Radu was born in Tarnaveni, Romania. In 1994, he moved to Targu-Mures, Romania where he graduated in computer engineering. He also met his wife Claudia in Targu-Mures. In 2012 he moved, together, with his wife, to Ames, Iowa. Radu graduated computer engineering at Iowa State University in 2006 then he moved to the Cedar Rapids area.

Since Masonry is something that the communists pushed away, Radu was not exposed to Masonry while in Romania. His first exposure to Masonry was when his brother Romeo became a Freemason. Radu was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in October 2017.

Radu has worked for Collins Aerospace since 2007 as an avionics software engineer.

Radu lives in a farmhouse on almost 13 acres, together with his wife Claudia, and daughter Ella. He is a beekeeper, he started a small orchard, and recently he got three outdoor cats.

Radu enjoys walking in his backyard, playing piano, smoking beef brisket, and eating bacon.