This curriculum vitae outlines Alexandru Ciprian Ghicuta's experience in grooming, dog training, and show handling over the past 25 years. He has owned and managed his own grooming and handling business, Show'n'Style, since 2013. Prior to that, he gained grooming experience starting in 1996 and worked for various grooming shops and kennels. He has groomed and shown over 30 breeds to championship levels nationally and internationally. Ghicuta has also trained dogs since 1998 and handled dogs to championship wins. He has experience training dogs for various purposes such as protection, obedience, and conformation showing.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s) Alexandru Ciprian Ghicuta
Address(es) Bvd Bucuresti 24A , Bl 1C Apt 14 , Ploiesti , Romania
Telephone(s) 0034 966 375 327 Mobile: 0040 726 139 455
E-mail alana_kennels@yahoo.com
Nationality Romanian
Date of birth 24. 08. 1977
Gender Male
Work experience GROOMING
2013-2015 Groomer and manager , in “Show'n'Style” -Grooming and Show Handling
Occupation or position held Co-owner and main developer
Main activities and responsibilities Developing the specific activity . Grooming , show level and commercial level .
Achievements : Starting the business as a new concept on the specific market and growing the
portofolio of clients by setting higher standards in quality.
Covering grooming and show assistance requests by clients from local area or in
other locations when necessary .
Name and address of employer “Show'n'Style” - Grooming and Show Handling , Ploiesti, Romania
Type of business or sector Professional pet care ; Professional show handling
2009-2012 Groomer in Danivet / AcvivetAli pet grooming section
Occupation or position held Partnership agreement
Main activities and responsibilities Grooming, pet and show level. Developing local market , as the grooming shop was the first
specialised business in town.
Achievements: Growing the business up to the level of extending number of employees and reaching
the need of the partner company to create a second grooming shop with professional hand. Acquiring
clients for professional grooming from beyond local area limits.
Groomed for show purpose:
Airedale terrier , Zwergschnauzer, Schnauzer, Riesenschnauzer, Fox Terrier wire, West Highland
White terrier, Scottish terrier
Wirehair Teckel (Dachshund)
Caniche Nain, Toy ; Bichon A Poil Frise
Golden Retriever , Irish Setter , English Setter, English Cocker Spaniel, American Cocker Spaniel
ShihTzu
St Bernard, Terra Nova
Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute, Longhair German Sheperd , Rough Collie
Name and address of employer AcvivetAli, Ploiesti , Romania
Type of business or sector Professional pet care
2006-2009 Self-employed groomer
Grooming, pet and show level. Grooming by request for Danivet/AcvivetAli company.
Achievements: Creating an extended portofolio of clients both for pet and show grooming purposes.
2005 Groomer , in Gusti Cosmetica Canina Felina
Grooming, show and pet level. Learning different styles and approaches in order to fulfill different
client desires' levels.
Name and address of employer Gusti Cosmetica Canina Felina , Bucharest , Romania. (owner Augustin Ionescu, “WolfPoint” kennel )
Type of business or sector Professional pet care

2. 1996 - 2005 Grooming
Starting as helping hand and apprentice in Rodica Fock's grooming business ( kennel “ von Konigs-
Terry” ) , then beginning with 1998 grooming my own Zwergschnauzers and Wire Foxterriers, and
grooming pet and show level as a hobby and for clients.
SHOW TRAINING AND HANDLING
2013-2015 Show trainer and handler
Occupation or position held Co-owner ,Team manager and main handler
Main activities and responsibilities Developing the specific activity . Training and handling in shows
Achievements : Creating a functional team for training and showing to performance level , in national
and international shows.
National and International Junior Champions and Champions , for individual owners
and reputed kennels .
Name and address of employer “Show'n'Style” - Grooming and Show Handling , Ploiesti, Romania
Type of business or sector Professional pet care ; Professional show handling
1998-2012 Dog trainer and show handler
Occupation or position held Self employed, trainer and show handler
Main activities and responsibilities Started with socialization, basic obedience and protection dog training.
2000-2004
Switched to mainly social and obedience training, and show training, due to the tendencies of the
developing market, social issues and personal preferences. Training dogs for protection only in
certain circumstances of safe use.
2004-2012 Training for show mainly, and for family and social use if requested by owners.
Show training and handling to performance level, in national and international shows.
Achievements: National and international Junior Champions and Champions (training and handling)
from following breed:
Fox Terrier Wire, Zwergschnauzer, Riesenschnauzer, Golden Retriever , Czechoslovakian Wolfhound,
Bichon a poil frise, Irish Setter, American Cocker , German Pointer (Deutscher Kurzhaariger
Vorsterhund) , Labrador Retriever, Airedale terrier , Siberian Husky, Beagle
Other breed , training and/or handling :
Labrador retriever, Magyar Vizsla, Teckel(Dachshund Standard Wirehair) , Caniche Nain , English
Cocker, Akita Inu , ShihTzu , Rottweiler, Boxer
Managed to train helping hand and spare handlers in order to create the basics for a team to cover
handling requests for maximum performance
Training dogs and their owners in order that certain dogs are now handled by their owners or other
handlers if needed
1994-1998
Occupation or position held Helping hand and apprentice in dog training teams linked to local Kennel Clubs in Ploiesti and
Timisoara
Education and training
2005 Grooming training and show grooming specializing
Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered
Professional pet grooming and dealing with clients' requests
Show grooming for Golden Retriever and Spaniels
Show grooming for Caniche and Bichons
Show grooming for TerraNova and SaintBernard
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Gusti Cosmetica Canina Felina - owned by Mr. Augustin Ionescu , “WolfPoint “ kennel
1995-1997 Grooming basics ; Wire hair grooming

3. Basics of dog grooming
Wire haired Terriers and Schnauzers Grooming
Rodica Fock Dog Grooming , “von Konigs-Terry” kennel
1995-2000 Studies in Timisoara and Bucharest University – Philosophy -Philosophy of Culture
1991-1995 “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” High School , Ploiesti
Personal skills and
competences
Mother tongue(s) Romanian
Other language(s)
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C1 Competent user C1 Competent user C1 Competent user C1 Competent user C1 Competent user
Francais B2 Autonome user B2 Autonome user B1 B1 B1
Espanol B1 B1 A2 A2 A1
Social skills and competences Good capacity of communicating with people, acquired during the years of working with professionals
and public as well.
Organisational skills and
competences
Good skills in interacting with people, due to the experience in working directly with clients.
Good skills in organizing small functional teams in order to achieve a long-term or immediate goal ,
due to the specific experience in my field.
Wide availability for travelling.
Computer skills and competences Good skills as user for creating documents, internet research and basic graphic design and photo
editing. Amateur creating web design and photo editing as a hobby
Artistic skills and competences Good skills in graphics and painting. Amateur photographer dedicated to portraits, dog portraits and
expressive landscape .Good literature knowledge and a background in literary creation.
Other skills and competences Good skills in assisting veterinary practice – without school diploma
Good skills in everything that concerns dog breeding practice- including nutrition, training , artificial
insemination , and a large experience in assisting whelpings , including C-section puppies recovery
and neonatal issues.
References On request