Education

• "Nicolae Bălcescu
  Nicolae Balcescu
  Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...
  
  " Military Academy , Sibiu
  Sibiu
  Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
  
   - 1977
• National Defense University, Joint Section, Bucharest - 1987
• Military Higher Education Instructors Course, Bucharest - 1991
• Joint Postgraduate Course, Bucharest - 1993
• NATO School, Germany - 1995
• Microcomputer operation course, 1995
• Advanced French Course, Canada - 1995
• PhD in Military Art and Science
  Military science
  Military science is the process of translating national defence policy to produce military capability by employing military scientists, including theorists, researchers, experimental scientists, applied scientists, designers, engineers, test technicians, and military personnel responsible for...
  
   - 1996
• Advanced English Course, USA - 1997
• US Army Command and General Staff College, USA - 1998
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   Senior management Seminar, New York
  New York
  New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
  
   and Oslo
  Oslo
  Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
  
   - 2004
• NATO Defense College, Rome
  Rome
  Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
  
   - 2005
• Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marshall Center for Security Studies, Germany
  Germany
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
  
   - 2006
• International Defense Transformation Course at Naval Postgraduate School
  Naval Postgraduate School
  The Naval Postgraduate School is an accredited research university operated by the United States Navy. Located in Monterey, California, it grants master's degrees, Engineer's degrees and doctoral degrees...
  
  , Monterey, California
  Monterey, California
  The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
  
  , USA - 2006
• PhD in political sciences - 2006
• Associate university professor and PhD coordinator at the National Defense University, Bucharest
• Associate university professor at the "Lucian Blaga
  Lucian Blaga
  -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...
  
  " University, Sibiu

Positions

• 1977 - 1980 - platoon leader at the 1st Mechanized Regiment
• 1980 - 1985 - instructor at the Patriotic Guards
  Patriotic Guards (Romania)
  The Patriotic Guards were Romanian paramilitary formations formed during the Communist era, designed to provide additional defense in case of outside attack.-History:...
  
  , Bucharest
• 1985 - 1987 - student-officer of the National Defense University, Bucharest
• 1987 - 1989 - chief of operations and deputy chief of staff at the 1st Mechanized Regiment
• 1989 - 1990 - chief of staff at the 452nd Engineer Battalion
• 1990 - staff officer at the Operations Division within the 1st Army Command
• 1990 - 1998- lecturer and professor at the National Defense University
• 1998 - 2000 - university professor, pro-rector and deputy commander of the Land Forces Military Academy, Sibiu
• 2000 - 2002 - Chief of Defense Strategies Section at J5 Strategic Planning Directorate, General Staff
• 2002 - 2003 - 33rd Mechanized Brigade commander and 10th Territorial Corps deputy commander
• 2003 - 2004 - Chief of Training and Doctrine (and Army General Inspector) and Commander of the Land Forces Command
• 2004 - 2006 - Commander of the "Marshal Alexandru Averescu
  Alexandru Averescu
  Alexandru Averescu was a Romanian marshal and populist politician. A Romanian Armed Forces Commander during World War I, he served as Prime Minister of three separate cabinets . He first rose to prominence during the peasant's revolt of 1907, which he helped repress in violence...
  
  " 2nd Joint Operational Command
• since November 3, 2006 - Chief of the Land Forces Staff

National awards

• "Faithful Service" National Cross
• "In the Service of the Armed Forces" Honorary Sign

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