Summary
David Koubek is a career journalist-turned-paramedic who reinvented his professional life in his 40s after a partial burnout, bringing nine years of experience across media, operations and emergency services. Formerly a foreign correspondent and head of the World News Desk at Czech Radio (with stints at Czech Television and as a South America correspondent), he combines storytelling, editorial leadership and field reporting with practical production skills. More recently he managed operations and finance for a tech team and worked in medical transport before qualifying in paramedic rescue and joining Fakultní nemocnice Bulovka. Comfortable leading teams and working on the front lines, he values clear thinking, firm ethics and the discipline to change course when needed. His career shows a rare blend of high-pressure journalism, international perspective and hands-on emergency care. Quietly, his background running single-person foreign bureaus means he’s adept at independent decision-making and rapid problem-solving under uncertainty.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
exchange programme, public administration, Master, exchange programme, public administration, Master at Fundação Getulio Vargas
Gymnázium Dr. Josefa Pekaře v Mladé Boleslavi
Master's degree, International and European Studies - Diplomacy, Master's degree, International and European Studies - Diplomacy at Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
Bachelor's degree, Paramedic rescue, Bachelor's degree, Paramedic rescue at College of Nursing, Prague
Czech, English, Portuguese, German, Spanish, Slovak