Trenutno na poziciji Business Managera za SE Europe područje u kompaniji Global Payments.

Nezavisni gradski vijećnik u gradu Velika Gorica.

Pokretač i predsjednik udruge Jezero Čiče – Turopoljsko more.

Član sam Europske udruge anesteziologa, kao i Europske udruge pedijatrijskih anesteziologa. Student sam poslijediplomskog studija Medicinskog prava na Pravnom fakultetu u Splitu. Aktivno sudjelujem u stvaranju optimalnih  prilika za razvitak hrvatskog zdravstva i društva u cjelini, odakle crpim i inspiraciju za aktivnosti u osnivanju i promociji Udruge Jezero Čiče Turopoljsko more.

FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE

• Advisory in strategy & operations Cross-cultural Communications & Negotiations
• Multi-country Engagement Management Business Development and Client Acquisition
• Covering Public utilities, Construction industry,             Leadership

Infrastructure & Industrial plant development           

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2019 – now PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Strategy&Operations                                                         Croatia

Manager/ Infrastructure, Utilities and Transport Sector

Advisory in Mergers & Acquisitions; Strategy and operations Engagement Management

• Advised C-level steering committee for multi-year Managed Services Contract for national fiber-optical network and 5G technology (>0,6B USD) between global telecom group and global technology provider. Engagement included outsource vs. insource scenario analysis including interface flows, FTE costing, risks register, minimal guaranteed service volumes and modularity of contract based on changing CAPEX and OPEX.
• Led due diligence and strategic options analysis for large sized rail cargo operator on behalf of an owner. Engagement included in business performance assessment, future demand potential including trends per individual business lines. As a result, Client was able to develop asset development plan and increase revenue/FTE. Afterwards, Client invited for restructuring plan development and market testing for potential buyer. Currently, this engagement is in stage of tender preparation where PWC will provide benchmarking process for value propositions from potential buyers.
• Public water sector consolidation strategy – due to large number of small water companies in SEE, Government institution has initiated a consolidation process that will result in setting up few larger regional water distribution operators. PWC service includes hands-on support in this merger process including valuations, shareholder agreement facilitation, negotiations as well as leading finalization of transaction processes. Identified this project, developed relationship with the Client, developed scope of service and leading engagement
• Identified, pitched, sold and supported recapitalization and restructuring plan development industrial manufacturing company in rail and defense sector. Engagement included business line potential assessment, operations analysis, debt management strategy, setting shareholder expectations and assessment of multiple value scenarios. Afterwards, client asked for plan implementation support – currently ongoing engagement.

Business Development and Client Acquisition; Leadership

• Set up infrastructure and utilities practice within Strategy & Operations team in Zagreb office. Developed Client relationship with water distribution companies, energy distribution companies, city of Zagreb and city of Split as well as port authorities and railway infrastructure operator.
• Leading various pitches and wins in the utilities and infra industry

2017 – 2019 Ernst&Young, Infrastructure advisory                                                                        Croatia

Senior Consultant

Advisory in Infrastructure and Transport

• Successfully advised water services company in enlargement of water distribution and sewage network in size of 88 km and construction of 6 water treatment plants for 500.000 population equivalent. Client asked for continuous support in procurement process, liquidity strategy, lender and other stakeholder management and construction contract management
• Development of transport component of national strategy Croatia 2030. Drafting functional, organizational and commercial development of transport eco-system in Croatia in next 10 years including road, rail, maritime and electronical network development including analysis of public and private entities, regulation and broader demand analysis for the target territory. Leading EY team and number of external experts in delivery as well as continuous communication with the Client.
• Developed feasibility study of city-to-airport rail connection for Mediterranean city. Leading joint EY-Deutsche Bahn team of 10 people in development of strategic options analysis, technology selection and investment appraisal for chosen scenario. My role included setting the budget and contracting Deutsche Bahn, deciding on the approach, team selection and work breakdown, assigning duties and monitoring data collection and quality of deliverables as well as securing that delivery is done in timely manner. Communicating with the lender i.e. European Investment Bank, Ministry of Transport and railways company.
• Investment program planning and development – Rail-road crossing safety investment program of Croatian railways – technical and commercial priority identification, legal framework definition, budgeting and cash flow scenario development, creation of public documents related to the program

Digital solution development

• Identification of opportunity and setting up development proposal for EY owned app that enables higher quality of service, cutting travel costs and better interface with Client. EY has approved development budget and my duty was to lead development including management of functionalities, supporting development team and pitching clients. App was implemented in several client projects.

2007 – 2017 University of Zagreb, Department for Construction Economics and Management        Croatia

Doctoral and Post-Doctoral staff

Advisory in various projects with public or private clients

• Professionally engaged in services University of Zagreb provided to clients in energy & construction – project management, investment monitoring and control
• Biomass powerplant development for German client including investment appraisal, technology selection and procurement of design and construction services. My duties were coordination of internal and external stakeholders, planning lending facility and reporting progress to the client
• Nautical tourism marina development in Novi Vinodolski – supporting project development from PMO standpoint
• Investment program management – Implementation of social infrastructure leasing program for private secured lender – development of tailor-made financial projects within municipalities for construction of projects of social infrastructure i.e. schools, sport halls, kindergartens and similar urban content.
• Supporting implementation country wide program in reconstruction of war-torn housing and social infrastructure in areas of special consideration on behalf of European Investment Bank.

Scientific accomplishments

• Research – leading research in partnership with large companies on topic of competitiveness in infrastructure and civil industry (Amec, Foster Wheeler, KBR, Tekfen, BAM, Strabag and Porr),
• Visiting researcher at Aalto University, Finland (6 months)
• EPOS Society member, Stanford University origin academic society with focus on economics and management forefront in built environment i.e. utilities, infrastructure and construction megaprojects

Leadership and teaching

• Development of teaching materials and lecturing on following courses: Business systems in Construction, Investment policy, Construction economics – trained at University of Reading, occasionally giving lectures and TU Wien

EDUCATION

2007 – 2015 University of Zagreb, Doctoral degree in Construction Management                        Croatia

2001 – 2007 University of Zagreb, Master in Civil Engineering – Construction Management            Croatia

LANGUAGES

Croatian (Native), English (Fluent), German (Intermediate)

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Office (Word, Excel and Power Point), Think cell

U Ministarstvu zaštite okoliša, prostornog uređenja i graditeljstva (više puta je mijenjan naziv tog državnog tijela) radila sam 22 godine na poslovima prostornog uređenja i zaštite okoliša na radnim mjestima od stručne savjetnice do ravnateljice uprave i to na sljedećim poslovima: lokacijske dozvole za zahvate od važnosti za RH; suglasnosti na prostorne planove; tumačenja i izrada propisa; izrada mišljenja za potrebe rješavanja imovinsko-pravnih odnosa na zemljištu u vlasništvu RH, na pomorskom i javnom vodnom dobru; sudjelovanje u izradi propisa iz nadležnosti drugih ministarstava; sudjelovanje u poslovima međunarodne suradnje; sudjelovanje u usklađenju hrvatskog zakonodavstva s propisima EU u odnosu na procjenu utjecaja na okoliš, stratešku procjenu utjecaja i ekološku mrežu; član povjerenstava za procjenu utjecaja na okoliš i stratešku procjenu.

Od 2013. godine radim u privatnoj energetskoj kompaniji na poslovima vođenja velikih energetskih projekta.