Career History
Gabor started out as an electrician and security installer before he became a Product Manager for 20 years. Gabor has five professions, two in electronics, two in IT and one specializing in electronic security. Since 1998 Gabor worked with large intelligent addressable systems and networks as Product Manager, Technical Trainer, and 3rd Level Support specialist all rolled into one. His network enabled products in the security industry are mostly used in bank networks and large retail corporate environments. Gabor was also an IT network and server administrator and a data security policy specialist in a large corporation. Since joining Lightware in 2020, Gabor focuses on the AV-over-IP product portfolio and network specific technologies of IT network enabled products.
Specialization
- Lightware’s VINX and UBEX portfolio
- Computer networks and system configuration
- AV-over-IP technology details and communication
About Me
I have over 8000 hours of advanced training/trainer experience, conducting mostly multi-day trainings on complex systems’ hardware and software products. Therefore, I start every training and material creation by clearly understanding the audience’s personas, goals, and expectations before writing a single slide. I don’t write content that’s only ‘good enough’, there’s no such expression in my vocabulary. My trainings are almost always followed by hands-on practice sessions, which means I use my products daily to create material and develop the curriculum. I spend time searching for technology solutions from the IT world, to make life easier for AV Professionals. I lived in Germany and in the United States for several years, which means sometimes I speak German with Bavarian dialect and on occasion I use American street lingo (actually, more often than I should). I am a fast talker, so don’t hesitate to ask me to slow down 😊.
My main priority is to make sure the knowledge gap between the AV and IT worlds has a bridge built on both cliffs. Both the AV and the IT worlds have lots of features and standards to learn, therefore I make sure the right amount of knowledge is gathered and shared to create a networked AV world. It is easy to underestimate a world we don’t live in, so my motto is:
It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. – Mark Twain
Studies
Gabor holds degrees as an Electronics technician, Industrial electronics technician, IT workstation operator, IT system administrator and security systems designer and installer.