Technical Leadership....

Mihai Anatol BULACU
Electrical Engineer – Automation & Control Systems, Avionics, Communications and Electrical Systems
mihai.bulacu@gmail.com mabulacu@aol.com +40 733380419 mobile)
Residence: Cl. Bucuresti, M8A, Apt. 3, Craiova, 200274, Romania
Phone: +40 7333 80419, +40 251 414705 tel/fax
Languages: English, French, (written, spoken, read), German (conversational)
Computer
proficiency:
Proficient with most office software (MS Office, Access, Project, Oracle,
PowerPoint), Unix, Linux, programming in Ada, Forth, assembler, C/C++, Visual
Basic, ReliaSoft, Item and Relex reliability software
CAD/CAE
knowledge:
Experience with most CAD packages such as CADAM, CATIA, AutoCad
Light/14/2000, CADDS 4 (Sun). 6000 Hrs AutoCad, 500 Hrs Catia, 2000 Hrs
CADDS, 1000 Hrs CADAM; ERP for Asset Management - Maximo
Date of Birth May 2, 1966 / Corabia
OBJECTIVE
Maintenance, procurement, project / product management, technical services sales / consulting, electrical
design, instrumentation, control systems or systems integration engineering position with career perspective
EDUCATION:
1993 - 1996 Masters degree (M.Eng.) in Electrical & Computer Engineering - Avionics and
Communication - Ecole Polytechnique - Montreal, Canada
1985 - 1990 Engineer in Automation (Industrial Control Systems) Univ. of Craiova, Romania
June 2006 Reliability engineering principles, Accelerated Life Testing, System Reliability
Engineering – ReliaSoft Europe, Warsaw, Poland - Weibull++, ALTA, RCM++, MPC3,
BlockSim
June 1996 Contract Proposal Writing - Bombardier Defense Systems Division, Montreal, Canada
Autumn 1995 Financial Products Investment course - Montreal Stock Exchange - Montreal
Reliability & Maintenance Experience
· Consulting in reliability, availability and maintenance: MTBF calculation, accelerated life test analysis,
systems reliability analysis and design
· Reliability and Enterprise Asset management system utilization, parameters and data entry for critical
items for MAXIMO software (MRO) for chemical and petrochemical customers
· Consulting on equipment and asset reliability, in accordance with MAXIMO (MRO Software) – Enterprise
Asset Management for power and petrochemical applications
· FMEA/FMECA, Fault Tree Analysis, Root Cause Analysis elaboration for automotive parts manufacturers,
electronics and power transformation and generation equipment
· Lectures and seminars on Reliability and Maintainability for the process industry: FMEA/FMECA, RCM
(Reliability Centered Maintenance)
· Aircraft reliability centered maintenance based on MSG 3 (Maintenance Steering Group) consulting for
aircraft transporters, using MPC3 software, joint product of Honeywell Aerospace and ReliaSoft Corp.
Avionics and Electrical Systems Experience
· Avionics and Communication Systems analysis and design
· Electrical systems customizing
· Avionics digital data transmission protocols
· Interior & cockpit design
· Designed, integrated, implemented and routed the following systems wiring harness diagrams with respect
to electromagnetic compatibility and wire separation code:
· Flight Management System FMS, VHF Navigation and HF/VHF Communications, TCAS (Traffic Collision
and Avoidance System), GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System), Satcom (Satellite Communication
System), Passenger Address / Audio Integrating
· Functional consideration for antenna arrangement/coordination for antenna pattern analysis
· Fixing and modifying systems, grounding, components layout and installation, assisted and coordinated
with mock-up team, answered query notes and requested engineering service.
