There's a line towards the end of Alex Pintilie's CV that speaks volumes about him. He says, “I was born in Romania. I spent 40% of my life in Canada and I have been married to my wife, Melania, for 60% of my life. I guess that makes a 100% perfect life.”
Alex uses the language of mathematics with confidence after a lifetime of study and professional development. He was raised and educated in Romania, achieving brilliant marks and placing at the top of his university class. He began his teaching career in his home country, garnering considerable acclaim as a teacher of gifted mathematics students.
In the late ‘80’s Alex came to Canada and obtained his MSc in Statistics from the University of Toronto. Since 1990 he has taught in the Toronto private school system, first at Bayview Glen School and then at Crescent School. At both schools he was head of mathematics. He has continued his work with mathematics enrichment and has coached his favorite activities, soccer and chess.
Alex has been involved with OAME as a writer and a presenter. He has been on several contest committees and has been a Euclid contest marker for 10 years.
Relaxation for him is often a discussion about mathematics with Melania, who is a statistician, and his son Stefan, a Computing and Statistics graduate from the University of Waterloo.