Cristiana Bogateanu — Healthcare & Life Sciences Growth Strategist | Innovation Consultant | Tech Start-up Mentor & Advisor | Champion of Change & Future Tech | Advocate for Knowledge Sharing & Industry Innovation | Mother

About Cristiana

⚡ Numbers: ✅ 15+ years of proven experience as a Project Owner and Project Manager in hardware and software product development; ✅ 200+ Project Management Manuals prepared (from conceptualisation through development, execution and management); ✅ 8+ years experience in building consumer products following Agile principles; ✅ 500+ prototypes and projects managed; ✅ 100+ start-ups, companies or NGO’s mentored in the field of Business and Project Management. 💰 Facts: ✅ Proven experience in defining timelines, KPI’s, deliverables, resource allocation etc.; ✅ Practicing Agile or Waterfall approach in discovering requirements and developing solutions; ✅ Applying a leadership style that empowers and leverages an individual’s unique talents; ✅ Translating the business vision, goals and stakeholders feedback into clearly defined requirements and backlog for the teams; ✅ Built strong relationship that became lasting partnerships with project stakeholders through exceptional client service; ✅ Work experience with NGO and companies in industries such as: IoT & automatisation, web & mobile development, construction, IT, e-commerce, automotive, telco, food, metal processors, wood and plastic fabrication etc. 🏅Nominations / Awards: ✅ New Europe 100: eastern Europe’s emerging technology stars. Financial Times, November, 2017; ✅ National Competition - Global Startup Awards. Most Influential Woman by SAP, November 2016; ✅ Forbes 30 under 30. April 2015; ✅ Two prizes (III & IV) at Da Vinci 2016 - Innovation Contest; ✅ Second Prize at HackTM 2014. 🏅Project Evaluation: ✅ Bright Labs Pitch Nights Cluj, Switch Challenge (2022) ✅ Edu Hack - ClujHub (2020, 2021); ✅ TeImplici.ro - CSR Telekom (2016, 2017); ✅ Digital Kids (2015); ✅ UPC Romania Smart Nation, UPC (2012, 2013, 2014); 💰Managed projects using basic Agile principles (Very short list) ✅ A wearable device with an RFID for refugee camps; ✅ A smart trash can that detects and sorts trash in an automatic and interactive way; ✅ A smart backpack, which moves autonomously relieving the student to carry a heavy weight in the back while being connected to the student's schedule; ✅ A smart lock that when connected to the internet automatically posts updates on the Twitter page; ✅ A programmable controller for alternative energy sources; ✅ A smart seat for airport waiting areas to warn the user about the time of the flight and make the waiting time more pleasant; ✅ An autonomous bracelet designed for drive test by measuring the “enthusiasm” of the user; ✅ A cataclysm detector.