Lucian Petrut
Senior Software Developer at Cloudbase Solutions
Timișoara, Romania
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Top SchoolLucian Petrut is a Senior Software Developer with 12 years of experience specializing in cloud computing, storage and Windows integration for major open-source projects. Based in Timișoara, he has driven Windows support and storage features across flagship projects like OpenStack (Neutron, Cinder, Glance) and Ceph, and has hands-on experience porting Ceph clients and storage drivers to Windows Server. At Cloudbase Solutions he bridged Microsoft technologies with upstream cloud and virtualization stacks—contributing to QEMU, Android Emulator, CrosVM and Kubernetes automation—gaining practical exposure to Windows kernel and hardware virtualization internals. An avid open-source contributor, he focuses on cross-platform compatibility, enterprise storage integration (SANs, S2D) and reliable backend systems, often tackling platform-specific challenges that many contributors skip. He holds a Master’s in AI and Distributed Computing and combines deep systems knowledge with a pragmatic, cross-platform engineering mindset.
13 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence and Distributed Computing, Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence and Distributed Computing at West University of Timisoara
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Github Skills (40)
c-language10
volumes10
back-end-development10
python10
hyper-v10
iscsi10
wp-api10
windows10
storage10
build-system10
cmake10
winapi10
smb10
network-programming10
networking10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
openstack/cinder
Sep 2013 - Feb 2021
OpenStack Block Storage (Cinder). Mirror of code maintained at opendev.org.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:85 commits in 7 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Lucian's contributions primarily focused on enhancing the OpenStack Cinder block storage service, specifically related to Windows environments. They implemented and fixed bugs associated with iSCSI volume operations, including creating, deleting, and attaching volumes, and also addressed issues concerning volume snapshots. Furthermore, the user worked on adding Windows SMB volume drivers, expanding the storage options available within the Cinder ecosystem. Their work involved modifying code to improve compatibility and functionality with Windows Server versions.
block-storageopenstack
openstack/neutron
Sep 2013 - Nov 2020
OpenStack Networking (Neutron). Mirror of code maintained at opendev.org.
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:39 commits in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Lucian contributed to the OpenStack Neutron project, focusing on the Hyper-V agent and its integration with ML2. They fixed RPC calls, added support for reporting status, and addressed issues related to port status management. Further contributions included resolving security group issues and fixing Windows-specific execution calls. The user also addressed several bugs and added necessary updates for the ovsdb monitor.
networkingopenstack
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