Experience

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  Editura cartier

  Jun 2007 - Jul 2015

  French translator

  Translation of french novels and essays (titles available on demand)

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  Scc

  Sept 2009 - Mar 2010

  System administrator

  Providing customer second-level support for multi-vendor IT equipments (HP, Dell, IBM, Sun, Fujitsu-Siemens, Lexmark), troubleshooting desktop PCs, notebooks, servers, storage arrays, networking equipments and printers for French companies such as: Dalkia, CEGID, Darty, Accor etc.

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  Capgemini

  Mar 2010 - Jan 2013

  Daily tasks• Support for MM/SD-related issues that customers experienced• Surveillance of EAI transmissions and post-processing, debugging and other ABAP-related tasks (idocs monitoring, bdocs)Instructor - 3 ABAP Fundamentals courses for students enrolled in the Capgemini Internship ProgrammeProjects:Component Spend Analysis – ABAP enhancementMy role: creation of technical documentation, coding, creation of ALV reports, searching for suitable BADI/userexits, table maintenance, explaining the principles of the enhancement to the functional team, explaining the concept of charge codes.Count of custom objectsMy role: creating an inventory of all the programs, classes, function modules, dynpro objects etc that were created in the 7 production environments of the company, removing duplicate items, having a deep look into the code that changed SAP standard code and the documentation attached to it.Merging of ECC / CRM ABAP checklistsMy role:due to the parallel development of two areas without close communication in between, all new custom objects passed different compliance tests before release, so I had to compare the two compliance lists and create a centralized one that fulfilled all the needs. Show less Monitoring and diagnosis of Sun/Oracle systems, storage arrays, networking solutions, tape drives and workstations for French companiesConfigurations and scripting at OS level, Solaris 10 and legacy, Open Solaris, Linux distributions.- Support infrastructure of 1000+ servers and 20,000+ end users- Analysis, validation and resolution of end user issues via phone, e-mail and ticketing system, according to escalation and collaboration procedures, and respecting SLA's and quality terms.- Organise servers configuration management* UNIX / Solaris* Systems Administration* Naming services (DNS, NIS, LDAP)* Hardware troubleshooting* NFS* Storage (DAS, NAS, SANs Switch Brocade, EMC)* Backup strategy / solutions* Software applications / installation* Client-Server support* Manage and monitor Unix systems (RedHat, SOLARIS, SUSE,DEBIAN).* Manage virtualization systems : VMWARE VIRTUALBOX Show less

  • Junior SAP ABAP developer

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Sun/Oracle Server Administrator

    Mar 2010 - Dec 2011
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  Atos

  Feb 2013 - Feb 2018

  - Coordinating all resources and activities of the Cloud Services (Storage & Data Protection), Application Hosting Services (AHS)- Overviewing the IT infrastructure of the customer (Siemens Switzerland) and orchestrating end-to-end-services (top of stack) in terms of support, proactive actions and architecture recommendations- Ensuring that internal Service Management processes are applied at all relevant scope- Evaluating and manage service requests- Driving completion of service acceptance, technical assurance and handover processes- Being the SPOC in case of escalations & major incidents. Engage in P1 incident bridge lines and acting as the next level of escalation for technical teams - Ensuring that the Root Cause Analysis are performed whenever required- Raising problem records whenever identified, focus on CSI- Raising request for changes, assess prepare, present the change in the CAB to get the approval- Identifying and managing all required resources for change planning and execution incl. testing, approval and backout plans.Scope of service: 200 Swiss high-availability servers, very sensitive customer data, physical and virtual machines (vmware, cloud), clusters, load balancers, firewalls, backups, VPNs. Show less Delivering high-quality client solutions to support the design of security architectures for the customer (Siemens Global IT);Performing compliance monitoring, analysis, tracking and reporting;Supporting infrastructures through a combination of self-assessments, independent assessments and audits, formal testing and certification activities, host and network vulnerability or penetration testing;Analyzing and remediating weaknesses while working with system administrators and other personnel in the organization to implement risk mitigation;Global reporting for CERT Measures, Patches, Risks, Vulnerabilities; Exception Handling together with customer ISEC. Show less Install and upgrade SAP systems and other related products as requiredMonitor the performance of all SAP instances, make tuning recommendations, and implement them as requiredMonitor table space growth, estimate growth and sizing requirementsAssist with the installation of software patchesConfigure and maintain system environment modes & profilesWork closely with DBAs and application, and system administrators for installation, upgrades, & troubleshooting on SAP systemsAdminister system schedules (Backups, downtime, client copies, upgrades)Administer the processing of update records, lock records and ABAP/4 short dumpsincident managementSAP printingRFC connections monitoring and debugginguser administration and SAP security featuresintegrity and performance checksEWA reports analysisimplementation of SAP notes and package updates via SPAMmaxdb and oracle db maintenance Show less

