Engineer with over twelve years across mechanical design, 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.
I'm Ionut, an engineer from Brașov. I studied robotics and mechatronics at Transilvania University and began my career in mechanical design, including a project in Germany on aerodynamic parts for car makers such as Ford and Audi. I then moved into 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.
Outside work, I build free tools for online communities in my spare time. They're kept going with support from the people who use them on Ko-fi ↗.
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 projectsLLM products on Claude and GPT APIs with agentic workflows, RAG memory and MCP tool integrations.
Proof: AI Co-Founder Assistant, Torn MCP ServerC# / .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server and modern web front-ends for production-critical systems.
Proof: Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo, PayloopyCourses and train-the-trainer programmes in robotics, programming and 3D printing.
Proof: 20–30 trainers mentored
SaaS that chases unpaid invoices automatically, from the customer's own mailbox. Built and run solo, paying customers.
Accredited project-management course with lessons, a project simulator, exam and certificates.
Peer-to-peer rental marketplace for Romania: tools, sports gear and electronics, by the day.
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.
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.
Booking platform for indoor football pitches: players reserve slots, venues manage pricing, bundles and KPIs from an admin dashboard.
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.
Visual whiteboard to design an app: place file cards on a canvas, wire events, then generate code in seven languages.
Immersive web comic reader: animated parallax city, weather and CRT effects around a 3D page-flip reader with zoom and soundtrack. No frameworks.
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.
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.
Designed and managed national and EU-funded projects from idea and budget to delivery and reporting; partnerships with schools; grant-writing workshops.
Coordinate 2 trainers; trained and mentored 20–30 trainers; courses in robotics, programming (LEGO WeDo, EV3, CoderZ, Arduino) and 3D modelling/printing.
Led a 5-person team automating industrial robotic processes; owned solution design, testing, pricing proposals and client contact.
Product authority for automotive safety products; series production support; continuous improvement on quality, cost and suppliers; line transfers.
Plastic and metal part design for automotive and motorcycle clients, from Italian motorcycle body panels to 4- and 6-cylinder engine blocks. Also trained new colleagues joining partner projects.
Designed Active Grille Shutter systems that improve vehicle aerodynamics and fuel use, for car makers including Ford, Porsche, Volkswagen and Audi. Worked on-site with Ford in Cologne for part of the project.
Resolved customer internet issues quickly and clearly, with every conversation rated by the customer. Worked alongside university studies.
Organized the local BEST engineering competition and Romanian Jamboree 2013, co-organized summer course training teams and volunteered at regional film and culture festivals.
Open to on-site roles in Brasov or remote, employment or B2B contract. Tell me about your team or project.
