Paweł Kośla
About Paweł Kośla
Paweł Kośla is a Manager Software Engineering / Product Owner at TomTom, with extensive experience in software development and academia.
Company
Paweł Kośla currently works at TomTom in the role of Manager Software Engineering and Product Owner. He has been with the company since 2010, based in Lodz, Lodz District, Poland. At TomTom, Paweł leads the development of tools and processes for creating enhanced map content, including 3D city models and 3D landmarks.
Title
Paweł Kośla holds the dual title of Manager Software Engineering and Product Owner at TomTom. His role involves the coordination of multiple projects for Scrum teams that focus on developing visual content like junction views and signpost images. He has been managing and owning software products in an international agile team environment since 2010.
Education and Expertise
Paweł earned a PhD in Computer Science, Pattern Recognition from Lodz University of Technology, where he studied from 2005 to 2010. Before his PhD, he completed an MSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering at the same institution from 2000 to 2005. His technical expertise spans a variety of technologies and environments, including Java SE, Python, Maven, Jenkins, Spring, .NET C#, Amazon, Photoshop scripting, and 3DSmax scripting.
Background
Before his current role at TomTom, Paweł Kośla held various positions such as Lecturer at Lodz University of Technology from 2005 to 2016, Trainer at Komfort SA in 2005, Trainee at INTERSOFT in 2004, and Software Developer (freelancer) at 3D Pro Sp. z o.o. from 2004 to 2009. His diverse background includes academic teaching, professional training, and freelance software development in the Łódź Area, Poland.