Ciprian Grigore

Technical leader with 15 years building and scaling engineering organizations. I combine strategic thinking with deep technical expertise to drive product development and deliver measurable business impact. As CTO at Licenseware, I built the engineering organization from the ground up – establishing technical direction, product strategy, and team culture. Currently leading data engineering at EPAM for MSD's Real-World Data Exchange (RWDEX) initiative, architecting GxP-compliant systems that support clinical and regulatory insights using AWS, Redshift, Spark, and Databricks.

Recent impact:

• Architected data quality framework preventing 15+ incidents, saving $500K+ annually in RWDEX investments.
• Built AI-powered tools cutting procurement costs 25% and increasing team productivity 30%
• Improved SDLC processes for GxP compliance, reducing release cycles from 10 to 5 days
• Drove AI-assisted coding adoption across engineering teams.

I architect scalable data systems for complex domains, build RAG and LLM applications, and lead cross-functional teams from concept to production. Experienced in regulated environments, AWS infrastructure, ETL/ELT pipelines, ML/AI implementation, and product management.

What I bring: the ability to translate complex technical and regulatory requirements into executable strategies, grow high-performing teams, and align technical decisions with business outcomes. Comfortable operating from architecture discussions with executives to hands-on mentoring of engineers.