Branimir Peric
Member of Managing BoardIT Association of Serbia
Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia
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General
About
Successful director and visionary on information technology, telecommunications and business strategy, able to instantly recognize good idea and turn it into action and result, has ability in taking calculated and boundary-pushing risks that ultimately provide financial wins for the company, energetic, trained to organize, teach and lead people, highly educated, technically and customer orientated, writing and IT skilled, multi-tasking, excellent in control, cost saving, purchasing, selling, negotiating and people managing, especially benefited through MBA studies (Kurt Bösch University), were he acquired extra knowledge of making business, improved managerial skills, and had final thesis on alignment of strategy, technology, and IT.
Haves
• Visionary on IT, telecommunications and business strategy
• Decision maker with great organizational ability and originality
• Skilled in doing with people
• Extremely experienced in organizing and leading
• Extraordinary teacher
• Decision maker with great organizational ability and originality
• Skilled in doing with people
• Extremely experienced in organizing and leading
• Extraordinary teacher
Professional Experience
Jan 2011 - Present
Business Development Advisor and Project Manager
Energoprojekt-Energodata
Information Technology and Services
Energoprojekt-Energodata
Information Technology and Services
• Evangelist in introducing new technologies and solutions, spreading knowledge of them among clients and partners
• Project planning, analyzing business needs of clients, proposing of solutions design and projects assignments, organizing and coordinating development and implementation of solutions, preparation of documentation for the bid and preparation of contracts with customers, finding suitable business partners, contracting and development relationship with partners, maintaining relationships with clients
• He incorporated in the portfolio of Energodata's offers several valuable products and solutions of partners.
• Project planning, analyzing business needs of clients, proposing of solutions design and projects assignments, organizing and coordinating development and implementation of solutions, preparation of documentation for the bid and preparation of contracts with customers, finding suitable business partners, contracting and development relationship with partners, maintaining relationships with clients
• He incorporated in the portfolio of Energodata's offers several valuable products and solutions of partners.
May 2012 - Present
Member of Managing Board
IT Association of Serbia
Information Technology and Services
IT Association of Serbia
Information Technology and Services
Nov 1975 - Jul 1977
(2 years)
(2 years)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
ETF, Belgrade
Research
ETF, Belgrade
Research
• Lecturer, hold excercises, drill and laboratory sessions in "Digital Transfer of Information" and "Statistical Theory of Telecommunications and Theory of Information"• Very popular as a lecturer. Students liked his way of teaching. He introduced interactive lessons, giving to his students roles of teacher. That was pioneer approach in teaching in the Belgrade University.
Nov 1977 - Sep 1980
(3 years)
(3 years)
Senior Design and Maintenance Engineer
Industrija "14. oktobar", Kruševac
Industrial Automation
Industrija "14. oktobar", Kruševac
Industrial Automation
• Coordination of field technicians.
• He invented a robot for fast diagnostic of numerical milling machines program reader malfunctioning.
• He invented a robot for fast diagnostic of numerical milling machines program reader malfunctioning.
Jan 1980 - Jun 1981
(1 years, 5 Months)
(1 years, 5 Months)
Editor
"Bagdala", Journal of Literature, Art and Culture
Writing and Editing
"Bagdala", Journal of Literature, Art and Culture
Writing and Editing
Editor of column "Venturi" (prose and poetry)
Sep 1979 - Sep 1982
(3 years)
(3 years)
President of Managing Board
Youth Literary Association, Krusevac
Writing and Editing
Youth Literary Association, Krusevac
Writing and Editing
Gained a great experience as leader, manager and teacher, also in marketing, public relations and advertising in organizing and leading the Association, literary evenings and other public stage events (realized several Yugoslav contests for first book, published books).
