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Cristina Turbatu

Technical Lead at Playtech

Try out as early as you can the different types of technical fields. You don't need to be good at all of them. And most important, DO NOT BE AFRAID to try new things, to stumble and not know everything.
Cristina is a...

Campaigner

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Coach

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Innovator

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About Cristina...

Who am I?

"I work within a research and development team. I have to present my findings to management and convince them (with logical arguments and data) that my product will bring improvements. My Coach and Campaigner personality traits do exactly that. It's great to be working in a team and understand what other people want, in order to achieve change in the technology we build. Again, this uses my other trait, Innovator."

What do I do?

"I research, design and develop new technology to improve the way the company runs. I work with my team on projects from the very start and enjoy seeing the end product working and that the clients are pleased. There are opportunities to develop and to travel within my job role."

How did I get here?

"I studied computer science in High School but I was attracted to graphic design and advertising. I went on to study Economics and Marketing, worked in an Advertising company and figured out I was enjoying creating code more. I switched my degree to Business Informatics Systems, a field that would allow me to develop and design, knowing this would give me more options. I went on to be a Software Tester and with the help of a mentor, overcame my fear of development and went on being a Software Developer. From then on, I learned more and more and now have a team that I lead and guide through the design process. Sometimes I had financial motivation, but most of the time I just enjoyed my job and the people I met."

The life I live

"I like to hang out with friends, travel and watch movies."

My typical day

"I spend my day designing solutions to problems, debating alternative ways of building the solution with the team and breaking the problem into smaller chunks. I coordinate teams across multiple countries so that the software we are working on fits into the bigger system. I like developing code and having lots of fun with my colleagues. Being able to work with intelligent people to develop new products with the latest technology is great."

My qualifications

"Undergraduate degree (BSc, BA, etc.) Post-graduate degree (MSc, MA, etc.) Business Informatics SystemsIntroduction to Machine Learning with JavaScript (TensorFlow) Elements of AI - University of Helsinki"