Nicolae Sfetcu

Bucharest, Romania
Tel./ WhatsApp: +40 745 526 896
E-mail: nicolae@sfetcu.com

Personal website: http://www.telework.ro/

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ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicolae_Sfetcu
PhilPapers: https://philpeople.org/profiles/nicolae-sfetcu
Academia.edu: https://csde.academia.edu/NicolaeSfetcu/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vAfoBlYAAAAJ

 

Experience

2023 – date Romanian Academy

2002 – date  MultiMedia SRL, Bucharest (company founded in October 2002)

  • Sole partner and administrator, company without employees
  • Business services: Internet marketing and advertising, web design and development, translation, word processing, desktop publishing, multimedia, business consulting, editing and publishing books and e-books
  • Developer and participant in various European and national projects (the research project DRIVESAFE, co-funded by the European Commission within the Sixth Framework Programme, aimed at using an already existing Eye Tracking Device  (ETD) that was developed by Kayser-Threde for scientific use on the MIR space station and on the International Space Station to use it as a starting point to improve and modify it in such a way that the new tool can be used for gaze measurement and man-machine interface optimization. Partners in this project: AIRBUS France, AREA 17 Sweden, EURISCO France, INCORDIA Sweden, INRIA France, KAYSER-THREDE Germany, MEDIASCORE Germany, MINDMATICS Germany, ONE TOO France, PLAN_B_MEDIA Germany, SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE Germany, etc.)
  • Started a publishing house (MultiMedia Publishing) in May 2018
  • I started, in 2022, three online journals, as initiator, co-founder and chief editor:
  • Also, I started three new dedicated website

2019 – 2020 Webhelp, Bucharest

  • Samsung counselor, French language
  • Marketing specialist, French language

2002, February – 2002, October    AmaCom Iinternet Center SRL, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania

AmaCom Internet Center SRL is a Romanian micro – company, founded in Nov. 2001.

Administrator

  • Developing local IT services for web design, translation, Internet marketing, desktop publishing and word processing
  • IT projects in cooperation with foreign and Romanian companies

2001 – 2002    AmaCom SRL, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania

AmaCom SRL is a medium-size Romanian company, founded in 1992.

  • 2001 – 2002    IT Manager
  • Founder of the IT Department

1993 – 2001    Romanian Intelligence Service

  • Officer

1983 – 1993    Heavy water plant “ROMAG PROD, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania

Heavy Water Plant “ROMAG PROD” is the biggest European producer of heavy water, with the highest deuterium purity in the world.

  • 1991 – 1993    Quality Assurance Manager: Projecting, implementing, developing and maintaining the Quality Assurance System.
  • 1989 – 1991    Destructive and Nondestructive Testing Laboratory Chief: Start-up Destructive and Nondestructive Testing Laboratories.
  • 1983 – 1989    Quality Assurance Inspector: ▪ Inspections and audits in Quality Assurance System, cooperation with the design institute (I.I.T.P.I.C) for the improvement of the installations and industrial process

Additional Professional Activities

2001 – 2002 Teaching two courses, “Teleworker Guide” and “Internet Marketing”, with The Center for the Implementation of Inventions, at Craiova University

1999 – 2001      European Teleworking Development Romania (ETD) Project Coordinator

1999 – 2000   Expert – Evaluator for European Commission

1998 – 2000      Teaching courses for professional reconversion in industrial electronics

1990 – 1993     Electronics individual manufacturer

Works:

Professional Membership

2004 – date    Romanian Association for Electronic Industry and Software: Cofounder of the regional association and president of the Mehedinti Branch

2003 – date    Romanian Association for Telework and Teleactivities: Initiator, cofounder and president

2002 – date    Internet Society (London Chapter): Member

1999 – date    Romanian Teleworking Society: Initiator, cofounder and president.

1994 – date    : General Association of Engineers in Romania: Cofounder and president of the Mehedinti Branch, member in the Executive Bureau, organizing scientific activities.

