Radek has been building Joomla extensions for more than ten years and has also given presentations and talks at various local (German and Polish) as well as at international Joomla events.
During this period Radek has also fulfilled many roles in the community, serving a wide range of departments and teams. More recently, in 2017, Radek served on the OSM Board as Department Coordinator for Marketing and Communications.
The main aim that Radek stated is in his manifesto is to ‘help with communication between the various teams and also between the teams and the board of directors. His biggest goal to empower the Joomla community. We wish him success!
Welcome back, Radek! What made you decide to return to leadership?
Hi, Joomla Community thanks for interviewing me.
I took a break from the community three years ago because at that time I experienced an unhealthy level of toxicity and hostility. This unfortunately reflected badly on my psyche and I eventually had to step back.
I'm back now because I am slowly recovering and even if there were some bad experiences in the past, I recall how much joy and how fulfilling it can be to serve this awesome community. I also have the hope that either there is not that much hostility now or I could help to get rid of it.
Could you explain to us what your task is as Operations Department Coordinator?
As the name already says, to coordinate between teams in the Operations Department and the department and the OSM board. Of course, the usual tasks such as budgeting, financial responsibilities and reporting to the board are also important. Additionally, every Department Coordinator is also Director on the Open Source Matters (OSM) Board.
What are the main challenges the Operations Department faces?
There are some serious