Dan Murdock

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DISC Type : i

Director of Engineering at Solink

Kingsville, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Dan Murdock is the Director of Engineering at Solink, leveraging over two decades of experience from his tenure at Irdeto where he held roles like Chief Architect. He is an expert in developing early-stage technology and scaling business concepts, holding a B. A. Sc. from the University of Windsor.

Dan is a naturally curious and analytical person who is most fulfilled when learning and problem-solving within a team. He embraces his responsibility to give back to the community that has supported his growth and is passionate about creating inclusive, high-performing environments.

He is a co-inventor on multiple patents for complex security systems, including methods for protecting cryptographic assets from white-box attacks.

Personality Overview

Consensus Focused

Amiable & Agreeable

Non-Confrontational

They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.  Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.


Topics They Care About

AI in Production
He is currently building a team at Solink to develop systems that power AI agents in production, focusing on delivering real customer value beyond just demos.
Growing Eng Teams
He is actively expanding his engineering team at Solink, hiring for key roles like Staff and Senior Full Stack Developers to work with cutting-edge technology.
Secure EV Charging
His team has participated in industry events, demonstrating milestones in seamless and secure EV charging, including multi-PKI testing with major OEMs.

Media Appearances

Dan has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Director of Engineering at Solink
8-2022 - 1-2025
Director of Engineering & Architecture, Keystone at Irdeto
4-2019 - 1-2025
Chief Architect, Connected Transport at Irdeto
11-2015 - 4-2019
Principal Architect at Irdeto
3-2014 - 11-2015
Technical Lead / System Architect at Irdeto

Education

1995 - 1999
B.A.Sc. from University of Windsor

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Exp : 25 Location : Kingsville, Ontario, Canada Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at Solink
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Insights For Selling To Dan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dan is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dan

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dan move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Dan take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Dan

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