Geologist Engineer (1990, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics) and Senior Researcher (1999, PROCEMA Bucharest) for over 30 years. PhD in Geology (2010, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics); MA in environmental management (2004, ”POLITEHNICA” Bucharest – Faculty of Energetics, Bucharest). Certified expert in mineral resources (from 2002, ANRM – National Agency for Mineral Resources), in management and remediation of the contaminated sites (2013, Geo Remediation & Ministry of Labor), business/operations/product manager (2015, CODEX & Ministry of Labor), formator (2019, Meda Consulting & Ministry of Labor) and Mentor coaching (2022, Psy Development Academy). Certified technical expert for quality and performance of the stone for construction, quality and environmental management systems and testing laboratories. President of National Committee for Standardization – Natural Stone (CT115), Secretary of the ANPGM - National Associations of Professionals in Geology and Mining, Romania. Current and previous research interests: heritage stone, dimension stone, geoarchaeology and geoheritage, environmental geology, engineering of the mineral resources for construction industry, education in earth(geo) sciences.