Top Talent like Dan are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Dan Testa

Operations Manager
Product Manager
Chief of Staff
Highlands Ranch, CO, US
CRM
Google Analyics
Search Engine Marketing
QA
Process Improvement
Process Optimization
A/B Testing
API
Advising
Data Analysis
Problem Solving
Information Technology
Product Management
SaaS
GIMP
Amazon Web Services
Software Engineering
Software Development
Team Management
Scrum Method
Agile
Business Strategy
Collaboration
Business Analytics
Team Building
Mentoring
Leadership
Agile Project Management
Business Planning
Hiring
Growth
Business Development
Strategic Planning
Analytics
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Full-Time Roles
Technology Leader | Enterprise Applications Expert
Product executive with 10+ years leading teams that ship revenue-driving platforms across payments, AI/ML automation, mobile, and enterprise SaaS. Built and scaled products serving 8M+ users while delivering measurable business outcomes: AI-driven fraud reduction (97% accuracy), 40% decrease in chargebacks, 18% conversion lift, $250K+ annual savings. Experienced bridging technical execution with strategic vision—comfortable defining multi-year roadmaps and writing user stories. Track record of building high-performing teams, modernizing legacy systems, and driving cross-functional alignment in both high-growth startups and Fortune 50 enterprises.

Projects

2-Factor and Security Implementation

Lead the overall effort to add several layers of security to Honeyfund.com to deter the creation of fraudulent accounts and stop brute force password phishing attacks. The project was 3-fold. 1. Add captcha to deter bot traffic 2. Implement 2-factor authentication 3. Implement IP limiting for manual attacks This project reduced fraudulent accounts by 97% and completely stopped all brute force attacksSee More

AI-Driven Innovation at Honeyfund

At Honeyfund, I spearheaded multiple AI initiatives: • Integrated AI tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate software development. • Developed a GPT-based fraud detection system that identified fraudulent account creation on our frontend application. • Began work on an LLM-powered honeymoon planning assistant, which could take user preferences, suggest destinations, and even book travel. Unfortunately, this project was discontinued due to funding constraints just before completion. See More

Work History

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Independant Product Consultant

Various Early Stage StartupsContract EmployeeAdvising two AI-native pre-seed/pre-Series A startups (agentic CRM automation and conversational fintech) with equity compensation, providing hands-on product and technical leadership during fundraising and team formation. • Architecting an agentic AI system for a CRM startup that automates core sales workflows — lead follow-up, deal progression, and proactive risk alerts — designed to plug into any CRM platform • Contributing hands-on to agent training and behavior tuning to ensure reliable, autonomous execution on behalf of sales teams • Shaping product and LLM behavior design for a fintech conversational assistant, balancing helpful guidance with compliance guardrails around financial advice • Defining MCP (Model Context Protocol) architecture across both engagements to enable plug-and-play integration with third-party data sources
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Head of Enterprise Applications

Toastmasters InternationalMar 2024 - Oct 2024 • 8 mosToastmasters International is a well-known nonprofit educational organization that helps individuals improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills where I headed the technical organization and managed all internal and third-party development efforts. · Negotiated new contracts, lowering costs of financial services by over 50%, significantly impacting the organization's budget efficiency. · Spearheaded the integration of a new third-party contract for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, amplifying support for critical financial systems. · Streamlined operational processes by evaluating and decreasing unnecessary meetings, freeing up 25% of team resources for more productive work. · Oversaw the delivery of new features and enhancements for ERP, CRM, and content management systems, driving improved functionality and user satisfaction.
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Vice President Of Product and Engineering

Honeyfund.com, Inc.Jul 2022 - Dec 2023 • 1 yr 6 mosHoneyfund is the first honeymoon marketplace gift registry. My role was to lead the 10-person product and engineering organization, streamline processes, and grow the team. Software stack included Laravel, PHP, React, AWS, SQL, ChatGPT, Copilot · Led the mobile and full stack product and engineering teams during a significant scaling phase post-pandemic, expanding team size and productivity. · Successfully filled key positions and backfilled long-vacant roles to deepen team efficiency. · Raised team velocity by 35% by offloading ineffective third-party resources. · Dropped annual engineering costs by 20% through budget optimization and resource management
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Senior Director Of Engineering

