Dana Petrascu
About Dana Petrascu
Dana Petrascu is the People Experience Manager at Endava, with a background in HR and leadership development.
Company
Dana Petrascu currently works at Endava, where she serves as the People Experience Manager. Endava is a technology company that focuses on delivering Digital Evolution, Agile Transformation, and Automation solutions.
Title
Dana Petrascu holds the title of People Experience Manager at Endava. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing employee engagement, leadership development, and the digital transformation of HR processes.
Education and Expertise
Dana Petrascu studied at Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca, where she earned a Bachelor degree in Psychology from 1998 to 2002. She also completed a Master degree in Human Resources and Marketing from 2002 to 2003. Her educational background has provided her with a solid foundation in human resources and psychological principles, which she has applied throughout her career.
Professional Background
Dana Petrascu has diverse professional experience in human resources and consultancy. She started her career at Sales Consulting in Cluj-Napoca, serving first as a Sr. Human Resources Consultant from 2002 to 2005, and then as a Recruitment Manager from 2005 to 2007. She then moved to Office Depot Service Center, Cluj-Napoca, where she was HR Manager from 2007 to 2012 and Sr. HR Manager from 2012 to 2013. She briefly worked as a self-employed consultant before joining Endava in 2014 as the Head of People Development and Recruitment-Romania, Macedonia, Serbia, Moldova & UK, Managed Services, a position she held for seven years.
Notable Achievements
Dana Petrascu implemented a comprehensive employee engagement program at Endava, which significantly improved employee satisfaction scores. She also developed and led a leadership development initiative that successfully prepared mid-level managers for senior roles within the company. Additionally, she played a key role in the digital transformation of HR processes at Endava, enhancing efficiency and data accuracy. Petrascu is also actively involved in community outreach programs, focusing on career development and mentorship for young professionals in Timișoara, and regularly conducts workshops and training sessions on strategic HR management and innovative HR practices.