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Ljubljana, Slovenia

Project manager (international projects):⇨ Project delivery manager for large labeling projects in the EMEA region⇨ Controlling and monitoring the process of detailed requirements gathering through discovery orfunctional specification workshops⇨ Monitoring the process of creating the project scope statement⇨ Executing the process of gathering the approval for the project scope statement from project stakeholders⇨ Estimating the activity costs and preparing a cost baseline⇨ Negotiating agreements on project scope, timeline, and budget⇨ Preparing the list of activities and milestones and creating the project schedule⇨ Preparing a quality management plan to verify deliverables before project handoff⇨ Acquiring and assigning resources and preparing resource calendars⇨ Identifying risks, preparing risk registers, and planning risk responses⇨ Directing and managing project work⇨ Managing and controlling project communications⇨ Coordinating international team members and alliance partners⇨ Controlling scope through a detailed understanding of the project scope statement and transparency in communication with the client in case of potential scope creep⇨ Controlling schedule through daily monitoring of completed work and comparisons with the schedulebaseline⇨ Verifying deliverables through internal and external conference room pilots (CRPs)⇨ Monitoring risks and implementing risk responses⇨ Managing stakeholder engagement⇨ Closing projects and invoicing the client⇨ Managing the hyper-case phase of the project to assure a smooth transition to the support departmentLocal Leadership Council Member: Driving overall employee engagement by promoting activities which connect our employees to the community, promote camaraderie between departments and provide a meaningful and innovative work experience and lifestyle

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Project Lead: Managing large scale Enterprise Resource Planning implementation projects in the private and public sector:⇨ Participating in the pre-sales process and in the preparation of final offers⇨ Maintaining complete authority over the implementation projects⇨ Proactively solving problems and conflicts⇨ Understanding client requirements and designing a comprehensive strategy for achieving the desired outcome of a project⇨ Designing project schedules and setting timelines for members of the project team⇨ Predicting risk factors and preparing mitigation plans⇨ Monitoring the financial status of projects and calculating the number of resources needed to achieve the project goal within the stipulated budget⇨ Preparing project reviews for top management in order to implement best practices based on successfully completed projects⇨ Developing good relationships with the respective project sponsors⇨ Leading daily and weekly progress meetings based on Scrum Methodology⇨ Communicating project needs regularly and effectively to steering committees Project Management Team Board Member: Actively working on improving internal project management practices:⇨ Advocating changes by suggesting practical improvements in existing methods of managing projects⇨ Designing standardized project templates⇨ Building "one size fits all" JIRA workflows⇨ Creating simplified project reporting tools/reports and KPIs for internal and external reporting purposes⇨ Sharing knowledge and experience based on past projects in order to set guidelines for future actions⇨ Preparing recommendations for top management in order to improve the pre-sales and negotiation processes

Head of PMO: Simultaneously managing 11 greenfield and brownfield projects for 70+ clients, with high client/stakeholder satisfaction rate:⇨ Developing and implementing PMO activities, working with all stakeholders to define, prioritize, and develop projects⇨ Setting priorities in order to deliver project goals within budget and timeline⇨ Supporting CEO with planning and adjustments based on emerging business or technical opportunities and challenges⇨ Acting as a reference point for PMO queries and information and an advocate for best practices in project management⇨ Building relationships with all stakeholders at all levels⇨ Adopting and applying appropriate technical and quality strategies and standards, identifying and managing interdependencies between similar or related projects ⇨ Quality assurance (Coded UI Testing) to ensure that all deliverables meets specified requirements and/or user/customer needs and expectations⇨ Managing project risks, including the development of contingency plans ⇨ Conducting a project evaluation review to assess how well the project was managed⇨ Preparing follow-on action recommendations Project Lead: Monitoring project activities and deliverables, managing resources, budgeting and cost control:⇨ Coordinating people, processes and vendors, to ensure that our projects are delivered on time and produce the desired results⇨ Allocating (and monitoring) daily activities within team members from Development and Support departments (11 people), using project management and issue tracking tools (RedMine)⇨ Performance monitoring (comparing SLA with actual time consumed on the projects and escalation, if required), tracking the budget and benefits realization

Ljubljana

Developing funding proposals for highly competitive tenders (e.g. Horizon 2020 instruments for innovative SME (Close-to-market and scale-up projects):⇨ Setting overall project objectives and expected outcomes⇨ Positioning the business innovation project (defining where it is situated in the spectrum from ‘idea to application’, or from ‘lab to market’)⇨ Developing conceptual approaches for project implementation (e.g. demonstration, testing, prototyping, pilot lines, scale-up studies, miniaturisation, design, performance verification, market replication encouraging the involvement of end-users and potential clients, research etc.)⇨ Estimation of expected performance/impact on defined needs, including improvement potential over time, costs-benefit analysis (e.g. ease-of-use, added value for end users), identifying potential clients, taking into account existing solutions⇨ Market analysis, including identification of target market (e.g. a niche market or high volume market), estimation of total available market size and growth rate, defining market trends, analysing if and how the project addresses European and/or global markets⇨ Business case development: estimation of growth potential for the proposed solution (turnover, market share, employment creation, sales, return on investment and profit)⇨ Strategic plan development for commercialisation and required cooperation(s) with third parties. Approximate time to market/deployment⇨ Outlining the strategy for knowledge management and protection as well as current IP status⇨ Specification of regulatory and/or other standard requirements to be fulfilled for the exploitation of the technology/product/solution or concept⇨ Brief presentation of the overall structure of the work plan⇨ Timing of the different work packages and their components (Gantt chart or similar)

Ljubljana

Member of interdisciplinary research team, established to turn an innovative idea of a multi-core optical fiber into a prototype and gauge its market potential ⇨ Conducting a feasibility analysis: global internet traffic analysis (trends and future growth factors), EU and domestic internet traffic projections. Analysis aimed at understanding the need for new technologies that could keep pace with the rapid internet traffic growth ⇨ Marker research: identifying potential clients, conducting product presentations with telco service providers and vendors (Telekom Slovenije d.d., Fibernet d.o.o., EZŽ d.o.o., Fokab d.o.o., Xenya d.o.o.)⇨ Conducting a product risk and benefit analysis: identifying the technological aspects of the proposed solution to properly gauge its weaknesses, defining economic feasibility and potential benefits to potential customers and end users

Master'S Degree (On-Going), Business Informatics

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma

Bachelor'S Degree, Management