Personal Dates:
Date of birth: 12 May 1959
Place of birth: Corbi, Argeş
Nationality:Romanian
Marital status: married, two children

 

Education:
- Lecturer, 2007;
- National Defence College, 2004;
- International course in intelligence for leaders, USA, 2004;
- “The Black Sea Security” Programme, John F. Kennedy School for Governmental Studies, Harvard University, 2002;
- PhD in “Military Sciences” on Strategic management of military intelligence, the Academy for Advanced Military Studies, 2001;
- “Combined Strategic Intelligence Training program, USA, 1995;
- “International Intelligence Course”, South Africa, 1994;
- Postgraduate Military Intelligence Course, 1993
- Course of information systems specializing in F4M, 1988;
- The Technical Military Academy, Bucharest, University of Electronics and Electrotechnics, degree in communications, 1984,
- Military Highschool “Dimitrie Cantemir”.

 

Professional Background :
- 30.01.2009 - General Director of the Directorate for Defence Intelligence
- 2005-2009 - Chief of the Military Intelligence Directorate
- 2003-2005 - Deputy Chief for Operations, the Military Intelligence Directorate
- 2001-2003 - Chief of Branch, Military Intelligence and Representation Directorate
- 1996-2001 - Assistant Defence Attaché of Romania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 1987-1996 – 2nd officer, 1st  officer and chief of office, the Military Intelligence Directorate
- 1984-1987 - chief of technical service and 3rd officer, Centre 51 SIGINT, the Military Intelligence Directorate

 

Published Works:
- Tratat de criză teroristă [Treaty on terrorist crisis] Editura Militară, Bucureşti, 2011;
- Producţia de intelligence [The intelligence production] Editura MEDRO, Bucureşti, 2008;
- Structuri teroriste – adaptare la prezent [Terrorist structures – adapted to the present] Editura MEDRO, Bucureşti, 2008;
- Sisteme de armament şi mijloace de luptă [Weapon systems and combat means] Editura Universităţii Naţionale de Apărare, Bucureşti, 2007;
- Informaţii militare şi surprinderea strategică [Military Intelligence and strategic surprise] Editura Universităţii Naţionale de Apărare, Bucureşti, 2006;
- Rolul serviciilor de informaţii militare în prevenirea surprinderii şi desfăşurarea acţiunilor militare la nivel strategic [The Role of the military intelligence services in the prevention of the surprise and the conduct of military actions at strategic level], Statul Major General, Bucureşti, 1997;
- Over than 55 articles published in specialized publications at home and abroad.

 

Distinctions and Decorations:
- 2011 -The National Order “Steaua României”, rank of Knight;
- 2011 – The Honorary Emblem of the Navy;
- 2010 - The Honorary Emblem of the Logistics;
- 2010 -  The “Military Virtue” Order, rank of Knight;
- 2010 - The Honorary Emblem of the Romanian Armed Forces;
- 2009 - The Romanian Air Forces’ Honorary Emblem;
- 2009 - The National Order “Steaua României”, rank of officer;
- 2008 - "În Serviciul Patriei" Commendation for 25 years of service;
- 2008 - The Land Forces Honorary Emblem;
-2007- The Honorary Emblem of the Romanian Armed Forces;
- 2004 - The National Order “Steaua României”, rank of officer;
- 2003 - "În Serviciul Patriei" Commendation for 20 years of service;
- 1998 - “Meritul Militar” Commendation, 3rd  class
- 1989 - “Meritul Militar” Commendation, 2nd  class

 

Foreign Language:
- English