George Ciachir-Arhire

Further develop and improve the Conrad Electronic search engine using Java, Python, Elasticsearch, and Machine Learning. Achievements • Reduced deployment time by more than 40% and minimized manual intervention by creating the CI/CD procedure and pipelines • Minimized developer intervention by creating a configuration-based backend A/B test framework • Reduced Zero Results Page by implementing Vector Search (KNN with Elasticsearch)

Enhance existing applications by redesigning some of the architectural solutions to allow for better microservices decoupling. Achievements • Eliminated downtime for the mobile and web application payment orders during the core platform maintenance by implementing asynchronous flows • Increased the adoption rate of the Notifications Feature in the web banking platform by designing a solution to properly handle regulatory documents.

Automate the processes for managing the loan lifecycle for EBRD - European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, by understanding the fundamental business requirements, creating architectural designs, and overseeing the technical implementation. Achievements • Saved more than 900 working days per year, the equivalent of 2.5 persons’ full work year, by leading the implementation of new features and eliminating inter-departmental communication overhead and manual data gathering

Project VDAB Improve the web app through which VDAB (The Flemish Employment and Vocational Training Service) defines the standard requirements for job profiles. Combirecruit Develop an HR application for the companies operating in the Belgium interim market, designed to find the best matches between job seekers and job postings, using complex search criteria. ICD Further develop the global contracts repository app for J&J.

Develop Optimize for Pay360/Capita, a risk and fraud management tool designed to help businesses combat fraud and enable faster business decisions. Achievements • Ensured a 10% better ROI and reduced development costs and delivery time by 50%, by implementing features relying on the native communication between Kibana and Elasticsearch. • The product won several awards, including the “Security Innovation of the Year Award” by the National Technology Awards in the UK, in 2019

Multiple roles, from entry-level up to Regional coordinator for all business segments. The last role in BRD implied leading a team of regional segment coordinators (retail, corporate, payrolls, SME) and aggregating their input into a cohesive form.