Radu Balanescu

• Led, coordinated, evaluated, and supported the management of the NATO Quality Assurance Programme.
• Acted as a subject matter expert within the Quality Assurance Team of Experts, including expertise on NATO Quality Assurance policy, curriculum, instruction, instructional systems design, leadership, and training analysis and evaluation.
• Performed assessments, analyses, and evaluations of NATO Education and Training Facilities, Centres of Excellence as well as other types of training institutions.
• Determined training needs of staff and organized training interventions to achieve quality standards.
• Identified performance trends to conduct gap analysis, contributing to learning solutions and support.

• Advised the commander and staff on all communications related issues.
• Developed policies and procedures for the organization regarding communications.
• Responsible for Electronic Counter-Counter Measures (ECCM).
• Established and maintain computer networks within the organization.
• Worked closely with others and XO during the Military Decision Making Process
• Maintained and accounted for all communications equipment.
• Coordinated integration of school`s communications systems into national classified networks.
• Coordinated with signal units for communications support.
• Supervised operators and organizational maintenance of communication equipment.
• Managed all frequency allocations and assignments.
• Managed and directed communications security (COMSEC).
• Planned, managed, and directed automation systems administration, maintenance, and security.
• Established automation systems administration and security procedures for automation hardware and software.
• Monitored the organization`s local area networks (LANs) configurations and usage of all the network capabilities.

• Improved the Romanian Military Continuing Education System by ensuring a high level of quality for the military instructors` training.
• Managed and administered the resources specific to the training
  processes.
• Contributed to the development and implementation of e-learning platforms, capable of delivering ADL training solutions, based on Open-Source software and available on classified networks for all the personnel in the Romanian Land Forces.
• Organized of the evaluation processes of the participants in the professional training program.
• Audited the efficiency and effectiveness of the education and training delivered by the subordinate training Centers.
• Applied the Quality Assurance procedures to the professional training activities.

Various jobs performed at the Troop Level (Company and below), mostly responsible for the Individual and Collective Training of the unit I have been in lead:

• Mountain Troops Company Commander - 2 years;
• Mountain Troop Company Executive Officer (XO) - 3 years;
• Mountain Troop Platoon Leader - 4 years;
• Mountain Troop Squad Leader - 4 years.

Other responsibilities:

• Evaluated personnel periodically on job performance and occupational-related strengths and weaknesses.
• Supervised, trained, cross-trained and mentored personnel assigned in various occupational specialties.
• Conducted quality control inspections of subordinate organizations to detect and correct deficiencies.
• Prepared detailed written reports and formulated policy and guidance for use of subordinate organizations.
• Assessed complex documentation for combat, weapon systems and anti-terrorism programs.
• Developed and implemented automation architecture for land force's operational fires mission.

Four deployments in Afghanistan in support of ISAF and Resolute Support Mission.