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Résumé

PHP developer with over 15 years of production experience: backend, external API integrations, e-commerce and databases. I work at Quick Sell (Acqua Development) on a SaaS platform for travel agencies, after seven years owning the whole technical side at Novoline Pharm / Minifarm. In September 2026 I also relaunched SYNCDEV SRL, the company I founded.

Professional experience

Sep 2026 – present

SYNCDEV SRL

Founder

I relaunched the company I founded in 2014. SYNCDEV builds two business software products:

  • Harmoniq (HR and employee performance): employee records and leave, performance evaluations based on the company’s own KPIs, internal communication and training;
  • ELVPro (vehicle dismantling and parts sales): vehicle and used-parts inventory, a branded online storefront, dismantling records and certificates.

2024 – present

Acqua Development, Bucharest

PHP Developer

Development and maintenance of a SaaS platform for travel agencies, built on a complex codebase with a significant legacy component.

  • Building new features and extending existing modules, integrating them into the platform’s existing flows;
  • Analysing and fixing bugs, including in legacy code and in flows with multiple dependencies;
  • Integrating and maintaining connections to the external APIs of travel service suppliers;
  • Processing, interpreting and normalising supplier responses, including availability, rates, rooms, hotels and other travel services;
  • Adapting data from different structures and formats so it can be used consistently across the platform;
  • Working with different volumes and types of data in MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB and ClickHouse;
  • Using Git for version control and collaboration within the development team.

Technologies: PHP · MySQL · MariaDB · MongoDB · ClickHouse · Git · REST API

2017 – 2024

Novoline Pharm / Minifarm, Tulcea

PHP Developer

I laid the foundations of the company’s web ecosystem and grew it, owning the whole technical side, from infrastructure and server configuration to building, integrating and maintaining the applications.

  • Developing and evolving a complex online store integrated with the offline systems used across the pharmacy chain;
  • Implementing the mechanisms that exchange and synchronise data between the online platform and the company’s internal systems;
  • Developing and running the pharmacy chain’s presentation website;
  • Building several websites for product ranges and brands;
  • Implementing features and changes driven by the company’s business decisions and needs;
  • Administering servers and hosting environments, including configuration, deployment, maintenance and technical interventions;
  • Working directly in the terminal and managing infrastructure through cPanel/WHM;
  • Administering databases, monitoring applications and continuously optimising the platforms.

Technologies: PHP · MySQL · MariaDB · MongoDB · Git · Linux · Terminal/SSH · cPanel/WHM

Marketing Specialist

Involved in developing and implementing the company’s marketing strategy, with responsibilities in digital as well as in producing and coordinating promotional materials.

  • Planning and running online marketing campaigns in line with the company’s commercial goals;
  • Managing and optimising promotion campaigns on Google Ads and social media platforms;
  • Developing and implementing SEO strategies, and analysing traffic and user behaviour to improve the online presence;
  • Managing digital communication through websites, social media and email marketing campaigns;
  • Designing the graphics for online and offline marketing materials;
  • Coordinating the external suppliers involved in producing promotional materials, print services and logistics;
  • Aligning marketing and e-commerce initiatives with the development of the company’s digital platforms.

2014 – 2016

SYNCDEV SRL

Founder

The first stage of my own company: seeing projects not only as a developer but also from the client’s and the business’s side.

  • Client relationships, estimating and organising projects;
  • Costs, and the decisions it takes to sustain a product or a service.

2013 – 2014

Ellipse Marketing, Bucharest

PHP Developer

Backend development for the company’s internal projects, focused entirely on building and maintaining web application features.

  • Developing and maintaining internal projects such as price comparison sites and online stores;
  • Implementing new features and adapting existing ones to project requirements;
  • Working with relational databases and fitting application logic to each project’s specific flows;
  • Finding and fixing problems in the code, and optimising existing features.
Earlier experience (1998 – 2013)

2007 – 2013

International SEO Marketing, Bucharest

PHP Developer

Web development in an agency, on projects of varying complexity and requirements, from presentation sites to custom-built web applications.

  • Developing and maintaining websites and web applications for clients in many industries;
  • Implementing custom solutions tailored to each project’s requirements;
  • Building my first e-commerce projects and gaining experience with online-store features;
  • Working on the backend as well as integrating front-end components and managing application data.

Technologies: PHP · MySQL · JavaScript · HTML · CSS

1998 – 2007

Electron M-Bit, Tulcea

Camera operator / Video editor

I started in video production as a camera operator and later moved into editing and post-production.

  • Filming and producing video material for various projects;
  • Editing and cutting video;
  • Preparing the final content for delivery and publication.

Technologies

Backend
  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • REST API
  • JSON
  • XML
Databases
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • MongoDB
  • ClickHouse
  • Elasticsearch
  • Redis
Frontend
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Bootstrap
Infrastructure
  • Linux
  • Apache
  • Nginx
  • Shell
  • SSH
  • cPanel/WHM
Tooling
  • Git
  • Composer

Education

2005 – 2009

Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Faculty of Commerce and Tourism

Attended, no degree

1994 – 1998

“Anghel Saligny” College, Tulcea

Electrician: installation, maintenance and repair of industrial electrical systems and automation equipment

Baccalaureate diploma / Vocational certificate

Everyday tools

  • PhpStorm
  • Navicat
  • Termius
  • Postman
  • Git / GitHub
  • SSH
  • Todoist

Design & video

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • CorelDRAW

Other skills

  • E-commerce
  • SEO
  • Digital marketing
  • Photography / Video
  • Graphic design
  • Technical communication
  • Problem solving

Want to talk? You’ll find me on the contact page