Sep 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr · Remote

• As a Senior Ruby on Rails developer I contributed to the Cookpad Global Web platform and worked together with data analysis, product designer and product managers to create new features to help make cooking fun.
• Cookpad is one of the biggest Rails codebase and it is up to date with the latest Rails version.

Aug 2020 – Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Netherlands · Remote

• I was the owner and developer of a Ruby on Rails REST API project and a contributor to a second REST API project written in Sinatra.
• Both applications were high-traffic, high-availability applications consumed by mobile apps and deployed to Google Cloud.

Jan 2020 – Oct 2023 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Remote

• As a founding product engineer I designed the Ruby on Rails application from scratch and implemented the first version of our remote web app.
• This is a web-app for mental health using Ruby on Rails, Hotwire, Stimulus and PostgreSQL hosted on AWS.
• I also acted as an Engineering Manager and started building a remote/async/part-time team to help us grow our application.
• And my role also contains a bit of product management as I have direct contact with our users and customers and try to shape up the features and solutions we are offering.

Jul 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

• I support the Innovation Team to continue bringing change into the organisation.

Jun 2015 – Jul 2019 · 4 yrs 1 mo

• Leading an innovation team focused on creating an innovative culture with focus on product innovation and disruptive innovation.
• My role was a mix between an engineering manager or talent manager and product manager in an OKR driven environment.
• Together with my team we were leading the adoption and adaptation of innovation frameworks and methodologies (Design Thinking, Design Sprint, 20% time ...) in the local and international company.
• Facilitating generation of new ideas using Design Thinking methods.
• Working with Innovation Group, Idea Owners and Management to speed up MVP and/or Prototype implementations. In the same time there is a special focus on creating and sustaining an intrapreneurship innovative culture.
• Innovation Product Owner.

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

Jan 2013 – Dec 2017 · 4 yrs 11 mos

• DevAcademy was a project oriented to help juniors learn faster by working together with experienced (senior or expert level) mentors from the field. We offered learning tracks for Backend programming (Ruby, Ruby on Rails), Front-end (Javascript, React), Mobile (iOS and Android), Web Graphic Designer and Product Management.
• Together with my co-founder we build the organisation from scratch and managed to grow it from 15 participants in the first year until over 600 applicants.
• Beside growing the organisation (hiring new people) I was also driving the efforts to create our products (like a product manager) and managing the mentors team and helping them deliver value to our participants.

Jun 2013 – Aug 2020 · 7 yrs 2 mos · Bucharest, Romania

• ISTQB Foundation Level Certified Tester and Trainer
• CMAP Certified Mobile App Professional Tester and Trainer
• http://www.anis.ro/cursuri

Sep 2008 – Oct 2013 · 5 yrs 1 mo

• I was leading the Research and Development Department of Hostway in Romania, coordinating an amazing team of smart developers, testers and designers.
• We initially supported the international hosting platform of Hostway Corporation.
• Then my department built a new product, fully focused on automating every point of the hosting process. Our new platform handled everything from billing to automated configuration of servers and network devices with focus on high availability.
• My team was working with edge technologies in an agile environment using various programming languages and frameworks: Ruby on Rails, PHP, Python, JavaScript,
• Main areas of responsibilities:
• 1. Project management (agile) and implementation of an enterprise platform to automate flow of delivering products to customers from the moment a visitor enters the website till the moment he/she starts using the actual product on our servers. This includes hosting products for the local and global market: Dedicated Servers, Virtual Dedicated Server based on VMWare technology, Wordpress automatization, Shared Hosting Services, Email Applications, User Interfaces and so on.
• 2. Inter-departmental communication inside Hostway Romania and international communication with the other Hostway Corporation R&D Centers Worldwide.
• 3. Hiring and Training of new employees and development of current R&D people
• 4. Product Management: I was involved from product perspective in creation of the new hosting platform and part of the creation of Blogway - an automated blogging experience.

Jun 2007 – Sep 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Coordinate and implement projects, provide resource requirements and work plans for projects and manage their development and delivery for Hostway Next Generation World-Wide Platform.
• Responsibilities:
• Manage and delegate tasks, explain architecture, supervise implementation, assure and improve quality, motivate team, implement processes and company policies.

Feb 2007 – May 2007 · 3 mos

• Working in an international team on a Front End application of a Next Generation Platform developed on three continents (America, Europe and Asia) for Hostway Corporation.
• Main responsibilities were related to:
• 1. Responsible to make sure every member in my team has the right work environment set up for the project he works on.
• 2. Tracking the progress of the project(s) I coordinate and keep the R&D manager for Romania up to date.
• 3. Assign performance objectives for the people in my team and followed up on their completion.
• 4. Evaluate the performance of the people in the team based on these objectives
• 5. Allocate and reallocate human resources according to the project needs
• Other responsibilities:
• day-to-day planning and issues allocation
• technical requirement analysis
• production update and feature launch
• manage team conflicts
• communicate status to project stakeholders
• Programming mostly in Ruby on Rails with little Python and some bash scripting.

Oct 2006 – Feb 2007 · 4 mos

• Part of the team who started building a WebSite Builder.
• study web technologies (JavaScript Toolkits and Frameworks, Analytics, Languages)
• building architecture and concepts of specialized languages
• worked on UI pieces as prototype of the application
• created and sustained presentation of Killer Application Project
• Part of the back-end provisioning team for the Next Generation Platform for Hostway Corporation:
• participated at trainings regarding the back-end plugins
• developed and supervised plugins for Streaming Media and Online Helper made in Python
• Programming mostly in: JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails

Jan 2007 – Aug 2020 · 13 yrs 7 mos

• I can provide a unique learning experience with a mix of technical and soft skills background.
• I am creating learning architectures, experiences and deliver a series of trainings/workshops for IT audiences. They are ranging from introduction to programming to ISTQB certification trainings, Agile workshops and Design Thinking experiences.
• I am actively delivering 20-30 learning experiences per year. Among my customers are: METRO SYSTEMS, SIEMENS, IXIA, Canadian Bank Note, ANIS ...
• I like to create learning systems and environments with focus on life-long learning and sustainable growth.

Jan 2003 – Present · 23 yrs 4 mos

• As a software product engineer I am taking care of the entire product life cycle with a focus on the end goal: deliver a product for the end-user.
• For these projects, I am doing everything that is needed to deliver the software: from the business side ( product management, user interviews, stakeholder management, budgeting, prioritization, writing requirements) to the development side (design, architecture, backend and frontend developement, testing, deployment, system administration) and to after release management.
• I am involved in multiple personal or professional projects like Business Contacts (a simple CRM-like solution), Idea Management Platform, Club Membership web app, and many more.
• The main programming languages and frameworks used are: mainly Ruby and Ruby on Rails, some Javascript and (long ago) Python.