Octavian Druta

Current

• Co-founder at Trigwee

Past

• Co-founder at Projaektiv
• Web Developer at Jacobs University Bremen
• Intern at German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence

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Education

• Empretec
• Jacobs University Bremen

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Industry

Internet

Octavian Druta’s Summary

My personal mantra is "generate happiness through creativity".

I have a technology background spiced up with a high interest in interdisciplinarity. I am an idealist, a music freak and I pursue my ideas ambitiously.

I started programming in Basic when I was 11 years old and, since then, I pursued an education in Computer Science.

I started practicing freelancing at 13 years old, designing various graphics deliverables. I got in touch with the Internet at 15 years old and started studying Internet technologies ever since. I continued doing freelancing while in high-school and college but mostly focused on the Internet.

I got my Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Jacobs University Bremen. I had the opportunity to join a student body represented by 90 nationalities and enjoy a interdisciplinary education in the middle of many different cultures.

Octavian Druta’s Specialties:

Entrepreneurship, Online Strategy & Technologies, Software Engineering, Information Architecture, User Experience, Design, Branding and identity.

Octavian Druta’s Experience

• Co-founder

  Trigwee

  (Internet industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  In Trigwee passionate people shape their future by using tools to capture inspirational, visual representations of their dreams from various contexts and collect them into an inspirational timeline.

• Co-founder

  Projaektiv

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2007 — October 2009 (2 years 5 months)

  At Projaektiv we build small, experimental products that aim to solve various problems. One of them is kmbio a small app that can display the most convenient currency exchange rates from banks, targeted to a specific geographic location - all in real-time.

• Web Developer

  Jacobs University Bremen

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Research industry)

  September 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 10 months)

  Developed StudentGallery, the student search engine and various internal websites of Jacobs University. Designed the graphic identities for Mercator and Krupp colleges.

• Intern

  German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)

  Responsible for developing various projects in the field of Semantic Web with the following technologies: XSLT, RDF, RDFa, OMDoc, OWL in collaboration with the KWARC Research Group. Designed identities for various research projects: SWiM, Locutor, KWARC, MKM-IG.

Octavian Druta’s Education

• Empretec

  Certificate , Entrepreneurial Training Workshop , 2008 — 2008

  Empretec is a United Nations programme established by UNCTAD to promote the creation of sustainable small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Empretec works to support entrepreneurs to build innovative and internationally competitive SMEs.

• Jacobs University Bremen

  Bachelors of Science , Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , 2004 — 2007

  Jacobs University Bremen is a highly selective, private institution for the advancement of education and research. Its academic programs and cultural environment prepare graduates for international leadership and global citizenship. Multinational students, faculty and researchers of distinction, with educational partners around the world, collaborate in learning, creating and disseminating information and new knowledge.

  Activities and Societies:

  Iwave Radio, Pulseoftheworld.com, Photography club, KWARC Research Group

Additional Information

Octavian Druta’s Interests:

Internet, Start-ups, Psychology, Outdoor sports, Travel

Octavian Druta’s Honors:

Awarded twice by DAAD for the Student Gallery search engine

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