Head of Engineering (Romania)
CIKLUM, UNITED KINGDOM [Remote]
- Pre-Sales & Engineering Leadership
- Championing Technology Adoption
- Steering career growth, mentoring, and building high-performing teams.
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Highlights of the companies and organisations that contributed to my development and that I shaped.
Creating full-stack cutting-edge enterprise solutions for the aerospace industry, leading Java and AI communities.
Leading an international team - spread over 6 timezones, that handles designing and implementing Java-based frameworks for aerospace and defence customers (manufacturers and airlines).
Creating full-stack cutting-edge enterprise solutions for supply chain using blockchain and for aerospace domains.
Designing & implementing highly scalable frameworks for telco & fintech applications. Mentoring junior engineers.
Developing and integrating solutions for telco applications.
Futuristic mobile platform integrating AI avatars and blockchain store technology, redefining digital interactions and transactions.
Developing and integrating the web platform of our University alumni community.
Working with an NGO to design and implement a real-time booking web & mobile scalable framework.
Creating the booking, payment & check-in platforms for our local university TEDx event.
Implementing presentation websites. Personal computers & gadgets troubleshooting.
Researching LLM-based Romanian use cases, exploring AI-driven solutions for language processing and real-world applications.
AI Research Laboratory. Field of research: Graph DB, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Consciousness
GenAI-powered web eBook reader platform, enhancing digital reading experiences with AI-driven interactivity and insights.
Open source AI platform for interactive real-time presentations. The project introduces the concept of Augmented Talk.
Enterprise Conversational Framework leveraging advanced NLP algorithms, Semantic Search techniques, Continual Learning NN and RAG architecture.
Implementing technical solutions for non-technical businesses. Living in a software-based world.
Joint venture start-up under TC. Mobile app to help users avoid tourist traps and explore new places as locals.
Scientific diploma coordinator of 11 graduation projects (9 bachelors, 2 masters). Presenting technical topics during university's seminaries as an invitee of the faculty.
I developed and mentored the Ciklum GenAI Upskill Program, an initiative designed to align AI enthusiasts with the latest advancements in Generative AI. Backed by strong L&D support and industry experts, the program engaged 425+ software specialists.
I developed an AI course, backed by Digital Stack and Google, for Romanian technical students, focusing on real-life and business applications.
Teaching in a private programming academy - OOP and databases concepts for professionals focused on their technical growth.
Guiding next generations of IT leaders to build new projects and develop organisational cultures.
Teaching students with OEP scholarships, programming, telecommunications, and other related topics.
Organizing the curricula and the events calendar and inviting the trainers to share their knowledge.
Leadership, entrepreneurship and public speaking trainer for 20 participating students in an international Erasmus exchange programme.
Coaching 5 students for their maths and physics baccalaureate exam and for informatics certification. Preparing 6 students from different universities (ASE, University of Bucharest, Spiru Haret, Dimitrie Cantemir, Romano-Americana and Hyperion) for the maths or informatics exams.
Supporting engineering students to develop their personal skills like leadership and public speaking, by following the prestigious methodology of Toastmasters International.
Advising the Board regarding long-term strategy. Validating internal regulations and official documents. Improving the organizational structure.
Coordinating a team of students and professors to organize the first international mobile applications contest for students in Romania and managing the software dev community & training and activities centre.
Coordinating a multidisciplinary project dedicated to complementary students' education and career opportunities. Developing a web platform for professional opportunities.
Creating and maintaining the organization's web platforms and databases. Growing the technical team.
Developing and implementing the building management system (BMS) using KNX technology on EFdeN's prototype, the team which represented Romania at Solar Decathlon Europe, Versailles 2014.
Organizing the first charitable cross in Romania, initiated in partnership with FC Sportul Studentesc.
Coordinating the department's activities and establishing partners & collaborations (Sports national federations, UEFA etc.).
Developing the organizational culture and multidisciplinary projects in one of the most influential student NGOs in Romania.