Romulus D.

About Me

Romulus focuses on creating exceptional business value through the delivery of high-quality software systems for a variety of Fortune500 and smaller clients. With strong technical and product management skills, he has the proven ability to coordinate projects, manage people, and maximize success. Romulus looks forward to using his extensive experience to help more companies meet their business goals.

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Work history

Sage Intacct
Product Manager (PaaS)
2016 - 2018 (2 years)
Remote
  • Collaborated with CTO and Product leadership on the business vision for the Sage Intacct Platform as a Service (PaaS) and ensured it aligns with the overall product strategy.

  • Integrated American Express payments in the Sage Intacct Product.

  • Built the Interactive Custom Report Writer based on Oracle OBIEE.

iQuest Group
Project Manager
2011 - 2015 (4 years)
Remote

Managed multiple cross-team projects/accounts in the Telco and SharePoint areas (of iQuest) including Mobile Ink for Sicap, continuous control monitoring for KPMG, a product knowledge base for Roche, and a Semantic web company for the Austrian Ministry of Finance.

Betfair Ltd., London, UK/TSE Development Romania
Product Manager
2008 - 2011 (3 years)
Remote
  • Increased the Exchange Games Portfolio offering by 33% through the introduction of two new games: the Card Derby Racing (CDR) and the Exchange Bull’s Eye Roulette (XBR).

  • Increased Betfair’s annual profit by 200,000 GBP (additional revenue coming from CDR and XBR).

  • Worked on incremental releases of Arcade packages (provided by OpenBet).

  • Worked on the integration of Skill&Dice and Backgammon (Jadestone) games on Betfair’s web site.

  • Involved in the QuickPlay (minigames) and Poker Sahara projects.

  • Worked with P&L Holders to understand the business drivers, develop a product strategy and agree to the product roadmap. The key relationships beyond the team included business sponsors, stakeholders (including risk, legal, and corporate social responsibility), engineering (development, QA and PMO/project management), user experience, content management, reporting, IS and operations.

  • Defined product requirements, user stories, and specifications.

  • Conducted and signed-off User Acceptance Testing of the delivered products.

  • Worked with customer insight, business analysis, user experience, development, QA, marketing, pricing, and operations teams to ensure smooth market introduction.

  • Worked as part of a product-focused team composed of product managers, business analysts, and program managers.

RTD Consulting Group, Inc. – USA
CEO & President
2005 - 2008 (3 years)
Remote
  • Business process re-engineered the PZAZ underwriter application used at Prairie State, a newly acquired branch of Markel Corporation (the underwriting insurance industry).

  • Provided IT consulting services to America’s first national, physician-owned medical malpractice carrier, The Doctors Company. Constructed the new Self Insured Retention/Deductibles module within the claims client/server application. Delivered PL/SQL scripts to apply data fixes to the production databases.

  • Provided expertise to one of the nation's largest specialty pharmacy services companies, CuraScript Pharmacy, Inc. Redesigned and architectured the new TurboCap client/server product. Major enhancements helped my client save several hundred thousand dollars per month!

  • Delivered the ScriptMed/Therapeutic Center Protocol project and the Medicare prescription drug benefit initiative project for MEDCO Health Solutions Inc., a major pharmacy benefit company located in Franklin Lakes, NJ.

2020 IT Solutions Corp. - Canada
Vice-President of Research & Development
2004 - 2005 (1 year)
Remote

Led the technology team through the creation of the HyperVision project (a web-based back office solution for the fast food industry).

BEZ Systems, Inc. - Chicago, USA
Sr. Consultant
2003 - 2004 (1 year)
Remote

Designed and built the new DBA Adviser, a unique prediction feature in the suite of BezPlus v5.7 products, introduced for the first time in the field of Strategic Performance Management Solutions.

Dunn Solutions Group, Inc. - USA
Sr. Project Leader
1997 - 2001 (4 years)
Remote
  • Led team over a full life cycle software development of a B2C eCommerce website for an audio/visual company, providing the ability to sell from their catalog online. Monitored budget allocation, project staffing, and timelines.

  • Implemented web page personalization features and integrated a specialized external content creation system on a Chicago Radio Station web site. Led effort for elaboration, construction, and transition.

  • Developed a B2B eCommerce website (auto parts reseller). Integrated catalog component and auction component.

  • Converted main C/S lease tracking system of a major international bank.

  • Developed compensation system for year-end bonus for 70,000 employees of a major telecom company.

  • Customized and improved an existing client/server system of a major car manufacturing company.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - Toronto, Canada
Sr Systems Developer - Systems Development, Operations & Technology, P&C Banking
1995 - 1997 (2 years)
Remote
  • Re-engineered the business process for a Portfolio Management Database system (PMDB). Rewrote PMDB using RAD and new technologies to accommodate advancing business needs and Y2K compliance.

