Summary
David Altmayer is a seasoned technology and operations professional with over 20 years in IT and 12 years focused on point-of-sale and payments systems, blending technical implementation with customer-facing onboarding. He has built and run small hospitality businesses while consulting on POS architecture and integrations for retail and hospitality groups, giving him a rare mix of hands-on field experience and product-level expertise. As a POS architect and implementation engineer he’s bridged developers, QA, and non-technical stakeholders to translate operational needs into reliable technical solutions and smoother customer success. His background includes founding mission-driven projects like RefugeeMap.com and co-founding language-learning platform Speaker.ly, reflecting a pattern of pragmatic entrepreneurship and social impact. Based in Budapest, he’s comfortable troubleshooting on-site, advising on PCI/security, and driving systems that improve efficiency across operations, payments, and e-commerce. Notably, his career spans both owning service businesses and deep technical roles, enabling him to solve problems from the server room to the storefront.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Indiana University Bloomington
Alabama School of Math and Science
Masters, Global Management, Masters, Global Management at Thunderbird School of Global Management
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Studies / International Business, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Studies / International Business at University of South Alabama
Georgia Institute of Technology
English, French, German, Hungarian