Cristian Calugaru

Cristian Calugaru is a Staff Software Engineer at Forter since February 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Data Engineer at comparethemarket.com from September 2020 to January 2022. From February 2018 to September 2020, they held the position of Senior Data Engineer at General Intelligence. Before that, they worked as a Big Data Engineer at UBS from March 2017 to February 2018, and at 6point6 Ltd from November 2015 to March 2017. Cristian also had a brief tenure as a Lead Big Data Engineer at Thomson Reuters from May 2015 to October 2015. In their earlier career, they worked as a Senior Software Developer/Big Data Developer at SDL plc from March 2013 to April 2015, as a Senior Software Developer from June 2011 to March 2013, and as a Software Developer from August 2009 to July 2011. Cristian started their career as a Junior Java Developer at Evozon from October 2007 to January 2009.

Cristian Calugaru has a comprehensive education history in the field of computer science. Cristian started their academic journey at Babes Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from 2005 to 2008. After completing their undergraduate studies, Cristian went on to earn a Master's degree in Internet Distributed Systems from the same university, graduating in 2010.

In 2009, Cristian received an Erasmus Scholarship and attended Institut National des sciences Appliquées in Rouen, France. During this period, they specialized in Computer Software Engineering.

Alongside their formal education, Cristian Calugaru has also obtained several additional certifications to enhance their skill set. Cristian completed courses in "Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark" and "Functional Programming Principles in Scala" through Coursera in April 2020 and February 2020, respectively. Additionally, they obtained the "AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate" certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in February 2021.

Overall, Cristian Calugaru's educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a Master's degree in Internet Distributed Systems, and additional certifications in various areas of computer science and technology.