NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOR FOOD BIORESOURCES

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PERSONAL STATEMENT - Dipl. Eng. in Polymer Chemistry. MSc in Substances, Biomaterials and Biocompatible Systems - 9 years’ experience in Project Management Corporate & Private (Summerfield Sanders Training Solutions diploma) - top capabilities in macromolecular chemistry, specific polymer analysis, packaging development & business development, electronics and IoT programming, regulatory affairs - more than 15 scientific papers and books as author and co-author, 3 articles in press - 3 years’ experience as an English trainer in polymer chemistry & technology, packaging development; 5 years Lab experience - Member in Romanian Chemistry Association, founding member of Romanian Airmodel Association/ARA - Spoken Languages: Romanian, English, French WORK EXPERIENCE 15 Jan 2018–Present Scientific Researcher National Institute of Research and Development for Food Bioresources – IBA Bucharest, Bucharest (Romania) NMR laboratory Aug 2010–Mar 2015 Senior Packaging Development Engineer Bunge Europe Innovation Center, Budapest (Hungary) My main role was to act in Packaging Development of rigid packages, mainly in fat and spreads. In this respect, I covered Innovation and Service, Consultancy and Technical assistance in plastic and polymers related packaging, in strong connection with the European Bunge factories in Germany, Poland, Finland and Hungary. I used Project Management as day by day tool and approach different markets based on their specificity. As clear achievements, I consider launch of a new, disruptive package for Smakowita Pajda, a completely IML package for Finuu Margarine, research in paper/plastic biodegradable packages with innovative technological approach and activities in regulatory affairs with a Packaging Development Procedure and a pack of spreads packaging procedures. Main activity of Bunge Global is agribusiness. In Europe Bunge is a big player in food industry, too, in oil and spreads area. Margarine business activity is covered by factories in Germany, Poland, Hungary and Finland. Nov 2008–Jul 2010 Technical Manager S. C. RESIN PLAST CONSULTING S.R.L. – partly owned company, Bucharest (Romania) Besides technical assistance and consultancy for plastics and rubbers industry, I was responsible for the executive leadership of the company, especially budget, cost and production management. I implemented technological process for production and new projects. With a team of 3 people and an administered budget of approx. 30k, we produced packages for 3 companies. Technical assistance and consultancy for Plastics and Rubbers Industry, covered as secondary activity cooperation with other 2 companies. Resin Plast Consulting was a producer of items by blow molding technology. As secondary activity, it can provide consultancy in plastics and rubber industry from raw materials to final product to end-user. Mar 2008–Oct 2008 Head Engineer Aplicative Research S. C. MUNPLAST S.A., Bucharest (Romania) As a head engineer, I was responsible for development of new products and their implementation in industrial field. With direct and shared team of approx. 20 people, I started 3 projects in packaging and rubber seals/gaskets. In this respect, I coordinated specific tests in R&D department, industrial tests and tests with the customer. Munplast is one of the biggest players in Romanian packaging industry and one of the loan-producers for Dacia-Renault. Aug 2006–Dec 2007 Technical Representative for Central and Eastern Europe S. C. RESINEX ROM S.R.L. (representative of RESIN EXPRESS and RAVAGO in ROMANIA), Bucharest (Romania) I act as technical representative for CEE as a part of the European Technical Team. My main activity was to provide technical service and support for Sales team and Romanian customers. Secondary role was technical support for the CEE branches of Resinex with technical courses for sales teams. There were opened and solved approx. 