ION POPESCU PERSONAL INFORMATION Address: Telephone: Email: Date and place of birth: Marital status: Holder of driving

license category B OBJECTIVE: A career in research and development in aerospace with an opportunity for steadily increasing responsibility and advancement A challenging job in a top company, within a professional team, which can offer me the opportunity to apply and develop my knowledge and experience in the area of human resources To further my career with a growth-oriented firm that will allow me to make full use of my knowledge and experience as an automotive engineer To develop my professional skills within a top company, to build upon my experience and advance my career

EDUCATION: 2000-2004: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Politehnica University of Bucharest GPA: 9.35 (on 1 to 10 scale), ranked in the first 15% of the class 1996-2000: SF. SAVA High school (National College) Major: Mathematics and Physics School leaving examination: 9.35 Additional Training Courses/ Intensive Graduate Courses Certifications/Qualifications 2002: Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) Maximum grade A 2000: Technical Certificate in Mechanical Engineering 1998: TOEFL Certificate score: 150 points 1999: Certificate of Proficiency in word-processing and graphics WORK EXPERIENCE: 2006-present: Mechanical engineer, Autoparts Industries Carried out engineering assignments associated with the planning of development program and design of mechanical equipment Monitored production, installation, operation, maintenance, test and repair of mechanical equipment Identified and solved problems

Part-time jobs 2005: Summer intern, Bucharest Research Institute, Emissions Control Department 2003-2005: Sales agent, XXXX (selling computer components) 2004: European Tour Guide, Sunshine Tours Volunteer experience 2002-2004: Member of the Bucharest Engineering Club Entertainment Officer organized and coordinated social events

HONORS AND AWARDS 2005-2006: Computer Graphics Scholarship at Bournemouth Technical University 2002-2005: State scholarship for excellent grades 2003: Scored third at a national level Electronic Signals and Circuits Contest 2001: Awarded at the Physics National Contest

RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS The GSM System for Mobile Communications Operation and Maintenance. Revista de Stiinta si Tehnica 3, pp 57-60, 2005 Measurement and Analysis of End-to-end Service Quality of 3G Networks and Services (Graduation Thesis/Project). Advisor: Prof. Dr. Vlad Georgescu CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION/SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS Against the Evil Eye: What Makes a Hacker Tick and How Does a Security Professional React? Paper presented at the Student Session of Scientific Communications, the English section, organized by the Department of Modern Languages, Politehnica University of Bucharest (May 18, 2007) COMPUTER SKILLS: AutoCAD, C + +, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access), JAVA, Oracle LANGUAGES: Romanian (mother tongue) English (fluent) French (conversational)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS (MEMBERSHIPS): 2006-present: National Society of Automotive Engineers 2006-2007: The General Association of Romanian Economists (A.G.E.R.) 2005-2006: Association of Economics Students in Romania (A.S.E.R.) INTERESTS: Travel, Computers, Sports, Film REFERENCES: Available upon request