· FAA and Transport Canada certification - familiar with FAR 25 and FAA and RTCA standards
Automation, Instrumentation & Control Experience
· Wiring design, schematics, systems integration for building automation and electrical systems
· Wire routing, equipment installation, list of equipment elaboration for automation, building automation and
aircraft systems
· Co-generation systems proposals and presentation, technical and economical feasibility and calculations
for in partnership with INCDT Comoti SA (Bucharest), towards local municipalities and industrial clusters in
South-Western Romania
· IT process control solutions: Alarm Management, Condition Based Maintenance and Condition Monitoring
for industrial assets in the energy, power generation and petrochemical industry
· Design, consulting and sale of electro-pneumatic automation components SMC (Japan)
· Project management, recruiting, staffing, labor estimation, proposal, bidding etc
· Voltage drop, wire routing, EMC (Electro-magnetic compatibility) compliance, Electrical Load Analysis
· Production engineer activity: mock-ups development, wire bundle design using CATIA E3D and AutoCad
product development and alterations
·Management of a team of 10 to 20 workers: production of taxi metering wire harnesses, lighting kits
Work Experience:
Compania SoftRic SRL – Brasov/Craiova, Romania – Jan. 2006-prezent – Product Manager, Reliability
Consulting Engineer
· Consulting in reliability, availability and maintenance: MTBF calculation, accelerated life test analysis,
reliability systems design
· Consulting on equipment and asset reliability, in accordance with MAXIMO (MRO Software) – Enterprise
Asset Management for power and petrochemical applications
· FMEA/FMECA, Fault Tree Analysis, Root Cause Analysis elaboration for a number of customer: auto
suppliers, power transformation and generation equipment (local customers)
· Lectures and seminars on Reliability and Maintainability for the process industry: FMEA/FMECA, RCM
(Reliability Centered Maintenance)
· Aircraft reliability centered maintenance based on MSG 3 (Maintenance Steering Group) consulting for
aircraft transporters, using MPC3 software, joint product of Honeywell Aerospace and ReliaSoft Corp.
· IT process control solutions: Alarm Management, Condition Based Maintenance and Condition Monitoring
for industrial assets, OPC drivers (Ole for Process Control) in the energy, power generation and petrochemical
industry based on Matrikon products
· Localization of training guides, examples, PowerPoint presentations for ReliaSoft programs and
preparation of audio/video presentations
· Building a customer list base for major local auto suppliers
· Authorized reseller Romania for ReliaSoft Corp (USA) – one of the top world 3 reliability solution software
producers, and Romanian marketing partner for Matrikon (Canadian process control in the world top 50
process control) process control solutions, alarm management etc
VFS Romania SRL / MBSYS.ro - Bechet/Craiova, Romania – Dec. 2003-Dec. 2005 - Production
Manager/Production Engineer/General Management
· Pilot wire cable assembly contract manufacturing – preparation for joint-venture participation with
German/Czech Republic company
· Management of a team of up to 10 workers: production of taxi metering wire harnesses, lighting kits
· Marketing, commercial offering, customer presentation, bidding, proposals
· Labor estimation, labor estimation, general team management
· Local sourcing for components, selection of suppliers
· Logistics operations, inventory planning
· Business general management: accounting supervision, payments, credit, collections, Human Resources
supervision, HR labor regulations compliance
· Production engineer activity: mock-ups development, wire bundle design using CATIA E3D and AutoCad
product development and alterations
· Intended to apply for European Union job creation projects funding for regional development
VFS Romania SRL Bucharest/Craiova, Romania – Dec. 2000 – June 2004 – Project Manager – IT & CAD
team leader
· Leading of a team of 5 to 10 local developers, involved in offshore software development
· Development of web sites, web based databases, corporate intranets, and web applications for customers
from France, Belgium and Luxembourg, using HTML, PHP, MySQL, Access, Visual Basic, Flash and Java
technologies
· Contract negotiation, project bidding, labor content evaluation, staffing, IT staff recruiting, project
management, customer proposal and customer presentation and negotiation
· Project management, recruiting, staffing, labor estimation, proposal, bidding etc
· Local business unit general management: accounting supervision, human resources procedures
compliance, banking procedures, payments, payment conditions, credit, collections, international payments
· Leading a team of 5 to 7 mechanical designers in digitization of mechanical parts, using AutoCad and
Catia
Virtual First Services SRL (Craiova) and VFS Romania SRL – Bucharest, Romania – June 1998 – Dec.
