Lucian Badea

• Lead application development teams (17 staff: 4 Business Analysts/Project Managers, 10 Developers, 1 DBA, 1 SQL/Reporting Expert, 1 Technical Architect) using Angular JS, Java Spring Boot, and DB2 to deliver college-wide IT solutions.
• Spearhead the rewrite and modernization of the Student Portal and College Application, reducing technical debt with streamlined, scalable systems.
• Maintain and enhance legacy staff applications, ensuring reliability while minimizing technical debt.
• Oversee integrations with third-party systems (ERPs, federal/state agencies, banks, financial aid, Clearinghouse, transcript exchanges, data warehouses), simplifying processes and improving efficiency.
• Enhance and sustain the Student Information System (SIS), addressing technical debt for long-term stability.
• Evaluate third-party solutions and vendors to align technology with college needs and reduce legacy dependencies.
• Manage college-wide operational reporting, improving data accessibility and usability.
• Conduct code reviews to maintain high standards and mentor team members.
• Provide software architecture guidance to ensure robust, scalable system designs.
• Deliver database design and optimization expertise, boosting performance and reliability for critical systems and reports.
• Review business analyst requirements to align projects with technical and institutional goals.
• Assign and schedule resources across projects, optimizing productivity and meeting deadlines.
• Balance conflicting priorities and timelines, ensuring timely delivery without compromising quality.
• Recruit and retain top talent, fostering upskilling opportunities to enhance team capabilities and growth.

• Directed city-wide technology projects (infrastructure and software), prioritizing tasks, defining timelines, and coordinating resources.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to assess needs, propose technical solutions, and define specifications for new software implementations.
• Led the city-wide rollout of a Workday ERP for HR, Finance, Risk Management, and Learning, managing data migration and system integrations.
• Built and managed ERP, Smart City, and Business Application Support teams, defining the city’s technology roadmap.
• Established IT policies, governance processes, and strategic partnerships with entities like UF and local businesses.
• Negotiated SLAs and vendor contracts, evaluated cloud software, and projected departmental budget needs.
• Recruited talent and managed staff performance, training, and day-to-day operations.

• Managed cross-functional teams to develop and launch applications, transitioning from a 20+ year-old legacy system with clear roadmaps and timelines.
• Led the development of the Housing Management System (HMS), a comprehensive ERP replacing legacy systems with 90+ modules, 500+ web pages, and 100+ reports.
• Owned the Youth Conference Registration System (YCRS), a revenue-generating SaaS product, managing licensing, customization, and client delivery.
• Implemented ETL processes to migrate data from AS/400 to Oracle, improving data workflows.
• Optimized business processes using LEAN Six Sigma, reducing inefficiencies and enhancing performance.
• Provided technical expertise, oversaw application development (Oracle PL/SQL, SQL, Apex, SharePoint), and maintained legacy DB2/AS400 systems.
• Recruited and mentored talent, aligning team goals with strategic objectives.

• Developed, designed, and implemented core modules of IBBIS (Integrated Blood Banking Information Services), an FDA-approved (510K) in-house software system, in a highly regulated industry, using Oracle (10-11g r2), PL/SQL, MFC, C++, OCCI, Java Tapestry and php.
• Designed, modeled, and architected new Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases
• Designed, maintained, and upgraded a master replication/synchronization mechanism using Oracle materialized views for over tens of fixed sites and 100 mobile stations
• Provided training for new developers joining the team, managed conflict resolution within the team, aligned visions and goals for team members
• Developed coding standards and best practices
• Assisted management in the general system architecture decision-making process by providing insights on the appropriate technology and products to be used while providing maximum efficiency, scalability and stability
• Implemented web-based reports and analytics
• Implemented, upgraded, and maintained document imaging and storing solutions using Windows services and EMC Centera and CAS programming
• Developed Windows dialog-based applications, wizards, controls, and services using MFC and C++
• Maintained, upgraded, and resolved defects for the legacy codebase
• Designed and implemented interfaces for accessing  legacy data and integrating with newly developed software
• Provided support for QA, Validation, and Training teams
• Implemented deployment packages for system-wide software upgrades
• Interacted with end users to gather feedback and new requirements; analyzed current workflow for potential improvements and new development opportunities
• Participated in code reviews
• Database unit testing using SQLUnit
• General PL/SQL Development( packages, functions, procedures, triggers, views, materialized views, Oracle queues, dynamic SQL, scheduled jobs)
• Requirements elicitation and analysis
• Version control ( ClearCase, Git ), Defect Tracking ( ClearQuest )
• RUP (Rational Unified Process)

