- Campulung, Romania (Home)
- Alicante, Spain (by 2025)
- olarudanutgabriel@yahoo.com
- (+40) 743517438
- www.linkedin.com/in/ olarudanutgabriel
Hobbies & Interests
- I like nature a lot, that’s why I spend a good part of my free time there doing mountain biking and hiking.
- Passion to drive, I love to drive on a mountain road with tight turns and also off-road, discovering new places.
- I like to do things on PC, 3D design, renderings and animations. Also, to 3D print and make Arduino projects.
Danut Gabriel Olaru
26 years / Spain / Product Design Engineer
In short, I’m passionate about automotive design, sustainable energy, especially the development of new propulsion technologies, with emphasis on Hydrogen Fuel-Cell technology, reverse engineering & prototyping.
Work Experience
Product Design Engineer – Nobel Automotive
06/2023 – CURRENT | Romania
- Responsible for product development from the initial phase of the project to the industrialization phase of the project.
Leader Engineer – Renault Group
10/2022 – 06/2023 | Romania
- Responsible for the perimeter of the internal command and synchronization system of the manual gearboxes of the Group.
Design Engineer – Romturingia
09/2021 – 10/2022 | Romania
- Responsible for the design, prototyping and 3D scanning of automotive exterior design elements.
Design Internship – Renault Group
03/2021 – 06/2021 | Romania
- The influence of the parameters of the clutch control system on the stroke of the concentric slave cylinder.
Design Internship – Renault Group
06/2020 – 09/2020 | Romania
- Study & Design of a locking differential for an all-wheel drive automobile.
Education & Training
PhD in Battery Thermal Management System | POLITEHNICA București National University for Science and Technology
10/2023 – CURRENT | Pitesti, Romania
- I am researching in the field of road vehicles regarding the battery thermal management system in electric vehicles. My research is based on the development and efficiency of the thermal management of a traction battery in different operating regimes.
Master’s degree | POLITEHNICA București National University for Science and Technology
09/2021 – 07/2023 | Pitesti, Romania
- Conception and Management of the Automotive Design – Study and implementation of the Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell range extender on prototype test vehicle via Alternative Propulsion Systems –Electric and
Hybrid Vehicles Laboratory of the Automotive Engineering Research Centre.
Bachelor’s degree | University of Pitesti, Faculty of Mechanics and Technology
2016 – 2021 | Pitesti, Romania
- Automotive Design – Design and construction of an electric vehicle (roadster
type) with Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell range extender via Alternative
Propulsion Systems – Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Laboratory of the Automotive Engineering Research Centre.
High School Graduation Colegiul National Pedagogic “Carol I”
2012 – 2016 | Campulung, Romania
- Volunteer in the “Know more, be better” program represented by the ARCHE association. Writing and producing the school magazine 2015-2016 edition.
English
Italian
Spanish
Erasmus+
Gazi University
02/2020 – 07/2020 | Ankara, Turkey
- Study of powertrains, CAN bus systems, emissions, production & automotive CAD, CAE with FEA method.
State University of Klaipeda Applied Sciences
02/2019 – 07/2019 | Klaipeda, Lithuania
- Study of ICE, chassis, bodies, safety systems, electrical systems & automotive CAD.
University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”
08/2018 – 08/2018 | Ruse, Bulgaria
- Study of lubricants, fuels, fluid mechanics & testing of various components of motor vehicles / hybrid vehicles.
Honours & Awards
Excellent Student Award
16/09/2020 | Reanult Group
- The prize awarded by the Renault Group consisted of a one-year scholarship and several
meetings with internal specialists.
Conferences & Seminars
FISITA – Electric Quadricycle Concept for Urban Mobility
17/09/2021
- A conference where I presented the most successful project of my student career, based on development and improvement of a L7e vehicle, Renault Twizy quadricycle to increase in three big directions: habitability, versatility, and range.
Projects
Grand Twizy 2020
11/2020 – 12/2020
- The main objective of the project is minimal costs development of a L7e vehicle, starting from the Renault Twizy quadricycle and increasing its habitability, versatility, and autonomy, similar to the competitors. The project won 2nd place at the Twizy Contest (2020) and 1st place at the student scientific communication session (2021).
HyProton Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicle
07/2020 – 07/2021
- The purpose of the project is to design and develop an electric roadster with extended autonomy with proton exchange membrane fuel cell range extender. The vehicle was 60% made, it is present at the Automotive Engineering Research Centre, University of Pitesti. The project won 4th place at student scientific communications session (2021).
2.5 CLTT Engine
02/2020 – CURRENT
- A project based on the design of an engine with capacity of 2500cc which has 5 cylinders arranged in
line, but the evolution of this engine is the gas distribution system, the classic system is completely changed with a cam-less gas distribution system. The project was presented and is supported by Automotive Engineering Research Centre, University of Pitesti.
Student Scientific Communication Session
2020
- Analysis on the driven elements of the mechanical clutch with dedicated software – Ansys FEA.
- Using the skeleton method in 3D designing the crank-rod ICE mechanism using CATIA V5.
- Analysis on the driven elements of the mechanical clutch using CATIA V5.
- Presentation & 3D modeling of the cooling system in the internal combustion engine.
2021
- Design and realization of the kinematics of an internal combustion engine starter using CATIA V5.
- Electric propulsion quadricycle concept made based on Renault Twizy – Grand Twizy project.
- The study of a locking differential for an all-wheel drive automobile.
- Design and construction of electric vehicle with hydrogen fuel-cell range extender.
2022
- From concept to design of a new 4WD pick-up Dacia Duster model and the development of its production line.
- Use of the reverse engineering concept in the automotive industry.
Management & Leadership Skills
- Rapid integration in a new team;
- Increased capacity for team collaboration;
- The ability to analyze and make decisions;
- Communication and interaction skills;
- Adaptation to a new environment.
Organisational Skills
- Efficiency of teamwork
- Adaptability to requirements
- Flexibility
- Creativity
- Organizational development
- Detail developed