PR consultant, book author, former ICT journalist
Croatia
- Current
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- PR account manager at Maksima komunikacije/Action Global Communications
- book author (Self-employed)
- Past
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- ICT journalist (Self-employed)
- editor-in-chief at PC Chip Magazine
- freelance journalist (Self-employed)
- editor-in-chief at PC Chip Magazine
- asst. editor-in-chief at PC Chip Magazine
- book translator at Znak Publishing
- Education
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- London School of Public Relations
- Sveuciliste u Zagrebu
- MIOC
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Dario Susanj’s Summary
A former journalist, an editor, and a book author, specialised in covering ICT. Almost 20 years of experience in writing about computer technology and telecommunications, with 1700+ articles, 8 books published so far, and another one in production.
Since Oct 2007, PR account manager specialising in PR for technology companies. See below for the list of accounts I have worked on.
Dario Susanj’s Specialties:
Deep understanding of how information and communication technology work, what the present trends and emerging technologies are, and how it all can interconnect to significantly improve the way one works, manages information and has fun. // Excellent writing skills, organisational skills, leadership skills (I have lead a team of 50+ people as the editor-in-chief), great at multitasking. // Very experienced in explaining complex technologies to casual users through writing.
Dario Susanj’s Experience
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PR account manager
Maksima komunikacije/Action Global Communications
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
My accounts presently include:
- British Airways
- Microsoft Croatia
- B.net (cable/broadband operator)
- Algebra (an IT education company)
- Visoka škola za primijenjeno računarstvo (college).
In the past I have also worked as account manager on:
- Tele2 (mobile operator)
- Costa Coffee (coffee shop chain)
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book author
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Media Production industry)
April 1995 — Present (14 years 8 months)
Wrote 8 highly acclaimed books on computers and telecommunications in Croatia. Ninth book is currently in production.
Titles include:
- Internet@HR: Kako na Mrežu iz Hrvatske (1995, 650 pages, co-author)
- Velika knjiga o World Wide Webu (1996, 1100 pages, co-author)
- Java: Programiranje za Internet i World Wide Web (1997, 750 pages, author)
- WAP: Mobilni Internet (2000, 100 pages, co-author)
- Vodič za nove korisnike računala (2001, 64 pages, co-author)
- PC računala iznutra i izvana (2002, 650 pages, author)
- Brzi vodič kroz PC računala (2002, 200 pages, author)
- Brzi vodič kroz PowerPoint 2003 (2002, 200 pages, author)
Presently in production: a telecommunications book, details to be reveiled soon. -
ICT journalist
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Media Production industry)
May 1988 — September 2007 (19 years 5 months)
I have written about Information Technology and Communications for various magazines and newspapers. Starting way back when I was just 14, I wrote for magazines such as Svet kompjutera and Moj mikro, reviewing games. Further along, I was the news editor at the Croatian edition of the BYTE magazine and at Computerworld Croatia. I also wrote for daily newspapers such as the Večernji list and Vjesnik, business magazines such as Banka, Poslovni dnevnik, Eurotrend, and Business.hr (which I am still presently writing for occasionally), and ICT magazines such as PC Chip, Moj Moby, Bug, Mreza, and the Croatian edition of T3. Some of my work in the more general media has included the regular section on useful websites in the Croatia Airlines' in-flight magazine Croatia and a regular section with computer tips and useful websites in the teen magazine Teen.
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editor-in-chief
PC Chip Magazine
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
September 2003 — July 2007 (3 years 11 months)
My responsibilities at the PC Chip Magazine included much more than just being editor-in-chief. I wrote numerous articles, reviews, and columns for both the PC Chip magazine and Moj Moby, a telecommunications magazine. PC Chip is the second best-selling, but perhaps easily even the most influential Croatian ICT magazine within the industry. Published each month on 200+ pages, it frequently goes much further and deeper than any of the competing magazines, covering areas such as the business IT, trends and technologies, application of ICT in various industries, and so on. Frequent interviews, cover stories and special reports have made this magazine unique in Croatia.
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freelance journalist
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Media Production industry)
September 2002 — September 2003 (1 year 1 month)
During this period I have worked exclusively as a freelance journalist for various media in Croatia, covering ICT. Please see the "ICT Journalist" section for more information.
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editor-in-chief
PC Chip Magazine
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
March 2001 — June 2002 (1 year 4 months)
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asst. editor-in-chief
PC Chip Magazine
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
September 1999 — March 2001 (1 year 7 months)
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book translator
Znak Publishing
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
January 1994 — December 1997 (4 years )
During this period I have translated 7 computer / telecommunications books from English into Croatian, at that time for (now defunct) Znak Publishing. I still occasionally translate a title or two; one of more recent examples is a translation of a digital media glossary (2006).
Dario Susanj’s Education
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London School of Public Relations
Public Relations 2008 — 2008
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Sveuciliste u Zagrebu
some college (FER) , Electrical Engineering and Computing , 1993 — 1997
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MIOC
Computer Science / Mathematics 1989 — 1993
Additional Information
Dario Susanj’s Websites:
Dario Susanj’s Interests:
Beyond ICT: Commercial aircraft, Airlines, British history and culture, Travel... Languages: English (excellent), German (passive; very good at understanding, but willing to improve)
Dario Susanj’s Groups:
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Action Global Communications
Dario Susanj’s Honors:
"Bozo Tezak" Award: Best ICT Media Editor in Croatia for 2005, awarded by the Croatian Journalists' Association
Dario Susanj’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
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