Experience

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  3Lateral Studio

  • Novi Sad, Serbia

  • Business Development Lead

    • Feb 2016 - Present
    • Novi Sad, Serbia

    - Leading business development initiatives aimed to enable digitalization of humans- Managing digital production pipeline for creation of human facial rigs- Responsible for research projects aimed to apply facial rig development technologies to diverse industries (gaming, movie, medical, biotech, artificial intelligence and robotics)

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  Serbian Games Association

  • Serbia

  • Co-Founder & Board Member

    • Mar 2018 - Mar 2021
    • Serbia

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  The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)

  • Scientific Coordinator

    • Jan 2014 - May 2016

    - Coordinated research activities of ISPIM scientific panel (the oldest, largest and most active European innovation association), by initiating projects, forming international teams and assigning tasks to 175 academic and industry experts globally - Organized major Innovation Conferences (Dublin and Budapest) for 500 academic and industry experts from the Innovation Management domain, and Innovation Forums (Montreal for Americas region and Singapore, Brisbane for Asia-Pacific region) for another 150 academic and industry professionals per each event- Streamlined nomination process for PhD Dissertation Award contest in the field of Innovation Management (the world-leading contest of this type), by coordinating evaluation activities of 18 innovation experts

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  SMU - Singapore Management University

  • Singapore

  • Postdoctoral Researcher / Senior Manager

    • Feb 2015 - Feb 2016
    • Singapore

    - Conducting research and consultancy in innovation and entrepreneurship, with the focus on Business Model Innovation, Re-Engineering and Redesign.- Provided managerial support and mentorship for startup companies across diverse digital businesses: online/digital learning, traveling support platforms, innovative shopping and fashion platforms, online fitness support system, business process optimization solution platform - Developed and implemented a methodology for Business Model Design / Redesign and Innovation (combining the Design Thinking and Guided Creativity)

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  Politecnico di Milano

  • Italy
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • PhD Researcher and Consultant

    • Jan 2011 - Mar 2014

    - Conducted research and consultancy project focusing on technology licensing challenges in an international context, required by the Union of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies of Italy and Switzerland- Worked both with the quantitative (multivariate statistics, panel data analytics, factor analysis, cluster analysis, fixed and random effects models) and qualitative research methodologies (longitudinal case study, multiple case study, action research)

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Jan 2012 - Oct 2012

    - Collaborated with the leading Italian IT companies in the field of model-driven development, in structuring a software-supported approach for Business Process Modelling and Reengineering according to Business Process Modeling Notation and Interaction Flow Modeling Language- Established a master degree course that was taught to more than 150 master degree students (yearly) from 17 different countries

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  NYU Stern School of Business

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Visiting Scholar in the field of Innovation and Technology Management

    • May 2013 - Oct 2013
    • Greater New York City Area

    - Conducted empirical research (multiple case study approach) with the focus on New Product Launch and Early Adopters Engagement - Compared the Platform with Non-Platform Products along the New Product Launch Strategies and New Product Adoption Process

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  Stockholm School of Economics

  • Stockholm, Sweden

  • Visiting Scholar in the field of Innovation and Technology Management

    • Jan 2013 - May 2013
    • Stockholm, Sweden

    - Conducted empirical research (big data analytics on panel data-sets) with the focus on New Product Development and Technology Management- Engaged as Visiting Research Scholar to work on a research project aimed to analyze and support the Spanish manufacturing companies in maximizing the benefits attained through their technology licensing activities internationally

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  Strabag

  • Vienna, Austria

  • Project Manager Intern

    • Sep 2010 - Jan 2011
    • Vienna, Austria

    - Engaged as an environmental construction projects management trainee with the aim to establish a process for sharing only the relevant information across the construction project stakeholders – - Developed procedures for distinguishing between the technical and commercial aspects of the project, which reduced the required time for employee training

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  Vip mobile d.o.o.

  • Belgrade, Serbia

  • Telecommunications Engineer

    • Jul 2009 - Oct 2009
    • Belgrade, Serbia

    - Completed training for Telecommunication Engineer in Transmission Network and Services- Designed transmission network communication subsystems- Managed and analyzed transmission network data in a regional telecom center

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  Prince Of Songkla University

  • Hat Yai, Thailand

  • Developer / Researcher

    • Jun 2008 - Oct 2008
    • Hat Yai, Thailand

    - Engaged on development / research project dealing with the digital image compression standard