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Certified SAFe® Product Manager/Product Owner and Scrum Master, with over 15 years of international experience in
France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Romania. Specializing in application software, automotive low-level software, and embedded systems, I combine in-depth technical expertise with strong product leadership to deliver high-impact solutions.
Experienced in managing complex software product portfolios: from defining the roadmap and aligning stakeholders to release governance and customer delivery. Comfortable in cross-functional and international environments within the Scaled Agile (SAFe) framework. Recognized for a structured and empathetic leadership style that keeps teams motivated in technically demanding contexts.
Technical Skills
Scaled Agile (SAFe)
Scrum Methodology,
Waterfall Methodology
Product Prototyping
Diagnostics and Testing
SW Integration Testing
SW Validation Testing
Research and Development C/C++ Programming
Jira/Confluence
Xray Test
GitHub/GitLab
HTML/CSS
JavaScript
WordPress
Linux
SEO
• Non-technical Skills
• Roadmap Planning
Product
• Customer-centric Approach
• Product Ownership
• Release Management
• Specification Writing
• Delivery Management
• Certified SAFe Product Owner
• Certified SAFe Product Manager
• Certified Scrum Master
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Workshop Facilitation
• Automotive Low-Level Software
(AUTOSAR)
• Multidisciplinary Team Leadership
• Situational Awareness
• Problem Solving
• Team Leadership
• Organizational Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Active Learning
• Decision Making
Romanian
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Fluent
Can work on-site
Nice (up to 50km), Aix-en-Provence (up to 100km), Marseille (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Toulouse (up to 50km)
Experience
- Silicon MobilityProduct ManagerAUTOMOBILEMarch 2023 - May 2026 (3 years and 2 months)Valbonne, FranceManaged the entire lifecycle of the OLEA® APP software stack, a safety-critical product for electric vehicle inverter control and auxiliary functions; reported directly to the VP Products.• Managed and was responsible for the product roadmap: led weekly workshops with engineering, system architecture, and clients to define and prioritize new features.• Delivered 2 major releases and 4 ad-hoc releases per year: met deadlines leading a multidisciplinary team of over 30 people (3 disciplines), with up to a 50% reduction in integration defects.• Directly managed a technical writer: optimized processes to achieve "zero delay" in product documentation publication.• Implemented delivery KPIs: improved release predictability and engineering process transparency.• Wrote and maintained product requirements (high-level): ensured alignment between customer expectations, technical feasibility, and product vision.• Chaired weekly steering committees: managed stakeholders and led "task forces" during critical situations.• Strategic interface between customer needs and technical constraints: coordinated on technical aspects.
- Schneider ElectricProxy Product Owner and Technical LeadENERGY AND UTILITIESMarch 2020 - March 2023 (3 years)Carros, FranceDual role as technical lead and agile leadership roles (Product Owner & Scrum Master) within an international firmware development program for industrial programmable logic controllers (PLC).• Proxy Product Owner role: translated business and customer needs into actionable backlog items and sprint goals for development teams in Romania and France.• Scrum Master within a global SAFe program with teams in Asia, the US, and Europe, facilitating ceremonies and removing impediments to maintain delivery flow.• Coordinated communication and alignment between the client's headquarters in Carros (France) and the nearshore technical team in Bucharest (10 people per team).• Supervised firmware implementation under Linux and VxWorks RTOS, ensuring technical quality and availability for releases.
- BOSCHEmbedded Systems EngineerAUTOMOBILESeptember 2018 - December 2019 (1 year and 3 months)Stuttgart Metropolitan Area, GermanyDuring my experience at Altran, I worked for one of their largest clients, Bosch Automotive:• Worked in an Agile project.• Tested automotive software for projects such as injection curves, NOx, and basic SW based on AUTOSAR.• Created SW Validation and Integration tests.• Maintained close communication with the project manager and the software development team.
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Education
- Bachelor of EngineeringEdinburgh Napier University2015Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- AP degree programme, Electronics TechnologyErhvervsakademi Aarhus / Business Academy Aarhus2014AP degree programme, Electronics Technology
Certifications
- Scrum Master Certification PSMScrum.org
- LF B1 — French Language CertificationCIEP / France Éducation International2022