Oct 1980 - Mar 1983
(3 years)
(3 years)
Senior R&D Engineer
PTT Kruševac
Package/Freight Delivery
PTT Kruševac
Package/Freight Delivery
• Initiator of first digitalization in telecommunications of Serbia
• Evangelist of first automation and introduction of modern IT in PTT Serbia
• Invented new way of laying down armored telecommunications cables
• Led several successful telecommunication projects
• Evangelist of first automation and introduction of modern IT in PTT Serbia
• Invented new way of laying down armored telecommunications cables
• Led several successful telecommunication projects
Mar 1983 - Oct 1983
(0 years, 7 Months)
(0 years, 7 Months)
CTO
PTT Kruševac
Package/Freight Delivery
PTT Kruševac
Package/Freight Delivery
• Put in function the first post office automation system in PTT of Serbia (in Krusevac and Trstenik)
• Put in function Call Center in PTT Krusevac (second one in Central and South Serbia)
• Introduced one of the first PCM system in Central Serbia
• Installed first multi-channel systems for increasing capacity of access lines in Krusevac
• Implemented a new way of laying down armored telecommunications cables
• Gained a great management experience organizing the maintenance stuff
• Put in function Call Center in PTT Krusevac (second one in Central and South Serbia)
• Introduced one of the first PCM system in Central Serbia
• Installed first multi-channel systems for increasing capacity of access lines in Krusevac
• Implemented a new way of laying down armored telecommunications cables
• Gained a great management experience organizing the maintenance stuff
Oct 1983 - Mar 1986
(3 years)
(3 years)
Senior Planning Engineer
PTT Kruševac
Package/Freight Delivery
PTT Kruševac
Package/Freight Delivery
• Recognized and respected as telecommunication expert in Serbia and wider, especially as project leader in R&D of telecommunication transport systems
• Member of many Serbian and Yugoslavian PTT and State telecommunications and IT bodies, committees, councils and working forces (inter-operators connection long- and short-term plans, purchasing and implementation of first Data Network in Serbia – X.25-Jupak, Serbian rural and mobile network plan)
• Initiator of IT automation of all PTT Serbia
• Member of many Serbian and Yugoslavian PTT and State telecommunications and IT bodies, committees, councils and working forces (inter-operators connection long- and short-term plans, purchasing and implementation of first Data Network in Serbia – X.25-Jupak, Serbian rural and mobile network plan)
• Initiator of IT automation of all PTT Serbia
Sep 1978 - Jun 1990
(12 years)
(12 years)
Liaison Officer
Yugoslav Army
Information Technology and Services
Yugoslav Army
Information Technology and Services
• Gained big management experience while served military obligation as Liaison Army Officer responsible for teaching soldiers, signal-corps troops commanding, planning, organizing and commanding military maneuvers, deploying signal-corps command centre, airspace and flight control center, etc
• Designing and supervising of army bases cable telephony network installation.
• Designing and supervising of army bases cable telephony network installation.
Sep 1988 - Jan 1998
(10 years)
(10 years)
IT Solutions Manager
part time jobs
Information Technology and Services
part time jobs
Information Technology and Services
• Gained a great skills and experience in designing Information Systems and service providing (Internet Service Providing, ERP for telco-service providers, HW/SW solutions for operating SW improvement of telephone switches, music/jingle ordering/provisioning/billing SW for radio stations, SW for medical practice office, expert and decision support systems, PC/server assembling and tuning, etc)
Mar 1986 - Jan 1998
(12 years)
(12 years)
CIO
PTT Kruševac
Package/Freight Delivery
PTT Kruševac
Package/Freight Delivery
• Recognized and respected as IT professional all over the state
• Founded department of IT in PTT Krusevac and very soon built the best skilled progressive ideas IT department in PTT Serbia
• Spiritus movens in development of PTT Serbia's IT
• Member of many working forces responsible for concept, long-term planning and development of IT in PTT Serbia
• Led development and introduction of state-of-the-art IS in Central Serbia and Kosovo and Metohia, covering all chain in offering, selling, billing, and maintenance of telecommunication services, and the ERP (Finance, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Assets Management, HR. etc)
• Started first Internet service providing and first Web site in PTT Serbia
• Founded department of IT in PTT Krusevac and very soon built the best skilled progressive ideas IT department in PTT Serbia
• Spiritus movens in development of PTT Serbia's IT
• Member of many working forces responsible for concept, long-term planning and development of IT in PTT Serbia
• Led development and introduction of state-of-the-art IS in Central Serbia and Kosovo and Metohia, covering all chain in offering, selling, billing, and maintenance of telecommunication services, and the ERP (Finance, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Assets Management, HR. etc)
• Started first Internet service providing and first Web site in PTT Serbia
Jan 1998 - Mar 2001
(3 years, 2 Months)
(3 years, 2 Months)
IT Planning and R&D Department Director
Telekom Srbija
Telecommunications
Telekom Srbija
Telecommunications
• Spiritus movens in development of Company's IT
• Led planning, research, purchasing, development and introduction of state-of-the-art IT (second built campus computer network in the world, computer network for Mobile Telephony of Telekom Srbija, etc)
• Led preparation of tenders' documentation and had major role in contracting and bill paying
• Led planning, research, purchasing, development and introduction of state-of-the-art IT (second built campus computer network in the world, computer network for Mobile Telephony of Telekom Srbija, etc)
• Led preparation of tenders' documentation and had major role in contracting and bill paying
Apr 2001 - Feb 2005
(4 years)
(4 years)
CIO
Telekom Srbija a.d.
