My name is Andrei Nicolin Ciobanu.

I was born in Southern Romania, Bailesti, in 1987, two years before the fall of communism.

My childhood was happy, rural, very Balkan, and marked by a permanent connection to the Internet. I was lucky enough to start browsing in 1996. It was a different web back then.

I have tinkered with math, computers, and programming languages since I was young. My parents were engineers who instilled in me a curiosity for technology. My grandfather and granduncle were math teachers who encouraged me to play with numbers.

My first micro-computer was one of those. All the lucky Romanian kids from 90s had them:

Eventually I’ve moved to Craiova:

And then to Bucharest:

I have a bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information technology from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (2009). I have a specialization in Computer Networks and Sofware Engineering. It was a decision I don’t regret.

I am a generalist, not a specialist. I know a bit about low-level programming and a lot about building modern back-end systems. I’ve used countless libraries and frameworks, often reinventing the wheel just for the fun of it. I also still have some solid math skills up my sleeve.

Romanian is my native language, and I am fluent in English and French. I almost speak a fourth language; I will put it here once I become fluent.

The opinions expressed on this blog are highly personal.

I will be flattered to receive your email: gnomemory (with an @yahoo.com or @pm.me endings).