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Technical Lead · Project & Delivery Management · Applied AI

I connect technology, people and delivery.

Engineer with ten years across software development, industrial automation, R&D project management and technical training. I turn client requirements into plans teams can execute, and I build with applied AI every day.

About me

A short bio

I'm Ionut, an engineer from Brașov. I studied robotics and mechatronics at Transilvania University and began my career in automotive safety at Autoliv, where I learned how careful design and steady improvement protect people. From there I moved into industrial robotics, leading a small R&D team, and then into software at Siemens, where reliability matters every day.

Alongside that work I have always enjoyed teaching. Since 2019 I have run robotics and programming courses for children and trained other trainers, and it has shaped the way I lead: clear plans, patient explanations and room for people to grow.

Today I bring these pieces together. I build my own software products, explore what applied AI can do in real work, and help teams turn requirements into plans they can deliver. I value calm, honest collaboration and work that leaves things a little better than I found them.

What I do

Where I add the most value

Technical leadership & delivery

Coordinate technical teams and turn client requirements into plans people can execute, from budget to delivery.

Proof: R&D team at Robot Industries, EU-funded projects

Applied AI products

LLM products on Claude and GPT APIs with agentic workflows, RAG memory and MCP tool integrations.

Proof: AI Co-Founder Assistant, Torn MCP Server

Software development

C# / .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server and modern web front-ends for production-critical systems.

Proof: Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo, Payloopy

Training & mentoring

Courses and train-the-trainer programmes in robotics, programming and 3D printing.

Proof: 20–30 trainers mentored
Products

Products I built and run

Open-source work

Projects and what they taught me

All projects on GitHub ↗
AI integration

Torn MCP Server

AI assistants that query a 187-endpoint API in plain language.

Hosted bridge that lets AI assistants (Claude, Copilot, Cursor) query the Torn City game API in plain language. 187 endpoints plus 12 report-style tools, one-click install, API keys never stored.

What I learnedAI-ready APIs (MCP), edge deployment, codegen for a large API, safe secret handling.
TypeScript · Cloudflare Workers · MCP SDK · ZodGitHub ↗
Desktop app · Speech AI

Romanian Voice-to-Text

Hold a key, speak Romanian, get text anywhere.

Windows dictation app for Romanian: hold a key, speak, and text appears wherever the cursor is. Live translation to English, waveform bar, voice commands.

What I learnedSpeech-recognition AI, real-time audio, unobtrusive desktop UX.
Python · Groq Whisper · Silero VADGitHub ↗
Football Bookie screenshot
Full-stack web app

Football Bookie

Booking platform for indoor football pitches: players reserve slots, venues manage pricing, bundles and KPIs from an admin dashboard.

What I learnedProduct scoping, shared API contracts.
ASP.NET Core · React 19 · TypeScript · ViteGitHub ↗
Community Tools Suite screenshot
Community tools

Community Tools Suite

Suite of ~15 browser add-ons and Google apps used daily by an online gaming community: investment ROI ranking, team activity tracker, shared training ledger and more.

What I learnedShipping for real users, extending third-party pages, sheets as a lightweight backend, automated releases.
JavaScript · Google Apps Script · Cloudflare Workers · SQLGitHub ↗
Graphical App Generator screenshot
Developer tool

Graphical App Generator

Visual whiteboard to design an app: place file cards on a canvas, wire events, then generate code in seven languages.

What I learnedMulti-language code generation, canvas UIs, atomic file writes.
C# · Blazor · JavaScript · DagreGitHub ↗
The Covenant Chronicles screenshot
Interactive web

The Covenant Chronicles

Immersive web comic reader: animated parallax city, weather and CRT effects around a 3D page-flip reader with zoom and soundtrack. No frameworks.

What I learnedAnimation in plain CSS/JS, image-heavy performance, storytelling through UI.
JavaScript · CSS · HTML · Cloudflare PagesLive site ↗
Experience

Ten years across software, automation and delivery

  1. Dec 2021 – Oct 2024, Dec 2025 – present
    Software Developer Siemens Advanta, Brasov

    Development on Siemens industrial software, mainly SIMATIC PCS neo (also Information Server, Process Historian, PCS 7, WinCC). Validate every change before release. Stack: C#, .NET, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, EF, SQL Server.

  2. Feb 2019 – present
    Founder and B2B Consultant FlavoTech Prod SRL, Brasov

    AI Co-Founder Assistant: AI strategy advisor on Claude and GPT APIs with agentic workflows, RAG/vector memory and custom MCP servers. Automated a chocolate 3D-printing line; ran fulfilment; trained staff.

  3. Mar 2025 – Oct 2025
    Project Manager (client engagement) SC ArtByte SRL, Brasov

    Designed and managed national and EU-funded projects from idea and budget to delivery and reporting; partnerships with schools; grant-writing workshops.

  4. Oct 2019 – present
    Technical Manager and Trainer of Trainers Cartier Hub Learnex (Asociatia Suport Regiunea Centru), Brasov

    Coordinate 2 trainers; trained and mentored 20–30 trainers; courses in robotics, programming (LEGO WeDo, EV3, CoderZ, Arduino) and 3D modelling/printing.

  5. Sep 2020 – Dec 2021
    R&D Project Manager SC Robot Industries SRL, Brasov

    Led a 5-person team automating industrial robotic processes; owned solution design, testing, pricing proposals and client contact.

  6. Apr 2016 – Feb 2019
    Design Engineer, Product Authority and Project Engineer Autoliv Romania, Brasov

    Product authority for automotive safety products; series production support; continuous improvement on quality, cost and suppliers; line transfers.

Education

MSc, Mechatronic Systems for Industry and MedicineTransilvania University of Brasov · 2013 – 2016
BEng, RoboticsTransilvania University of Brasov · 2009 – 2013

Certifications

Project Manager (COR 242101), 240 hBrasov Chamber of Commerce and Industry · 2025
Certified Trainer / Formator (COR 242401), 180 hAthena Training Centre · 2022

Skills

  • Project & delivery management
  • Agile / Scrum
  • Stakeholder management
  • Requirements management
  • Budgeting & pricing
  • Team coordination
  • Mentoring / train-the-trainer
  • LLMs (Claude, GPT)
  • Agentic workflows
  • RAG & vector databases
  • MCP servers
  • Prompt engineering
  • C# / .NET
  • ASP.NET MVC / Web API
  • Entity Framework
  • SQL Server
  • HTML / CSS / JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Industrial automation & robotics
  • Siemens SIMATIC (PCS neo, PCS 7, WinCC)
  • 3D design & printing
  • Arduino

Let's work together

Open to on-site roles in Brasov or remote, employment or B2B contract. Tell me about your team or project.