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Geneva, Switzerland

• Designed a motor driver with special emphasis on long power cables and tight space requirements.
• Managed the entire development cycle: product specification, project planning, hardware design, firmware development, control system design, production handling, functional testing, and integration.
• Developed automation tools in Python to streamline tasks such as device calibration.
• Provided support for testing and debugging legacy devices.

France

• Refactored existing codebase (firmware) with special emphasis on backward compatibility: bare metal drivers (C2000 architecture), hardware abstraction layer, custom bootloader, application layer, etc.
• Designed a real-time control system for general-purpose power converters (bidirectional DC-DC, fixed-frequency AC-DC, etc.) used mainly in EV charging stations and off-grid generator applications.
• Developed tools in Python for firmware update over CAN and automatic code generation.
• Provided support to business customers for system integration and testing.

Croatia

• Developed a real-time control system for a high-power synchronous DC motor employed in the 1914hp (1.4 MW) all-electric hypercar Rimac Nevera (originally known as Rimac C_Two).
• Led inverter control board schematic development with special emphasis on functional safety.
• Implemented motor control algorithms in DSP and signal processing algorithms in FPGA.
• Served as a systems engineer for design optimization and seamless integration into the hypercar.

Zagreb, Croatia

• Lectured in two foundational courses in the IT undergraduate program: “Web & Mobile I” (ISTE-140) and “Computational Problem Solving in the Information Domain I” (ISTE-120).

Zagreb, Croatia

• Developed general-purpose bidirectional 1-kW and 5-kW AC-DC power converters.
• Managed the entire development cycle: product specification, project planning, budgeting, hardware design, firmware development, real-time control design in DSP and FPGA, and production handling.
• Developed an AI tool for wind turbine power production prediction used in day-to-day energy planning.
• Managed business operations, including financial management, tax reporting, legal compliance, etc.

Zagreb, Croatia

• Conducted research projects in optimal control and machine learning (AI), focusing on applications in energy-efficient systems such as smart grids, renewable energy systems, batteries, and fuel cells.
• Served as President of the Student Council for two consecutive one-year terms (09/2012 – 09/2014), advocating for student interests and leading initiatives to enhance student welfare.
• Mentored students and lectured courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Spent 2.5 months (06–08/2014) as a visiting researcher at ETH Zürich, Switzerland.

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

• Graduated with a doctoral dissertation titled “Optimal control of a DC microgrid with renewable energy sources” supervised by Prof..

M.Sc., Electrical Engineering And Information Technology, Magna Cum Laude

• Graduated with a thesis titled “Dynamical optimal positioning of the active surface of a PV panel” supervised by Prof. Nedjeljko Perić.

B.Sc., Automation And Control Engineering

• Graduated with a thesis titled “Modelling and testing of tentacle robot using simulator USARSim” supervised by Prof. Zdenko Kovačić.