
Managing Director at Intermedia
Serbia and Montenegro

Managing Director at Intermedia
Serbia and Montenegro
I have 10 years of professional experience in legal and policy matters related to SME development; fully familiar with EU best practice with respect to SME innovation and development; deep understanding of PCM and experienced of EU funded programmes as well as the other donors; excellent communication and analytical skills thanks to the participation to “Personal and General Skill Development Programme”;
Certificate in “Business Protocol Training Programme”, Europrotocol and GEA College (Slovenia) in 2003;
Certificate in Trainer of Trainers Program in Municipal Strategic Planning, in 2004, Urban Institute Washington D.C
Certificate in Community Facilitators Training Program in 2004, CHF International, Silver Spring
Certifired “Micro finance specialist”, National Bank of Serbia, Academy of Banking and Finance, in 2006; Belgrade, Serbia
Strategic planning and business development.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2004 — Present (5 years 4 months)
Commissioned formal research, introduced procedures and business systems, hired new staff, transformed the corporate image.
Developed and rolled-out the marketing plan, including new product development and launch programmes that will allow Intermedia to evolve from a product-driven company to a market led provider of software solutions and services.
Lead the vision, strategy and business planning process.
• Ensuring timely and efficient deliverables
• Legal, commercial and budgetary control responsibilities
• Managing and tracking the progress of multiple development projects
• Monitor performance on a daily basis
• Conduct performance reviews
• Challenge individual staff members to think creatively and make the most of their jobs Establish efficient, effective and ethical office procedures
• Communicating status of development design to investors and end users
(Management Consulting industry)
February 2008 — September 2008 (8 months)
• Developing and managing marketing strategy
• Develop new project opportunities;
• Promote Eptisa with institutions and consultants;
• Advise on and establish agreements and consortium with other companies and organizations
• Developing expressions of interest, coordinate tender development and submission;
• Select consultancy teams;
• Prepare Financial Offer;
• Draft contracts with consultants;
• Update and manage electronic systems for project management covering the region
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 4 months)
• Consult, advise and assist clients in application procedure
• Identify, plan and organize additional training and education for the clients
• Responsible for the promotion of the project and its services, in the country: organised seminars and workshops concerning bussines planning, accounting, etc.
• Execute application processes to insure all submissions processed accurately and in time
• Prepare the contracts with clients and suppliers
• Monitor and report entire operation course
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; OSCE; International Affairs industry)
May 2005 — December 2005 (8 months)
Development of the Feasibility studies for Business Incubators in Vojvodina (Towns of Novi Sad and Zrenjanin)
• Assess target groups, job creation, impact on local economic development, potential for prevention of brain drain, potential of creation of entrepreneurial spirit
• Assess market demand for incubators
• Analyze policy related to SME development
• Identify innovation potential of the local community
• Propos consultancy services to be provided to incubator tenants (SMEs)
• Evaluate and propose financial incentive schemes for incubators` tenants
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; International Trade and Development industry)
January 2004 — August 2004 (8 months)
• Designed and delivered policies and strategies to enhance the local economic development in Montenegro with particular emphasis on private sector development;
• assessed policies to strengthen marketing, production, export promotion and HRD in the private sector;
• provided indirect financial assistance to business engaged in commercial activities all with the aim to stimulate local economic activities;
• created employment and generate income, support the development of the private sector.
(Government Administration industry)
April 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 5 months)
Designed and delivered surveys and proposals for the projects of the National Agency for SME Development and collaboration on Government projects:
• Increment of competitiveness of Montenegro’s private sector;
• Agro parks in Montenegro;
• Increase of the concurrent capacities of the Montenegrin producers;
• Incentives for the successful entrepreneurs;
• Business incubators.
(Government Relations industry)
August 2002 — January 2004 (1 year 6 months)
• Responsible for SME-development programmes in Montenegro;
• planned policies and strategies for SME development;
• assisted Montenegrin and European companies in searching for business partnership;
• proposal writing in different areas, such as industrial free-zones, in order to find partners for their realization and implementation;
• participation in the monthly reporting to the EU Commission in Brussels (DG Enterprise).
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; FLAG; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
July 2002 — December 2002 (6 months)
• Assisted directly and practically SMEs and entrepreneurs in the design and implementation of business development policies;
• feasibility studies (new investments; new export markets);
• assessed needs of enterprises in terme of assistance required from the project, and interfaced with Delaware University in search for support international expert;
• responsible for the promotion of the project and its services, in the country: organised seminars and workshops concerning bussines planning, accounting, investments, etc.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2001 — June 2002 (7 months)
• Assist in the repatriation of refugees, mostly to Bosnia and Croatia;
• Needs and opportunities assessment; interfaced and collaborated with municipality officials and ECHO (EU Humanitarian Office) for repatriation procedures.
• Represent INTERSOS at meetings with NGOs, UN, and Government Authorities in Serbia focusing on particular on the identification of integration needs for IDPs and refugees and possible solutions.
• Works with other departments to facilitate project implementations
• Organization of local team’s work and regular feed back to the Head of mission
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 1999 — December 2001 (2 years 1 month)
• Assessment of the needs of IDPs and coordination with other international agencies to ensure complementary assistance actions.
• Assistance to the Project Manager on the development of project proposal documents
• Represent INTERSOS at meetings with NGOs, UN, and Government Authorities in Montenegro involved on IDPs assistance.
• Assisting Project Manager on the development of go an see visits exercise in coordination with UNHCR.
• Assisting the Project Manager on development of the Election Operation exercise in the field in strict coordination with OSCE Officers.
• Organization of local team’s work and regular feed back to the Project Manager
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope
PhD. , Political Science , 2009 — 2010 (expected)
MBA , Human Resource Management , 2007 — 2009
PMD , Executive Education , 2009
M.Sc. , Economics , 2009
CPU , Legal issues in agricultural trade
Bachelor , Business Administration
Diploma in Law ,
Bachelor , Management Studies