Who is Cosmin Badiu?
In the resume section below, you will find more details about Cosmin Badiu, the web developer, and the various companies I have worked for.
If you want to know what other interests I have, keep reading :) Lately, I’ve been working on HornsOrThorns.com, a passion project that aggregates metal album reviews and ratings. I’m also exploring the craft side of things through bookbinding – designing and binding custom journals and rebinding favorite books with hand-drawn covers, sprayed edges, and the occasional beetle drawn in acrylic markers.
Resume
Work Experience
Senior Web Developer @ NextUp
from 2024 to 2025
Adapted a complex accounting web application originally developed for the French market to fit Romanian business and regulatory requirements. Worked across the full stack to localize features, restructure UI components, and ensure compliance with local tax workflows.
Technologies used: ASP.NET MVC and jQuery
React Frontend Developer @ Enable
from 2022 to 2023
Worked as part of the frontend team on GLAMS Intercharge, a no-code/low-code platform developed for Enable’s client, Perigord. The product was built to help users design and configure dynamic data workflows and UI components without writing code.
- Developed interactive UI components using React and TypeScript, with heavy use of Syncfusion for charts, grids, and complex form elements.
- Integrated Blockly to enable drag-and-drop logic building, allowing non-technical users to automate workflows visually
- Focused on building modular, reusable components while maintaining performance and accessibility standards.
- Collaborated with backend teams to iterate quickly on new features in an agile environment.
Technologies used: React, Syncfusion, Blockly
Senior Web Developer @ BlueAir
from 2021 to 2022
Joined the Payments team at BlueAir, where I led key initiatives to enhance and modernize the company's online payment infrastructure.
- Integrated multiple payment processors into the platform, ensuring secure and seamless transactions for customers.
- Developed a new React.js-based admin portal for managing and monitoring payment flows, built on ASP.NET Core Web APIs
- Collaborated with finance and product teams to align technical solutions with business requirements and compliance needs
Additionally, I contributed to the launch of BlueAir’s first mobile app, built with React.js and Ionic Framework, integrated with Navitaire APIs to support bookings and customer self-service.
Technologies used: React, TypeScript, ASP.NET Core, Ionic, MobX
Senior Web Developer @ 888
from 2014 to 2021
Contributed to the development and modernization of several core applications for 888’s affiliate program and customer relations platform.
- Maintained and later rewrote the affiliate admin platform, transitioning from ASP.NET WebForms to a modern stack using Angular (front-end) and ASP.NET Core Web API (back-end).
- Developed and maintained the user-facing affiliate portal, built on ASP.NET MVC, ensuring stability and scalability for thousands of users.
- Built a custom chat widget for the Customer Relations domain, integrated with Oracle Digital Assistant (ODA) for real-time customer support.
- Initiated development of a new React.js-based admin interface for the Customer Relations domain.
Technologies used: ASP.NET MVC, React, ASP.NET Core, Angular
ASP.NET Developer @ Think2Solve
from 2011 to 2014
For our client, Rideau, I was part of a team responsible for developing web portals utilized by large companies for the recognition and reward of employees.
Technologies used: ASP.NET WebForms, Sitecore, jQuery, SVN, TeamCity
Web Developer @ DCI romania
from 2007 to 2011
- Part of the WAI(Wide Area Infoboard) project, which focused on offering e-mail marketing solutions. Responsibilities included:- Development and maintenance of newsletter portals, administration websites, banner ads- Development of project-specific desktop applications- Development of a new JQuery engine for banner adsTechnologies used: Classic ASP, JavaScript, XSL, MSSQL, C#, JQuery
- Part of a new team responsible with implementing a new version of WAI using .NET technologiesTechnologies used: C#, ASP.NET MVC, WCF, Entity Framework
Classic ASP Developer @ Primatel
from 2006 to 2007
I was part of a team responsible for developing software and web applications for Italian tourism agencies:
Technologies used: VB6, Classic ASP
Portfolio
HornsOrThorns.com
from 2023
Combining my developer skills with my love for heavy metal, this is my baby project. It's a metal albums aggregator that displays yearly interactive charts.
Technologies used: React, Next.js, PostgresSql, Prisma ORM, Tailwind, Pupeteer
Education
Master's Degree @ Transilvania University of Brașov
from 2008 to 2010
Finished the IT and Communications Systems and Technologies program at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Bachelor's Degree @ Transilvania University of Brașov
from 2003 to 2008
Studied Automation at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science