Calin Bule
- me@calinbule.com
- https://calinbule.com
- Arad, RO

Software Engineer with more than 15 years of diverse industry experience, and focus on data-driven and cloud technologies, analytics, and infrastructure. I have a BSc. in Economics and one in Computer Science, an MSc degree in Management, and proficiency in both English and Italian.
Work Experience
Python Developer
Working as a developer for a major banking group:
- designing and developing tactical applications (web and desktop), for internal clients, using the Python ecosystem (FastAPI, Flask, etc.)
- implementing bug fixes and new features for existing applications
Freelance Developer/Consultant
- Django-based web application development
- building websites using WordPress, Jekyll, Strapi
- creating Excel VBA macros for office-related task automation
- designing and implementing Linux server-based infrastructure
- providing software, database, and cloud-related consultancy
Technical Support Engineer
- providing product and OS related support to company clients all over the world
- testing of new product features and fixes
- helped write Ruby-based calendar-related automatic tests
- created applications/tools that revolved around the Axigen product and extended its functionality, using Python
- deployment and infrastructure automation using BASH, VirtualBox and Vagrant
- providing training and guidance to newer colleagues
- realization of documentation and how-to articles
Technical Project Manager
- participated in various software development projects, mostly based on Python
- managed analytics and reporting projects both for internal and external clients; mostly used VBA, R and Python
- lead efforts to acquire knowledge and experience in fields new to the company (Big Data, IoT, cloud technologies, eCommerce, Python development, web development frameworks)
- organized Big Data technologies training sessions (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka)
- organized Salesforce training and certification sessions
- organized Training on cloud infrastructure and application deployment sessions (Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm)
Branch Coordinator
- supervised team that provided application maintenance services to Italian corporate investment bank (Oracle SQL)
- developed various tools to be used inside the company, using PHP
- personnel recruiting, training, and coaching
- branch administration
Consultant
- developed software for workflow automation, ETL, RPA, web applications, and performed data analysis using the Python ecosystem (Jupyter Lab, Django, Flask, Pandas, Sci-Kit Learn, Selenium)
- administrator for shared services platform developed on Google Compute Engine
- data analysis and reporting
- developer advocacy - experimenting with new tools and proposing them for adoption in order to promote innovation and progress
- documentation writing
Branch Manager
- coordination of subordinate staff to achieve sales targets
- responsible for maintaining legal compliance
- implementation, at a local level, of a massive loan conversion program that helped clients reduce the financial load; reached an adherence rate of more than 90% versus a national average of 60%
Relationship Manager for Private Individual and Small Business Customers
- administration and growth of the branch portfolio
- reduced the arrears through credit restructuring
- managed the branch and the branch team as a replacement for the branch manager
Relationship Manager
- administration and growth of the branch portfolio
- reduced the arrears through credit restructuring
Direct Sales Executive
- generated sales leads and increased the bank portfolio through direct marketing
Project Manager
- administered accounts and increased client pool
- helped clients to get the best possible product while generating revenue for the company
- supported clients through all the phases of the production of the finished product