CV – Mr. Petru BRÂNZAŞ
Petru BRÂNZAŞ
Muncii Blvd., no.103–105/C204, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
Phone: +40 744 511 420
E-Mail: petru.branzas.ro@irsa-association.org
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive expertise, studies and research including Ph. D. and Doctoral master in Mechanical engineering. Coordinator of master and Ph. D. programs in mechanical engineering and road safety, member of IRSA – Association board, coordinator of international collaboration programs for road safety through academic education, training and research. Councillor of the Minister of Interior for education, information technology, communication, border security 2001–2004. Author of 131 scientific, didactical and technical works (papers, books, research protocols, innovations). High competence in system theory, management, marketing, road safety. Membership in prestigious professional societies and awarded with many honours and prizes.
CURRENT POSITION AND ACHIEVEMENT
Member of IRSA – Association Board, University Program Coordinator Professor, head of the teaching lines: Management, Marketing, System theory and automation, Traffic system management (postgraduate courses in „Road traffic engineering” and master courses „Road traffic security”), Road traffic politics (master courses in „Road traffic security”), TUC-N – The Technical University Of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1993 – present
Professor, head of the teaching lines: Management, Marketing, System theory and automation, Traffic system management (postgraduate courses in „Road traffic engineering” and master courses „Road traffic security”), Road traffic politics (master courses in „Road traffic security”);
2004 – 2008
Head of the ARMA department;
1999
Doctoral master in Mechanical engineering;
1990–1993
Reader, at the Automotive and Farm Machinery Department, head of the teaching lines Management and Marketing;
1977–1990
Lecturer at the Farm Machinery and Automotive Department, Faculty of Mechanics, Technical University of Cluj – Napoca;
1968–1977
Professor’s assistant at the Farm Machinery and Automotive Department, Faculty of Mechanics, Technical University of Cluj – Napoca;
1967–1968
Laboratory assistant.
TEACHING ACTIVITY
TEACHING LINES:
COURSES:
- general scientific:
– Computer programming,
– Technical-scientifical documentation,
– Information systems,
– Text editors and Autocad;
- general technical:
– System theory,
– Computer aided design;
- technical specialities:
– Automotive and tractors,
– Automotive testing,
– Automatic systems in farm machinery,
– Microprocesor assisted systems;
- management and marketing:
– Economics, planning organizeing,
– Company management,
– Management,
– Marketing;
- postgraduate:
– Company management,
– Management and marketing,
– Computer aided design,
– Road traffic system management,
– Road traffic politics;
LABORATORIES, DESIGN:
- Technical design,
- Perspective geometry,
- Theory of mechanisms and machines,
- Maintenance technology,
- Harvesting machinery,
- Zootechnical machinery,
LABORATOTY AND DESIGN GUIDES:
- Automobiles and tractors;
- Maitenance technology,
PUBLISHED MANUALS:
- Company management;
- Marketing;
TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFICAL BOOKS (4)
COURSE NOTES:
- Management (in romanian and german);
- System theory;
- Computer aided design (in english).
DOCUMENTARIES:
- Library of about 200 classified catalogues and prospects;
- Colection of 15 international speciality revues;
INSTRUMENTATION:
- Laboratory for computer simulation of systems (2 rooms + computer network, printers, software, furniture). (through sponsorization),
- Professors study (for three persons, furniture, computers, printers) (through sponsorizations).
STUDENTS PRACTICAL TRAINING: yearly.
DIPLOMA PROJECTS: about 50.
HIGHSCHOOL FINISHING EXAMS: president for 3 sessions.
