Aleksandar K.

Product Owner, Product Manager

Ohrid, North Macedonia

Experience

Jan 2017 - Aug 2022
5 years 8 months
Ohrid, North Macedonia

Product Owner, Product Manager

Interactive Solutions

  • Acted as the link between product, IT, and sales teams to understand customer demand for new features and prioritize the product roadmap
  • Owned the product roadmap and met 95% of all feature deadlines by proactively identifying and migrating any engineering roadblocks
  • Encountered more open and transparent communication between executive stakeholders, engineering, and marketing, resulting in an almost 20% percent annual increase in the pace of the feature development life-cycle
  • Owned the planning and scheduling of two-week sprints and clearly articulated the product vision to engineering resulting in hitting 95% of the product goals defined at the start of the year
  • Identified product gaps in Google Analytics and led the build of new features across engineering and design
  • Building business logic for online products
  • Contacting and coordinating API providers
  • Creating high-quality stories for the Development team with detailed and clear explanations
  • Final testing before product release
  • Project owner of 2 projects launched on the USA market
  • Social media research professional
  • Brand protection
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
1 year
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Private Startup

  • Giant human balls for walking on water - 2m in diameter
  • Dedicated webpage, blog, and social media accounts
  • Positioned between the two most popular local beach lounge bars
  • Promoted by one of the biggest companies in MK, Bimilk, with custom branding
  • Equipment was bought by T-Mobile after the season and used in an expensive video advertisement
Jan 2008 - Dec 2011
4 years
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Private Startup

  • One of the first online shops in my country
  • Over 5000 products offer
  • Over 10 000 clients in 4 months in a very limited market
  • Unique web design and product presentation
  • Direct API connections with the biggest importers in the country
  • Minimum investment-maximum offer philosophy
  • Minimal operating cost, just a connection between the product and the buyer
Jan 2006 - Dec 2017
12 years
Gorno Konjsko, North Macedonia

Head of IT Department, System Administrator

Metropol Lake Resort

  • PMS project manager (integrated property management system)

  • Bank certificates and bank transaction software coordinator

  • Development organizer for the custom software applications used in the hotel

  • Technical support and training for the employees

  • Main database server admin

  • EONA Pay TV (smart rooms) system admin (SI3000)

  • Network admin for over 100 computers and additional equipment

  • Support for over 15 POS (Points of sale)

  • Admin of the security system for video monitoring (over 150 cameras)

  • Admin of K&P climatization system for the buildings

  • Engineering the internal network infrastructure (Optic, LAN, LON)

  • WEB page admin ([link]

  • RADIUS server administrator (Mikrotik technology antennas)

  • Involved in high-level technical support for more than 17 state presidents protocols, worldwide celebrities, NATO events with high-level security, and many international organizations

  • Responsible for implementing cameras, Wi-Fi, optical cabling, remote access, and coordination of the reservation system and storage logistics when Hotel Fersped – Mavrovo was acquired in 2017

Jan 2001 - Dec 2006
6 years
Ohrid, North Macedonia

System Administrator, Software Implementation

Jongis Computer Center

  • Stakeholders negotiator for the Hospitality software development
  • Training customers for specific software applications
  • Software implementation for VIP users (middle and big companies)
  • Technical support for VIP users (middle and big companies)
  • Network infrastructure consultant for VIP users (middle and big companies)
  • Assembled over 2500 custom computers
  • Assembled over 50 custom servers
  • Official company webpage admin
  • Sales manager for specific products

Summary

I am a results-driven Product Owner and Product Manager with extensive experience bridging product, IT, and sales teams. Over the years I have successfully planned product roadmaps, accelerated feature development, and elevated online offerings while keeping a keen eye on customer needs. I have also managed high-profile IT projects for hospitality and diverse tech startups, ensuring clear communication and efficient execution from conception to release.

My strong technical background is bolstered by hands-on work as a system administrator and software implementation expert. I excel at coordinating cross-functional teams, identifying gaps in analytics, and delivering measurable improvements in product performance and market presence.

Languages

Macedonian
Native
English
Advanced
Serbian
Advanced

Education

Oct 2000 - Jun 2002

St. Kliment Ohridski

Tourism and Hospitality · Bitola, North Macedonia

Oct 1996 - Jun 2000

St. Kliment Ohridski

Ohrid, North Macedonia

Certifications & licenses

Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®

Project Management Institute PMI

Agile Scrum Foundation

Agile Scrum Master

Certificate - Officer For Data Protection

Certificate Si3000 MHS / MDS – Multimedia Hospitality Solution

Certificate Dzlp

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