Biography
With over a decade of experience as a full-stack software engineer, Viorel has spent the past several years specializing in big data projects, a passion he has pursued since 2019. He is dedicated to architecting and delivering reliable, scalable, fault-tolerant, and efficient solutions, both on-premises and in the cloud, leveraging cutting-edge big data technologies and container orchestration tools, such as Hortonworks, Apache Spark, Cassandra, Kafka, and Kubernetes.
Viorel has a proven track record in designing and implementing robust data pipelines and highly scalable streaming applications, as well as automating infrastructure through advanced DevOps practices and tools. His expertise is backed by multiple industry-recognized certifications, including Apache Cassandra 3.x Developer Associate (DataStax), Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer, Talend Data Integration, and Talend Big Data. In the past years, Viorel has further expanded his impact by leading complex projects, mentoring engineering teams, and continuously exploring innovative solutions in the rapidly evolving data landscape. He is also increasingly passionate about the intersection of big data and artificial intelligence, actively exploring how AI and machine learning can be leveraged to unlock new insights and drive smarter, data-driven solutions.