Sasa Simovic Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• Skill Competition Manager for the Skill48 "Industry 4.0" competition at WorldSkills 2022 Special Edition;• Nominated Skill Competition Manager for the Skill48 "Industry 4.0" competition at WorldSkills Lyon 2024;• Chief Expert for the Host Presentation Skill "Industry 4.0" competition at WorldSkills Graz 2021;• Expert of the WorldSkills Germany Team for the Host Presentation Skill "Industry 4.0" competition at WorldSkills Graz 2021;• Chief Expert for the Future Skill "Industry 4.0" competition at WorldSkills Kazan 2019;• Consultant for building-up the Regional Competition “Industry 4.0” at WorldSkills Americas;• Consultant for building-up the National Competition “Industry 4.0” in Taiwan, Thailand, Slovakia, Finland, France, Spain, Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Chile;• Consulted building-up the National Competition “Industry 4.0” in Japan, Australia, India, Poland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, UK, Brazil.

Denkendorf, Germany

• Technical after sales support for sales engineers and technical stuff at Festo National Companies for Festo Didactic product portfolio; • On site pre-sales support by global Market Launch Campaigns as well as the organization of Regional Product Campaigns, Fairs, Shows, Customer Events;• Technical Management/ Leadership of Innovation Driver in single Regional Leading Country Organizations;• Organization and implementation of regional Product and Sales trainings for Country Organizations and customers as well as the customers' visits to the Festo Didactic HQ.

Esslingen, Germany

• Tech Support (hot-line and e-mail) for the First Level Support at Festo National Companies for the different industrial communication protocols embedded into Festo products (Valve terminals, E-drives, PLCs);• Analyzed and debugged customer projects developed in different PLC programming tools, using CoDeSys, Step 7/ TIA Portal, RSLogix software;• Prepared and led Festo internal trainings about different field bus technologies, in English, French and German.

Pohlheim, Germany

• Tech-support (hot-line and e-mail) for German, French and English customers. Support for the software and hardware properties of the IPC@CHIP Embedded Controller (SC1x/1x3), RTOS and Starter Kits DK41, DK51 and DK61;• Analyzed, programmed and implemented applications for mini-robot for objects handling as well as for the water supply system, using CoDeSys; • Developed applications in C/C++; Processor implementation examples (SPI-Communication, CGI-Input form and PPP-Communication).

St-Laurent, Montreal, Canada

• Programmed PLCs to control building automated HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning), access control, security and lighting systems, using I/NET 2000/SEVEN software; • Remotely programmed and controlled mentioned PLCs over TCP/IP: Analyzed alarm messages, solved automatic system problems, maintained customer’s LAN/WAN to assure uninterrupted data flow between sensors, controllers and host computers;• Administered system databases (SQL SERVER and MS ACCESS);• Created databases reports, using CrystalReports software;• Provided technical support for existing customers.

Montreal, Canada

• Developed Visual Basic application using OpenDWG Alliance libraries for updating node properties of AutoCAD files (Project)

Montreal, Canada

• Developed web site for the company www.tricarol.com (Project)

Montreal, Canada

• Built and maintained the application for specific needs of a hospitalized patient in the medical centre (system “Bon Appétit”); VISUAL BASIC user interfaces for ORACLE data base;• Developed and implemented web based e-commerce software for a travel agency ticket booking system, using Java software; • Remotely maintained existing applications, using pcANYWHERE software;• Functional system analyzing with users’ validation.

Kraljevo, Serbia

• Designed, installed and programmed systems for households and companies protection, using Siemens Programmable Logical Controllers - PLC (LOGO and SIMATIC S-100U) and Step5/Step7 programming language;• Designed, simulated, and installed automatic systems on non-automated (PLC type LOGO and SIMATIC S-100U, Siemens);• Installed and maintained camera surveillance systems;• Maintained of the integrated alarm systems.

Kraljevo, Serbia

• Programmed PLCs (Simatic SIMATIC S-100U/115U/150U and Schneider Modicon TSX Quantum) to control automated production of refractory materials, using Step5/Step7 (Siemens software);• Designed, simulated, and installed automatic systems on manual appliances (PLC type LOGO and SIMATIC, Siemens);• Led team of up to 10 repair technicians during the system failure periods;• Solved potential problems, analyze, programming, tests, validation with users, implementation, documentation.

Belgrade, Serbia

• Supervised operation of the TV system in order to ensure quality of TV transmission;• Technical assistance to mobile broadcast systems;• Managed hardware resources of various departments (broadcast, postproduction, electronic news gathering – ENG);• Coordinated team of TV professionals during anticipated challenging live broadcasts.

Diploma Of Collegial Studies (Dec) Programmer – Analyst, Software Programming, 92/100

Object-oriented and database programming techniques, Operating systems, Networking, Release Management, Configuration Management, Incident.

B.Sc. In Electronic Engineering, Electronics, 9/10

Basics of Electrotechnics (Electricity, Electronics, Energetics) Materials and components in Electrotechnics Programming languages.