Balazs Rottek
Information And Communication Officer At DG Trade
Brussels, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolBalazs Rottek is a multilingual communications and policy professional with seven years’ experience at EU institutions, currently serving as Information and Communication Officer at DG Trade where he drafts briefings for senior leadership on digital trade, services and IP. He brings a rare blend of policy, advocacy and tech-adjacent experience—having worked on AI, digital policy and localisation projects for major tech platforms—and recently completed executive training in entertainment business in Los Angeles as he pivots toward media, film and digital content. Skilled in stakeholder negotiation, speechwriting and cross-border program management, he combines diplomatic instincts with hands-on content and UX contributions (including front-end work on an open-source file manager). Authorised to work in the US and EU and internationally mobile, he focuses on opportunities at the intersection of politics, business and emerging media technologies such as VR/AR.
7 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
International EMBA Exchange, International EMBA Exchange at UCLA Anderson School of ManagementInternational EMBA Exchange, International EMBA Exchange at University of St.GallenMaster of Business Administration - Executive MBA, Master of Business Administration - Executive MBA at EsadeInternational EMBA exchange, International EMBA exchange at Tel Aviv University - Coller School of ManagementExecutive MBA study tour, Executive MBA study tour at NUS Business SchoolBA International Business, Business, BA International Business, Business at University of HullBusiness and Management of Entertainment Certificate, Business and Management of Entertainment Certificate at University of California, Los AngelesExecutive MBA study tour, Executive MBA study tour at Georgetown University McDonough School of BusinessDocumentary filmmaking workshop, Documentary Production, Documentary filmmaking workshop, Documentary Production at Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, San Antonio de los Baños, CubaMA International Studies, International Relations, European Studies, MA International Studies, International Relations, European Studies at Corvinus University of Budapest
English, Hungarian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Chinese
Github Skills (13)
windows10
winui10
csharp10
ui-design10
data-files10
xaml10
text-files10
m-files10
dotnet-core10
fluent-design10
developer-tools8
customisation8
git7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
files-community/Files
Feb 2021 - Jan 2022
A modern file manager that helps users organize their files and folders.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:22 reviews, 17 commits, 18 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Balazs primarily focused on enhancing the user interface of the file manager application. Their commits addressed UI-related bugs, such as fixing selection rectangle overlays and tooltips for sidebar items. They also implemented new features to improve the user experience, including the ability to add the Home directory as a startup page and collapsing the sidebar. Furthermore, the user contributed to library management, including adding a menu to the sidebar libraries section header.
good-first-issuedeveloper-toolsadministratorwindows-10windows-11
nvi9/Camera-Roll-Android-App
Dec 2018 - Mar 2025
Simple Galley App for Android, with lovely Material Design.
Contributions:3 pushes in 6 years 3 months
kotlingalleymaterial-designandroid
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