 Florin-Teodor Tănăsescu started his professional activity as research engineer at the "Research and Design Institute for the Electrotechnic Industry" (Institutul de Cercetări şi Proiectări pentru Industria Electrotehnică - ICPE").He rose through the ranks until he reached the position of Director General of the Institute.His research concentrated on high voltage electrical equipment, new energy sources, electrotechnology and partial electrical discharge in electrical insulating systems.