VLAD
software developer
20 years old. Shipping products since 15. Building at the intersection of AI, assistive technology, and frontier engineering.
20 years old.
From Oradea.
Started freelancing at 14, writing automation scripts and building mobile apps for paying clients. By 15, I was shipping my own products. Built two App Store apps with thousands of users and top ratings before finishing high school.
Now studying Electronics, Telecommunications and IT at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, while working as a Software Researcher at dotLumen, building AI-powered assistive glasses for the visually impaired.
Age Now
Age First Client
Years Shipping
The timeline.
First Freelance Clients
Started writing automation scripts and building mobile apps for paying clients.
First Personal Project Shipped
Began building and shipping personal products alongside freelance work.
FIRST Tech Challenge, Modus Vivendi
Joined the robotics team. Led technical and software development for 4 years through 12th grade, winning numerous awards.
ESA Astro Pi, Highly Commended
Developed algorithms to identify landmarks in ISS imagery and detect atmospheric pollution patterns.
Roomify Launched
LiDAR + ARKit room scanning app hits the App Store. 2,500 MAU, 4.6★ across 400+ ratings. Built solo in high school.
FormFusion Launched
AI fitness coach with real-time pose analysis. 4.8★ across 700+ ratings, 1,400 MAU. Built solo in high school.
ESA Astro Pi, Highly Commended (2nd time)
Researched atmospheric gravity waves using 1,000+ ISS images. Trained a CNN to classify wave patterns.
Solis Racing Team
Joined as Race Engineer, building strategy software for the 3,000 km Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
dotLumen
Software Researcher building perception systems for AI-powered assistive glasses.
Where I
work.
Things I've
built & shipped.
Started freelancing at 14 building apps for clients. These are some of the personal products.