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Location
Bucharest, Romania
Toptal Member Since
December 7, 2022
Gabriel has extensive experience working in the strategy and operations teams of the two largest consulting firms in the world, Deloitte and PwC. He was involved in many challenging projects, including the elaboration of an important governmental strategy regarding the transition from coal.
Career Highlights
Management Consultant
Deloitte
Education Highlights
Master's Degree
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Bachelor's Degree
Politehnica University of Bucharest
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Expertise
Work Experience
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
2021 - PRESENT
Hashgraph Technologies
- Raised a grant of $110,000 in the first 30 days after the idea moment.
- Built a robust but complex live streaming application, user profile application, 3D pseudo-metaverse, and other automation, all in under six months and for under 50% of the average market cost.
- Accompanied over ten events and collaborated with over 100 artists before the platform launch, which is still in development.
- Produced $5,000 in 30 days with the proof of concept before beginning the development of the platform's beta version.
Focus areas: Growth, Clients, Business Development, New Products, Fundraising, Events, Digital, Metaverse, Hedera Hashgraph, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel 2016, Word 2016, PDF, Google Drive, Discord, Google, Twitter, Economics, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Research, Operations, New Business Development, Partnerships, Seed Fundraising, Market Studies, Business Process Optimization, Process Flows, Process Design, Data Visualization, PowerPoint Design, Strategic Planning, Ecosystem, Digital Asset Management, Angel Investing, Capital Raising, Growth Capital Raising, SME/SMB Financing, Presentations, Forecasting, Investing, Valuation, Revenue Strategy, Revenue Analysis, Finance, Letters of Intent, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Equity Capital, Strategy, Risk Management, eCommerce, CFO, Angel/Seed Funding, Pitch Deck Consultant, Business Plan Consulting, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Hashgraph, Cryptocurrency Exchanges, 3D Modeling, Shapespark, Early-stage Venture Capital, Pitch Decks, Think-cell, Revenue & Expense Projections, Venture Capital, Strategic Planning & Execution, Management Consulting, Organization Assessment, Investor Presentations, Storytelling, Debt Raises, Pitch Presentations
Senior Management Consultant
2019 - 2021
PwC
- Elaborated a complex economic regional strategy for the transition from coal in a region with over 100,000 inhabitants. Multiple documents are publicly available on a ministry website (https://mfe.gov.ro/).
- Created the context for developing a digital assets practice inside the organization.
- Offered management consulting services for multiple industrial companies.
- Provided post-merger integration services for two large industrial players.
- Conducted public presentations dedicated to digitization and adopting innovative business models based on digital assets registered in distributed ledgers.
- Promoted asset tokenization and the use of non-fungible digital tokens.
Focus areas: Strategic Planning, Government, Europe, Funding Process, Stimulus, Regulations, Security Policies & Procedures, ESG, Governance, Asset Tokenization, Market Research, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel 2016, Word 2016, PDF, Google Drive, Google, Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Energy Management, Energy Utilities, Economics, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Statistics, Modeling, Financial Modeling, Power Generation, Consulting, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Research, Reporting, Operations, Partnerships, New Products, Market Studies, Business Process Optimization, Process Flows, Process Design, Data Visualization, PowerPoint Design, Fixed Asset Management, Digital Asset Management, Clean Energy, Presentations, Forecasting, Investing, Valuation, Finance, Letters of Intent, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Public Sector, Government Contracting, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Mapping, Strategy, Social Impact, Environmental Investment, Pitch Deck Consultant, Business Plan Consulting, Deal Advisory, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, M&A Modeling, Business Advisory, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Business Strategy, Financial Services, Pitch Decks, Think-cell, Change Management, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Fundraising, Revenue & Expense Projections, Venture Capital, Strategic Planning & Execution, Management Consulting, Organization Assessment, Investor Presentations, Storytelling, Pitch Presentations
Chief Executive Officer
2017 - 2020
The Society of Energy Engineers in Romania
- Increased the organization's revenues by 500% and the number of members by 300% during the three-year mandate.
- Planned, organized, commanded, coordinated, and controlled projects that supported the organization's mission.
- Developed the organization's activity based on strategic projects.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable regulations.
- Developed and maintained relations with all the stakeholders.
Focus areas: Operations, Business Development, New Business Development, Partnerships, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel 2016, Word 2016, PDF, Google Drive, Google, Engineering, Energy Storage, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Energy Utilities, Economics, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Power Generation, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Research, Reporting, Growth, Clients, New Products, Events, Market Studies, Business Process Optimization, Process Design, Data Visualization, PowerPoint Design, Strategic Planning, Regulations, ESG, Governance, Digital Asset Management, Clean Energy, Presentations, Forecasting, Revenue Analysis, Finance, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Public Sector, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Mapping, Strategy, Social Impact, Environmental Investment, Risk Management, CFO, Pitch Deck Consultant, Business Plan Consulting, Oil & Gas, Green Energy, Pitch Decks, Think-cell, Change Management, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Fundraising, Revenue & Expense Projections, Strategic Planning & Execution, Management Consulting, Organization Assessment, Investor Presentations, Storytelling, Pitch Presentations
Management Consultant
2017 - 2019
Deloitte
- Elaborated multiple business strategies for some of the largest energy companies in Eastern Europe with activities in all verticals.
- Built multiple financial models together with the clients' financial departments, helping them with improving the assumptions used.
- Obtained new insights about various markets based on secondary data correlated with historical events and context.
- Analyzed and evaluated the Sustainable Development Solutions for 2017-2030 in relation to the market context and the place and role of the company in the energy field for a large oil company.
- Offered consultancy services for better commercial and technical conditions for access to poles owned by distribution system operators as support for electronic communication networks.
- Optimized the connection process to a distribution system operator's network.
- Collaborated on the study titled "Impact of the Black Sea Oil & Gas Offshore Projects on the Romanian Economy."
- Engaged in a secondment of 2.5 months in a large telecom operator's financial controlling and reporting department.
- Wrote a brief analysis of the privatization process for a large oil and gas company.
- Analyzed the market conditions for renewable energy producers in Romania.
Focus areas: Market Studies, Business Process Optimization, Process Flows, Process Design, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, PowerPoint Design, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Market Research, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel 2016, Word 2016, PDF, Google Drive, Google, Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Energy Management, Energy Utilities, Economics, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Statistics, Modeling, Financial Modeling, Power Generation, Consulting, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Research, Reporting, Operations, Partnerships, Strategic Planning, Government, Regulations, ESG, Governance, Fixed Asset Management, Digital Asset Management, Clean Energy, Presentations, Forecasting, Investing, Valuation, Finance, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Government Contracting, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Mapping, Strategy, Social Impact, Pitch Deck Consultant, Business Plan Consulting, Deal Advisory, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, M&A Modeling, Business Advisory, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Business Strategy, Financial Services, Pitch Decks, Think-cell, Change Management, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Fundraising, Strategic Planning & Execution, Management Consulting, Organization Assessment, Pitch Presentations
Education
2017 - 2019
Master's Degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania
2014 - 2017
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Politehnica University of Bucharest - Bucharest, Romania
Certifications
DECEMBER 2020 - PRESENT
Udacity Nanodegree - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Udacity
DECEMBER 2020 - PRESENT
Udacity Nanodegree - Business Analytics with Alteryx, Tableau and Power BI
Udacity
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