About me
I am a people and outcome-oriented product developer focused on the research and development of innovative AI products, working alongside global teams spanning software & hardware engineering, ML, DevOps, testing, and legal.
I strive to embed collaborative innovation and learning into the software delivery lifecycle — so that the products and teams I work with don't just ship, they grow and remain relevant in changing markets.
Contact information
- Site
- catalincaldararu.com
- linkedin.com/in/catalin-caldararu
- Location
- Bucharest, Romania & Remote
- Languages
- English · Proficient Romanian · Native
Top Skills
Innovation Management
Initiated a Product R&D workstream and lead a 35-item Applied AI intellectual property portfolio focused on AI PC Agents and Hybrid Edge AI.
Hybrid Edge AI
Experienced in overcoming Cloud AI limitations by using or building local AI solutions, including customized edge inference services.
AI Product Ownership & Agile Delivery
PSPO II and PSM II certified, with 5 years of experience working across Scrum and Kanban teams and 3 years of cross-functional collaboration as a developer.
Focus Areas
Product Innovation
Applied AI
Hybrid Edge AI
Agentic AI
Experience
Senior AI Product Developer, Inventorship Contract
Continue driving the completion of my Dell Applied AI patent application portfolio, 13 applications currently in development with me as primary inventor.
Senior AI Product Developer, AI PC Agents & Hybrid AI
Initiated and led a Product R&D workstream that has resulted in a 35-item Applied AI patent application portfolio focused on AI PC Agents and Hybrid Edge AI, securing more than $1M in funding. Collaborated with 10 inventors and multiple legal teams to identify, protect, and develop novel AI product concepts that extend Dell's existing offerings, while serving as a core engineering contributor to a customer-facing Edge AI service platform featured at CES.
Key responsibilities
- Served as primary engineering contributor to 6 on-device SLM services and 2 ASR services powering privacy-first conversational AI for Dell AI PC Agents, primarily on 2 hardware platforms, with hands-on experience across AMD, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, and Intel silicon.
- Originated PRDs for 35 differentiated AI product concepts spanning Security, Privacy, Resilience, Efficiency, Accessibility, Personalization, Digital Wellness, Automation, and Agent-Native SDLC.
- Defined product and patent strategies aligned with business objectives, and solution architectures that enabled independent engineering execution.
- Identified underserved technological whitespace by analyzing AI limitations across on-device, cloud, and hybrid deployments, latent user needs, and the competitive landscape.
- Represented the development team in discussions with senior leaders and external partners.
Notable outcomes
- Originated and filed 22 USPTO patent applications as primary inventor, with 13 more in development.
- Delivered 8 AI services shipping to all Dell AI PC customers, used and referenced by internal teams developing AI PC Agents and related patents.
Software Developer, Web Services
- Built .NET microservices, React Front-ends and GitLab CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with 8 other teams.
- Starting from my second year I also onboarded 7 developers, took on Scrum Master duties and led cross-team UAT/E2E defect triage on rotation.
Education
Harvard Business School Online
Certificate of Specialization, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
A 16-week, 100-hour online specialization spanning Strategy, Disruptive Innovation, Design Thinking, Systematic Inventive Thinking, and Customer Experience Design. As part of it, I learn alongside a global cohort and apply my learning through a personal case study focused on Edge AI.
Faculty of Economic Cybernetics, Statistics and Computer Science, ASE Bucharest
Master's degree, IT Solutions for Business & Project Management
Sep 2021 – Jul 2023
Faculty of Economic Cybernetics, Statistics and Computer Science, ASE Bucharest
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science for Business
Oct 2018 – Jul 2021
Certifications
- Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II)
- Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II)