# Emre Çalışır

> AI transformation consulting for CTOs, technology teams, and CX leaders (VoC, insights, product experience).

## Role

Founder & CEO at Pivony. Six years building Pivony (enterprise CX and AI platforms; Istanbul and Delaware; global customers).

## How he works

- Consultant on transformation programs where AI is central (modernization, CX, data/platforms, adoption).
- Brings vision and strengthens engineering, data, product, and CX teams (with the CTO and CX leadership).
- CTO advisory, team consulting, or fractional CTO; optional scoped delivery or team leadership when agreed upfront.
- Default: client teams own implementation; hands-on reviews, spikes, unblocking when useful.
- Hybrid or remote; on-site for workshops, discovery, or critical delivery phases when useful.

## Recognition (external references)

- Archive: https://emrecalisir.com/recognition
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xkIPntkAAAAJ&hl=en

## Writing (decision memos)

- Hub: https://emrecalisir.com/writing
- Technology leaders (CTO, engineering, platform): https://emrecalisir.com/writing/technology
- Experience leaders (CX, VoC, insights, product): https://emrecalisir.com/writing/experience

Articles use locale-specific URL slugs (same content, different paths per language). English (x-default) examples:

- https://emrecalisir.com/writing/technology/team-strength-vs-scoped-delivery
- https://emrecalisir.com/writing/technology/rag-cto-office-ownership
- https://emrecalisir.com/writing/technology/architecture-review-build-vs-buy
- https://emrecalisir.com/writing/experience/voc-ai-governance-before-models
- https://emrecalisir.com/writing/experience/one-roadmap-product-cx-tech
- https://emrecalisir.com/writing/experience/pilot-design-business-ownership-90-days

Turkish slug examples:

- https://emrecalisir.com/writing/technology/ekip-gucu-kapsamli-teslimat
- https://emrecalisir.com/writing/experience/pilot-tasarimi-is-sahipligi-90-gun

French and Italian slugs follow the same pattern (see sitemap.xml hreflang alternates).

## Consulting areas

1. AI transformation advisory
2. Fractional CTO
3. CX & customer intelligence
4. AI / NLP direction (program level, not freelancer dev)
5. Data & platform architecture
6. Modern AI programs (LLM, RAG, agents, MLOps governance)
7. Architecture review & due diligence
8. Hands-on advisory (project-based)

## Background (summary)

Vodafone R&D (11 patents), Politecnico di Milano & MIT Media Lab research, Pivony as reference CX/AI platform.

## Contact

- Email: emre@pivony.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emrecalisir
- Portfolio: https://emrecalisir.com/
- CV (PDF): https://emrecalisir.com/Emre_Calisir_CV.pdf
- Extended bio: https://pivony.com/about