Florin Lohan

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Florin Lohan, PhD.

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IT Expert, Entrepreneur, Investor
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I am Florin Lohan, an experienced IT professional, entrepreneur, investor, ex-public speaker (Toastmasters, workshops). I architect and develop mobile, server and desktop applications/systems that are related to multimedia, fintech or cloud/personal cloud. I can provide complete solutions, where I select the technology and deliver a turn-key solution, or I can work with your team. I am a good communicator and I can quickly grasp the requirements of a project. I can also work with incomplete information.

  • ResidenceTampere, Finland
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I have a PhD in multimedia architectures from Tampere University of Technology (Finland), I worked for Nokia for almost 9 years in various positions and I founded/co-founded three companies so far. Over the years, I have also developed several open-source projects.

I have a deep knowledge of C, C++, PHP and Javascript, as well as HTML and CSS. I am knowledgeable about security. I also have vast experience in developing (server) applications for embedded hardware and IoT.

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Resume

25+ Years of Experience

Education (formal)

1998 - 2004

PhD

Tampere University of Technology

My PhD and research was about multimedia architectures and video on demand.

1992-1997

MSc

"Politehnica" University of Bucharest

Major in Computer Science.

Experience

Apr 2016 - 2023

Technical Co-Founder

GWAP Financial

As technical co-founder I had to make sure we have a product/service to sell. I did almost all the technical work (excluding UI design and UX).

Apr 2013 - Current

Owner & Founder

Photostovis Oy (now MakeGo Oy)

In April 2013 I started working on my own product, but in 2015 I switched to freelancing. Most of my time goes into software development work, but I also take care of the business, so I am used to wearing many hats.

Sep 2004 - Apr 2013

SW Architect, Expert (Senior)

Nokia

Held various technical roles, including interfacing Nokia business customers, multimedia expert, SW architect for various technical studies. Developed a very good handling of the Symbian C++ language.

Apr 1998 - Jul 2004

Researcher

Tampere University of Technology

Researcher in the Signal Processing Laboratory while doing PhD.

Skills

C

C is a widely-used low-level programming language. I have used it many times for fast, data intensive tasks or for complex algorithms.

C++

C++ is a widely-used low-level programming language. I have used it along C for data intensive tasks or for complex algorithms.

JavaScript

JavaScript is the de facto language for giving life to webpages or web apps. I have used it in almost all projects that I have worked with over the last 13-15 years.

PHP

PHP is a widely used scripting language for server side web development. I have used PHP in various projects over the last 20+ years.

Node.js

Node.js is a Javascript runtime environment, allowing servers to be written in Javascript. I have used Node in several servers where continuity, data caching and real-time communications were needed.

HTML

HTML5 is the de facto language for describing webpages and web apps. Not a programming language per se, but required for creating webpages and web apps.

CSS

CSS3 is the de facto language for describing the presentation of a web page. Not a programming language per se, but required for creating webpages and web apps.

Apache Cordova

Cordova is a widely-used framework for creating mobile applications (iOS, Android) using web technologies. I have used Cordova in all the mobile applications that I have created.

Electron

Electron is a widely-used framework for creating desktop applications (Windows, Mac, Linux) using web technologies. I have used Electron to create several recent desktop applications.

Vue.js

Vue is a widely-used Javascript UI framework. I have used Vue in Odyssey. I am still learning.

Websockets

Websockets are a real-time, bi-directional communication technology, used within the web framework. I have used Websockets in several web-based apps, mostly for pushing data from the server to the client(s).

AWS

AWS is one of the best known and wildly used cloud computing platforms. I have used AWS in all projects requiring a server side in the last 10 years.

MySQL

MySQL is a widely-used Database management system. I have used MySQL in various projects over the last 15+ years.

SQLite

SQLite is a small, file-based database. I have used SQLite in two projects over the last few years.

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