• Taught  JAVA programming labs
• Designed and graded homework, projects, and exams for JAVA and Database courses
• As an RA for the Database Center, I have been a part of the SEEK project, a toolkit for enabling rapid connection to and extraction of data from heterogeneous information sources. Built a query translator prototype using JAVA and Oracle

• Administered British American Tobaccos Oracle Database(s) ( Oracle 9i, Oracle 8 )
• Designed, and implemented daily ETL processes to populate the data warehouse
• Designed and implemented ETL scripts for pulling/pushing data from/to handheld devices in order to synchronize with the main production database, generating sale routes. Perform on the fly data cleaning and correction.
• Analyzed and tuned the performance of database queries and views
• Implemented enterprise-level reports using Business Objects (currently Oracle BI)
• Analyzed and improved system performance

Masters of Science in Computer Science and Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

A fitness and nutrition tracking app available on Google Play and Apple App Store, combining advanced analytics, workout planning, and social networking. Built with Vue.js and Vuetify (Material Design) for the web front-end, Expo and React Native for the native app shell, Slim PHP microservices on DigitalOcean (Rocky Linux) for the back-end, MySQL on DigitalOcean for data storage, and DigitalOcean Object Storage for images. Users can monitor strength gains, workout volume, daily calorie intake, and body composition via intuitive charts, with a built-in community leaderboard. Key contributions include developing and optimizing microservices for seamless data flow, designing a cloud-based architecture for high availability, implementing barcode scanning and food database integration for nutrition tracking, and building social features like workout sharing, friend interactions, and rankings.

A comprehensive VEX robotics app available on Google Play and Apple App Store, enabling competitors, coaches, and mentors to track performance, scout teams, and visualize competition progress. Developed with Vue.js for the web front-end, Expo and React Native for the native app shell, Cloudflare Workers for serverless back-end logic, and Cloudflare D2 (serverless SQLite) for data storage. Features include advanced TrueSkill rankings, AI-driven event reports, match outcome predictions, integrated scouting tools, and a score calculator/timer. Key achievements include implementing TrueSkill rankings for VRC and IQ teams, creating AI-powered analytics and real-time predictions, developing collaborative scouting features, deploying a scalable serverless architecture, and building a custom metrics calculator for practice runs.

A fun app available on Google Play and Apple App Store, allowing users to create, find, and explore cocktail recipes with AI-driven recipe generation. Built with Vue.js for the web front-end, Expo and React Native for the native app shell, Cloudflare Workers for serverless back-end logic, and Cloudflare D2 (serverless SQLite) for data storage. Features include recipe creation based on input parameters like flavor profile and base spirit, recipe browsing with filters, and detailed drink profiles with ingredients and instructions. Key achievements include integrating AI to generate custom recipes, designing a responsive user interface for web and mobile, deploying a cost-effective serverless architecture, and optimizing data storage for fast recipe retrieval and user preferences.

A software application that replaced a 20+-year-old legacy system, with over 90+ modules and more than 500 web pages and over 100 interactive reports, the core of the housing operation. Including billing, payment processing, mobile components, housing inventory management, assignment, room selection, transfers, swaps, mass communication and many others. The HMS applications integrated with UF Shibboleth for authentication. Integrated seamlessly with external services (UF data warehouse, eMarket payment processing, bursar payment processing) and also provides data services to various departments within the division

Registration compliance system for university-affiliated youth camps/events/conferences

Secured interface for submitting work and maintenance orders as well as Help Desk requests, available to our residents and staff

Complete software stack allowing purchasing, inventory management and implementing a full approval chain, developed for assisting our staff in their daily purchases for various maintenance, renovation, and facilities management purchases, while improving the workflow, reducing approval time from an average of one day to an average of one hour and providing full lifecycle tracking for inventory items

Allows staff to submit reimbursements requests which are then sent for approval using the approval chain. Managers and accounting staff approve/deny requests and can request more information/clarifications. Automatic email notifications are sent throughout the process.

In-House software allowing employee management (hiring, termination, transfer), payroll, budgeting reports. Other applications were integrated with the HR application for determining chain of approval, employee status and roles

Allows staff to handle after-hours emergencies for custodial, maintenance and IT infrastructure related issues, and provides automated notifications on status changes and helps manage on-call personnel.

A web-based application for managing/tracking staff training, define recurring training and sessions, send email reminders, and perform swipe based course check-in. Also allows employees to sign up for training, and review their training on file. Allows managers to monitor and track their team’s training status.

A web-application enabling student groups to submit a case to legal services. Complete back office case management, tracking, statistics, document management and email notifications.