Summary
Zoltan Toth is a seasoned data and AI systems leader, co-founder and principal consultant at NordQuant, helping enterprises design scalable data platforms, MLOps, and AI applications. He has empowered teams at Apple, Amazon, and Databricks, built a Big Data consultancy, and fostered vibrant 5,000+ member data communities in Vienna and Budapest. As Professor of Practice at Central European University, he teaches Data and AI Engineering, AWS cloud, and Big Data Computing, connecting academic rigor with real-world execution. His hands-on work spans petabyte-scale data processing, cloud migrations, and ML/AI deployments using OpenAI, MLflow, Apache Spark, and AWS, with 3,000+ hours of hands-on workshops delivered to clients like Apple, Uber, PwC, SAP, and the Dutch Police. He has led Databricks training programs and authored curricula, founded Datapao and dbtLearn, and is a bestselling Udemy instructor, reflecting a consistent pattern of turning complex data challenges into scalable, teachable solutions. Based in Vienna, he holds MS degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics/Theoretical Computing, blending entrepreneurial leadership with deep technical depth across Europe and beyond.
12 years of coding experience