Full Stack Software Craftsman with more than 4 years of experience in development of web solutions such as: presentational websites, custom api integrations, generic web packages providing solution for multiple websites, web platforms and more. Hands-on experience with leading a development team of 10 professionals on multiple customer platform for housing services. Intuitive, friendly and astute while taking pride in the provided solutions
while striving for perfection and improvement.
Baseball Tournament Management Platform - Developed a web solution using Umbraco that allowed clients to create and manage baseball tournaments. The platform enabled users to register, apply, and securely process payments. Integrated features for team organization, scheduling, and real-time updates, ensuring a seamless experience for both organizers and participants.
Delivery Management & Strategic Planning (Toptal) - Collaborated with a specialized team at Toptal to transform client visions into actionable development plans. Over a three-week period, worked directly with clients to define project scope, create full estimates, and deliver a structured presentation outlining the technical execution roadmap.
Precious Metals Trading Platform Migration & Maintenance - Led the maintenance and migration of a precious metal bullion eCommerce platform, ensuring smooth data transfer, enhanced security, and system optimization. Focused on improving platform performance, refining transaction processes, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
Green Energy Data Architecture & Migration - Led the architecture and project management for transitioning a green energy metering system to a new Kafka-based infrastructure. Streamlined data processing for a German company's new application, enabling users to track energy production and consumption efficiently.
Educational Platform Development - Designed and built a comprehensive platform from scratch for sharing teaching materials. Enabled interactive learning with live roulette chat, educational games, and collaborative lectures between students and professors.
AI-Driven eCommerce & Data Visualization - Developed a front-end platform using React and Next.js for eCommerce and AI data analysis. Implemented dynamic chart visualizations and data import features (CSV/Excel) for insightful analytics and business decision-making.
Technical Leadership & Team Management - Led a team of 10 developers, collaborating with a Product Owner and Scrum Master to drive technical excellence. Oversaw code reviews, risk assessments, and priority issue resolution while ensuring high development standards.
Agile & SCRUM Methodology - Actively contributed to the SCRUM process by defining improvement tasks, coordinating daily meetings, and creating proof-of-concept solutions to enhance product development efficiency.
Leadership Growth & Strategic Development - Strengthened leadership skills through Franklin Covey leadership training, focusing on effective decision-making, mentorship, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
Team Leadership
Remote Team Leadership
Proof of Concept (POC)
Future-Proofing
Architectural Design
Task ManagementMentorship & Coaching
Vega IT Sourcing
Software Developer
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Serbia
Full-Stack Development & Optimization - Expertise in Python, Django, DjangoCMS, and advanced Git (submoduling). Skilled in developing, optimizing, and maintaining complex websites, including eCommerce platforms, API integrations, modular frameworks, custom indexing searchers, and dynamic filtering systems.
Azure DevOps & Automation - Experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD, Releases, Azure Boards, PowerShell scripting, configuration transformations, and build events. Proficient in NuGet and Paket for package management, ensuring seamless deployment and automation.
Mentorship & Scalable Solutions - Strong focus on peer mentorship and guiding juniors when learning new technologies. Dedicated to developing and maintaining a medium-sized multi-tenant platform serving 40 customers on a single package solution.
Developed and optimized an internal timesheet system: Built a timesheet application where employees can request vacations, log hours for specific clients, and improved performance using Knockout.js and .NET MVC.
Created and maintained UmbracoCMS websites: Developed and optimized presentational websites using the company’s starter project, ensuring efficiency and scalability.
Enhanced startup projects: Improved existing starter projects by implementing new features and extensions, making them reusable for other developers.
The project involved a complete rebuild from planning to production, including creation of specifications, project estimates and timelines.
It also included delivery of a static Front-End solution, a fully optimized Umbraco solution, as well as providing consultation on content migration and loading.
The project was successfully deployed live using AWS services and ongoing maintenance is being provided.
Education
Graduated IT Engineer - Software Engineer
Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin”
2016 - 2020 (4 years)
Electrotechnician of Computers
Electrotechnical and Architectural High School “Nikola Tesla”