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Andrei Chirilă

Project Manager / Product Owner

Cluj-Napoca

chirila.andr@gmail.com

0749 318 021

Introduction

Hello! I am Andrei, and I have been working in the IT field for over 8 years, 5 of which as a Project Manager & Product Owner.
This CV may be a little bit much for some, but it’s proof that I am willing to take risks and innovate.
If you prefer a more clasic format, check out the downloadable PDFs below.

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Professional Experience

Product Owner @ SoftGenius

May 2024 - Current
(8+ months)
  • Working as a PO on multiple initiatives such as an iGaming platform for crypto enthusiasts, a gamification engine and a multibrand CMS platform. I am in charge of:
    • Gathering business requirements, researching functionalities, wireframing and prototyping solutions alongside UX designers, transforming everything into work items for engineering team, overseeing work until feature deployment.
  • I am involved in shaping the work procedures of SoftGenius engineering team by understanding the current flows and finding more efficient ways to organise the team in order to reach our goals.
    • Improved the research and requirements gathering processes by clearly defining the flow and stakeholders.
    • Involved in recruiting of new colleagues for BA / PO positions and in improving onboarding process as a whole.

Product Owner @ Evozon

Apr 2020 - Mar 2024
(3+ years)
  • As PO I handled two products, going through all of the stages of the Product Life Cycle, from defining vision and scope to post-launch optimization and end-of-life management.
  • One of the products was an internal app that helped the organization with its sales strategy by offering an overview of the skills of the 500+ employees working in the company and their availability.
    • Offered a simple process for users and reduced the time spent by employees to list their skills and projects by creating a straight-forward process.
  • A second one was a mature local product used for scheduling by local businesses.
    • Maintained a constant client base and income (slight 10% increase) over 3+ years while doubling the user base.
    • I was involved in creating an end-of-life strategy and in the discovery phase of a spinoff product.

Project Manager @ Evozon

Aug 2019 - Mar 2024
(4+ years)
  • As a Project Manager I handled multiple midsized projects (8-12 people) from start to finish and was in charge of managing stakeholders, gathering requirements, managing scope, time and budget, organizing the development team, facilitating Agile ceremonies as an informal SCRUM master, etc.
    • I have worked for customers in the construction, food delivery, and automotive industries in countries across EMEA
    • I have managed to have a 95% retention rate, with only 1 person leaving any of my teams in these 4 years.
    • I have successfully passed an ISO 27001 and 9001 audit while improving processes and delivery times by up to 25%.
  • At the moment, I am managing multiple ERP implementation projects for various customers around Romania, making sure to manage resources (which are shared between projects) so that everything is delivered on time and on budget.

Regional Program Manager - Google Atelierul Digital Hub @ Evozon

Feb 2018 - Dec 2018
(11 months)
  • Google Atelierul Digital was an initiative powered by Google throughout Romania, in collaboration with Evozon Systems and other Romanian companies.
    • Together, we opened and grew two Digital Hubs in Cluj and Timisoara, where over 1000 start-ups, SMBs, and NGOs had the opportunity to receive free consultancy in Digital Marketing for the purpose of growing their businesses.
    • I managed a team of 8 consultants by creating a local strategy, offering support and training, and tracking their progress according to Google's policies and expectations.
    • I have developed a regional strategy in order to reach as many entreprenuers as possible while collaborating with other Google partners from Romania in order to implement a national strategy for the Hubs.

Human Resources Business Partner @ Evozon

Sept 2016 - Aug 2019
(3 years)
  • As HR I was responsible for the wellbeing of 80+ people from 2 different departments.
    • I was in charge on recruiting people that are a good fit both technically and from a cultural standpoint (recruited over 20 people for different possitions).
    • Helped management in making decisions regarding the strategy of the department in different areas (learning, recruiting, project allocation etc.).
    • Had regular 1on1 meetings and created PDPs with multiple people from the department.
    • Assesed the learning needs of the department and organised training sessions while delivering over 100h of soft-skills training sessions on various topics (assertive communication, feedback, leadership, presentation skills etc.).


Entrepreneurship

Co-founder @ Grow People Academy

Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
(2+ years)
  • GPA appeared in order to fulfill the needs of people who want to join the IT field and want quality training sessions delivered by professionals, focused on practice and building a portfolio, all at reasonable prices.
    • We offered training sessions for beginners on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and QA. The training sessions were designed to take the participants through the basics up to the junior level and prepare them for internships.
    • I was a co-founder along with two colleagues, and together we went through all of the steps of starting a business: from legal formalities to market analysis, selecting our niche, building a brand, marketing, organizing training sessions, etc.
    • With a total of 6 classes held in two years, we helped 35 individuals make their first steps into the IT field. Out of all of them, 5 students got a job right after finishing the course.


AI & Development interest

AI interest

Ongoing
  • I have read and dreamed about AI since I was a kid. The latest trends are giving me hope that I could soon work with these technologies. But I am not one to be satisfied with dreaming, so I started making steps into this field by:
    • Obtaining the AI Product Management by Duke University certification and even working on a couple of AI projects in order to better understand the process (AI powered chatbot, regression model for predicting energy output of a Combined Cycle Power Plant, image classification model, fraud detection model, etc.)
    • I am also up to date with the major things that are happening in the AI field and have worked on implementing AI tools into my workflow in order to test them and make my work more efficient.

Web Development

March 2021 - Ongoing
  • Having learned how to write code in high-school, learning HTML, CSS & JS was easy and enjoyable.
    • Learned the basics of HTML, CSS & JS in a 50h course over the course of 3 months and developed a couple of basic projects. This CV is an example of this.
    • I participated in the Evozon spring JS internship in 2022, where I deepened my programming skills, learned the basics of React (components, hooks, MaterialUI, how to use APIs, state management, GIT basics, etc.) and built 5 projects from scratch (2 of them were developed in teams of 3-4 people).


Volunteer Work

Local Training Team Coordinator @ AIESEC Cluj-Napoca

Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
(1 year)
  • AIESEC is an NGO focused on creating future leaders and developing people's potential.
    • Here I was the team-leader of a team of 8, responsible for the development and the implementation of the educational cycle.
    • Our goal was to help the 150 members of AIESEC Cluj develop their skills by offering them opportunities to learn through training and workshops. Also, I was responsible for establishing contacts with Startups and NGOs in Cluj in order to deliver training sessions and team-buildings not only in AIESEC but also outside of it.

Volunteer & Human Resource Department Coordinator @ OSUBB

Oct 2011 - Oct 2015
(4 years)
  • OSUBB is an NGO whose purpose is representing university students and defending their interests. I was a volunteer for 3 years involved in organising multiple projects and HR Department coordonator for 1 year. As a department coordinator I managed around 20 active members and we:
    • Organized annual recruitment campaigns for new members
    • Supervised the development of members and implemented an educational cycle
    • Improved the organization's inter departmental communication system
    • Organized internal events such as team-buildings, training sessions, social gatherings and also the anniversary gala.

Volunteer on different projects

Sept 2010 - May 2018
(7 years +)

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