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Denisa Serban

Denisa Serban

Project Manager | DevOps Engineer
Cluj Napoca

Summary

Passionate Project Manager with a proven track record of successfully working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Skilled in using Agile methodologies.

Critical thinking DevOps Engineer with extensive understanding of high availability architecture and concepts.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Project Manager

YOPESO Romania SRL
2022.01 - Current
  • Develop and implement strategic project plans to meet business objectives
  • Monitor project progress, identify risks and take corrective action as needed
  • Verify quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers
  • Facilitated Scrum Framework: sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives
  • Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines

DevOps Engineer

YOPESO Romania SRL
2019.01 - Current
  • Management of DevOps infrastructure and processes in AWS
  • Continuously looking to improve and enhance the infrastructure
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across test and production environments
  • Work closely with the product development teams to understand and implement any project-specific requirements
  • Monitor the automated build and continuous software integration processes to drive build and release failure resolution
  • Work with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance


Skills:

  • Practical familiarity with Cloud services: AWS
  • Linux Fundamentals/Coding and Scripting
  • Network knowledge: :VPN, Firewalls, Routing
  • Basic coding and scripting in common languages: Python,PHP ,Bash Ruby
  • Expertise in virtualization technologies : VM / Tenant creation using cloud APIs (Packer)
  • Proficiency with container technologies: Docker and Kubernetes
  • Proficiency with various automation and configuration management tools: Ansible, Chef
  • Infrastructure automation to provision and manage resources in any cloud or data center: Terraform
  • Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): automating the integration and deployment of code changes: GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins,etc.
  • Familiarity with various IT monitoring and management tools : Cloudflare and Datadog, Nagios, NewRelic, Grafana

IT System Administrator / IT Specialist

BRD Groupe Societe Generale SC Class IT Outsourcing
2019.04 - 2019.07
  • Served as subject matter expert on proposed technology purchases
  • Installation, configuration and administration of Tableau Server application
  • Installation, configuration and administration of specific banking applications for Disaster Recovery Center - Cluj(DRC)
  • Drove continuous improvement of IT governance processes.
  • Monitoring, verification and installation on DEV, TEST, PREPROD, PROD
  • Troubleshooting in case of incidents
  • Monitoring process performance, backups, logging Tableau Server - patch installation / application upgrade.

Project Coordinator - EU Funding Programmes

Asociatia Alternative Sociale Millenium
2018.01 - 2021.01
  • Keep projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjust workflows.
  • Facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
  • Supervised multiple projects from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.
  • Create job files for each project and maintain current data in each file
  • Prepare meeting agendas and minutes for distribution and record-keeping
  • Establish rapport and engage with stakeholders to build lasting professional relationships
  • Maintain open communication by presenting regular updates on project status
  • Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems.

QA Tracking Tester

SC Gameloft Romania SRL
2017.01 - 2019.01
  • Executed effective functional tests and carried out exploratory testing to assess product performance.
  • Checked software beyond testing scripts for interconnected problems not covered by established specifications.
  • Planned and estimated test activities to determine effort needed to validate quality of product under test.
  • Communicated status updates to stakeholders to widen impact of testing and demonstrate value of optimization program.
  • Monitored product quality at all stages of production process.

Supervisor

Millenium Pro Design - "Avram Iancu" International Airport Office
2016.01 - 2016.01
  • Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives, and communication goals.
  • Handled customer complaints, resolved issues, and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
  • Protected facility and property guests by regularly circulating premises and monitoring surveillance feeds.
  • Conducted regular patrols of key areas to spot and control security concerns.
  • Greeted guests professionally and courteously to cultivate welcoming atmosphere while making safety top priority.

Automotive Service Manager

SC Autoservice Decea SRL
2015.05 - 2017.03
  • Forecast goals and objectives for the department
  • Counsel and monitor the performance of all service department staff
  • Prepare and administer an annual operating budget for the service department
  • Monitor and control the performance of the department using appropriate reports, tracking systems and surveys
  • Monitors technicians' daily productivity reports and corresponding payroll records
  • Establishes and maintains good working relationships with customers to encourage repeat and referral business
  • Keeps abreast of new equipment and tools available and recommends purchases


Education

Master's degree -

Babeș-Bolyai University
Cluj Napoca
2013.01 - 2016.01

Bachelor's degree - Business Informatics

Babes Bolyai University
Cluj-Napoca, CJ
2009.01 - 2013.01

Skills

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Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 07/03/1995
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Romanian

Certification

CKA, Certified Kubernetes Administrator - 2023

Timeline

CKA, Certified Kubernetes Administrator - 2023

2023-02

Certified Career Counsellor, Avangarde Business Group - 2023

2023-01

Project Manager

YOPESO Romania SRL
2022.01 - Current

IT System Administrator / IT Specialist

BRD Groupe Societe Generale SC Class IT Outsourcing
2019.04 - 2019.07

DevOps Engineer

YOPESO Romania SRL
2019.01 - Current

Project Coordinator - EU Funding Programmes

Asociatia Alternative Sociale Millenium
2018.01 - 2021.01

QA Tracking Tester

SC Gameloft Romania SRL
2017.01 - 2019.01

Certified Inspector for Occupational Safety and Health , SC TerraNova Group SRL- 2016

2016-08

Supervisor

Millenium Pro Design - "Avram Iancu" International Airport Office
2016.01 - 2016.01

Certified Manager - Social enterprises, Fundatia pentru dezvoltarea Economiei Sociale - 2015

2015-06

Automotive Service Manager

SC Autoservice Decea SRL
2015.05 - 2017.03

Master's degree -

Babeș-Bolyai University
2013.01 - 2016.01

Bachelor's degree - Business Informatics

Babes Bolyai University
2009.01 - 2013.01
Denisa SerbanProject Manager | DevOps Engineer