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Nadia-Simona Dan

Nadia-Simona Dan

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Summary

Enthusiastic technical professional with complete understanding of entire software development life cycle and highly effective at juggling multiple projects at once. Bringing over 15 years of software development and 11 of management experience. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and good organizational skills. Motivated to learn and grow.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
4
4
Certificates

Work History

Engineering Manager

Teramind
Miami
5 2023 - Current
  • Contributed to adoption of scrum-like process
  • Evaluated ongoing development efforts, providing feedback on potential methods of expediting completion and improving final results
  • Manage team of full stack developers to develop robust solutions that meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, scope and priorities
  • Build and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders including executive leadership
  • Streamlined communication between departments by establishing regular meetings, improving collaboration on complex projects
  • Managed team that grew from 6 to 13 developers
  • Decreased lead time from 1 month to 10 days

Software Engineering Manager (Remote)

GFI Software through Crossover
07.2022 - 05.2023
  • Manage team of software engineers to develop robust solutions that meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, scope and priorities
  • Build and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders including executive leadership
  • Work with external vendors and third-party partners to identify off-the-shelf solutions that can be used to address business needs

Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

Trilogy through Crossover
07.2020 - 07.2022
  • Collaborate with various departments to understand their processes and how existing systems/applications can be used to improve productivity and quality
  • Propose permanent fixes to identified bugs or outages based on root cause analysis
  • Data analysis, reports, and dashboards

Project Manager & Senior Software Developer

Elan Solutions
04.2016 - 07.2020

Project Manager

  • Outlined project charter and established milestones and timeline;
  • Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Kanban/Scrum methodology;
  • Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems;
  • Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns;
  • Supervised team of 2-4 developers.

Senior Software Developer

  • Built REST APIs and micro-services using Java, Spring and MySQL;
  • Continuous integration using Git and continuous development using Jenkins;
  • Coordinated with CTOs to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces.

Business Analyst & Project Manager

Lasting Software
01.2014 - 04.2016

Business Analyst

  • Collaborated on all stages of systems development life cycle, from requirement gathering to production releases;
  • Participated at initial meetings with potential clients;
  • Gathered and defined customer requirements to develop clear specifications for creating well-organized project plans;
  • Created and presented mock-ups, agreed on features and costs;
  • Kept client informed regarding stages of project.

Project Manager

  • Allocated resources between multiple ongoing projects;
  • Outlined project charter and established milestones and timeline;
  • Wrote, estimated and assigned tasks, reviewed new features;
  • Worked closely with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.

Software Developer

Lasting Software
12.2009 - 01.2014
  • Developed software projects using Microsoft technologies (C#, .NET and Microsoft SQL Server) for both web and desktop;
  • Worked on variety of applications that were used in fields like financial, production, education and others;
  • Maintained existing applications and fixed problems with performance.

Education

Master's Degree - Software Engineering

Politehnica University
Timisoara
09.2009 - 07.2011

Bachelor's Degree - Computer Technology Information

Politehnica University
Timisoara, Romania
10.2005 - 07.2009

Skills

Project Management

Additional Information

Good technical skills gained through my experience with different languages (Java, C#) and different DBMS (MSSQL, MySQL)

Good communication skills gained through my experience as business analyst.

Leadership skills gained through my experience of being responsible of small teams from 2 up to 15 members.

Agile enthusiast on the path of certification PMI-ACP (https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-KNRE965X/).

Interests

Reading, drawing, travel

Work Availability

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Certification

Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Work Location

Remote

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany CultureCareer advancementWork from home optionPersonal development programs

Quote

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
Thomas Edison

Timeline

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals

10-2024

LEAD1x: Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles

06-2024

Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

04-2023

Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)

04-2023

Software Engineering Manager (Remote)

GFI Software through Crossover
07.2022 - 05.2023

Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

Trilogy through Crossover
07.2020 - 07.2022

Project Manager & Senior Software Developer

Elan Solutions
04.2016 - 07.2020

Business Analyst & Project Manager

Lasting Software
01.2014 - 04.2016

Software Developer

Lasting Software
12.2009 - 01.2014

Master's Degree - Software Engineering

Politehnica University
09.2009 - 07.2011

Bachelor's Degree - Computer Technology Information

Politehnica University
10.2005 - 07.2009

Engineering Manager

Teramind
5 2023 - Current
Nadia-Simona Dan