Dejan Radic

Dejan Radić, MSc

Bio

Dejan Radić is a passionate tech enthusiast with 10+ years of industry experience. His primary interests are innovative technology applications and engineering management. He graduated with honors and worked as a software engineer on various projects. He has a research track in database systems. Currently he is working as CTO at ResolverSys. He speaks regularly about novel technologies at meetups and conferences. In his free time, he engages in sports activities.

Work Experience

Chief Technology Officer at ResolverSys

March 2022 - Present

Streamline and align the R&D and consulting procedures from technical aspect. Conduct technical sales and requirements engineering processes. Manage multiple clients simultaneously according to program management principles. Deliver innovative solutions based on novel technologies. Attend gatherings and conferences on behalf of the company. Manage the people and perform HR related activities.

Key accomplishments:

  • Streamlined technical sales and business development processes.
  • Fully implemented a dozen of solutions for different clients.
  • Created a effective and sustainable engineering environment.
  • Implemented company-wide procedures and policies.

Notable projects:

  • Implementation of multi-chain stablecoin solution.
  • Creation of deposit management system for centralized crypto exchange.
  • Implemented DeFi-based RWA (Real World Asset) tokenization platform for sustainable projects.
  • Design and implementation of secure Banking 5.0 system with different interfaces.
  • Design and implementation of AI/ML solution for advertising industry.


Head of Engineering at Oroundo

July 2020 - March 2022

Coordinate the implementation of technical innovations to improve the developed solutions and productivity. Perform product management activities in cybersecurity industry. Research in the area of cryptography and PETs (Privacy Enhancing Technologies). Ensure that development processes are in place to meet objectives and goals. Manage external stakeholders and perform HR related activities. Suggest options for improvements and ensure regulatory compliance.

Key accomplishments:

  • Notably increased team's efficiency and satisfaction by structuring processes, product vision and plan.
  • Coordinated the activities for successful closing and evaluation of the 1.5m EUR EU-funded project.

Notable projects:

  • Architecting and implementing the multi-cloud data confidentiality and integrity protection service.


Chief Technology Officer at Studyum

July 2020 - March 2022 (part-time)

Develop and streamline technology strategy of the company. Manage and coordinate product development, innovation and teams. Define, architect and implement token-based ecosystem for education purposes. Support quality assurance and data protection processes.

Key accomplishments:

  • Successfully facilitated the implementation of technology strategy of the company.
  • Conducted the creation of tokenized economy and successful IDO (Initial DEX Offering).

Notable projects:

  • Composition of token incentivization mechanism for students and teachers through multi-chain token solution.
  • Implementation of multi-chain bridge and custody solution for utility token.


Chief Technology Officer at Oroundo

November 2018 - July 2020

Manage 20+ people divided in 3 agile teams working on different products. Develop the company’s technological strategy and align it with business goals. Discover and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage. Support quality and data protection processes. Monitor KPIs and IT budgets and assess performance.

Key accomplishments:

  • Improved decision making and product management processes for increased effectiveness.
  • Refined agile processes which yielded productivity increase of 20%.
  • Created vivid engineering environment which attracted the best engineers to the company.
  • Planned and implemented corporate restructuring which resulted in 100% EU compliance.

Notable projects:

  • Architecting of asset tokenization concept for cultural industry along with exchange listing procedure and facilitation of integration of blockchain solution into existing platform.


Senior Software Engineer/Teamleader at Flashboys

August 2017 – November 2018

Lead the team of engineers in implementation of Fintech solutions based on blockchain technology. Perform requirements analysis and planning processes to meet the required criteria. Conduct research of new technologies and apply them in agile environment.

Key accomplishments:

  • Enhanced solution's quality and security by creating a methodology for smart contract implementation in Solidity.
  • Implemented systems which successfully manage millions of dollars of crypto assets.
  • Boosted team performance with proper coaching and mentoring activities.

Notable projects:

  • Implementation of ATM software solution for various cryptocurrencies.
  • Implementation of DeFi platform for physical asset tokenization through bonds.
  • Architecting the blockchain-based royalty platform along with bridge and L2 solution.
  • Architecting of event-based blockchain explorer system.
  • Implementation of token-based MLM system.

Software Engineer at Codaxy

September 2013 – August 2017

Design, implementation and maintenance of financial, accounting, retail, CRM and transportation systems for international clients including Fortune 500 companies. Work closely with customers to define requirements and information needs. Support the data management processes and ensure high quality of developed functionalities by utilizing proper processes and tools.

Key accomplishments:

  • Implemented JIT principles in daily operations which notably enhanced customer satisfaction.
  • Significantly improved reporting performance by utilizing novel techniques.
  • Successfully managed several projects at once with productivity enhancement tools.

Skills

  • Blockchain
  • Innovation management
  • IT governance
  • Project management
  • Project planning
  • Tech roadmapping
  • Teamwork
  • Business analysis
  • Requirements engineering
  • Software architecture
  • Data analytics
  • Agile
  • Software engineering
  • Machine Learning
  • Cloud
  • Databases

Education

Master of Computer Science and Informatics

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014–2016)

  • One-year master’s degree (60 ECTS)
  • Advanced software engineering, web technologies, digital image processing, digital television, scientific research
  • Final thesis: "NoSQL database management systems"

Systems Engineer and Project Manager

University College of Southeast Norway, Kongsberg, Norway (2015)

  • One semester exchange student (30 ECTS)
  • Systems engineering of complex systems, systems theory, project management

Cisco Certified Network Associate

Local Networking Academy, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2011-2012)

  • Passed CCNA certification exam

Bachelor of Software Engineering

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009-2013)

  • Four-year bachelor (240 ECTS)
  • Software engineering, databases, algorithms, operating systems, cryptography, mathematics, AI, computer architecture, performance, security, engineering management
  • Final thesis: "Cloud infrastructure management using OpenStack technology"

Publications

  • Ethereum smart contract planning & specification, Medium, 2018
  • Influence of Schemaless Approach on Database Authorization, Advanced Technologies, Systems, and Applications II, Springer International Publishing, 2018
  • Pay dividend in Ether using token contract, Medium, 2018
  • Application of document oriented databases on sensor data storage, ITeO, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016
  • Aggregate data models, INFOTEH, Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016
  • Application of directed hypergraphs on representation of functional dependencies in relational models, MAT-KOL, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016
  • Proposal of realization of automatic index creation for website search, Info Fest, Budva, Montenegro, 2015
  • Infrastructure as a service in cloud computing systems, STED, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2015