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Silvia Carasel

Hi, I'm Silvia

I'm into bringing ideas to life and making existing ones better, leading strategic programs, optimizing how things run, working cross-functionally, and building communities people actually enjoy. A blend of strategy and execution you could call a Swiss knife.

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Experience

From pharmacy school to tech strategy. A non-linear path that built cross-domain perspective.

Sept 2024 – Present
Business & AI Fulbright Fellow
MS in Business Analytics & AI · Stevens Institute of Technology

Competitive fellowship grantee, building quantitative and analytical capabilities. Coursework spans marketing analytics, business intelligence, process optimization, and building business applications using GenAI.

Business Analytics Marketing Analytics SQL Python GenAI Applications
Jan 2022 – Sept 2024
Product Marketing Manager
Google · Brand & Reputation Eastern European Team

Led strategic initiatives across AI adoption, digital skills literacy, and go-to-market. Created and led AI Connect, the largest Google AI event in Eastern Europe. Operated across multiple workstreams, aligning stakeholders from partners, policy and sales.

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AI Strategy Go-to-Market Stakeholder Management Event Strategy Cross-functional Leadership Public Presentation
Mar 2020 – Dec 2021
Founder & President
Edu Altfel Association

Identified market gap during pandemic and built a digital education venture from scratch. Served 2,000+ educators in 3 months. Achieved 60% email open rate and 7% conversion through data-driven optimization.

0-to-1 Building Data-driven Growth Content Strategy Operations
Sept 2019 – Oct 2020
Program Manager
Leaders Foundation

Developed national programs in tech and health sectors. Grew community by 1,000+ participants in six months. Improved conversion rates, established 8 new partnerships, and reduced project costs by 10%+.

Program Operations Partnership Development Cost Optimization
Student endeavors that shaped my values and proactive mindset
ING Tech - Student Internship, Mar 2019 - Aug 2020
Students' National Associations - Public Health Program Manager, Apr 2017 - Apr 2018
Students' University Association - President, Mar 2016 - Mar 2018

Led a 15-member team to redefine the organization's strategy. 4x funding growth.

Education & Projects

Expected May 2026
Stevens Institute of Technology, School of Business
MS, Business Analytics & AI

Coursework: Financial Management, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Process Optimization, Management of AI, IT Strategy, Building Business Applications using GenAI

PROJECTS
🤖 Voice AI Coach
Built a voice AI to assist with morning routines and daily objectives. Experimenting with GenAI for behavior change.
🏥 Mayo Clinic AI Strategy
Defined IT infrastructure and GTM strategy for an AI diagnostic tool, the blueprint a COO would build to take it to market.
📊 Airbnb Market Analytics
Built predictive models to identify high-value travel opportunities across the US, using pricing, demand, and seasonality data.
2019 – 2021
Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science
MS, Management in Information Technology
PROJECTS
🧬 microRNA Prediction
2-year dissertation: Prediction of microRNA action using machine learning techniques.
🏃 Play&Fit
Health app using pose recognition and gamification for daily training programs.
2021
Porto Engineering Institute
European Project Semester Grantee
RESEARCH OUTPUT
🪑 Smart Desk
Reconfigurable and Ergonomic Smart Desk — research paper accepted and published at TEEM 2021 international conference (won the 1st place).
2019
University of Medicine and Pharmacy
BS Pharmacy

Community & Contribution

Giving back through mentorship, events, and advocacy.

The Social Incubator USA

Community Manager

May 2025 – Present

United Nations

Advisor for the Romanian Mission

Oct – Dec 2025

Aspire Foundation

Community Manager

Oct 2023 – Jul 2024

Personal Endeavors

Where I think out loud about AI, productivity, and life experiments.