Hi, I'm Cristian waving hand

I'm an AI leader, engineer and entrepreneur based in Dublin. I work as Head of AI, Technical Delivery at Starling and run Imperium Coaching, a fitness coaching company. I also built CoachPal, a tool that helps online coaches run their businesses while providing a standout client experience.

Experience

Starling Bank — Head of AI, Technical Delivery

Jan 2026 – Present

I work with the C-Suite to define and execute AI strategy across the software development lifecycle, and lead the rollout of AI tools across our Technology function.

Starling Bank — Software Engineer & AI Champion

Jan 2023 – Present

I worked as a platform engineer on ML infrastructure and internal tooling.

Imperium Coaching — Founder

Jul 2019 – Present

I built and scaled an online coaching business from scratch, coaching 100+ athletes one-to-one. CoachPal came out of that experience. What started as a fix for my own coaching has grown into a product used by other coaches.

Education

Dublin City University — BSc Marketing, Innovation and Technology

Sep 2016 – Sep 2020

MInT is a one of a kind program combining marketing strategy, technology innovation, and business development to develop capable leaders in technology-driven business environments. I graduated top of my class with First Class Honours, and was DCU's nominee for the Lepere Awards in recognition of academic excellence.

Tech Stack

TypeScript, React, Next.js, Java, Python, SQL, Kubernetes.

What I care about most is applying technology to real problems, whether that's rolling out AI across a large organisation or building a product from the ground up.