Dragos R.

• Led an AI-focused project using AWS Kiro, designing and introducing team workflows based on spec-driven AI development, skills, MCPs, hooks, and steering. Built reusable daily development skills and automated AI-assisted commit hooks for code reviews.
• Provided technical leadership for an integration project, designing and implementing architectural flows and technical initiatives.
• Developed reactive, non-blocking microservices using Spring WebFlux, addressing complex integration and configuration challenges across distributed systems.
• Designed and implemented AWS API Gateway configurations, including custom Lambda Authorizers for security, authentication, and authorization.
• Built Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions with Terraform, enabling reproducible, scalable, and maintainable cloud environments.
• Collaborated with DevOps teams to design and optimize CI/CD pipelines, automating deployments for microservices and service integrations.
• Integrated multiple internal and third-party services into secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable architectures.
• Strengthened expertise in reactive programming, cloud security, and infrastructure automation through hands-on development and operation of end-to-end distributed systems in production.

• Provided hands-on tutoring and mentorship to new IT professionals, helping them build a strong foundation in Java programming.
• Simplified complex technical concepts and guided learners through object-oriented programming, data structures, control flow, and debugging practices.
• Designed and delivered structured lessons, interactive coding exercises, and real-world examples to provide engaging and practical learning experiences.
• Emphasized problem-solving, clean coding principles, and industry best practices to prepare students for professional software development environments.
• Supported learners in overcoming technical challenges, building confidence, and transitioning successfully into professional IT roles.

• Decomposed a large monolithic application into microservices, successfully migrating workloads from on-premises infrastructure to a scalable AWS cloud environment.
• Built and maintained reactive microservices using Vert.x Core, Vert.x Web, and Spring Boot, ensuring high throughput, resilience, and fault tolerance.
• Designed and implemented complex API ecosystems, including asynchronous workflows and inter-service communication patterns.
• Led multiple application migration initiatives to AWS, using strategies ranging from lift-and-shift to full refactoring for cloud-native integration.
• Worked extensively with AWS services and tools, including EKS (Kubernetes), CDK (Infrastructure as Code), ECR, S3, and AWS CLI.
• Led database migrations as part of modernization projects, ensuring data integrity and near-zero downtime.
• Automated environment setup and recurring workloads using Argo Workflows, improving CI/CD pipeline reliability and operational efficiency.
• Conducted AWS training sessions and knowledge-sharing workshops to promote team-wide adoption of cloud-native practices.
• Applied advanced Java reactive programming with Vert.x Core and Vert.x Web to develop scalable distributed services.
• Designed and deployed complex API architectures for distributed systems.
• Led AWS migration projects, including database migrations and infrastructure modernization.
• Delivered AWS-focused training programs, fostering internal cloud expertise.
• Used AWS CLI and core AWS services extensively for automation and orchestration.

• Specialized in X.509 certificate management within Java applications, focusing on REST API integrations, CRUD operations, and database management using Spring Boot.
• Worked extensively with security features and certificate handling, leveraging BouncyCastle cryptography for secure implementations.
• Integrated REST APIs and CLI clients using the Swagger API Client Generator, streamlining development and testing workflows.
• Took ownership of DevOps responsibilities by implementing CI/CD pipelines integrated with Jenkins, Git, Artifactory, and Docker Registry.
• Designed and maintained complex Jenkins pipelines, including scripted pipelines with workspace data manipulation, and configured Docker-based Jenkins environments with image generation and registry integration.
• Led the migration from SVN to Git, preserving the full commit history and establishing Git Flow branching strategies within the project.
• Explored emerging technologies as a GraalVM enthusiast, gaining practical experience with native-image compilation and experimenting with Spring Native to improve performance and deployment efficiency.

• Gained comprehensive knowledge of web technologies, working across both backend and frontend domains;

• Developed backend services using Java and key frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, Vert.x, Hibernate, and Spring Data JPA;

• Worked on system integration projects utilizing RESTful APIs (HTTP 1) and gRPC (HTTP 2), implementing Spring Security, input validation, and robust exception handling;

• Demonstrated capability in debugging backend systems and ensuring system reliability;

• Worked with OpenShift for container orchestration, managing pods, and performing remote debugging;

• Acquired a solid understanding of Angular 6, enhancing ability to collaborate across full-stack teams;

• Strengthened client-facing skills by providing technical consultancy, demonstrating empathy, and building trust-based relationships with product owners;

• Consistently delivered high-quality solutions aligned with client needs, earning recognition as one of the company’s best monthly employees;

• Gained hands-on experience with Java during a summer internship at Continental, deepening understanding and confidence in the language;

• Designed and implemented a desktop application focused on file management, consisting of a Swing-based graphical user interface and a background File Manager component;

• Developed functionality to parse “.ini” property files, extract file properties, and replace specific tags across a user-defined file pool;

• Applied Java core principles throughout the project, strengthening practical programming skills and foundational knowledge.

I worked at Nera Computers as an intern for 2 weeks divided in two sessions : one in December 2014 and the other in February 2015.

During this student internship program, I've developed some of the most important things about the hardware part of a computer and the integration of them and also a great team spirit.

Some things learnt at Nera: -an overview about the communication between the CPU and the RAM memory using the Cache memory. -how a storage disk works ( HDD and SSD) -how to change some laptop components -an overview about the re-balling of the CPU/GPU