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I am a design leader with 20+ years of experience building digital products, shaping teams, and making design work where it matters most: in complex systems, in big, real organizations, and in front of business decisions.
At Adobe, I’m a Sr. Staff Design Lead in the Digital Experience vertical, leading strategic design initiatives across fully enterprise-scale products. My focus is on scale and integration, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding experiences that create real business impact.
Beyond Adobe, I co-founded inque.studio, a product strategy & design agency that helps teams define their direction, make essential decisions, and build digital experiences that are both relevant and resilient.
What drives me is the space where design shapes strategy and drives business outcomes. I partner closely with executives to align design with core priorities, ensuring it’s a strategic force, not just decoration. For me, design leadership means influencing decisions, creating clarity, and knowing when to lead with vision and when to collaborate for impact.

These are real excerpts from feedback I’ve received over the years - from people I’ve collaborated with, mentored, or led.
"Calin's commitment to excellence is evident in everything he delivers. The quality of his work consistently exceeds expectations, setting a benchmark that motivates the entire team to aim higher."
Principal Engineer
"Excellent at projecting vision & creating a sound strategy!"
Sr. Director of Engineering
"[...] extremely involved and passionate when it comes to designing a product. I admire that you often put on different hats besides the designer hat.
I like the way that you make us question even the more obvious or historical decisions in order to find out if they bring any value and if the reasoning behind them is still in accordance with today's requirements or client needs. "
Sr. AI Computer Scientist
"Calin is someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty in everything he gets involved in. He consistently does more than expected, without looking for anything in return. This approach not only benefits the product but also supports every person he works with. "
Sr. AI Computer Scientist
"Calin demonstrates remarkable authenticity as a "Genuine" manager and mentor. From the outset of our collaboration, he has guided me with genuine care and motivation, encouraging me to deliver high-quality results consistently. His leadership fosters a mentally healthy and productive workspace, which has been instrumental in helping me navigate and resolve challenges effectively. His grace and professionalism in managing people - whether through articulating complex ideas or defusing conflicts, set a positive tone for the entire team."
Sr. Product Designer
"What I appreciate the most about you is that you are reliable and very capable in explaining your vision and how to incorporate your ideas into the bigger picture. Even during stressful times you're still very enthusiastic and helpful.
You're carrying qualities beyond analytical and technical skills. You are very goal-oriented and constantly trying to make the ones responsible with project's direction identify product needs."
Sr. Engineering Manager
"His ability to quickly grasping new contexts and adapting his work accordingly is invaluable. Whether it’s a new project, shifting priorities, or complex challenges, he demonstrates agility and delivers tailored solutions. This ensures that our work remains relevant, effective, and aligned with evolving goals."
Sr. Product Designer
"I sincerely admire your involvement in the project. I like that you are open to other's ideas by actively listening, understanding their proposals and "building" on top of them. I also believe that you are a visionary person, because you always try to push in the direction of ideas related to AI and if we look at the direction in which the world is heading, I believe that this is the future."
Sr. Product Developer
"You know so many things related to product management, marketing and UX design. You are always focused around the success of the product and you try to do your best in order to contribute to its success.
It was great how you organised the team[...], leading the entire group into finding the best product strategy.
You have helped a lot regarding our relation with the product management in US."
Sr. Engineering Manager
Your domain expertise and experience with multiple [...] products, combined with your ability to navigate common conflicts and issues, are significant strengths that have greatly benefited our team.
You leveraged your domain expertise and experience to navigate the issues encountered by the Design team. You brought transparency to tracking UX projects, which helped resolve conflicts. You took the time to dive deep into the root cause of the issue, define the process, socialized it with all involved stakeholders, and helped everyone align with it. Instead of force-fitting a process, you modified it to fit SSC team’s requirements.
I am happy to have you onboard and I am positive that we can work together to deliver a great product going forward!"
Sr. Product Manager
You are so passionate and energetic about your work, and not only. Because of this, you do more than you are supposed to, and we all benefit from it. You own a wide variety of knowledge and skills: business domain, product design, product management, software development process. In this way, you can help a lot of people with advice. You keep us aware of the fact that we always need to have the product vision and mission in mind. You get us one step closer to the product vision - a vision that you are creating for the success of the product. You have come with the same energy and desire to make the product a success. Thank you for this!"
Sr. Engineering Manager
"Simply put, Calin is a valuable asset within the team. [...] There are several things I very much appreciate about him out of which I want to highlight his growth mindset. He is very much involved in almost all aspects of the product, being a great contributor in several areas such as product and marketing.
I think we are lucky to have him in the team, he provides great and relevant feedback and is able to inspire others to succeed."
Sr. Program Manager