Open to select collaboration on web projects, cloud solutions, AI solutions and pro-bono consulting

I design systems that
hold up under scrutiny.

Enterprise Solution Architect at UniCredit, working on cloud, containers and responsible AI in regulated banking. On the side I design and build modern websites, and I give part of my time to people and causes that can't pay for it.

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**Emanuel Andreescu** Enterprise Solution Architect · UniCredit

Based in: Bucharest, Romania
Focus: Cloud & AI · BI platforms · Web
Languages: Romanian · English · Italian

A decade across

UniCredit
Microsoft
accenture
genpact
Lenovo Press

10+ yrs

in enterprise IT, from service desk to architecture board

7papers

reference architectures and guides on Lenovo Press

9certs

Google Cloud, TOGAF, Microsoft and ITIL credentials

4sites

client websites live, built on Framer and Wix

What I do

Architecture by day.
Craft in between.

Enterprise architecture

Solution design that passes the review board

I review and approve solution designs across banking domains, set the principles and patterns delivery teams build against, and keep decisions defensible under DORA and EBA guidelines.

TOGAF 10
Governance
Roadmaps
DORA

Cloud & containers

Replatforming legacy estates

Assessment and migration paths from legacy apps to cloud and Kubernetes on Azure, Google Cloud and open-source stacks, including hybrid setups on Azure Local and AKS.

Azure
GCP
Open source
Kubernetes

AI in regulated industries

LLMs without losing trust

Bringing GenAI into an enterprise landscape while keeping governance, security and auditability intact.

GenAI
Security
Auditability

Web design & development

Modern sites for people and small organisations

I design and build modern, dynamic and aesthetic web solutions. Accessible by default, cheap to run, easy to update yourself.

Framer
Wix
Cloudflare
UI/UX
Accessibility

Selected work

Projects & publications

Web projects

Client sites I've designed and built, from live launches to earlier projects that have since gone offline.

Architecture & engineering

Selected work from UniCredit and Lenovo.

Publications

Reference architectures, deployment guides and solution briefs on Lenovo Press ↗

Career

From the service desk
to the architecture board

Technical authority between strategy and delivery for one of Europe's largest banking groups.
- Review and approve solution designs against enterprise architecture principles and standards.
- Lead assessment of legacy applications for replatforming, refactoring and migration to cloud and containers.
- Define architecture principles, patterns and roadmaps; run governance and resource planning for the EA team.
- Evaluate emerging technology, with a focus on responsible adoption of AI and GenAI in banking.
- Designed, implemented and benchmarked VDI and SQL solutions, including Azure Virtual Desktop and AKS on Azure Local and Azure Stack HCI 23H2.
- Qualified new solutions in VDI, hybrid cloud and on-premises AI, expanding the portfolio.
- Authored seven Lenovo Press reference architectures, deployment guides and briefs used by partners worldwide.
- Technical focal point in strategic partnerships; ran PoC labs and certified firmware and drivers.
- Resolved complex Windows OS issues: high workload, crashes, hangs and no-boot scenarios.
- Explained root cause to everyone from kernel engineers to executives, on technically and politically sensitive cases.
- Fed customer insight back into product serviceability improvements.
- IT System Administrator: kept enterprise infrastructure and databases available and documented.
- Data Analytics Engineer: ETL workflows, SQL data matching and Power BI reporting for regulatory use.
- Application Support Team Coordinator: led a support team, coached people, streamlined escalations.
- First and second line support across channels; wrote standard operating procedures for the knowledge base.

Certifications

Verified credentials

All badges on Credly ↗

Professional Cloud ArchitectGoogle Cloud · 2025
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Cloud Digital LeaderGoogle Cloud · 2025
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TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture FoundationThe Open Group · 2025
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Azure FundamentalsMicrosoft · 2021
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ITIL® FoundationAXELOS

Earlier Microsoft Technology Associate badges 4

Software Development FundamentalsMicrosoft · 2019
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Networking FundamentalsMicrosoft · 2017
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Windows Server Administration FundamentalsMicrosoft · 2017
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Database FundamentalsMicrosoft · 2017
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Education

Bachelor's degree, International Business, Universitatea Hyperion

Elsewhere

LinkedIn ↗Lenovo Press ↗Credly ↗

Pro bono

Expertise shouldn't depend on who can afford it.

I set aside time every month for free consulting. If you're neurodivergent and finding your way in tech, going through a hard time, or running an NGO that does good in the community, I'd like to help.

Neurodivergent people

Career direction in IT, CV and interview prep, learning paths, and how to ask for the working setup that suits you.

People facing hardship

Getting into tech with no money for courses, practical IT help, and honest advice from someone who got here self-taught: learning alone, with no mentor and no clear path, only curiosity.

NGOs & social causes

A website that works, cheap and secure IT setups, cloud and data advice, and accessibility reviews for your digital services.

How it works

Write to meUse the form. A few lines about you or your cause is enough.
Free intro call30 minutes to understand what you need and whether I'm the right person.
Agree the scopeA clear, small plan: sessions, a review, or a site build, with dates.
Deliver & hand overYou keep everything, and I show you how to run it yourself.

Contact

Have a project in mind?
Let's build it.

Web projects, cloud and AI solutions, or a second opinion on an architecture. Tell me what you're working on and I'll reply personally.

Emanuel AndreescuI read and answer every message myself.

LinkedIn ↗

I design systems thathold up under scrutiny.