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István Kovács
Verified Expert in Engineering
SharePoint Developer
Budapest, Hungary
Toptal member since July 19, 2022
Bio
István is a seasoned IT leader with over 17 years of IT experience in various business sectors and IT areas. Having extensive IT management experience, he excels at setting up high-performing and result-oriented teams. István specializes in technologies such as Microsoft SQL Server and SharePoint.
Portfolio
Gettech Technologies
Azure, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Office 365, Microsoft Intune...
A Media Agency
SharePoint, Office 365, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, OneDrive, Microsoft Exchange
USA University - Center for Digital Health
SharePoint, Windows PowerShell, SharePoint 365, Microsoft OneDrive...
Experience
- SharePoint - 15 years
- C# - 10 years
- Microsoft SQL Server - 10 years
- .NET - 10 years
- SQL - 10 years
- IT Management - 8 years
- SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) - 4 years
- Nintex - 3 years
Preferred Environment
Windows, Visual Studio, SharePoint, Nintex, Microsoft SQL Server
The most amazing...
...thing I've built as a PM, DevOps, and .NET developer is an API hosted in Azure covering all company products.
Work Experience
Cloud Architect
2023 - PRESENT
Gettech Technologies
- Performed Google Driver and Gmail migrations to Microsoft 365.
- Became a certified Microsoft Azure developer and Microsoft Power Platform app maker.
- Familiarized myself with Microsoft 365 licensing and optimizing the cost of software subscriptions.
- Provided professional support for enterprise customers for Microsoft Intune.
Technologies: Azure, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Office 365, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Exchange Online
SharePoint/Microsoft Office 365 Consultant
2024 - 2024
A Media Agency
- Achieved about 50% savings on M365 licenses with a better payment schedule.
- Reduced SharePoint storage usage by almost 1TB to avoid buying expensive storage capacity.
- Solved urgent ad-hoc problems effectively in a very short time.
Technologies: SharePoint, Office 365, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, OneDrive, Microsoft Exchange
SharePoint Developer
2024 - 2024
USA University - Center for Digital Health
- Designed potential SharePoint Online and Power Automate-based solutions for business needs.
- Built a Power Automate flow for automated document move from SharePoint Online to Azure Storage Account.
- Implemented a PowerShell script to automatically create customized template-based SharePoint sites.
Technologies: SharePoint, Windows PowerShell, SharePoint 365, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Power Automate, Azure Blob Storage, PnP PowerShell
SharePoint Developer
2023 - 2023
École de Technologie Supérieure
- Developed a PowerShell script that queried Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) from SharePoint Online.
- Opened Microsoft Office documents in the proper Microsoft Office applications and replaced the server name in the URLs if needed, then saved the papers back to their original location.
- Managed and delivered the project within a concise time frame to the customer's satisfaction.
Technologies: SharePoint, SharePoint Online, Windows PowerShell, Office 365, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, SharePoint PnP
Freelancer
2003 - 2022
NOWAN
- Performed a successful business process automation for a bank based on SharePoint, Nintex Forms, jQuery, Nintex workflow, and SSRS.
- Moved and reinstalled the whole local SharePoint infrastructure to another data center at a bank where security and compliance were top priorities.
- Customized and optimized several SharePoint sites to make the whole infrastructure more reliable.
- Designed and implemented the public website architecturally for the second largest appraiser training company, which included a newsletter, online registration, student management, jewelry shop, and online calculators.
Technologies: SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SharePoint, SharePoint 2013, Nintex, SQL, Windows PowerShell, jQuery, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Nintex Workflow, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), Query Optimization, IIS, CSS, HTML, Smoolis, Mailgun, ASP.NET Web Forms, SQL DML, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, APIs
CTO of the Field Service Division | Head of the Innovation Center
2017 - 2020
GSGroup AS
- Organized the work of the innovation center in Budapest, Hungary, and optimized the financials during the pandemic.
- Led the development of a new API that covered all products of GSGroup.
- Participated in the creation of product roadmaps and strategies.
Technologies: Azure DevOps, Microsoft SQL Server, C#, Azure Cosmos DB, REST, ASP.NET, Query Optimization, ASP.NET Core, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), Management, IT Management, .NET Core, Azure App Service, Architecture, CI/CD Pipelines, Azure DevOps Services, Mailgun, SQL DML, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, Azure, APIs
IT Lead
2012 - 2017
AGCO
- Built an ELK-based system for Active Directory (AD) log analytics to identify unusual activities.
- Took over the governance of the global AD and implemented new processes for AD management and security hardening.
- Implemented a global employee portal based on SharePoint and extended it with different Nintex-based business process automation workflows.
Technologies: Windows PowerShell, SharePoint, Microsoft Project Server, Active Directory Programming, Microsoft SQL Server, ADFS, Microsoft Exchange, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), C#, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), ITIL, Logstash, NXLog, Elasticsearch, IIS, CSS, Architecture, HTML, SQL DML, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures
Senior Consultant
2007 - 2011
Microsoft
- Led the development of the SharePoint-based leadership portal for a bank.
- Delivered multiple Project Server implementations for different organizations, changing the everyday life of thousands of employees.
- Led the development of a human performance measurement system based on SharePoint, SSRS, and SSAS.