  • Tower Service Manager

    Feb 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Information Technology Security Specialist

    Mar 2014 - Jan 2016

  • SAP Basis Administrator

    Feb 2013 - Mar 2014
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  Pitstops.ro

  May 2014 - Feb 2019

  Editor in chief

  Head of Single Seaters section - race previews, reviews, interviews and technical analysis for IndyCar, GP2, GP3, Formula 3, national F4 series and FIA Formula E championship.Responsible for online coverage of main touring car series: DTM, WTCC, BTCCMain author of cover articles and features on the online portal (1000+ articles).TV guest pundit for Telekom Sport (Formula 2, GP3) and Eurosport Romania (Formula E)List of racing personalities interviewed2014:- Alan Woodhead, technical director of T-Sport F3 team- Alexander Toril, F3 driver- Marco Wittmann, Maxime Martin, Augusto Farfus, DTM drivers- Prince Leopold of Bavaria, BMW brand ambassador- Max Verstappen, F3 driver, now in F1, Grand Prix winner- Francois Delecour, ex-WRC driver- Dirk Adorf, BMW brand ambassador, VLN driver- Michael Japp, simulation engineer, Base Performance Simulators2015:- Robert Mureșan, World Superbike rider - Stock 1000 class- Richard Tuthill, rally driver and manager of Tuthill Porsche- Darren Turner, WEC driver- Timo Glock, Antonio Felix da Costa, Adrien Tambay, Bruno Spengler, DTM drivers- Harald Grohs, BMW racing driver and coach- Victor Bouveng, BMW junior programme recruit- Charles Leclerc, F3 driver- Jens Marquardt, BMW Motorsport director- Alex Zanardi, Paralympics champion, F1, IndyCar, WTCC, BES driver2017:- Tom Kristensen, Le Mans record holder with 9 winshttp://www.pitstops.ro/author/schummy002/ Show less

