Personal
Born:
06/20/1967, Budapest, Hungary
Wife:
Krisztina Mányik, born 05/31/1967, 2 children
Education
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
M.Sc. in Physics with honors, 1994
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
M.Sc. in Space Science, 1992
Career
September 2004–
Head of Unit (International Relations), National Office of Research and Technology
September 2002–
Counsellor, R&D Division, Ministry of Education
August 1998–
Second (2000: First) Secretary, Science and Technology Attache
Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Washington, DC, USA
September 1997–
IT Quality Manager, Winterthur Insurance Company
May 1995–
System Administrator, Lecturer, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences;
Network Programmer, Hungary.Network Ltd.
September 1992–
Space Scientist, KFKI Research Inst. for Particle and Nuclear Physics
September 1990–
Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Space Physics Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor MI USA
Skills
International relations (science and technology diplomacy)
IT (policy, e-government, international IT relations, system administration, network management and programming)
R&D+Innovation policy (innovation systems, PPPs, knowledge centers)
Space research (ionospheres, magnetospheres) and policy
Public administration (professional level examination)
Languages
English (fluent), French, German (passable), some Russian