Gabriel Șancu // rippedchairs
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Cluj-Napoca, Romania · Remote-first

Gabriel Șancu // rippedchairs

Technical Business Analyst & Product Engineer

Technical BA working across finance, insurance, automotive, and consulting - creating real-world solutions from abstract business problems. I bridge business intent and engineering execution: SAFe delivery, AI-augmented build, and SQL-grade data validation. This page is itself a prototype — a high-fidelity dashboard, not a static résumé.

Operator-grade product thinking, engineered into shipping software.

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Experience

  1. US

    UNIQA Software Services

    Insurance · Platform Migration

    Jul 2025 — PresentFull-time · Remote

    Technical Business Analyst

    • Orchestrate the legacy-to-cloud database migration: analyzing COBOL logic and data models to decommission the POS-DB mainframe and re-implement it in a Python-based Azure ecosystem.
    • Produce implementable solutions from business requirements; drive SAFe PI Planning and Iteration cycles, refining backlog and prioritizing features with stakeholders.
    • Support the Scrum Master and RTE in removing technical blockers across the Agile Release Train.
    • Direct AI-augmented engineering, ensuring 100% functional parity during legacy program migrations through rigorous QA and SQL-based data validation.
    • Design and maintain Azure CI/CD pipelines with robust RBAC and infrastructure security; manage Databricks, DevOps, and environment availability.
    • Mentor and onboard new team members, leading technical documentation and maintaining the source of truth for cloud architectures and business processes.
  2. US

    UNIQA Software Services

    RV Portal · Insurance

    Mar 2025 — Jul 2025Full-time · Remote

    Business Analyst Trainee — RV Portal

    • Supported migration from RV-WEB to RV-Portal by translating business requirements into implementable solutions.
    • Created and refined User Stories and Acceptance Criteria with Product Owners inside a Scrum team.
    • Tested and reviewed features for correct implementation and compliance with documentation standards.
    • Researched business needs for integration into RV-Portal / PEGA, operating in fast-feedback Sprints with stakeholders.
  3. RB

    Robert Bosch

    Automotive Prototypes · XC + CC

    Nov 2022 — Sep 2024Full-time · On-site

    Business Analyst — Automotive Prototypes

    • Managed the Bosch Engineering GmbH customer account, documenting and standardizing business processes for the XC and CC divisions.
    • Reviewed performance metrics and introduced cost analysis tools that improved prototype customer account profitability.
    • Ran business-area standardization meetings for process alignment, plus team and process improvement workshops.
  4. EV

    Evalueserve

    ESG Research

    May 2021 — Mar 2022Full-time · Remote

    Business Analyst — ESG

    • Analyzed ESG metrics and supported data-driven decision making across client-focused research projects at a global analytics firm.
  5. BG

    Baum Games

    Gaming · Finance

    Aug 2020 — Oct 2020Internship · On-site

    Accounting & Finance Intern

    • Assisted with accounting operations and financial reporting for a Romanian gaming company.
  6. FS

    Farmec SA

    FMCG · Finance

    May 2020 — Jun 2020Internship · On-site

    Finance Intern

    • Supported the finance team with data entry and analysis at Romania's largest cosmetics producer (€60M+ annual revenue).
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Projects

JO Massage — Booking Platform & CRM

Ongoing

Architecting a mobile-first React ecosystem with a luxury client booking flow, dynamic scheduling logic, and an integrated partner CRM dashboard. Pairs advanced UI/UX and micro-interactions with real-time conflict management and business analytics.

React NativeTypeScriptSupabaseTailwind CSSStripe

MiQualified — Fast Resume Checker

Feb 2026 — Mar 2026

End-to-end AI-first application that solves complex user qualification workflows. Led the full lifecycle: persona research, UX architecture, AI-augmented coding, and deployment.

TypeScriptNext.jsOpenAIVercelPostgres

+MA — Plasma Donation App

Mar 2025 — Jun 2025

Researched and conceptualized a mobile application as IT Business Analyst, tackling business challenges in the plasma donation industry: market research, user journey mapping, UI design, MVP definition, metrics planning, and product roadmap.

FigmaMiroWhimsicalUser Research

Autumn Business School — Emerging Cluj Magazine

Nov 2019 — Dec 2019

Co-produced a professional business magazine and organized its launch presentation event alongside students from 12 countries during an intensive international program in Cluj.

Intercultural CommunicationProject ManagementNegotiationResearchEditorialStakeholder ManagementEvent Coordination
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Education

Babeș-Bolyai University

M.B.A. · International Business Administration

Graduate program focused on international business strategy, corporate finance, organisational leadership and cross-border management. Coursework and capstone work centred on data-driven decision-making, operating-model design and scaling teams across markets.

Cluj-Napoca, Romania · GPA 9.9 / 10

Oct 2021 – Jun 2023

Babeș-Bolyai University

B.B.A. · Business Administration

Undergraduate foundation in business administration, micro- and macroeconomics, accounting, marketing, statistics and management. Early emphasis on analytical thinking and process design that set the trajectory toward a technical, product-oriented career.

Cluj-Napoca, Romania · GPA 9.7 / 10

Oct 2018 – Jun 2021
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Certifications

Azure Infrastructure

Bloodhound · 2026

Introduction to Data Engineering in Azure Databricks

UNIQA University · 2026

Certified SAFe 6 Practitioner

Scaled Agile · 2025

PostgreSQL DB Administration on Windows and Linux

Udemy · 2025

The Complete SQL Bootcamp

Udemy · 2025

SoapUI API Testing

Udemy · 2025

Basic Moderation Skills

Ascendis · 2023

Graduation Certificate

Financial Analysis in Business Student Club · 2021

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Skills & Tech

Skills
Stakeholder EngagementChange ManagementBusiness AnalysisPrototyping & DesignWireframingResearchAgile MethodologiesTechnical MentorshipDecision-makingVerbal & Written CommunicationTeam CollaborationAdaptabilityConsulting MindsetDevOps & CloudETLAI-assisted Code GenerationPrompt EngineeringSelf-starter Attitude
Technologies
Claude CodeLovable AIVercelGenie codeCopilotGeminiAzure DatabricksAzure CloudAzure DevOpsGitErwin Data ModelerCOBOLCursorPG AdminSQLPostgreSQLMySQLT-SQLSSISSlackSoapUIPEGAPowerBIConfluenceLinearJiraMiroFigmaWhimsicaldraw.ioSplunkPythonS/4HANALinuxBashMicrosoft Office
Languages
  • EnglishFull Professional
  • RomanianFull Professional
  • SpanishFull Professional
  • GermanLimited Professional
  • RussianLimited Professional
Interests
Playing GuitarLinux & Open-sourceComputer ScienceVideo GamesPhilosophy
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Let's talk

Feeling inspired by my profile? Perhaps you'd like me to join one of your projects? Reach out using the means below:

Email
gabisancu@gmail.com
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/gabriel-sancu
GitHub
github.com/rippedchairs
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