CAREER PROFILE
I am an entrepreneur and technologist with a deep passion for the intersection of software and business. I'm a systems thinker who thrives on building innovative technology solutions that create real value. My expertise spans the entire technology stack - from infrastructure and architecture to product development and business strategy.
I have a proven track record of building businesses from scratch:
- WISK.ai (Co-Founder/CTO/CPO) - Built and scaled from 0 to 1,000 customers, bootstrapped then raised $3 million and achieved profitability. I was also an early investor.
- At OMsignal (CTO & 1st employee) (acquired by Honeywell), I helped raise $10 million.
- IdeaPlaces (Solo Founder), which integrated with Evernote, Dropbox, and Photos, creating pins on the map for these. The app achieved 25,000 downloads, had significant business traction, and was featured by Evernote in their ecosystem.
- Additionally, I have served as a fractional CTO for 5 venture-backed businesses.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated my ability to transform initial ideas into successful, commercialized ventures. I have successfully raised multiple rounds of financing from seed to Series A and navigated complex challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic. My hands-on leadership style has allowed me to contribute directly to key areas such as DevOps, backend, data architecture, data pipeline, data analytics, frontend, and mobile development.
I take pride in inspiring and motivating teams to achieve outstanding results by fostering a culture of trust, transparency, and continuous improvement. My core values of connection, kindness, gratitude, curiosity, courage, empowerment, honesty, and love drive my passion for innovation and my commitment to building successful companies.
I am currently leveraging my extensive experience to drive new innovations at the intersection of AI, technology, and business. I'm passionate about working on transformative projects that push boundaries and create meaningful impact. Whether it's building from scratch, scaling existing platforms, or advising on technical strategy, I bring a unique blend of technical depth and business acumen.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages & Frameworks
Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Ruby, Java, Kotlin, Swift, PHP, Go • React, Vue.js, Angular, Next.js • Node.js, Django, Flask, Rails, Laravel • React Native, Flutter, Ionic
Infrastructure & DevOps
GCP, AWS, Terraform, Ansible • Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins • PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis • BigQuery, Elasticsearch
Specializations
AI/ML Integration, LLMs, Microservices Architecture, Real-time Systems, Mobile Development, Data Analytics, Marketing Automation
EDUCATION
Bachelor in Computer Science Engineering
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1998 - 2003
Computer Science
High School of Computer Science, Tiberiu Popoviciu
1994 - 1998
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INTERESTS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CTO/CPO
I lead all things tech at Mentorly, a mentorship platform helping enterprises circulate knowledge internally. I manage the platform end to end—backend, infrastructure, AI systems, and internal tools—while staying hands-on in product, sales, and marketing. From sentiment analysis to LLM-powered mentor matching, I bring speed and stability to a growing system that's delivering real value. I don't just build the tech—I help drive the business.
Technical Advisor
Leading the tech strategy and execution at Eli, a fast-paced health tech startup measuring hormonal biomarkers like cortisol and progesterone. I architect and maintain the mobile backend infrastructure, ensuring secure handling of personal health data. My role spans product development, hands-on coding, cross-functional leadership, and rapid iteration cycles.
Co-Founder
Our mission is to reshape wealth distribution to spark global happiness by combining investment and intelligence on tech initiatives that enable wealth sharing and provide a happiness experience.
- Focused on efficient engineering, incubating positive initiatives, and platform building for NPOs.
- Measuring and positively impacting the level of happiness through our projects.
Venture Developer, Co-Founder
Helping and sharing knowledge with fellow entrepreneurs in the tech/product building space. Partnering with early adopter founders to validate and scale their startups.
Portfolio companies: Alvéole, XpertSea, PBSC (acquired by Lyft), Mentorly, ENDVR.io
Giving back to the Montreal ecosystem by making friends and helping grow the community through hands-on development and evangelizing venture development.
CTO/CPO, Co-Founder
I built the product, scaled the development team to 10 members, and grew the business to over 1,000 clients. With over 100 PostgreSQL tables, a native mobile app, VueJS, and a robust backend infrastructure as code, I methodically grew the product step by step while beating the competition with a fraction of the spend. Raised around $3 million and got the business to profitability.
- Built the platform from the ground up using best-of-breed architectures and technologies.
- Led the team in developing a micro-services architecture that supports offline and real-time operations.
- Involved in finance, partnerships, support and all aspects of the business.
Fractional CTO
Providing strategic advice and support to help Alvéole scale and grow its operations. Built the foundations for their NextGen platform from scratch, involving DevOps, GCP, backoffice, and web using TypeScript, MongoDB, and GraphQL with a microservices architecture. Also hired for the development team.
Fractional CTO
Assured the transition of technical leadership, hired the full-time CTO, and supported the existing team on key deliverables.
Earlier Experience
Led mobile development for banking app. Passed PWC full security audit.
Location-based app for Evernote & Dropbox. Featured by Evernote, 25,000+ downloads.
Built wearable device software stack. Raised $10M+ and secured Ralph Lauren partnership.
Led technical decisions and improved team efficiency.
Evangelized Test Driven Development and Agile. Presented at Microstrategy World.
Built complete bookstore management system.
Delivered 10+ projects using diverse technologies.