Technologies: .NET, SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server, C#, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), TFS, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), ASP.NET, ASP.NET Web Forms, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), SQL, Database Modeling, Microsoft Project Server, IIS, Microsoft Access, CSS, Bootstrap, Architecture, HTML, SQL DML, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures, Microsoft Excel
Software Developer and System Administrator
2001 - 2006
T-Mobile
- Designed and implemented an Active Directory-integrated SMS sender application with a direct connection to the SMS center, which all employees used on the intranet.
- Introduced Project Server for IT projects and portfolio management.
- Participated in managing the local Windows infrastructure, including Active Directory, SharePoint, and Exchange.
Technologies: Visual Basic 6 (VB6), C#, ASP.NET, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Oracle PL/SQL, Active Directory Programming, Microsoft Project Server, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), ITIL, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), ASP.NET Web Forms, IIS, HTML, SQL DML, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures
Software Developer
2000 - 2001
Hypermedia Systems Kft.
- Implemented the database layer of a new web banking application based on Microsoft technologies connected to an AS400 system.
- Participated in implementing an Outlook Forms and ASP-based project management application for the Hungarian oil company.
- Passed the first MCP exam for SQL Server 7.0 development.
Technologies: Visual Basic 6 (VB6), VBScript, Microsoft Exchange, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, HTML, SQL DML, Stored Procedure, SQL Stored Procedures
Experience
Automation of Accounting Workflows
As a consultant on the project, I created specifications and implemented the workflows based on SharePoint, Nintex, and SSRS.
The solution works as a single point of contact between the accounting team and other organizations.
The solution works as a single point of contact between the accounting team and other organizations.
API Development
https://api.gsgroup.io/I led the project delivering the API for all corporate products and participated in planning the architectural design of certain services used by the corporate application. As a developer, I upgraded the ASP.NET Core framework.
Microsoft Access Database Upsizing
The bank had an Access application which was used by the branch offices as well. As the database became larger, usage became almost impossible.
During the project, all data was moved to a Microsoft SQL Server database. The administrative functions remained in the Access database—which did not contain any data—and a web application was implemented for the branches.
During the project, all data was moved to a Microsoft SQL Server database. The administrative functions remained in the Access database—which did not contain any data—and a web application was implemented for the branches.
Education
1995 - 1999
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Education and Informatics Engineering
College of Dunaújváros - Dunaújváros, Hungary
Certifications
MARCH 2024 - MARCH 2025
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate
Microsoft
JULY 2023 - JULY 2024
Microsoft Certified: Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty
Microsoft
JUNE 2023 - PRESENT
Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
Microsoft
MARCH 2023 - MARCH 2025
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
Microsoft
FEBRUARY 2023 - FEBRUARY 2025
GitHub Actions
GitHub
FEBRUARY 2023 - FEBRUARY 2025
GitHub Administration
GitHub
JANUARY 2023 - PRESENT
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
Microsoft
JANUARY 2014 - PRESENT
ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
EXIN
DECEMBER 2011 - APRIL 2021
TS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuring (MCTS)
Microsoft
DECEMBER 2011 - APRIL 2021
Pro: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Administrator (MCITP)
Microsoft
DECEMBER 2011 - APRIL 2021
TS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2010
Microsoft
DECEMBER 2011 - APRIL 2021
TS: Microsoft Project Server 2010, Configuring (MCTS)
Microsoft
FEBRUARY 2009 - OCTOBER 2017
TS: Office SharePoint Server 2007, Application Development (MCTS)
Microsoft
FEBRUARY 2009 - OCTOBER 2017
TS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuration (MCTS)
Microsoft
FEBRUARY 2009 - OCTOBER 2017
TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuration
Microsoft
FEBRUARY 2009 - JANUARY 2015
TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration (MCTS)
Microsoft
FEBRUARY 2009 - JULY 2019
TS: SQL Server 2008, Database Development (MCTS)
Microsoft
FEBRUARY 2008 - OCTOBER 2017
TS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Application Development (MCTS)
Microsoft
FEBRUARY 2001 - FEBRUARY 2008
MCP: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Microsoft
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, OneDrive API, OneDrive
Tools
Nintex, ADFS, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, TFS, Microsoft Exchange, Logstash, NXLog, Azure DevOps Services, Microsoft Access, Azure App Service, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power BI, GitHub, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Azure Active Directory B2C (ADB2C), Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Exchange Online
Languages
SQL, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), SQL DML, Stored Procedure, C#, VBScript, HTML, CSS, Visual Basic 6 (VB6), JavaScript, SPS
Frameworks
ASP.NET Web Forms, .NET, Windows PowerShell, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, .NET Core, Bootstrap
Paradigms
Management, Azure DevOps, REST, ITIL, DevOps, Automation
Platforms
SharePoint, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2013, Nintex Workflow, Windows, Smoolis, Mailgun, Azure, Microsoft Power Automate, Azure Functions, Azure Event Hubs, SharePoint 365
Storage
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Database Modeling, SQL Stored Procedures, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Azure Cosmos DB, Oracle PL/SQL, Elasticsearch, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID
Other
IT Management, IIS, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Project Server, Active Directory Programming, IT Service Management (ITSM), Query Optimization, CI/CD Pipelines, Architecture, APIs, Software Development, Virtualization Technology, Azure Event Grid, Azure Stream Analytics, SharePoint Online, Office 365, Microsoft Office, SharePoint PnP, Microsoft OneDrive, Azure Blob Storage, PnP PowerShell
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