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Laszlo Por

Laszlo Por

Retail System Architect
Budapest,Hungary

Summary

Dedicated Retail IT professional with 10 years of experience in the world of POS, Payment and Loyalty solutions. Quick an adaptive learner with collaborative and solution-driven mindset. Self-driven to grow as a technical expert in designing and integrating solutions in the Retail Site Infrastructure as well as an advocate for the importance of Standards in the implementation of integrable solutions. Motivated in providing a flawless payment experience for the end-consumer and Retail technology end-users.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Retail System Architect

ExxonMobil Hungary Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
05.2022 - Current
  • Maintain deep technical knowledge and skills of POS / Card terminal/ Digital Payment/ Loyalty solutions supported across EAME zone (10+ countries, 10+ vendors)
  • Architecture support to IT Projects delivering new solutions. Coordinate Design specifications, align Business requirements with technical specifications created in co-op with solution vendors. (POS, FEP, Third-party fleet cards, loyalty engines)
  • Current Project supporting as an Architect: Digital Fleet Card - integrating proprietary fleet card into a 3rd party mobile payment application.
  • Engage with vendors / consultants for POS and Payment solutions (3rd party fleet cards) in initial phase of projects exploring solution/architecture feasibility, identify integration requirements, payment/loyalty flow changes, estimate complexity and duration of effort required
  • Serve as technical mentor / leader for teams within the portfolios

IT Project Manager

ExxonMobil Hungary Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
01.2021 - 04.2022
  • Project Manager for US Retail fleet card payment initiative. Introducing new fleet cards (3 proprietary cards) into Exxon's current Retail payment architecture.
  • Led Requirements and Design phase. Defined requirements with FEP and POS vendors based on new Fleet card provider's proprietary specs and Business input. Multiple reviews/virtual workshops creating Requirements and Solution design to progress project to Execution phase.
  • Testing/Pilot/LPR planning- other PM responsibilities: Budget planning, Schedule, Stakeholder Engagement, Cost Stewardship
  • Handed project over at start of Development

POS Lab Supervisor / Project Track Lead

ExxonMobil Hungary Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
07.2017 - 12.2020
  • 2017 - 2020 POS Lab Supervisor in Budapest with 4 direct reports - POS Testers covering all European Retail POS systems
    2017 - 2021 Project Track Lead for Italy Foundation Project - leading work tracks:
    - Loyalty scheme (PAYBACK)- Card Terminals/Host (Ingenico/SIA)- Test planning and UAT execution track - Technical/Business Requirements definition/documentation
    - Pilot Planning and execution - bug/fix release managing with vendors
    2019 - 2021 Project Lead for 3 POS Integration to Italy Retail ecosystem (POS vendors: Maser; Fortech; Tokheim)
    Coordinating with IT/POS Vendors/Retail Business/Marketing in launching new Italian Loyalty Value Propositions

POS Tester

ExxonMobil Hungary Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
11.2012 - 06.2017
  • POS Tester in FLCIT POS Test Lab - key contact for Germany & Norway Systems but supporting all other European countries
  • Key Retail technical/user knowledge of POS systems, Payment Terminals, Fleet/Bank/Loyalty card schemes, Front-End Processors (WM-Card CGI), Loyalty Hosts (HTEC)
  • Projects supported as Tester Test coordinator, test script design:
    FEP Upgrade Project 2014-2015
    Germany POS Replacement Project 2014-2017; Norway POS Replacement Project 2016-2017
  • System experience: GVR, Wayne, Tokheim, Verifone, Ingenico, etc.

Various Assignments in Customer Service

ExxonMobil Hungary Ltd.
Budapest, Hungary
04.2006 - 10.2012
  • Retail Customer Accounts Assistant, Retail Senior Accounts Receivable Assistant, Subject Matter Expert

Education

Master of Arts - English Language And Literature

SZTE - Juhasz Gyula Faculty of Education
Szeged
09.2000 - 06.2005

Affiliations

International Forecourt Standards Forum

Interests

Movies/Series of all sorts

Music (not all sorts)

Sports (Football, Tennis, Rugby, Basketball, Cycling)

Timeline

Retail System Architect

ExxonMobil Hungary Ltd.
05.2022 - Current

IT Project Manager

ExxonMobil Hungary Ltd.
01.2021 - 04.2022

POS Lab Supervisor / Project Track Lead

ExxonMobil Hungary Ltd.
07.2017 - 12.2020

POS Tester

ExxonMobil Hungary Ltd.
11.2012 - 06.2017

Various Assignments in Customer Service

ExxonMobil Hungary Ltd.
04.2006 - 10.2012

Master of Arts - English Language And Literature

SZTE - Juhasz Gyula Faculty of Education
09.2000 - 06.2005

Skills

Retail Business Processes

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