Meet our Consultants: Alexandra Stinga, Client Delivery Leader, Bucharest

Gain insights into what it’s like to work as a consultant at Phi, with our ‘meet our consultants’ series.

We are pleased to introduce Alexandra Stinga who joined Phi in 2018, and works in Bucharest within the Front Office & Risk Technology division, as a Principal Consultant. Alexandra has over 14 years of experience in software development using Java-based technologies, and specialises in development using ActivePivot / Atoti.  

Alexandra is a client delivery leader, overseeing an engagement structured in various small teams in the delivery of solutions for Market and Credit Risk analysis and reporting, following Basel committee regulations. As an SME on ActivePivot / Atoti, her role also includes designing, data modelling and implementing solutions in Java, using ActivePivot / Atoti which is an OLAP cube solution for data analysis and a data aggregation engine which allows performing complex additive and nonadditive calculations.   

What do you like most about working at Phi?  

“My current role is ensuring the overall engagement for our client is delivering efficiently qualitative work, as well as overseeing the stability and progress of the engagement. What I like most about working at Phi is the diversity of projects and thus opportunities one can be exposed to. Although all clients in risk regulatory area must follow the same regulations, each client comes with its specific business exposure, with specific data models and/or specific architecture that is very interesting to learn as a consultant. On top of the technological diversity, Phi works with clients that have worldwide coverage, so we, as consultants, get to experience cultural diversity and different ways of organizing work. 

The feeling of achievement is what always keeps me running. More recently, I have found motivation in supporting others reach their goals and help them progress.” 

What misconceptions do people have about being a consultant? 

“A common misconception that people have about consulting, is that they think any good developer can be a consultant, but the truth is consultancy requires much more than technical knowledge. A consultant needs to understand the client data & architecture to be able to propose better solutions, a consultant needs to collect information from various sources, perform analysis and provide solutions. But above all, a consultant needs to adapt to the client ways of working, needs to stay proactive while also proving flexibility for exploring new areas out of their comfort zone.”

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