Naval Architect and Mechanical Engineer, Galati University, Romania and Mechanical Engineer, NTU (Trondheim, Norway) (1989)
Professional activity:
- Ship building
- Ship Design & Research, including towing tank model testing
- INTERTANKO - Since September 1990 – Current position: Technical Director
Membership:
- Det Norske Veritas Nordic Committee for Safety at Sea
- NACE Coatings Council
- US Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
- Participant on the US National Research Council/Marine Board Committee on Evaluating Alternative Tanker Designs
- Participant in the US Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Ad-Hoc Panels on Tanker Stability, Environmental Performance of Tankers, Structural Design and Response in Collision and Grounding, Protection of Bunker Tanks, etc.