Curriculum Vitae

Florin Nițu

Senior Product Owner & Software Developer · PhD, Mechanical Engineering

Bucharest, Romania | LinkedIn

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Engineer with over 20 years of professional experience as product owner and software developer in CAD, Engineering, Manufacturing, Simulation, Visualization, Light & Lighting, System of Systems, Interactive Systems. Combines deep technical knowledge with a practical approach to product management, making informed decisions that balance customer needs, engineering constraints, and business priorities.

Led product ownership for core capabilities within Autodesk Revit, working across global engineering teams and strategic partners. Experienced in defining product direction, shaping backlogs, removing delivery obstacles, and helping distributed teams build features used by millions of design professionals.

Comfortable moving between customer discussions, technical architecture, roadmap planning, and day-to-day product decisions. Known for asking the right questions, simplifying complex problems, and helping teams deliver software that solves real customer challenges.

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Building Design & BIM Solutions

  • Graphics Rendering & Visualization

  • Cloud Rendering Services

  • Digital Twin & Visualization Workflows

  • Engineering Software

  • Desktop Applications

  • Platform Products

  • Product Innovation

  • Customer Collaboration

  • International Product Development

  • End-to-End Product Lifecycle

  • Complex Technical Problem Solving

TECHNICAL & OPERATIONAL SKILLS

  • CAD, BIM & Graphics Technologies

  • Cloud & Platform Technologies

  • Quality Engineering

  • Programming Languages

  • Development Tools

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Autodesk | Senior Product Owner | May 2021 – July 2026 | Romania

  • Member of Revit Core Capabilities and Collaboration Services, Product Management Team

  • Product Owner for Revit Bucharest Graphics Team, working together with Revit Boston Graphics Team for Revit Graphics features

  • Worked with Autodesk Graphics Platform Team (AGP) to implement graphics technology for Accelerated Revit Graphics (ARG) project

  • Product Owner fot Revit features like Render, Render in Cloud, Analysis Visualization Framework, Solar Study, Walktrough, Views

  • Product Owner for Twinmotion for Revit, working with EPIC Games team

  • Worked with customers to define and maintain clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria that reflect customer and technical needs

  • Collaborated with product managers to align backlog prioritization and sprint planning with the product roadmap

  • Translated complex requirements into well-scoped work items through close collaboration with designers, engineers, and stakeholders

  • Owned backlog refinement and sprint readiness, serving as the primary contact for delivery teams on priorities, scope, and blockers

  • Monitored delivery performance and alignment with expected outcomes, using analytics and customer feedback to drive iteration

  • Identified and mitigated risks or dependencies that may impact timely delivery

  • Promoted Agile best practices and a platform-first mindset in planning and execution

Autodesk | Senior Software Engineer | Jun 2018 - May 2021 | Romania

  • Member of Building Design, Revit software development team (Structural Rebar and DWG Export features for Revit)

  • Addressed complex engineering problems, prototyped, implemented, and maintained production software and software components

  • Performed regular code reviews; wrote integration tests; performed automated testing; created scripts to support automation testing

  • Worked with the Agile team at improving Quality Assurance processes

  • Collaborated within the team to design, plan, develop, refactor, test, deliver and maintain complex features within desktop applications and desktop components

  • Worked with the product owner, experience designer and product management teams to review and implement proposed designs

  • Collaborated using tools such as Git, JIRA, and wiki pages

ModuleWorks | Senior Software Developer | Jan 2017 - May 2018 | Romania

  • Member of Machine Simulation (MachSim) software development team (Milling, Turning, CMM, Robotic, Woodworking, Dental software simulation)

  • Designed, developed, and deployed machine simulation features and systems

  • Worked across problem framing, system design, implementation and deployment operations

  • Worked with the Agile team at improving development processes

  • Collaborated using tools such as Git, JIRA, and wiki pages

Tehnif Software | Managing Partner, Senior Software Developer | Dec 1999 - Dec 2016 | Romania

  • As Founder of Tehnif Software, coordinated the development of software products and web technologies through both personal involvement and managing work for external sources

  • Managed software development, sales and marketing campaigns in partnership with Chicago Stage Equipment Co. Inc., DBA Design & Drafting - OAK LAWN, IL, USA

  • Led software development of LD Assistant (Autodesk - AutoCAD OEM based), an award-winning Lighting Design Software and Event Planning Solutions

  • Managed the merging of advanced lighting algorithms with CAD industry standard 2D drafting & 3D modeling toolset

  • Liaised with worldwide customers and partners to identify and implement software features (including: Disney, CBS Canada, Florida State University, HARPO Studios, Cirque du Soleil)

  • Participated to annual industry specific events: LDI (Orlando, Las Vegas, USA), USITT (Louisville, USA), PLASA (London, UK), MESSE (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

A&C International | MCAD Products Manager | Jun 1996 - Dec 1999 | Romania

  • Liaised with customers and Romanian Autodesk Dealer Network to promote and implement CAD/CAM/CAE applications from Autodesk and Autodesk MCAD partners

  • Provided training for Autodesk CAD and MCAD dealers over the country

  • Coordinated ROCADA, Autodesk Premier Training Center in Romania

  • Coordinated MaxCAD Magazine, Romanian CAD market periodical

  • Represented A&C INTERNATIONAL at internal and international events

  • Wrote several articles about Autodesk Mechanical Solutions, published in Romanian CAD magazines

  • Collaborated as a QA Engineer with Autodesk GmbH for AutoCAD Mechanical product, Feb – Mar 1999, Amberg - Germany

  • Collaborated as a QA Engineer with GENIUS CAD Software GmbH for GENIUS Mechanical product, May – Jun 1997, Amberg - Germany

EDUCATION

2005, PhD in Mechanical Engineering – University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest

1995, BSc in Mechanical Engineering – University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest

LANGUAGES

English, Full professional proficiency

Romanian, Native or bilingual proficiency