10-15 projects with different Romanian customers, players in plastic industry. Few were exclusive industrial implementation and some of them only technical support. Resinex is the biggest European distributor for plastics and rubbers industry (polyolefin, polystyrene, technical polymers, specialty polymers, usual and specialty rubbers) from raw materials to final products. Resinex supports and provide materials to customers from electronically/ electro technical industry, automotive, chemical industry and other areas which are using technical and specialty polymers. Jul 2003–Dec 2006 Scientific Researcher Center of Organic Chemistry « C.D. Nenitescu » of ROMANIAN ACADEMY, Bucharest (Romania) In this research facility of Romanian Academy, I started the essential practice that gave me the expertize for the future background in organic and macromolecular compounds chemistry. I worked on studies of polymers synthesis and in fundamental and aplicative research in Micro Synthesis and Fine Organic Synthesis Department, Materials Science Section. I participated in national and international projects as RELANSIN 2042 SINPOLIST, sintactic polystyrene, technical polymer with special properties used as reinforcement agent in composites, applications in electronically/ electro technically industry and automotive; RELANSIN 1876 GLICOTER, technology of synthesis for tertbutyl ethers of glycols; RELANSIN 1875 FOTOSTIPOL, photo-degradable polystyrene for ecological packages; EUREKA 3100 CAWAB, immobilized biofilm applied in waste-water treatment with organic charge. In the Center of Organic Chemistry I had published about 16 articles and posters. Jan 2000–Jun 2003 Network Administrator, Technical Adviser Bucharest (Romania) As a student I had few spot jobs as Network Administrator (co-op) with responsibilities in network administration, debugging and computer sustenance in C&C COMMUNICATIONS RO S.R.L. My experience in consultancy started as an Adviser (co-op) for applied chemistry, adhesives, polymers and rubbers, in GEOSEISMO S.R.L. This company is specialized in research, design and micro production for geoseismic prospection systems. EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2003–2005 Master of Science specialized in Substances, Biomaterials and Biocompatible Systems POLITECHNICAL UNIVERSITY of BUCHAREST, Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Bucharest (Romania) 1998–2003 Dipl. Eng. Chemist specialized in macromolecular compounds chemistry POLITECHNICAL UNIVERSITY of BUCHAREST, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, section of Macromolecular Compound Technology, Bucharest (Romania) 1992–1996 programming assistant in case studies with C++(Visual C++), Turbo Pascal (Delphi) and S.G.B.D LICEUL DE INFORMATICA BUCURESTI, in present “Tudor Vianu” College, Bucharest (Romania) PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Romanian English C1 C2 C2 C1 C2 French B1 B2 A2 A2 B2 Communication skills Negotiations, communication, cross-functional leadership, team-work oriented. Organisational / managerial skills Multicultural openness, project management for small teams; Reliable, trustful, detail-oriented, analytical, problem-solving oriented. Job-related skills IR, UV-VIS (ATR) spectrophotometry, GC, HPLC, NMR carbon and hydrogen knowledge, DSC, mechanical and other specific tests for polymers and elastomers. General knowledge in electronics, electro mechanics, mechanics, pneumatics and hydraulics. Digital skills SELF-ASSESSMENT Information processing Communication Content creation Safety Problem-solving Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Digital skills - Self-assessment grid Windows NT & user platform, Linux, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Corel, Photoshop, Borland C, Borland Pascal, SGBD, Labview, MatLab, Delphi, MathCAD, Solidworks, Moldflow. Learning curve: Solidworks, Arduino programming. Driving licence B ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Certifications 2011 – Project Management course 2010 – Accredited as a professional photographer 2003 – Pedagogical course for teaching Articles and Published works - July 2004, “NANOCOMPOSITES BY CATIONIC IN SITU POLYMERIZATION: THE SYSTEM MONOMER-CLAY-LEWIS ACID” (D.M.VULUGA, T.HAMAIDE, Zina VULUGA, C.D.UTOIU, Ch.NOVAT, C.RADOVICI) at 4th International Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South East European Countries (ICOSEC-4), Belgrade, SERBIA and MONTENEGRO - October 2004, “NANOCOMPOZITE POLISTIREN-BENTONITA DIN CONCENTRATE OBTINUTE PRIN POLIMERIZARE CATIONICA IN SITU” (Dumitru Mircea Vuluga, Thierry Hamaide, Zina Vuluga, Claudiu Daniel Utoiu, Christian Novat, Doriana Nicoleta Stanciu, Constantin Radovici) at CONFERINTA NATIONALA DE CHIMIE, CALIMANESTI-CACIULATA, ROMANIA - October 2004, “DETERMINAREA STRUCTURII COPOLIMERILOR DICICLOPENTADIENEI CU ANHIDRIDA MALEICA PRIN FT-RMN DE 1H SI 13C” (Dumitru-Mircea Vuluga, Constantin Draghici, Ana-Maria Albu, Doriana Nicoleta Stanciu, Edina Rusen, Claudiu Daniel Utoiu, Bogdan Marculescu, Dan Sorin Vasilescu) at CONFERINTA NATIONALA DE CHIMIE, CALIMANESTI-CACIULATA, ROMANIA - September 2005, “MODELISATION NUMERIQUE DES PROPRIETES DES POLYMERES” (Claudiu Daniel UTOIU, Iosif Dan ROSCA, Nicoleta Doriana STANCIU, Dumitru Mircea VULUGA) at 7cme COLLOQUE Franco-Roumain sur les Polymeres, IASI, ROMANIA - September 2005, “NANOCOMPOSITES POLYSTYRENE-BENTONITE A PARTIR DES CONCENTRES