
Software Development Engineer
Romania

Software Development Engineer
Romania
Currently working for Hostway Corporation - I develop a highly complex e-commerce platform, used in the US, Canada and UK. In the past few months my top priority have been Blogway project, in which I'm involved as a software developer(creating plugins, widgets, themes and many back-end functionalities for Hostway Romania's own blogging platform)
As a web developer - Python, PHP, MySQL, prototype, jquery; e-commerce platforms(Zen Cart, CRE Loaded, osCommerce); blog platform(Wordpress);
As a web designer - Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3;
As DTP - CorelSuite11, Adobe Indesign CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
I am currently part of the Research and Development dept in Hostway Laboratory - Bucharest, Romania.
I am the lead software developer of the Hostway's worldwide, franchise based e-commerce solution - Merchant Manager; I am in charge of developing this product for the US, Canada and UK markets.
I am also part of the team the develops Blogway, a project of Hostway Romania R&D dept for Romania.
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
August 2008 — April 2009 (9 months)
this is a long term job for which I'm not paid (voluntary work). what I mainly do is rebuild the website from scratch. this means new design, new platform, new administrator console, new everything. I plan on developing the website, maintaining the content, improve it from time to time and constantly optimizing the UI to keep track of the new web2.0 usability style. I will also create online marketing campaigns and research new, alternative methods of promotion - ATL and BTL advertising.
(Recreational Facilities and Services industry)
July 2008 — January 2009 (7 months)
www.lumebuna.ro is an online project created by Mihail Musat to highlight only the national and international news and events that really counts. the optimistic way of seeing the things that surrounds us and the ability to bring only the best up to the surface really distinguish this website.
I currently work on the online marketing, advertising and promoting procedures. I constantly research for new (web2.0, alternative) ways of effectively promote the website into the www. I also help increasing the user experience on the website and the way it interacts with our news system.
(Consumer Goods industry)
October 2008 — January 2009 (4 months)
ShirtMeOn provides a way for you to create and buy custom made t-shirts.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2007 — September 2007 (8 months)
I am part of the Web Development Center dept at Hostway Romania.
I build CMS based websites and custom E-Shops(CRE Loaded, osCommerce and Zen Cart). For this I use PHP/prototype.js/XML/MySQL/Apache/Linux. I also use FlashMX/PhotoshopCS2 on daily bases.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2006 — February 2007 (7 months)
This position offered me the chance to assist the management of the event "Antreprenor in Romania".
For this event I was in charge of the presentation website(web design & web development), event logo, event catalog, event fliers and event street posters.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2006 — September 2006 (5 months)
I collaborated with this web design company as a web developer giving advices in the development stage of some highly complex CMS platform-based websites.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Government Administration industry)
December 2005 — June 2006 (7 months)
I designed and developed internet based applications. In this position I have developed the national "Balancing Market Operator of the Electric Energy" website. I have also designed and developed the Service Level Agreement - management software for Teletrans as an internet provider.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years)
This is part of my volunteer work. BOS stands for Business Organization for Students and my job was to implement the online side of the organization's community - the information portal www.abm.ro
AI 2002 — 2007
Second place in "Student Science Competition - UPB 2002 - 2003" with the Animated Automatic Kinetic Momentum Calculation for Basic Shapes
Computing / Science 1998 — 2002
software development management techniques; online communities; marketing strategies for online businesses; new web2.0 technologies; I am a photographer(I own a Nikon DSLR); I am also into music creation - acoustic guitar.
Business Organization for Students - Alumni
2007 October - Winner of Adobe Romania "Gaseste A-ul Adobe" Photography Contest - with a black and white photograph of myself; I teamed up with Christian Dinu (also photographer)
2006 - 'Gala societatii civile' - Jury award and recognition for the online community project I built for a students NGO
2002 June - Second place in "Student Science Competition - UPB 2002 - 2003" with the Animated Automatic Kinetic Momentum Calculation for Basic Shapes