Full-Stack · Cybersecurity · Product

Building practical software
for people who ship.

I build high-performance web platforms, security-aware tooling, and analytics products — with a strong focus on reliability, speed, and clean UX. I also mentor professionals and students in cybersecurity and modern development.

10+ years in IT Educator & Mentor Security-first mindset
Catalin Ciurcanu portrait
Product + DevWeb · APIs · Automation
SecurityHardening · Privacy
GamingCS2 · FACEIT tooling

Professional Summary

Senior Technician in Web Application Development with hands-on experience in systems, cloud and cybersecurity.

What I do

I design and build fast, secure, maintainable products: web apps, platforms, integrations, analytics dashboards and internal tools.

Performance Security Reliability

What I care about

Clean architecture, measurable outcomes, and user experiences that feel simple — backed by strict engineering discipline.

DX UX Observability

Highlighted Experience

Selected roles and contributions across product, education and platform ecosystems.

FACEIT Insider

Since 2023 · ESL FACEIT GROUP — beta testing, UX feedback, tooling and API-driven improvements.

Product APIs UX

Educator & Technician

2019–Present — training in digital skills, IT operations, systems administration, and support.

Teaching Systems Ops

Founder · wherePANDA

2023–Present — extensions, FACEIT visualizers, analytics tools and CS2 utility products.

CS2 Extensions Analytics

Freelance Trainer & Mentor

Workshops and mentoring for cybersecurity, tooling, career guidance and practical engineering skills.

Mentoring Cybersecurity Career

Consulting & Privacy

Consulting on digital privacy, security posture and hardening for web platforms and teams.

Privacy Hardening Risk

Content & Community

Creator focused on accessible technical content and competitive gaming tooling workflows.

Content Community Tooling

Certifications & Education

Focused training across web development, cloud, security and specialized technical domains.

Master in Cybersecurity: IT Environments Master

Specialization in Cybersecurity · Entornos de las Tecnologías de la Información

2025–2026

Master in Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Master

Campus Digital FP

2024–2025

Web Application Development (DAW) Higher Degree

CPIFP Bajo Aragón

2019–2021

Microcomputer Systems & Networks (SMR) Intermediate Degree

CPIFP Los Enlaces

2016–2018

Google Cloud Computing Certification

Official certification

2021

Teaching Certification for Vocational Training (FP, Secondary, Higher Education) Certification

JCCM

2021

Drone Pilot A1/A2/A3 Certification

AESA · Spanish Aviation Safety Agency

Valid until 2029

Portfolio

Selected projects across gaming ecosystems, platforms, communities and product engineering.

ASINIS WORLD ONLINE preview

ASINIS WORLD ONLINE

Private MMORPG ecosystem with infrastructure, portal, and secure payment workflows.

Socials
FreeBSD Oracle PHP
METIN2MAGE preview

METIN2MAGE

Custom private server with unique gameplay, protections, and automated operations.

Socials
FreeBSD PHP MySQL
CLUBTIPO preview

CLUBTIPO

Official FIAT TIPO owners club platform with customizations and strong SEO growth.

Socials
SEO CMS Community
DEVILCS Y PLAYZ preview

DEVILCS Y PLAYZ

Counter-Strike 1.6 community ecosystem with custom servers, rankings, and events.

Socials
CS 1.6 Plugins Forums
wherePANDA preview

wherePANDA

FACEIT & Steam analytics tooling with real-time insights and verification utilities.

Open
Laravel REST FACEIT
CSPL preview

CSPL

Competitive CS2 league management system: teams, matches, stats, scheduling.

Open
CS2 C# League

Skills & Main Projects

Core technologies and key platforms I lead.

Languages & Technologies

Web & Frontend 88%
Backend & APIs 90%
Systems & Cloud 78%
Security & Hardening 82%

Stack snapshot

HTML · CSS · JS/TS · PHP/Laravel · Python · Java/C# · MySQL · Docker · Nginx · Linux · Git · Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Laravel TypeScript Docker Linux

Main Projects & Platforms

Connect & Docs

Follow my work, access documentation, and get in touch.