Marital status: married with Mihaela, two children
Education and training:
2004 – National Defence College, Bucharest
2004 – International course in intelligence for leaders, U.S.A.
2002 – “The Black Sea Security” Programme, John F. Kennedy School for Governmental Studies, Harvard University, U.S.A.
2001 – PhD in “Military Sciences”, the National Defence University, Bucharest
1995 – Intelligence Analyst Course, U.S.A.
1995 – National Intelligence Course, U.S.A.
1994 – International Intelligence Course, South Africa
1993 – Postgraduate Military Intelligence Course, Bucharest
1988 – Course of information systems specialization F4M, Bucharest
1984 – Military Technical Academy, University of Electronics and Electrotechnics, Bucharest
Assignments:
Since 1st of September 2014 – Military Representative of Romania to NATO and the EU Military Committees
2012-2014 – minister counselor, Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union, Brussels
2009-2012 – Director General of the Defence Intelligence General Directorate
2005-2009 – Chief of the Military Intelligence Directorate
2003-2005 – Deputy Chief for Operations, 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
1993-1996 – first officer and chief of office, Military Intelligence Directorate
1991-1993 – first officer, Reconnaissance Directorate of the Armed Forces
1987-1991 – second officer, first officer and chief of office, Military Intelligence Directorate
1984-1987 – chief of technical service and third officer, 51 SIGINT Centre
Promotions:
1983 – Second lieutenant
1987 – First lieutenant
1991 – Captain
1996 – Major
1999 – Lieutenant colonel
2003 – Colonel
2006 – Brigadier general
2008 – Major general
2010 – Lieutenant general
Medals and Awards:
2009 – The National Order “Steaua României” (the Star of Romania), in rank of officer
2008 – The Land Forces’ Honorary Emblem
2004 – The National Order “Steaua României” (the Star of Romania), in rank of cavalier
2007 – The Romanian Armed Forces’ Honorary Emblem
2007 – Professorship title of Associate Professor – Order by the Ministry of Education, Research and Youth no. 1643 of 02.08.2007
Publications:
“The Role of the military intelligence services in the prevention of surprise and the conduct of military actions at strategic level”, the General Staff, Bucharest, 1997
“Military Intelligence and strategic surprise”, the National Defence University Publishing House, Bucharest
“Armament systems and combat means”, The National Defence University, Bucharest, 2007
“Terrorist structures – adaptation to the present”, MEDRO Publishing House, Bucharest, 2008
“The intelligence production”, MEDRO Publishing House, Bucharest, 2008
55 articles in specialized publications in country and abroad
