Cristian Vava

Current

• CEO and Chief Architect at Innovatorium

Past

• Senior Architect at e-Tel
• Chief Architect at VSR
• CTO at Eurotechnology

• Associate Professor at Universitatea din Craiova
• R&D Vice-President at Inda

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Education

• Pennsylvania State University
• Universitatea din Craiova
• Universitatea din Craiova

• Universitatea din Craiova

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Connections

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Industry

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Cristian Vava’s Summary

Strong international background with over 20 years of work and education in US, France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Romania. Registered 10 patents, delivered over 75 projects, 40 special studies & white papers, and one book

Languages: English, French, Italian, Romanian

MANAGEMENT
• Technology risk-analysis for new-ventures
• Structuring/modeling of complex technology transfers

TECHNICAL
• Signal Processing
• Mechatronics
• Instrumentation
• Telecommunications
• Nanotechnology/MEMS

Cristian Vava’s Specialties:

Business Development, Technology Development, Inventics
Signal Processing, Mechatronics, Telecommunications, Embedded Systems

Cristian Vava’s Experience

• CEO and Chief Architect

  Innovatorium

  (Research industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

• Senior Architect

  e-Tel

  (Research industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years )

• Chief Architect

  VSR

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Industrial Automation industry)

  1995 — 1999 (4 years )

• CTO

  Eurotechnology

  (Research industry)

  1994 — 1997 (3 years )

• Associate Professor

  Universitatea din Craiova

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Research industry)

  1990 — 1997 (7 years )

• R&D Vice-President

  Inda

  (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  1991 — 1994 (3 years )

Cristian Vava’s Education

• Pennsylvania State University

  EMBA , Business Administration , 2007 — 2009

  Smeal College of Business, PennState, State College, PA, USA

  Activities and Societies:

  Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society

• Universitatea din Craiova

  PhD , Electrical Engineering , 1990 — 1995

• Universitatea din Craiova

  post-universitary specialization , Industrial Robots , 1988 — 1989

• Universitatea din Craiova

  Electrical Engineer , Electromechanics , 1980 — 1985

Additional Information

Cristian Vava’s Groups:

Link2Europe, ExecuNet

•    Executive Suite
•    Link2Europe
•    Penn State MBA, Smeal College of Business (MBA Program)
•    Leadership Think Tank
•    CXO (CEO, COO, CKO, CFO, CMO, CAO, CVO, CDO, CRO, CLO, CSO & CTO) Community
•    Friends of Romania - Business, Professional and Social network
•    Quant Finance
•    Global Analytics Network (+5K analytic professionals)
•    Beta Gamma Sigma - The International Honor Society Recognizing Business Excellence
•    ISBM, Institute for the Study of Business Markets
•    European Entrepreneurship & Innovation @ Silicon Valley
•    Strategic.ro
•    Colegiul National Carol I , Craiova

Cristian Vava’s Honors:

Included in various editions of:
International Who's Who of Intellectuals
Dictionary of International Biography
2000 Outstanding People of the 20th Century

Member of:
Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society

Cristian Vava’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch