Advisor
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON
Total years of experience :13 years, 3 Months
• Entrusted to serve as expert on strategy, as well as business prospecting and development within
several sectors of Serbian economy.
• Managed projects by analyzing trends, forming well-researched conclusions, and leveraging
knowledge concerning the Romanian, Albanian, Russian, German and Polish Construction and
Building Materials market.
• Demonstrates excellent leadership within the Renewable energy and Green Building sectors, providing
advice and counsel to 35 private sector experts.
• Coordinates with internal/external constituents to support sector B2B and technical trade fair activities;
actively engaged 10+ STTAs from different sectors within portfolio.
• Played important role in setting up operations of News Corporation subsidiary in Serbia
• Directed newsroom operations and international news section; determined content and presentation for
newscasts and political talk show; established workflow procedures and news manuals.
• Managed team of journalists, video editors, and camera crews; trained team on researching and
analyzing political and international stories and operating specially-designed ENPS software.
• Communicated daily with politicians, statesmen, and high-profile individuals.
• Led business development efforts, planning, and new product launches for the vending machine
manufacturer into new untapped Eastern Europe markets with 300 million people.
• Educated customers and companies about vending machines; introduced completely new product.
• Built strong relationships with the production department, distributors, and customers.
• Analyzed and identified new market opportunities; negotiated products and pricing with distributors.
• Leveraged in-depth knowledge of international and political issues to position products based on
unique issues for each region and country; enabled comprehensive market research.
• Ran humanitarian and personal departments of the Royal office; supervised 30 employees.
• Conducted research on current issues, contacted donors, and organized Crown Council meetings.
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• Played instrumental role in building and establishing one of the first wholesale trade and import
companies to be founded after the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Established network of producers and distributors of imported goods; incorporated subtle and fair
business relations with partners.
• Built business relationships among a divided society by using strong negotiation skills.
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• Worked in international relations for one of the former warring factions; served as a critical contact and
implemented complex peace agreement after the civil war.
• Collaborated with international organizations
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