Resume

Well... this blog is my portfolio 🕶️.

I really love the above photo, it pictures perfectly the feeling when you are looking for a job.

Work Experience

EPAM Systems, Zürich, Switzerland
Software Test Automation Engineer (Nov 2020 – Sep 2024)

• Developed and executed test strategies for both manual and automated testing, ensuring comprehensive application and regression coverage.
• Integrated AI tools for reporting and bug tracking, implementing parallelization that increased UI test throughput from 300 tests in 8 hours to 1,200 tests in 3 hours.
• Actively participated in Agile processes and contributed to company hackathons, leveraging Django and emerging LLM/RAG technologies.
• Trained QA colleagues and provided recommendations to enhance testing processes.
Technologies: Java, Selenium/Selenide, Selenium Grid, Cucumber, JUnit 5, ReportPortal, Maven, IntelliJ, Postman, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Docker, Podman

SCC Romania, Iași, Romania
Middleware & QA Team Leader (May 2013 – Nov 2020)

• Mentored team members in technical and soft skills, fostering a collaborative environment through regular feedback and goal-setting.
• Oversaw platform deployment, configuration, patching, and updates (WebMethods Integration Server, Apache Server) following ITIL processes.
• Managed change requests and coordinated with project managers and stakeholders to ensure project alignment and timely resolution of high-priority issues.
Technologies: Java, C#, Selenium, Bash, Python, SQL, webMethods (IS, myWM, Broker, UM, MQ), Spotfire, Red Prairie, SAP BI, Redhat, Visual Studio, IntelliJ, Apache Tomcat, SCOM, ServiceNow

Optymyze, Iași, Romania
Software Test Automation Engineer (Jan 2012 – May 2013)

• Developed and refined a testing framework by migrating tests from QTP to Java/Selenium/Jenkins.
• Mentored junior engineers and documented QA processes through detailed test plans and reports.
Technologies: Java, Selenium, Jenkins, Eclipse

Continental Automotive, Iași, Romania
QA Automation/Embedded Software Developer (Mar 2008 – Jan 2012)

• Executed tests across diverse hardware platforms and developed automation solutions for varied applications.
• Created performance testing tools for video and audio feed analysis and engineered a Bluetooth test solution.
• Contributed as an Embedded Software Developer on projects, including a convertible protection system for automotive applications.
Technologies: C, C++, C#, Java, TTCN3, MOST/CAN protocols

Education

I've always been passionate about learning, but school? That was like the unruly chapter in my love story with education, full of surprises and never quite playing by the rules.

• Bachelor of Computer Science - Vasile Alecsandri University, Bacău, Romania (2019 – 2020)
Completed degree after transferring credits from A.I. Cuza University.

• A.I. Cuza University, Iași, Romania (2004 – 2008; studies interrupted)

Free time

I build this blog, tinker with my homelab, and experiment with code and configs. I love diving into electronics, computer science, physics, and math—basically, I'm into everything! I'm naturally curious and love solving problems.

Looks like I have a lot of free time 😅.

Disclosure: I rely on AI tools for various tasks: text editing, writing, coding, image manipulation, and more. As an IT engineer, many assume that technical know-how automatically makes me a great writer or even that I'm the guy who installs Windows and hacks NASA on during the night with my hoodie on. Truth is, I'm not a professional writer, and English isn't my native language, so I lean on AI to help polish my words. When it comes to coding, large language models excel at setting up code, formatting, verifying, cleaning, and other tasks. Still, tools like ChatGPT can't replace you—and even if they could, they wouldn’t be you, as the AI would be an entirely different entity.