  • Provided planning estimates, identified user requirements and business needs, determined optimal solution, participated in requirements, analysis, design, testing and implementation, and ensured quality deliverables.

  • Implemented the PMDB system for the Mid-Market Credit Risk Department in West Indies (Jamaica, Barbados, Bahamas) and Ontario Credit.

Becker's Milk Company Limited - Scarborough, Canada
Senior Programmer Analyst/Developer (Contractor)
1994 - 1995 (1 year)
Remote

Analyzed, designed, coded, tested, and implemented an inquiry reporting system used at VP level.

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Associate Professor
1991 - 1994 (3 years)
Remote

Instructed courses and seminars on databases, programming languages, and object-oriented design.

Robert Bosch SRL
Technical Product Manager | Big Data
Present (2025 years)
Remote
  • Managed the Jaguar/Land Rover data pipeline deployment.

  • Led the CNHi data pipeline deployment, a big data project.

  • Created the following pipeline components using the addressed technologies: ingestion (OpenDXM/GlobalX, Python), conversion (Hadoop HDFS), project space in HDFS (Oozie): parquetizer/customizer (Apache Spark), and customer layer (Tableau).

JP Morgan Chase Bank
Feature Product Manager
Present (2025 years)
Remote
  • Managed integration with Bridger including onboarding and regular/ongoing sanctions screening.

  • Headed firm-wide implementation of Mantas and Feedzai (anti-money laundering and terrorism financing).

  • Handled firm-wide Integration with Fircosoft (payment transactions screening), fraud and risk warehouse, and SAP general ledger.

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. – USA
Project Manager/Software Architect
Present (2025 years)
Remote

Business process re-engineered and architectured multiple n-tier client/server and web based systems, containing 11 desktop applications, 7 server applications and 4 web interfaces, with a presence in 8 international regions and 5 domestic locations in the USA.

Showcase

Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • Sage Intacct provides adaptable robust financials for most business needs.

  • In unique cases, the Sage Intacct accounting Platform as a Service can be used to add new functionalities.

  • PaaS allows developers to also build stand-alone applications outside the accounting system.

New ICRW (Interactive Custom Report Writer) Application
  • ICRW (Interactive Custom Report Writer) Application allows real-time viewing of report results.

  • ICRW enables users to modify columns, create powerful calculations, build pivot tables, and export data for external applications.

  • The application also allows users to integrate their reports into menus and dashboards for easy access.

Project Manager at iQuest Group
  • Managed the 'Mobile Ink' project for Sicap in Switzerland

  • Led the 'Continuous Control Monitoring' project for KPMG in Germany

  • Supervised the 'Product Knowledge Base' project for Roche in Germany

  • Oversaw the project for the 'Austrian Ministry of Finance' with Semantic Web Company in Austria

Product Manager/Owner at Betfair
  • Boosted Betfair’s yearly profit by 200,000 GBP via additional revenue from CDR and XBR

  • Worked on integration of Skill&Dice and Backgammon games on Betfair’s site and various project such as QuickPlay and Poker Sahara

  • Defined product strategy, requirements, conducted testing, and collaborated with different areas of the business like Customer Insight, Business Analysis, User Experience, Marketing etc, to ensure smooth market introduction

CEO of RTD Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Re-engineered the PZAZ underwriter application for Markel Corporation (Shand Morahan) in Deerfield, IL, enhancing the business processes at their newly acquired branch, Prairie State

  • Delivered IT consulting services to The Doctors Company in Napa, CA, constructing a new Self Insured Retention/Deductibles module and providing PL/SQL scripts to resolve issues in the production databases

  • Redesigned and restructured the TurboCap client/server product for CuraScript Pharmacy, Inc in Orlando, FL, enabling considerable monthly savings. Also contributed to projects for Galaxy Systems, Inc., notably, the ScriptMed/Therapeutic Center Protocol project and the Medicare prescription drug benefit initiative project for MEDCO Health Solutions Inc.

Vendor Payment Services - American Express Integration
  • Led strategic partnership with American Express, integrating new payment options into the Sage Intacct Vendor Payment Services module.

  • Defined tactical goals, gathered requirements for migration and planned 4 phases of the process.

  • Assessed and mitigated risks during the project.

Mobile Digital App
  • Integration with Bridger for onboarding and regular sanctions screening

  • Integration with Mantas and Feedzai for anti-money laundering and terrorism financing

  • Integration with Fircosoft, Fraud & Risk Warehouse, and SAP General Ledger for payment transactions screening and general ledger tasks

Education

Education
Master's Degree in Electronics & Telecommunication
Polytechnic Institute of Cluj
1979 - 1984 (5 years)