2000 Technical Sales Engineer/business owner
· Proposals and presentation principles, technical feasibility and calculations for co-generation energy
systems (combined heat & power generation systems), in partnership with INCDT Comoti SA (Bucharest),
towards local municipalities and industrial clusters in South-Western Romania
· Country representative for Plexaco SA – Greece 2nd largest producer of PVC hoses, and later sole importer
and distributor
· Marketing, promotion, fair participation, product accreditation, approvals,
· Participation at major national fairs: organized and participated at 4 major fairs
· Built a country wide list of customers; successful introduction of Plexaco products to the Romanian market
· Consulting and sale of electro-pneumatical automation components SMC (Japan)
· Administration of a sole trader/representative office, along with logistics, importation, credit, payments,
collections
BOEING Commercial Airplane Group/TAD Technical Services, Everett, WA, USA (Jan.1997 – Dec. 1997):
Wire Connector Design Engineer (777 Electrical Group)
· Design, customization, integration and testing of Avionics, Electrical and Cabin systems: avionics,
navigation, communication systems
· Customization of electrical systems for Aft Section - 777 Range
· Requirements determination and selection of electrical components
· Wiring, wire bundle and production support for the Wire Shop Department (777)
· Harness routing installation recommendations based on mechanical and functional criteria
· Coordination with vendors
· Interface Control Document elaboration and coordination with aircraft safety organization
· Electromagnetic Compatibility / Interference (EMC/EMI) control and separation considerations
· Design of Wiring Diagrams using SUN’s CADDS 4 software / CATIA training
· Optimize producibility and coordinate with manufacturing; production support
Bombardier - Canadair Business Jets Completion Center / Innotech Aviation, Montreal, PQ (Mar. 1995 –
Dec.1996): Avionics & Electrical Systems Engineer
· Electrical modifications, systems integration and completion work on Canadair Challenger 601A, 604 and
Regional Jet business jet
· Systems integration, design, customizing and modification of Avionics, electrical and cabin systems:
Navigation, Communication, flight controls, Satcom, FMS; Passenger Entertainment, audio, video
· Ground and flight test procedures elaboration for Satcom, GPS navigation
· Definition of Avionics, Electrical and Cabin Systems for business jets aircraft systems
· Wiring Diagrams elaboration for Avionics and Electrical Systems (AutoCad)
· Interior & cockpit design
· EMC / EMI / HIRF / Lighting protection
· Elaborate interface and installation requirements for avionics and electrical equipment
· Provided Electrical Load Analysis
· Provided technical support for testing and troubleshooting
· Coordination with vendors for parts and subsystems
· ICD elaboration
· Member of the Design Approval Office - Certification with FAA and Transport Canada Authority
· Proposal preparation for Special Mission Aircraft design (coastal patrol, flight inspection, electronic
surveillance) on Canadair Challenger 600/601/604, Regional Jet, DeHavilland Dash 8, and CL 415
· Specification elaboration and preliminary design for avionics and electrical systems
· Definition of preliminary test and certification requirements
· Responsible for interfacing of avionics and electrical aircraft systems with mission avionics
· System performances and feasibility evaluation
· Contract proposal preparation
SEXTANT AVIONIQUE/Thales Canada, Montreal, PQ (Sept. 1994 – Feb.1995): Electrical Flight Controls
Design Engineer - Member of the Sextant Avionique Joint Definition Team for the Bombardier Global Express
· Designed Functional Schematics and Wiring Diagrams for the Global Express Electrical Flight Control
System (EFCS)
· Involved in the EFCS interface definition
· Involved in specific HIRF/Lighting protections design
· Involved in EFCS Environmental Qualification Test Plan
· Elaborated Electrical Load Reports
· Provided EFCS Voltage Drop Analysis
· Exposure to the Global Express EFCS architecture definition
· Liaison with Canadair and other Global Express major suppliers such as Honeywell, Mitsubishi, Shorts,
Parker and Sundstrand
Top Edge SRL Craiova, Romania (January 1992 – May 1992) (XEROX Regional re-seller): Sales Engineer –
office automation equipment
· Sale of IT and office automation equipment
· Financing, invoicing, logistics
· Followed training seminar in XEROX sales process and products – XEROX Romanian Representation
Office, January 1992
IEMI S.A. Bucharest, Romania (September 1990 – May 1991) (700 production employees, 200 R&D):
Electronics Test Engineer (recent graduate)
· Electronics equipment design, test and integration.
· Integration of products on planes and ground stations
· Digital and analog electronics design
· Perform final design and customization
· ICD preparation
· Elaborate and supervise EMC tests and troubleshooting
· Equipment presentation on EMC testing with Rohde Schwarz Romania Representation Office
· Liaison and customer support
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
· Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Outlook) and UNIX and Linux
· CAD packages user such as AutoCAD, Autosketch, CADAM, CATIA, CADDS, CADEX
· Databases and spreadsheets user (Oracle, Access, MySQL, SQL, Excel)
· HTML, Java, JSP, XML experience with various editors and environments Eclipse, ArboText
· Programming and testing experience in Visual Basic, ADA, C, Forth and assembler
Languages: English & French – fluent, German, Italian – Conversational
Sports: Ski, trekking, tennis, windsurfing, photography
Various: Single/divorced, driving license