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  West competition racing

  Jan 2015 - now

  Founder

  At the beginning of 2015, I have founded WCR to help bridge the gap between Romanian racing drivers and the Western European model. The structure comprises 2 pillars: a motorsport dedicated agency (PR, Social Media, design, video and imaging expert resources, supporting various customers - drivers, teams and championships) and a racing team.Agency current portfolio: Racing League Romania (eSports, 2019-)Romanian Karting Masters (2020-)Endurance Karting Masters (2021-)Venom Karting (2024-)Hosted events:Sim Racing Corner @ Bucharest Gaming Week 2022 Sim Racing Training @ Romania Driving Experience for Renault Romania 2023Sim Racing Showcase @ East European Comic Con 2023Sim Racing Arena @ Bucharest Gaming Week 2023Sim Racing Corner @ Polytechnic University of Bucharest 2024Sim Racing Showcase @ Summer Well Festival 2024 Sim Racing Showcase @ East European Comic Con 2024Sim Racing Arena @ Bucharest Gaming Week 2024Team achievements:🏆 🥉 2024 Romanian Endurance Series - Teams champions / Logan Cup P3 🏆 🥉 2023 RES - Teams champions / Logan Cup P3🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 2022 RES - Touring car / A2 category / Logan Cup / Teams champions🏆 🏆 🏆 2021 RES - Touring car / A2 category / Teams champions🏆 🥉 2019 RES - A2 category champions / A3 category P3Past assignments: FC Rapid eSports (2022-24)Alexandru Cascatău (Belcar Endurance Series, Supercar Challenge, 2016-21)International Karting Masters (2021-22)Logitech G Challenge Romania (2021-22, 2024)Radical Romanian Cup (2021)VN Motorsport (Motorcycling, 2021)Romanian Endurance Series (2016-19, 2021-24)Campionatul Național Digital de Circuit (2020)Campionatul Național de Karting (2020)Circuitul Motorpark România (2016-2017)Segasi Motorsport (Rally 2016-17) George Marinescu (Rally, Autoslalom)Andrei Boacă, Ruxandra Crețu (Karting, 2015-16), Blitzwolf Racing (Endurance, 2021)Arad Rally 2017 (Press officer) - FIA European Rally TrophySibiu Rally 2017 (Press officer) - Romanian Rally Championship Show less

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  Motor clasic magazin

  Jan 2017 - now

  Freelance writer

  Collaborator of Motor Clasic, covering various motorsport topics:#8 (Feb 2017)- Autosport International Show (Birmingham) overview;- 50 years of Formula Ford, a retrospective.#9 (Apr 2017)- RaceRetro (Coventry) review;- London Classic Car Show review;- 30 years since Ford Sierra RS500 was born.#10 (June 2017)- Alfa Romeo Museum (Arese) visit;- Williams F1 40 years anniversary.#11 (August 2017)- BMW 635CSi - Jim Richards (Australia)#12 (October 2017)- Silverstone Classic 2017- F1 Masters Historic Racing - mid-season report Show less

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  Auvergne pneumatique racing

  Dec 2017 - now

  Head of development

  Michelin Motorsport representative - South East EuropeBulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia.

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  Eurosport

  Jan 2018 - now

  Sports anchor

  Sports commentator for:FIA Formula E ChampionshipFIA World Endurance Championship, including the 24 hours of Le MansDTMIMSA WeatherTech SportsCar ChampionshipBlancpain GT Series, including the 24 hours of Spa-FrancorchampsIntercontinental GT Challenge, FIA GT World CupMacau Grand PrixEuropean Le Mans SeriesMichelin Le Mans CupGT4 European Series

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  Apo group

  Feb 2018 - May 2020

  Head of information technology

  Founded in 2007, APO Group is a leading media relations' consulting firm in Africa and the Middle East. Customers include Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 corporations, multinational and large companies, SMEs, local and national Governments and NGOs. The company leverages an unparalleled network spread across all the African and Middle Eastern countries. Amongst our prestigious clients: Facebook, Dangote Group, GE, Uber, Microsoft, Nokia, Mara Group, PwC, DHL, Marriott Group, Sage, Ecobank, Iflix, Jumia, Samsung, Total, Merck, Société Générale, L'Oréal, Coca-Cola, Oracle, Philips, Barclays, MoneyGram, Ernst & Young, Caterpillar, Orange, Symantec. HQ: Lausanne, Switzerland | Offices in Senegal, Dubai and Hong Kong.My aim is to identify solutions and opportunities to improve organisational performance. I evaluate requirements, prepare and present proposals, meet with suppliers in order to deliver solutions to meet APO’s objectives.From my position, I strive to be a champion of change, optimising current IT solutions whilst promoting innovative solutions to operational challenges. My responsibilities are to control and manage the project resources and budget.As senior technical manager, I contribute to the development, implementation and review of corporate strategies, annual project plans, policies and procedures. A core action is developing and maintaining relationships with key partners and stakeholders.Technologies involved: Office 365, VoIP solutions, Project Management tools, VPNs, email deliverability tools etc. Show less