OutsideSep 2021 - May 2022 • 9 mosOutside Interactive, Inc., is the world’s leading outdoor-focused media and tech startup where I led a 25-person team consisting of iOS and Android native engineers (Swift and Kotlin), QA, Delivery, a Python/Django-based backend group, as well as React-based front-end web application engineers. · Successfully restructured and revitalized three internal teams, ensuring seamless operations and maintaining a 100% retention rate post-stabilization. · Customized Agile delivery processes, cutting delivery times by 50% and diminishing costs. · Enhanced team dynamics and cohesion in a post-acquisition environment.
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Director of Mobile App Development

Charter CommunicationsOct 2017 - May 2021 • 3 yrs 8 mosCharter Communications is a Fortune 50 telecommunication company where I led a 45-person team that built and maintained support applications for the Spectrum Mobile phone service. Applications built with, Xamarin, C#, Angular, GraphQL · Built high-performing internal development teams for web, iOS and Android native applications, saving $1.7M by lowering third-party reliance and achieving a <5% attrition rate. · Delivered a new mobile application, serving over 8 million users, while maintaining a 4.8-star rating on the app stores · Improved software development lifecycle processes, streamlining release timelines by 30%.
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Principal Cloud Architect

TravelportOct 2013 - Sep 2017 • 4 yrsTravelport is a top global provider of travel search, pricing, and hospitality technology. As Principal Cloud Architect I focused on the design, scope, engineering, and delivery of cloud solutions. Azure, AWS, GCP, and Bluemix · Developed enterprise cloud strategies, consolidating over 182 web applications into one streamlined solution. · Augmented cloud capabilities, accelerating application delivery speed by 25% and slashing page load times by 92% through the implementation of Akamai edge caching. · Fostered key infrastructure vendor relationships to optimize performance and reliability.

Education

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University of Colorado Boulder

Bachelor of Music, Music Performance

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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Technology Leader | Enterprise Applications Expert
Product executive with 10+ years leading teams that ship revenue-driving platforms across payments, AI/ML automation, mobile, and enterprise SaaS. Built and scaled products serving 8M+ users while delivering measurable business outcomes: AI-driven fraud reduction (97% accuracy), 40% decrease in chargebacks, 18% conversion lift, $250K+ annual savings. Experienced bridging technical execution with strategic vision—comfortable defining multi-year roadmaps and writing user stories. Track record of building high-performing teams, modernizing legacy systems, and driving cross-functional alignment in both high-growth startups and Fortune 50 enterprises.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call

Top Talent like Dan are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Dan Testa

Operations Manager
Product Manager
Chief of Staff
Highlands Ranch, CO, US
CRM
Google Analyics
Search Engine Marketing
QA
Process Improvement
Process Optimization
A/B Testing
API
Advising
Data Analysis
Problem Solving
Information Technology
Product Management
SaaS
GIMP
Amazon Web Services
Software Engineering
Software Development
Team Management
Scrum Method
Agile
Business Strategy
Collaboration
Business Analytics
Team Building
Mentoring
Leadership
Agile Project Management
Business Planning
Hiring
Growth
Business Development
Strategic Planning
Analytics
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Full-Time Roles

Projects

2-Factor and Security Implementation

Lead the overall effort to add several layers of security to Honeyfund.com to deter the creation of fraudulent accounts and stop brute force password phishing attacks. The project was 3-fold. 1. Add captcha to deter bot traffic 2. Implement 2-factor authentication 3. Implement IP limiting for manual attacks This project reduced fraudulent accounts by 97% and completely stopped all brute force attacks

AI-Driven Innovation at Honeyfund

At Honeyfund, I spearheaded multiple AI initiatives: • Integrated AI tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate software development. • Developed a GPT-based fraud detection system that identified fraudulent account creation on our frontend application. • Began work on an LLM-powered honeymoon planning assistant, which could take user preferences, suggest destinations, and even book travel. Unfortunately, this project was discontinued due to funding constraints just before completion.

