Cristian Grunca

VP of Software Engineering at Paramount | Former Tech Leader at Disney, 20th Century FOX & Amazon

Santa Monica, CA | grunca@gmail.com | (310) 266-3024 | LinkedIn Profile


Executive Summary

Visionary and hands-on technology executive with over 15 years of leadership experience building and scaling high-impact platforms at the intersection of human performance and frontier technology. Expert in AI/ML, cloud architectures, data analytics, and media technologies. Proven success in both startup innovation environments and global enterprises, driving products from concept to $1B+ revenue milestones.

Alignment with Share Ventures' Mission

Core Capabilities

Signature Achievements

Work References

Pluto TV, Disney+, RedBull TV

LinkedIn Recommendations

Computer Games Credits

Case Studies

Dynamic Cropping: Leveraged human visual attention models to automatically extract the most compelling portrait view from landscape video, enhancing user engagement across formats.

Pluto TV Refactor: Transformed a stalled proof-of-concept into a scalable, production-grade platform in just 90 days, unlocking significant growth, operational efficiency and longevity.

Why Share Ventures + Cristian Grunca

I bring the strategic vision, technical depth, entrepreneurial mindset, and executional rigor necessary to accelerate Share Ventures’ mission of transforming venture creation through technology and human performance integration.

Together, we will redefine what’s possible.