Vlad is a hands-on Technical Architect with over twenty years of experience in architecture, design and implementation of scalable and sustainable applications and platforms.

Vlad brings insight and energy to large complex technical projects. He is a Java and OO subject matter expert, who worked with large globally distributed teams and transformed developer culture.

Vlad held roles in both engineering and leadership at BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and IBM. Vlad was a member of the Expert Group for JSR 335 (Lambda Expressions for the Java Programming Language) and served on the Java Community Process Executive Committee.