I am a professional with over 18 years of experience collaborating in international and multicultural teams. My expertise lies in clean architecture, design patterns, and microservices, with a proven track record of increasing team efficiency by defining streamlined processes in Confluence and conducting thorough, high-quality code reviews. I am highly organized, take ownership and responsibility with confidence, and value transparency in every decision. I enjoy supporting product owners and facilitating developers’ work to achieve smooth collaboration and effective results. I am now eager to embrace a new and challenging role as a contractor.

Cristian Tone

I am a professional with over 18 years of experience collaborating in international and multicultural teams. My expertise lies in clean architecture, design patterns, and microservices, with a proven track record of increasing team efficiency by defining streamlined processes in Confluence and conducting thorough, high-quality code reviews. I am highly organized, take ownership and responsibility with confidence, and value transparency in every decision. I enjoy supporting product owners and facilitating developers’ work to achieve smooth collaboration and effective results. I am now eager to embrace a new and challenging role as a contractor.

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I am a professional with over 18 years of experience collaborating in international and multicultural teams. My expertise lies in clean architecture, design patterns, and microservices, with a proven track record of increasing team efficiency by defining streamlined processes in Confluence and conducting thorough, high-quality code reviews.

I am highly organized, take ownership and responsibility with confidence, and value transparency in every decision. I enjoy supporting product owners and facilitating developers’ work to achieve smooth collaboration and effective results. I am now eager to embrace a new and challenging role as a contractor.

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Language

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
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English
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Work Experience

