Paul V. Borza

BORZA, Paul V.

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Paul is a 25-year-old software engineer born in Transylvania who lives in the United States of America and works for Microsoft.
His interests include cycling, rowing, table tennis, and most recently, speed-cubing.

Work Experience and Honors

  1. Microsoft Corporation, Bing Search, Image and Video SearchJul. 2010 – PresentSoftware Development Engineer in Test – Instrumentation, Metrics, and A/B TestingBellevue, Washington
  2. Microsoft-internal Bing Hack Day Contest, 1st Place06/2011
  3. Microsoft University Careers, Eastern Europe Recruiting Events02/2011; Bucharest and Sofia, Bulgaria
  4. University of Siena, Interaction Design DepartmentApr. / Oct. 2009 and Feb. 2010Workshop Owner – Designing Tangible User InterfacesSiena, Italy
  5. Microsoft Corporation, Bing Search, Image and Video SearchJul. – Sep. 2009Software Development Engineer in Test Intern – Data Mining Internet Explorer 8 LogsRedmond, Washington
  6. Jožef Stefan Institute, Center for Knowledge Transfer in Information TechnologiesJul. – Sep. 2008Software Development Engineer Intern – Audio IndexingLjubljana, Slovenia
  7. Google Summer of Code, Openmoko Inc.Apr. – Sep. 2008Software Development Engineer – Accelerometer-based Gestures
  8. Microsoft Imagine Cup, Worldwide Finalist in Software Design08/2007; Seoul, South Korea
  9. Microsoft Imagine Cup, National Finals 1st Place in Software Design05/2007, Timişoara
  10. Microsoft Imagine Cup, Central and Eastern Europe Regional Finalist in Software Design05/2006; Maribor, Slovenia
  11. Microsoft Imagine Cup, National Finals 1st Place in Software Design04/2006, Cluj-Napoca
  12. Brooktrout Extreme Code Makeover Contest, 1st Place03/2006
  13. Siemens Program and System Engineering, Scholarship11/2005 – 06/2006
  14. Microsoft Imagine Cup, National Finals 3rd Prize in Software Design04/2005, Iaşi
  15. Olympiad, National Finalist in Informatics03/2005, Galaţi
  16. Unirea National Programming Contest, Participant01/2005, Focşani
  17. Olympiad, National Finals Honorable Mention in Informatics04/2004, Buzău
  18. Olympiad, National Finalist in Informatics04/2003, Focşani
  19. Component Source Speech Control Contest, 1st PlaceSpring 2003
  20. Ştefan Odobleja National Programming Contest, 2nd Place04/2003, Craiova
  21. Olympiad, County Finals Honorable Mention in Informatics03/2002, Aiud
  22. Vasile Goldiş County Contest in Informatics, Participant11/1999, Alba Iulia
  23. Ovidiu Hulea County Contest in Mathematics, Participant05/1999, Aiud

Articles and Activities

  1. Microsoft Developer Network Author, 4 Articles on Coding4FunSpring 2006 – Fall 2007
  2. Microsoft Academic Program, Microsoft Student Partners MemberFall 2005 – Summer 2010

Education

  1. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca10/2008 – 07/2010, Cluj-NapocaMaster's Degree in Computer Science – Major in Intelligent SystemsRank: 1 (out of 12); GPA: 9.94
  2. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca10/2005 – 07/2008, Cluj-NapocaBachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceRank: 2 (out of 85); GPA: 9.85

Technical Skills

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