ACTIVITATIES IN COMISSIONS:
- Admission exams – 5 sessions;
- Evaluation at admission exams (algebra, mathematical analysis, geometry, physics) 15 sessions;
- Graduation comission – 35 sessions;
- Postgraduate evaluation comission – 20 sessions;
- Postgraduate admission exams – 20 sessions;
- Curricula comission;
- Education law comission;
- University strategy comission;
- Manual review comission;
- Comission for competitive examination of teaching staff;
- Senate of the Tehnical University of Cluj -Napoca, 1991 – 1995;
- Council of the Mechanical faculty, 1990 – up to day;
- Senate of the Police Academy, 2001 – 2004;
EDUCATION
2003 Residential course at Microsoft (Redmond, Seattle, S.U.A.).
1972 – 1978 Doctorate, Theory of mechanisms and machines, Prof.Dr.Doc.Ing. Imre Székely, Polytechnical Institute of Cluj-Napoca, “ Synchronizer dynamics”.
1994 Computer Aided Design, Queen Mary College, London University;
1973 – 1974 Hybride Computers, Technische Universität Fridericiana”, Karlsruhe, Germany;
1972 Digital computer programming, Polytechnical Institute of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Electrotechnics;
1967 State examination, mark 10;form;
1962-1967 Polytechnical Institute of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Mechanics, speciality: Farm machinery;
Scientific titles:
1978 : Ph. D. in Mechanical engineering;
Specialization and documentation abroad:
1973-1974: DAAD stipendium, Technische Universität “Fridericiana”, Karlsruhe, Germany, Automotive Department, Prof.Karl Kollmann;
1994: a month, TEMPUS stipendium, Queen Mary College, London University;
2001: a week, Hohenheim University – Stuttgart, Germany, in biodiesel;
2001: a week, Barcelona, Spania, Microsoft;
2002: a week, Paris, France, Microsoft Executive Summit;
2002: a week, Seattle + Redmont, U.S.A., Microsoft;
2002: a week, Viena, IBM, WebSphere Academy;
2002: a week, Munster, Germany, Polizei-Führungsakademie, Internationale Zusammenarbeit in der Kriminalitätskontrolle;
2003: a week, Koln, Germania, Road traffic information systems, RIVAR;
2003: a week, Viena, Austria, Schengen information system;
2003: a week, Istambul, Turcia, Intertraffic;
2003: a week, Roma, Italia, Government Leaders Forum;
2003: a week, Stockholm, Sveden, Lotus Global Government Forum;
2004: a week, Viena, Austria, IBM Autonomic Computing;
2004: a week, Roma, Italia, Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe CIO Summit;
2004: a week, Tel Aviv, Israel, Magal Frontier Security Information Systems;
2005: a week, Nicosia, Cipru, Yakin Dogu Universitesi, Road Safety;
2005: a week, Amsterdam, Holand, Intertraffic;
2006: a week, Goteborg, Sveden, Volvo; Transport Research Arena Europe 2006;
2007: a week, Valencia, Spania, Instituto de Trafico y Seguridad Vial, Universitat de Valencia;
2008: a week, Amsterdam, IRSA, Road Safety Master Degree Curricula;
2008: a week, Bucharest, S/T, IT in Emerging Europe;
Scientifical activity:
131 scientific, didactical and technical works (papers, books ,research protocols, innovations)
Another representative activities
- councellor of the Minister of interior for education, information technology, communication, border security; 2001 – 2004;
- director of the Road Safety Research Centre, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Competence fields:
- System theory,
- Management,
- Marketing,
- Road safety (Founder of the Road Safety Research Centre),
- Incorporated Information System for the Foreigner’s Management and for Migration Problems at the Ministry of Interior – support for the “Visa-on-line” project – COBRA;
Foreign languages:
- English.
- German;
- Hungarian;
- Russian (midle).
Memberships in professional societies:
- Romanian Scientists Association;
- Romanian Automotive Engineers Association, from 1993;
- SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers), USA, from 1999;
- Romanian Farm Machinery Engineers Association;
- International Federation for Theory of Mechanisms and Machines (IFToMM);
- AGIR, General Association of Romanian Engineers;
- International Road Safety Academy, Holland, vicepresident;
- IPA, International Police Association;
Honours and prizes:
- First prize; Students scientific sessions, PIC-N 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967;
- First prize; National student scientific session 1967;
- National Order for Devoted Service in chevalier rank, 2003;
- Excellence Diploma from IRSA, 2005.