OBTENUS PAR POLYMERISATION CATIONIQUE IN SITU” (D.M.Vuluga, T.Hamaide, Zina Vuluga, Christelle Delaite, C.D.Utoiu, Christian Novat, Doriana Nicoleta Stanciu, C.Radovici) at 7cme COLLOQUE Franco-Roumain sur les Polymeres, IASI, ROMANIA - September 2005, “LA MICROSTRUCTURE DES COPOLYMERS DICYCLOPENTADIENE-ANHIDRIDE MALEIQUE” (Dumitru-Mircea Vuluga, Constantin Draghici, Edina Rusen, Nicoleta Doriana Stanciu, Thierry Hamaide, Claudiu Daniel Utoiu, Bogdan Marculescu, Dan Sorin Vasilescu) at 7cme COLLOQUE Franco-Roumain sur les Polymeres, IASI, ROMANIA - December 2005, “Folosirea dioxidului de carbon in chimie si ramuri conexe”, Dana Marinescu si colab., (partea a II-a, “Directii noi de cercetare pentru utilizari viitoare ale dioxidului de carbon”, Note de Curs redactate de drd. Ing. Chim. Claudiu-Daniel UTOIU), ISBN: 973 - 87023 - 6 4 - Avril 2006, “Modélisation Numérique des Propriétés des Polymeres” (Claudiu Daniel UTOIU, Iosif Dan ROSCA, Nicoleta Doriana STANCIU, Dumitru Mircea VULUGA) accepted in REVUE ROUMAINE DE CHIMIE, Romanian Academy, Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, ISSN: 0035-3930 - September 2006, “MODIFICATION OF CELLULOSE TYPE FIBBERS: II. LAURIL ACRYLATE-MALEIC ANHYDRIDE-CELLULOSE MODEL SYSTEM” (Nicoleta Doriana Stanciu, Gabriela Vasiliu, Ana Maria Albu, Dumitru Mircea Vuluga, Claudiu Daniel Utoiu, Marieta Plaveti) at ICOSECS 5, XIX Congress of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia (registered) - September 2006, “IN SITU RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF ISOPROPIL METHYL ETHER - MALEIC ANHYDRIDE SYSTEM ON NATURAL LAYERED SILICATE” (Claudiu Daniel Utoiu, Sorina Otobicu, Ana Maria Albu, Dumitru Mircea Vuluga, Nicoleta Doriana Stanciu, Zina Vuluga, Constantin Radovici, Marieta Plaveti) at ICOSECS 5, XIX Congress of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia (registered) - September 2006, “MODIFICATION OF CELLULOSE TYPE FIBBERS: I. PRELIMINARY IN SITU POLYMERIZATIONS” (Dumitru Mircea Vuluga, Ana Maria Albu, Nicoleta Doriana Stanciu, Claudiu Daniel Utoiu, Thierry Hamaide) at ICOSECS 5, XIX Congress of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia (registered) - September 2006, “CONTROL OF CRYSTAL POLYMORPHS CALCIUM CARBONATE BY LATENT INDUCTOR METHOD”, (Ana-Maria ALBU, Mihaela Mocioi, Georgeta Voicu, Nicoleta Doriana Stanciu, Claudiu Utoiu) at 13th international Workshop on Industrial Crystallization - BIWIC 2006, Delft, the Netherlands (registered) - Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 2007, "Modelisation numerique des proprietes des polymeres" - Biodiesel Magazin, 2007, "Link between diesel, peanuts oil and biodiesel", "Biodiesel. From technical spec to synthesis", "Quality which make the difference" Projects 1p. Integrated technological system for producing the 3D ecological textile sealing cord for industrial applications (ECOTEXIZ), Contract number: 56/2005, Program: CEEX, Contracting authority AMCSIT, Project period: 03.10.2005 – 01.09.2008, http://www.certex.ro/en/Proiecte/CEEX56/ 2p. PNCDI, RELANSIN 2042 SINPOLIST - Polistiren sindiotactic, tehnopolimer cu proprietăţi speciale folosit ca agent de armare în compozite polimerice utilizate in industria electronică, electrotehnică şi constructoare de autovehicule, contractor INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU CHIMIE SI PETROCHIMIE BUCURESTI, derulat 10/1/2004-8/31/2006, buget 358,000.00, 140,000.00, director proiect NICOLAE CRISTIAN, parteneri: SC CAROM SA ONESTI, UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA BUCURESTI, CENTRUL DE CHIMIE ORGANICA BUCURESTI 3p. PNCDI, RELANSIN 1876 GLICOTER - Tehnologie de obţinere a eterilor terţbutilici ai glicolilor, contractor INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU CHIMIE SI PETROCHIMIE BUCURESTI, derulat 10/1/2003-12/2/2005, buget 311,475.00, 161,475.00, director proiect NICOLAE CRISTIAN, parteneri SC CAROM SA ONESTI, UNIVERSITATEA PETROL-GAZE PLOIESTI, CENTRUL DE CHIMIE ORGANICA BUCURESTI 4p. PNCDI, RELANSIN 1875 FOTOSTIPOL - Polistiren fotodegradabil pentru ambalaje ecologice, contractor INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU CHIMIE SI PETROCHIMIE BUCURESTI, derulat 10/1/2003-12/8/2005, buget 415,300.00, 215,300.00, director NICOLAE CRISTIAN, parteneri SC CAROM SA ONESTI, UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA BUCURESTI, CENTRUL DE CHIMIE ORGANICA BUCURESTI 5p. Biofilm Imobilizat pentru Epurarea Apelor cu Incarcatura Organica (Cell attachments in wastewater bioremediation), EUREKA 3100 CAWAB, Project period 2004-2008, buget 1 400 000.00€, https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/project/id/3100 Hobby-uri Photography, model-aircrafts, model-sailboats, audiophile.