11/13/2026 updated

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EUC Architect & Modern Workplace Consultant

Bucharest, Romania
Only remote
Bachelor's Degree — Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE)
Bucharest, Romania
Only remote
Bachelor's Degree — Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE)

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About me

15+ years in enterprise IT, including 3 years at Microsoft as an Escalation Engineer. I lead on-prem-to-cloud transformations across Intune, Entra ID, and Azure—building secure, governed digital workplaces and automating IT ops with Azure AI Foundry

Zero TrustIAMMicrosoft AzureCloud FoundryAzure Active DirectoryLifecycle ManagementMicrosoft InTunePatch ManagementUnified Endpoint Management
EUC Architecture & Modern Workplace
Deep expertise in designing and delivering end-to-end EUC architectures across Microsoft 365, Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Manager ecosystems, including cloud-native endpoint management, Modern Management frameworks and enterprise-scale device migrations of 100,000+ devices.

Endpoint Management & Automation
Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Intune, SCCM/ConfigMgr, co-management, Windows Autopilot (including Hybrid Entra join), GPO-to-Intune migration, tenant-to-tenant migration, application packaging and patch management across large global environments.

Security & Compliance Integration
Proven track record implementing Zero Trust principles at the endpoint level, CIS benchmark compliance, PKCS certificate deployment, Windows Hello for Business, Windows LAPS, Defender for Endpoint and Conditional Access policies to achieve measurable compliance outcomes above 80-95%.

AI & Automation
Design and development of AI-powered tooling for EUC operations, including an Intune RCA system built on Microsoft Foundry with a custom MCP server, and PowerShell automation with AI copilots.

Project Management & Delivery Governance
Leadership of cross-functional delivery teams as Project Manager, setting individual objectives, running performance evaluations, managing stakeholder alignment and ensuring continuous delivery in complex, low-structure environments.

OS & Device Lifecycle Management
Management of Windows 10/11 environments, device lifecycle management and cross-platform endpoint integration, including accelerated OS migration programs across large enterprise device estates.

Application Management
Application packaging using Win32, MSI and MSIX formats, software deployment and patch management to enterprise-grade standards, improving consistency, reliability and maintainability.

Microsoft 365 & Identity
Platform ownership across Microsoft 365 including Entra ID, Exchange Online, Teams, Identity and Access Management, hybrid and cloud-only configurations.

Escalation Engineering & Troubleshooting
Experience as escalation engineer for high-severity, mission-critical incidents in enterprise environments, driving root cause analysis, clear stakeholder communication and proactive remediation, including direct collaboration with Microsoft product engineering.

Experience

Professional experience0 - 5 years
Freelancer since2026

Languages

EnglishNative speaker

Project history

AI-Powered Root Cause Analysis System for Intune — Developer

Personal Project
Designed and built an AI-driven RCA system for Microsoft Intune using models hosted on Microsoft Foundry. Developed a custom MCP server to connect AI agents with Intune data and diagnostics, combining EUC expertise with hands-on programming.

Senior SME

INFOSYS — Reckitt (Consumer Goods)
Senior SME for a global EUC environment of ~30,000 devices on Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Implemented PKCS certificate deployment, Windows Hello for Business, Windows LAPS, maintained >95% patching and compliance levels, and acted as escalation lead for major incidents.

Mentor

Student Mentoring Program
Mentored students on endpoint management, Modern Workplace technologies and IT career paths.

EUC Architect & Project Manager

INFOSYS — IKEA (Retail)
Promoted to Project Manager leading a team of 7 direct reports. Modernized enterprise patch management to a cloud-based model on Microsoft Endpoint Manager, eliminating EUC infrastructure costs. Led Windows 10 to Windows 11 migration across 100,000+ devices generating ~$7M in cost savings. Defined and delivered Modern Management architecture and embedded Zero Trust principles achieving >80% CIS benchmark compliance.

EUC Architect

INFOSYS — Mugrave - Ritter (Retail)
Designed and deployed a modern endpoint management solution on Microsoft 365, defined standardized EUC processes, established a scalable Modern Management framework, delivered a tenant-to-tenant migration for several hundred users and produced architecture documentation and training materials.

Modern Workplace Consultant

FREELANCE — American Iron and Metals Company, via Pentalog (Metal Recycling)
Re-established endpoint management governance after a security incident using Microsoft Intune. Designed and delivered Windows Autopilot with Hybrid Entra join in production. Analysed and migrated GPO estate to Intune Settings Catalog, set application packaging standards and delivered documentation and knowledge transfer.

Modern Workplace Consultant

FREELANCE — Burberry (Fashion)
Contributed to a large-scale digital transformation to a hybrid cloud and modern workplace environment. Implemented and optimized user-centric EUC solutions on Microsoft Endpoint Manager, improving compliance posture and user experience. Delivered testing, documentation and end-user training.

SCCM Support / Escalation Engineer

MICROSOFT (IT CSS)
Progressed from support engineer to escalation engineer, owning complex cloud and hybrid cases and becoming a recognized SME in Endpoint Manager/SCCM. Trusted escalation point for high-severity incidents, mentored engineers and worked directly with Microsoft product engineering to identify defects and influence product improvements.

System Administrator

IPSOS (Market Research)
Managed private cloud infrastructure of 200+ VMs, ensuring high availability, performance, security and compliance.

Windows Engineer

BIGSTEP (IT Services)
Managed Microsoft web hosting infrastructure and redesigned Exchange for high availability and fault tolerance.

System Administrator

OTP BANK (Banking)
Managed Exchange for 2,000+ mailboxes and led infrastructure upgrades that improved reliability.

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