You are a veterinary and IT expert. Why is this combination special?

To be veterinary and IT expert at the same time is being the representative of a profession which doesn’t exist yet. I learned veterinary medicine and worked many years in IT positions. As I see, there is a huge understanding gap between people with professional knowledge, and IT knowledge. They don’t understand each other’s problems, opportunities, or even thinking. That’s why there are so few satisfying solutions on the long term.

This is particularly true for agriculture, which is quite often ruled by personal experience and anticipation. However, data science can process, understand, filter the information, and come to real business conclusions. I can bring these two areas together, as the business requirement, the analysis of the problem, and the IT solution are all coming together in my brain.

With the spread of agricultural systems and IoT, the data streams in agriculture are growing exponentially, and this means a gold mine for someone like me.

Data is the new oil, which catalyzes the economy, and within that, agriculture.

What is the professional background you brought to TE-FOOD?

I graduated summa cum laude at the Hungarian University of Veterinary Science in 1981. Some years later I met computing in the form of Commodore 64, and it became the second love.

At that time, it seemed so fresh and strong, that I started to work in a team to develop software games. Hungarian game development in the 80s was quite strong, with famous titles like Eureka!, Impossible Mission II, or Ecco the Dolphin were developed here.

Later I worked at several multinational companies like General Electrics, Raiffeisen and Ernst & Young, many times on projects which combined agriculture and IT.

What did you like in TE-FOOD which convinced you to join the team?

TE-FOOD and me were an instant match, as both of us bring hypes to the ground in agriculture. We connect two areas, which — at least today — are far away from each other. TE-FOOD introduces new technologies to food companies, my part is to show them the reality through the lens of data.

Being pioneers in this area is extremely uplifting and difficult at the same time. We have to break through walls in business, technical and human habitual sense as well.

It’s not possible to do it without commitment, passion and determination. You can’t change these things doing a traditional 8 hours job. It needs to become a hobby, and eventually, your life.

What was your main focus at TE-FOOD during the last months?