CEO and Co-founder

• Jul 2019 - Present

Leading a highly experienced team that provides custom AI R&D focused on Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing and Dynamic Systems Simulation. We harness the power of data to build a new generation of products. Leading a highly experienced team that provides custom AI R&D focused on Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing and Dynamic Systems Simulation. We harness the power of data to build a new generation of products.

Mentor for AI-based startups

• Feb 2021 - Present

Business Development and Sales Manager

• Dec 2015 - Jun 2019

Business development and sales of the state-of-the-art data science, machine learning (deep learning), natural language processing and computer vision technologies within Styria Data Science (Styria.AI) a part of Styria Digital Services. We are a part of Styria Media Group - the biggest regional publishing company. Responsible for product management, user experience improvement, Intellectual property management, discovering new business opportunities and B2B sales of innovative, internally developed data science and software products. It was a great honor and wonderful experience to work in Styria.ai - an experienced and versatile Machine learning team with experience in bringing products from research to the market both in Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing. We won 3M EUR Horizon2020 R&D Embeddia project as a part of the cutting-edge academic and industry consortium: https://www.24sata.hr/tech/robote-cemo-uciti-da-pisu-i-misle-na-hrvatskom-jeziku-614684 http://embeddia.eu/ Written the proposal and worked as a project manager on the project Personalized platform for news publishing is financed by Google DNI fund with 0,5M EUR: Read about flagship product for classifieds used by millions of users in Germany, Austria and Croatia on official NVIDIA blog: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/01/11/ai-to-help-you-buy/ Take a look at short presentation video of Willhaben fashionCam: https://vimeo.com/191007189 Show less

VAS, Cloud and ICT Services Development Manager

• Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Manager in IT department leading a group of the best in class software development professionals working on services in the area of Value Added, Cloud, ICT and online services. Budget, people and vendor responsibility for more than 50 different systems and applications including payment systems, content platforms, web portals, web shop, video streaming systems, authentication and middle-ware systems. Participated in drafting successful proposal for Horizon2020 project Symbiosis of smart objects across IoT environments (symbiote-h2020.eu) Show less

Proposition Expert

• Feb 2011 - Jan 2015

Expert in Marketing with wide range of responsibilities and projects such as: mobile data tariffs portfolio management, launching 4G (LTE) network, preparing LTE 800 roll-out, implementation of future communications (messaging, voice and data) services, coordination and consultancy on data traffic management, coordination and consultancy on regulatory issues, defining data product portfolio for the different segments, market analysis, product profitability analysis, defining communication, product life-cycle management, participating in number of projects within Telekom Austria Group in the area of M2M services. Show less

Business Development Manager

• Nov 2007 - Feb 2011

Working for Rudjer Innovations LTD, a technology transfer company of the Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Croatia's leading multidisciplinary research institute. Responsible for identification and protection of intellectual property arising from research activities of the Rudjer Boskovic Institute and legal aspects of their commercialization. Management of the intellectual property portfolio including management of the budget dedicated to those activities. Preliminary technology and market assessments, feasibility studies. Patent databases search and IP due diligence end evaluation. Facilitating patent drafting with scientists and patent lawyers. Development of suitable marketing and exploitation strategy. Project management of all projects in physic, engineering and IT (experience: more than 20 projects). Establishing and management of spin-off companies Artes Calculi LTD (CAE software engineering) and Initium Futuri ltd (Software Engineering, IT Consulting, Business Intelligence) Show less

Managing Director and Co-founder

• Feb 2005 - Jan 2011

Co-owner and managing director a family business initially specializing in fire protection solutions in architecture and later in English to Croatian translations in civil engineering and art (musicals and cartoons). Co-owner and managing director a family business initially specializing in fire protection solutions in architecture and later in English to Croatian translations in civil engineering and art (musicals and cartoons).

Software Developer

• Oct 1999 - Mar 2001

Software development of the first on-line retail banking services (net.pbz.hr). Software development of the first on-line retail banking services (net.pbz.hr).

Managing Director and Co-founder

• Dec 1998 - Mar 2001

Co-founder and managing director of the first Croatian Internet shopping center with the first online bookstore, florist,art gallery, audio components and other shops (epicentar.com; closed down). Co-founder and managing director of the first Croatian Internet shopping center with the first online bookstore, florist,art gallery, audio components and other shops (epicentar.com; closed down).

Physicist

• May 1999 - Oct 1999

Working on radiation protection and organizing database of radiation sources and dosimeters. Working on radiation protection and organizing database of radiation sources and dosimeters.