Lead Developer at NTT DATA
December 31, 2024 - July 24, 2025
Collaborated remotely as a freelancer leading a team of six developers working on a desktop application and backend web clients for engineers at a European car manufacturer. Enhanced team productivity by doubling it through strategic decision-making, process improvements, and overall effectiveness. Utilized technologies including Java 8-21, SWT, Eclipse RCP, REST API, Microservices, Jenkins, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and Kafka.
Lead Developer at P4B
May 31, 2021 - July 24, 2025
Led a small team of two developers in backend and frontend development of a web client aimed at German family doctors. The application improved medical prescription approval workflows by connecting to the National Health Insurance Fund. Technologies used included Java 8, REST API, Microservices, Spring Boot, ActiveMQ, and Drools.
Senior Java Developer at Zenitech
May 31, 2020 - July 24, 2025
Worked on the gateway of a planning platform focusing on unit and integration tests. Simplified several processes with each release and created detailed Confluence documentation, improving team productivity. Used Java 9, REST API, CORS, unit and system tests, PiTest, Maven, and Git.
Senior Java Developer at Synopsis (QTronic)
November 30, 2019 - July 24, 2025
Contributed as a senior developer on a desktop application team building tools such as a graphical editor for INI files, an MDF file viewer, and a custom framework for animated line charts using the JOGL OpenGL library, greatly improving rendering performance and user satisfaction.
Java Developer and Lead Java Developer for Desktop Applications at Konecranes (TBA)
April 30, 2018 - July 24, 2025
Developed and led desktop app projects including a Graphical Terminal Editor built with Eclipse RCP and SWT used for container terminal layout design, a Replay Animator generating 2D and 3D meshes, and a Yard Crane Scheduler tool that optimized yard crane ranges. Also implemented low-level communication for driver-less cranes in C#. Worked with Java 7, SWT, Eclipse RCP, C#, ANT, and CVS during this period.
C++ Developer at FUNLABS (Activision)
September 30, 2007 - July 24, 2025
Implemented special effects for two 3D games, including Cabela’s Big Game Hunter and Cabela’s African Safari, using C++ and internal game engines.
Lead Developer at NTT DATA
December 31, 2024 - July 24, 2025
Led a team of six developers working remotely to develop and maintain a desktop application and backend for three web clients used by engineers at a European car manufacturer. Enhanced team productivity considerably by implementing strategic decisions, efficient processes, and using technologies including Java, SWT, Eclipse RCP, REST API, Microservices, Jenkins, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and Kafka.
Lead Developer at P4B
May 31, 2021 - July 24, 2025
Self-employed professional leading a team of two developers (backend and frontend) developing a backend for a web client aimed at streamlining medical prescription approvals for German family doctors through integration with the National Health Insurance Fund. Utilized Java, REST API, Microservices, Spring Boot, ActiveMQ, and Drools.
Senior Java Developer at Zenitech
May 31, 2020 - July 24, 2025
Worked on the gateway of a planning platform focusing on unit and integration tests, enhancing team productivity by simplifying processes and creating extensive documentation within Confluence. Used Java 9, REST API, CORS, unit/system/application testing tools, PiTest, Maven, and Git.
Senior Java Developer at Synopsis (QTronic)
November 30, 2019 - July 24, 2025
Part of a 10-dev team on a desktop application developing a graphical editor for INI files, a viewer for MDF files, and a custom framework for animated line charts handling millions of points using JOGL (OpenGL). Resulted in significantly faster rendering and improved user satisfaction.
Java Developer / Lead Java Developer for Desktop Apps at Konecranes (TBA)
April 30, 2018 - July 24, 2025
Developed and led development of multiple desktop applications used in container terminal management, including a graphical terminal editor built from scratch with Eclipse RCP and SWT, Replay Animator for static 2D/3D mesh generation, Yard Crane Scheduler for operational optimization, Boxhunter Crane Interface for low-level crane communication developed in C#, and a test case management tool. These tools impacted contract acquisition and operational efficiency significantly.
C++ Developer at FUNLABS (Activision)
September 30, 2007 - July 24, 2025
Implemented special effects in two 3D games: Cabela’s Big Game Hunter and Cabela’s African Safari using C++ and internal game engines.
Lead Developer (contract) at NTT Data
December 1, 2024 - August 22, 2025
Led a team of six developers from NTT DATA Vietnam in a collaborative project for a European car manufacturer. Implemented a new type of table in the desktop application based on NatTable according to client specifications. Made architectural decisions and designed microservices and database structure. Developed a new Spring-based microservice to manage user rights. Designed and implemented a new Spring-based microservice to integrate with multiple partner systems and retrieve data on demand. Defined very efficient processes for hotfixes, code-review, and devs onboarding. Delivered hotfixes in PROD on the same day when they were requested. Transitioned from Eclipse to IntelliJ and from Java 8 to Java 21.
Lead Developer (contract) at P4B
May 1, 2021 - August 22, 2025
Led a team of two developers (backend and frontend). Maintained existing rules written in Drools and implemented new ones for approving patient requests to receive physical devices covered by the National Health Insurance Fund. Implemented new APIs and processed a new message type received from Active MQ.
Senior Java Developer at Zenitech
May 1, 2020 - August 22, 2025
Worked on the gateway of a planning platform, focusing on unit, integration tests and HTTP request filters. Simplified several processes with each release and created a series of Confluence pages after consulting with many people. Served as the primary point of contact with client-side teams to obtain answers to product-specific questions and clarify requirements for new features implementation.
Senior Java Developer at Synopsis (QTronic)
November 1, 2019 - August 22, 2025
Worked as part of a 10-developer team on a desktop application used by engineers at a European car manufacturer to simulate car ECUs and monitor their real-time status. Developed an INI file editor using SWT. Built a custom framework from scratch to display real-time vehicle signals leveraging the JOGL library based on OpenGL.
Java Developer at Konecranes (TBA)
April 1, 2018 - August 22, 2025
Developed Java-based desktop applications for simulation purposes in the container terminal logistics domain. Projects included Graphical Terminal Editor (GTE), used internally to create and edit container terminal layouts, Replay Animator – a 3D visualization tool for container terminal layouts where static 3D meshes were generated and detailed views created. Worked on Yard Crane Scheduler to automate range calculations for yard cranes, and Boxhunter Crane Interface implementing low-level communication in C# between driverless crane and port's operating system. Also performed maintenance on TCM - Test Cases Management tool based on Java, Open Web Start, and Swing.
Junior C++ Developer at FUNLABS (Activision)
September 1, 2007 - August 22, 2025
Implemented special effects and 2D elements in multi-platform games 'Cabela’s Big Game Hunter' and 'Cabela’s African Safari'.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at University of Craiova, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2005
Bachelor's Degree at Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Craiova
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2005
Bachelor's Degree at Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Craiova
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2005

Qualifications

Google UX Design Professional Certificate
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Leadership courses on LinkedIn
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Leadership course on MasterClass platform
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Leadership courses on LinkedIn
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Leadership course on MasterClass
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Google UX Design Professional Certificate on Coursera platform
January 1, 2025 - August 22, 2025
Leadership courses on LinkedIn
January 1, 2025 - August 22, 2025
Leadership course on MasterClass platform
January 1, 2022 - August 22, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Transportation & Logistics, Gaming, Manufacturing, Healthcare

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