Dan Calinescu
@idancali
I help visionary leaders to launch products people love to use and buy.
What I'm looking for
The process of turning ideas into tech products people love to use and buy is extremely tricky, time consuming and expensive. I understand that process deeply, after 24 years of building tech products and managing hundreds of developers and managers.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Managing Director & Co-founder
Fluid Trends
Jan 2022 - Present (3 years 5 months)
Launched a studio for taking Web3 and AI products to market and created Fluid Innovation Thinking™, a methodology that reduces innovation risk.
VP of Product Development
3Pillar Global
Jan 2019 - Jan 2022 (3 years)
Led 90+ engineering managers responsible for 700+ developers; launched a new consulting division and managed over 20+ consultants.
Independent Blockchain Developer
Independent
Jan 2017 - May 2019 (2 years 4 months)
One of the first developers writing for the EOS blockchain; developed tools and technology for EOS, spoke at conferences and created EOS software solutions.
Knowledge Manager
Evozon
Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 (1 year)
Created a mobile division from the ground up; trained and grew the mobile development team and advised on business strategy and key decision making.
Product Consultant
Independent
Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 (1 year)
Consulted brands on mobile enterprise strategy; helped develop a mobile enterprise solution for passwordless authentication using FIDO2.
Development Manager
SDL
Jul 2012 - Jul 2015 (3 years)
Launched an innovation lab with 7 products in 2 years including a mobile app that grew to 500k+ users and 5k+ qualified monthly leads; hired and led several teams.
Mobile Consultant
Own Consultancy
Jan 2010 - May 2012 (2 years 4 months)
Helped brands go mobile with custom iOS and Android apps; helped with business and go-to-market strategy and worked with brands like Visa and Nielson.
Director of Development & Co-founder
Five Mobile
May 2008 - Oct 2010 (2 years 5 months)
Co-founded the company, contributed business and technical leadership, hired and led mobile developers, while taking brands like MapQuest mobile.
Product Development Team Lead
Tira Wireless
May 2004 - Apr 2008 (3 years 11 months)
Led the company’s flagship product, Tira JUMP and managed the product team through multiple releases; worked with brands like Disney, Warner Brothers, THQ and Namco.
Lead Developer & Co-founder
CasaRomania
Apr 2002 - May 2004 (2 years 1 month)
Founded the first Canadian-Romanian youth social networking platform; launched a series of web-enabled services, including an e-commerce solution.
Software Engineering Associate
Celestica
Jan 2001 - Apr 2002 (1 year 3 months)
In charge of a large network of dozens of unix servers that powered the entire test engineering division; created a Perl-based system that improved the existing legacy system.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Toronto
Honours Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
1999 - 2003
Completed an Honours Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, focusing on various aspects of computer science including programming, algorithms, and system design.
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
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