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I grew up immersed in technology. My mother was a software engineer and my father was an electrical engineer, designing computer hardware. I started writing code when I was 7, using punched cards and Cobol. At age 13, I modified my own Sinclair Computer to run CP/M, allowing me to start developing in C, Fortran and Pascal. | I grew up immersed in technology. My mother was a software engineer and my father was an electrical engineer, designing computer hardware. I started writing code when I was 7, using punched cards and Cobol. At age 13, I modified my own Sinclair Computer to run CP/M, allowing me to start developing in C, Fortran and Pascal. | ||
| − | + | * 1986 - began the Computer Sciences High School in Bucharest, a program that had 4 x 8-hour days for regular classes and 2 x 8-hour days dedicated to software engineering (Saturdays were not free). | |
| − | + | * 1987 - won the National Software Development Award for high school and college students with my own Fortran 77 compiler for Spectrum computers. | |
| − | + | * 1990 - graduated high school with a GPA of 9.87 out of 10 | |
| − | + | * 1990 - passed the entry exam into the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (PUB) with the 11th out of 250 average exam grade of 9.25 out of 10 | |
| − | + | * 1995 - graduated from the Computer Science Engineering School of PUB with a Masters in Software Engineering with a GPA of 9.34 out of 10 | |
| − | + | * 1997 – obtained Master’s Degree in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College; my thesis covered the topic of Image Compression using Wavelets, including full software development of the compression algorithm. | |
| − | + | * 2000 – passed preliminary exams for my PhD and began working on my dissertation: “Dynamical Systems in 3 Dimensional Particle Billiards”, which was focusing on particle collision in certain conditions. | |
| − | + | * Been a CIO/CTO/VP of IT in various private and public companies, both small and large since 2000 | |
| − | + | * 2007 – named by Computerworld magazine as one of the “Top 40 Under 40 Innovators in IT space” | |
| − | + | * 2008 – received Computerworld magazine’s Premier 100 Award given to the top 100 IT executives of the year | |
| − | + | * 2015 – started my own IT consulting company with clients in the pharmaceuticals, health-care and utilities spaces. | |
| − | + | * 2018 – started working with advanced driver-assistance systems | |
| − | + | * 2019 – member of the CANucks team that won first place at the automotive hacking competition during DEFCON | |
| − | Professional Perspectives | + | === Professional Perspectives === |
| − | + | * Comfortable operating with distributed development teams, both in-house and off-shored/outsourced | |
| − | + | * Never afraid to make a decision and be accountable/hold my team accountable; “Fail fast, fail cheap, fail forward” is what I live by and instill in my team members | |
| − | + | * Always seen as an innovator | |
| − | + | * Strategy-centric with comprehensive understanding of how that strategy translates to tactical activities for successful execution | |
| − | + | ||
| + | === What do i do in my free time === | ||
| + | * Work on [[Main Page|Tesla OpenPilot branch]] | ||
| + | * Create and maintain the [[Tinkla Buddy]], keeping it in line with the changes from Tesla | ||
| + | * Work on the next product, [[Tinkla Relay]] (Due October 2020) for the whole S3XY lineup | ||
| + | * Taking my car frunk and dashboard apart many times to install OpenPilot harness and mods | ||
| + | * Taking my car completely apart to install the AP1 hardware (complete with iBooster, ESP2, Park sensors, radar, etc) and many other add-ons | ||
| + | * Getting [[Tesla Service Center Frustration|completely frustrated with the Tesla Service Center]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:25, 27 August 2020
Intro
I grew up immersed in technology. My mother was a software engineer and my father was an electrical engineer, designing computer hardware. I started writing code when I was 7, using punched cards and Cobol. At age 13, I modified my own Sinclair Computer to run CP/M, allowing me to start developing in C, Fortran and Pascal.
- 1986 - began the Computer Sciences High School in Bucharest, a program that had 4 x 8-hour days for regular classes and 2 x 8-hour days dedicated to software engineering (Saturdays were not free).
- 1987 - won the National Software Development Award for high school and college students with my own Fortran 77 compiler for Spectrum computers.
- 1990 - graduated high school with a GPA of 9.87 out of 10
- 1990 - passed the entry exam into the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (PUB) with the 11th out of 250 average exam grade of 9.25 out of 10
- 1995 - graduated from the Computer Science Engineering School of PUB with a Masters in Software Engineering with a GPA of 9.34 out of 10
- 1997 – obtained Master’s Degree in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College; my thesis covered the topic of Image Compression using Wavelets, including full software development of the compression algorithm.
- 2000 – passed preliminary exams for my PhD and began working on my dissertation: “Dynamical Systems in 3 Dimensional Particle Billiards”, which was focusing on particle collision in certain conditions.
- Been a CIO/CTO/VP of IT in various private and public companies, both small and large since 2000
- 2007 – named by Computerworld magazine as one of the “Top 40 Under 40 Innovators in IT space”
- 2008 – received Computerworld magazine’s Premier 100 Award given to the top 100 IT executives of the year
- 2015 – started my own IT consulting company with clients in the pharmaceuticals, health-care and utilities spaces.
- 2018 – started working with advanced driver-assistance systems
- 2019 – member of the CANucks team that won first place at the automotive hacking competition during DEFCON
Professional Perspectives
- Comfortable operating with distributed development teams, both in-house and off-shored/outsourced
- Never afraid to make a decision and be accountable/hold my team accountable; “Fail fast, fail cheap, fail forward” is what I live by and instill in my team members
- Always seen as an innovator
- Strategy-centric with comprehensive understanding of how that strategy translates to tactical activities for successful execution
What do i do in my free time
- Work on Tesla OpenPilot branch
- Create and maintain the Tinkla Buddy, keeping it in line with the changes from Tesla
- Work on the next product, Tinkla Relay (Due October 2020) for the whole S3XY lineup
- Taking my car frunk and dashboard apart many times to install OpenPilot harness and mods
- Taking my car completely apart to install the AP1 hardware (complete with iBooster, ESP2, Park sensors, radar, etc) and many other add-ons
- Getting completely frustrated with the Tesla Service Center
