George Racu

George Racu has a diverse work experience spanning over many years. George currently works as an Engineering Lead at Toyota Connected Europe since June 2022, where they lead two squads managing Device Communication Modules (DCM) and building public APIs. Additionally, they are responsible for establishing an API management strategy and leading a migration from Azure to AWS.

Prior to this, George worked as an Engineering Lead in the automotive sector for Toyota from September 2021 to June 2022. George led a project that involved developing a mobile app and backend services integrating data sources from the factory, dealers, vehicles, and customers.

Before joining Toyota, George served as a Technical Lead at ThoughtWorks from February 2019 to September 2021. George contributed to various projects, including e-commerce, online payments, and an automotive digital transformation. George led teams in delivering successful projects using Java, SpringBoot, Kubernetes, and other technologies.

George also gained experience at the Government Digital Service, Pay4 (UK) Limited, Transport for London, Master of Malt, Union Computers, ICS Broker, and Aurel Vlaicu International Airport Bucharest, where they held roles such as Developer, Java Developer, Software Engineer, Web Developer, Desktop Engineer, IT Technician, and Border Police Officer.

Overall, George Racu has a strong background in engineering and leadership roles across multiple industries, showcasing their expertise in various technologies and project management.

George Racu has a diverse education history, spanning from 2001 to 2022. George began their educational journey by obtaining a Diploma of Bacalaureat in Mathematics and Informatics from Grup Scolar "D-l Tudor" Drobeta Turnu Severin in 2005.

In 2011, George pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Sussex, which they completed in 2015. During this time, they also attended the Cisco Academy in 2011 and 2012, where they obtained a CNNA degree in System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager.

In 2019, George Racu further expanded their educational qualifications by pursuing a Master's degree in Advanced Computer Science from the University of Sussex, which they completed in 2022.

Alongside their formal education, George Racu has also obtained various certifications to enhance their skills. For example, they completed the "Learning Cloud Computing: Core Concepts" certification from LinkedIn in March 2023, obtained the "Amazon DynamoDB - Architecture and Features" certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in February 2022, and completed the "Kotlin for Java Developers" course by JetBrains on Coursera in May 2019.

Moreover, George obtained the "Clojure Fundamentals - Part 1" certification from Pluralsight in March 2019 and the "Professional Scrum Developer (.NET)" certification from QA Ltd and "Professional Scrum Developer I" certification from Scrum.org in July 2016.

Although information is given about additional certifications, there are no specific dates mentioned for the completion of certifications such as "1Z0-808 Java SE 8 Programmer I," "How to Start and Run a Successful Freelancing Business," "Integrating Docker with DevOps Automated Workflows," "Introduction to Testing in Java," "Java EE: The Big Picture," and "Java Generics."

Overall, George Racu has pursued and successfully completed various degrees and certifications to develop a strong foundation in computer science and advanced computer science.