1980-1983    “Astroclub” Bucharest: Member

1975-1977    Invention Club, Craiova: Member

Education

2017 – 2019: Bucharest University, Faculty of Philosophy: Master of Philosophy (Philosophy of Science)

1978 – 1983:    Bucharest University, Bucharest: Physicist engineer – Bachelor of Science (Physics, Nuclear Physics)

1972 – 1977:    Electrotechnical High School, Craiova, Dolj

Training

2006 – 2006:   Atlas Consulting Bucharest: Training for audit for the Quality Management Systems, Attested as internal auditor

2005 – 2005:    CPE Craiova: Training in the domain of organizational communication

1987 – 1988:    Center for Training Specialists from Nuclear Domain, Bucharest: Nondestructive Testing Operator

1990 – 1990:    Industry Minister, Chemistry Department, Bucharest: Quality Assurance Manager

1995 – 1995:    Bucharest University, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures: Certificated for French language

1996 – 1996:    Bucharest University, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures: Certificated for English language

Community Activities

2015 – date    Rotary Club Atheneum Bucharest: Member

2013 – 2015 Rotary Club Drobeta Turnu Severin Continental: Member, President 2015-2016

Languages

Romanian (native), French (certified), English (certified)

Personal Details

Date of Birth:        July 19, 1957

Marital Status:      married, two children

Driving License:    full, clean

Hobbies

Physics, philosophy, bridge, chess, music, sports

Competences

Web design, e-commerce, other web applications

  • Web sites for public institutions, NGOs, funded projects, industry, commerce, finance, automotive, tourism, etc.
  • e-Commerce for selling products on the internet, online and offline payments
  • Dynamic and elegant, responsive, tailored websites for tablets and mobile phones
  • Automation, integration with social networks
  • Repair, modification, upgrade, maintenance and web hosting on best servers

Internet marketing, SEO, online advertising, branding

  • Internet marketing for search engines and social networks, and mobile marketing
  • Search engine indexing in Google, Yahoo and Bing
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Local marketing, including through Google Maps
  • Online advertising through websites and blogs, search engines, and PPC (AdWords)
  • Viral marketing, branding, protecting the reputation
  • Development of a specific strategy to maximize conversion, including through the management of links and other recommendations

Software localization, Romanian and French translation

  • Accurately translation, keeping the spirit of the original document and cultural meaning, in and from English, Romanian and French
  • Technical domains, multimedia, websites, advertising and business, software localization
  • Including translations in the same format as the original, or another format upon request
  • Complete process of editing, proofreading, printing and processing translated documents
  • Using specific programs CAT tools

Articles, desktop publishing, secretarial services

  • Scientific and academic writing
  • Creating optimized content (articles, etc..)
  • Development and distribution of corporate news and press releases, viral posts on social networks
  • Desktop publishing for books, leaflets and printed publications in specific formats
  • Secretarial services, word processing, management of e-mail messages
  • Printing and scanning, data entry
  • Online publications, radio and television

Powerpoint, Word, PDF, image, audio and video editing

  • Edit and modify images
  • Edit and modify audio, including special effects and soundtracks for presentations
  • Create, edit and modify videos, including special effects
  • Presentation of companies, projects, etc., in Powerpoint, Word, Excel an PDF formats, slide shows, video clips, animations, etc.
  • Developing a special YouTube channel for presentation, audio and video streaming

Book and e-book conversion, formatting, publishing, ISBN

  • Scanning, editing, formatting, publishing and promoting books and e-books (PDF, EPUB; MOBI for Kindle)
  • Converting written books or manuscripts in e-books in all major specific formats and support in their sale
  • Distribution of books and electronic books in the biggest online stores: Amazon, Apple, Sony, Barnes & Noble, etc.
  • Promoting books and electronic books through online marketing, reviews, releases, news

Nicolae Sfetcu – CV (PDF)

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