTom. He has been with TomTom in various capacities since 2015, contributing significantly to the company's development in Budapest, Hungary.
Company
Akos Farkas currently works at TomTom in Budapest, Hungary. He has held various roles at the company, including Program Manager since 2021, Region Manager from 2019 to 2022, and Project Manager from 2015 to 2019. He is responsible for tasks such as synchronizing map data partnerships with local intelligence, product management, and engineering teams, as well as focusing on process automation from source acquisition to product delivery.
Education and Expertise
Akos Farkas has a rich educational background. He holds an MBA from Eötvös Loránd University. Additionally, he studied Applied Geoinformatics at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, earning a postgraduate degree. Farkas also achieved an ESRI Technical Certification in Network Analysis Using ArcGIS and an ESRI Technical Certification in Geoprocessing Scripts Using Python from ESRI Magyarország. He completed an Erasmus Scholarship at Loughborough University, where he studied Geography and GIS. Furthermore, he holds an MSc in Geography, Hydrology, and GIS from Eötvös Loránd University.
Previous Experience
Before becoming a Program Manager, Akos Farkas worked in several roles at TomTom. He was a Region Manager from 2019 to 2022 and a Project Manager from 2015 to 2019. Prior to joining TomTom, he worked as a Consultant at the ELTE GIS Workshop and held an internship at the Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Strategic Initiatives and Responsibilities
In his role as Program Manager at TomTom, Akos Farkas focuses on increasing end-to-end process automation, from source acquisition to product delivery. He is also the site owner of the TomTom Sales B.V. Hungarian Branch Office in Budapest. His responsibilities include aligning map data partnerships with business priorities and product strategies, leveraging over a decade of experience in geospatial projects.