Work History

V

Independant Product Consultant

Various Early Stage StartupsContract EmployeeAdvising two AI-native pre-seed/pre-Series A startups (agentic CRM automation and conversational fintech) with equity compensation, providing hands-on product and technical leadership during fundraising and team formation. • Architecting an agentic AI system for a CRM startup that automates core sales workflows — lead follow-up, deal progression, and proactive risk alerts — designed to plug into any CRM platform • Contributing hands-on to agent training and behavior tuning to ensure reliable, autonomous execution on behalf of sales teams • Shaping product and LLM behavior design for a fintech conversational assistant, balancing helpful guidance with compliance guardrails around financial advice • Defining MCP (Model Context Protocol) architecture across both engagements to enable plug-and-play integration with third-party data sources
T

Head of Enterprise Applications

Toastmasters InternationalMar 2024 - Oct 2024 • 8 mosToastmasters International is a well-known nonprofit educational organization that helps individuals improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills where I headed the technical organization and managed all internal and third-party development efforts. · Negotiated new contracts, lowering costs of financial services by over 50%, significantly impacting the organization's budget efficiency. · Spearheaded the integration of a new third-party contract for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, amplifying support for critical financial systems. · Streamlined operational processes by evaluating and decreasing unnecessary meetings, freeing up 25% of team resources for more productive work. · Oversaw the delivery of new features and enhancements for ERP, CRM, and content management systems, driving improved functionality and user satisfaction.
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Vice President Of Product and Engineering

Honeyfund.com, Inc.Jul 2022 - Dec 2023 • 1 yr 6 mosHoneyfund is the first honeymoon marketplace gift registry. My role was to lead the 10-person product and engineering organization, streamline processes, and grow the team. Software stack included Laravel, PHP, React, AWS, SQL, ChatGPT, Copilot · Led the mobile and full stack product and engineering teams during a significant scaling phase post-pandemic, expanding team size and productivity. · Successfully filled key positions and backfilled long-vacant roles to deepen team efficiency. · Raised team velocity by 35% by offloading ineffective third-party resources. · Dropped annual engineering costs by 20% through budget optimization and resource management
O

Senior Director Of Engineering

OutsideSep 2021 - May 2022 • 9 mosOutside Interactive, Inc., is the world’s leading outdoor-focused media and tech startup where I led a 25-person team consisting of iOS and Android native engineers (Swift and Kotlin), QA, Delivery, a Python/Django-based backend group, as well as React-based front-end web application engineers. · Successfully restructured and revitalized three internal teams, ensuring seamless operations and maintaining a 100% retention rate post-stabilization. · Customized Agile delivery processes, cutting delivery times by 50% and diminishing costs. · Enhanced team dynamics and cohesion in a post-acquisition environment.
C

Director of Mobile App Development

Charter CommunicationsOct 2017 - May 2021 • 3 yrs 8 mosCharter Communications is a Fortune 50 telecommunication company where I led a 45-person team that built and maintained support applications for the Spectrum Mobile phone service. Applications built with, Xamarin, C#, Angular, GraphQL · Built high-performing internal development teams for web, iOS and Android native applications, saving $1.7M by lowering third-party reliance and achieving a <5% attrition rate. · Delivered a new mobile application, serving over 8 million users, while maintaining a 4.8-star rating on the app stores · Improved software development lifecycle processes, streamlining release timelines by 30%.
T

Principal Cloud Architect

TravelportOct 2013 - Sep 2017 • 4 yrsTravelport is a top global provider of travel search, pricing, and hospitality technology. As Principal Cloud Architect I focused on the design, scope, engineering, and delivery of cloud solutions. Azure, AWS, GCP, and Bluemix · Developed enterprise cloud strategies, consolidating over 182 web applications into one streamlined solution. · Augmented cloud capabilities, accelerating application delivery speed by 25% and slashing page load times by 92% through the implementation of Akamai edge caching. · Fostered key infrastructure vendor relationships to optimize performance and reliability.

Education

U

University of Colorado Boulder

Bachelor of Music, Music Performance

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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