Telecommunications
Telekom Srbija a.d.
Telecommunications
• Leading figure in many big projects in the Company
• Spiritus movens in development of Company IT, making IT of Telekom Srbija the most developed in Serbia (developing the best information system in Serbia, the most powerful IP and MPLS network in Balkan Peninsula, one of the most powerful data centre and disaster recovery with second installed Windows 2000 Data Centre in Europe, and also second in Europe installed Oracle Real Application Cluster Server, and the strongest security system in Serbia, with over 7,500 PCs in work, the biggest number of SW licenses in Serbia, GIS, variable prints printing centre, etc)
• Spiritus movens in development of Company IT, making IT of Telekom Srbija the most developed in Serbia (developing the best information system in Serbia, the most powerful IP and MPLS network in Balkan Peninsula, one of the most powerful data centre and disaster recovery with second installed Windows 2000 Data Centre in Europe, and also second in Europe installed Oracle Real Application Cluster Server, and the strongest security system in Serbia, with over 7,500 PCs in work, the biggest number of SW licenses in Serbia, GIS, variable prints printing centre, etc)
May 2004 - Oct 2005
(1 years, 5 Months)
(1 years, 5 Months)
IT and Business Advisor to General Manager
Dunav Insurance Company
Insurance
Dunav Insurance Company
Insurance
Advising General Manager in IT and business strategy, planning, consolidation, change management, development and continuity
Apr 2005 - Dec 2007
(2 years, 8 Months)
(2 years, 8 Months)
Service Solutions Department Director
Telekom Srbija a.d.
Telecommunications
Telekom Srbija a.d.
Telecommunications
• Organizerd new ICT service planning, research, design, procedure writing, supported SW development and implementation coordination, teaching key account managers, service catalog writing (initiator and implementation coordinator of corporate VoIP telephony, Tele-Switchboard Service, General Terms and Conditions of Fixed Network Services, Business Solutions Catalog, First Outsourcing/Hosting of Customer's Data Center, etc)
• Organized design and development of ICT solutions for large business customers (Dunav Osiguranje, Raiffeisen Bank, Serbian Credit Biro, Alpha Bank, EDB, Control and Measuring Center of Republic Telecommunication Agency, MUP, NIS-Naftagas, OMV Internet hot-spots…
• Organized design and development of ICT solutions for large business customers (Dunav Osiguranje, Raiffeisen Bank, Serbian Credit Biro, Alpha Bank, EDB, Control and Measuring Center of Republic Telecommunication Agency, MUP, NIS-Naftagas, OMV Internet hot-spots…
Dec 2007 - Dec 2008
(1 years)
(1 years)
IT and Network Advisor to Sales Division Director
Telekom Srbija a.d.
Telecommunications
Telekom Srbija a.d.
Telecommunications
• Coordination of IT and Network Departments' with Service Sale Department's activities
• Recommendation of new services
• Gave valuable contribution to final version of Telekom Serbia 2008-2012 Strategic Business Plan
• Recommendation of new services
• Gave valuable contribution to final version of Telekom Serbia 2008-2012 Strategic Business Plan
Jan 2009 - Dec 2010
(1 years, 11 Months)
(1 years, 11 Months)
Special Advisor to Director
Energoprojekt-Energodata
Information Technology and Services
Energoprojekt-Energodata
Information Technology and Services
• IT and business solutions advisor (inner and outer affairs)
• Analyzing business needs of customers, and proposing best solutions
• Development of conceptual designs of proposed solutions
• Preparing technical solutions and documentations for bids
• Preparing customer contracts
• Responsible for finding appropriate business partners, contracting and maintaining further relationship with partners
• Organizing solution development team, supervising project design, testing and solution deployment
• He created conceptual design of cloud computing solution for debt collection using all channels of payments (automated counters, mobile agents, ATMs, kiosks, Internet, SMSs, e-mails, call-centers, etc), and all instruments of payment (cash, checks, credit cards, debiting of bank checking accounts), including the combination of instruments of payment, regardless if payer pays one or more bills
• He created conceptual design of cloud computing solution for tax reporting for legal entities and individuals including signing with certified signature
• Creating propaganda campaigns, leaflets, brochures, company image on Internet
• Organizing a company's performance at the conference, setting the company's booth, preparing promotional material, calling participants, making and performing presentations
• Analyzing business needs of customers, and proposing best solutions
• Development of conceptual designs of proposed solutions
• Preparing technical solutions and documentations for bids
• Preparing customer contracts
• Responsible for finding appropriate business partners, contracting and maintaining further relationship with partners
• Organizing solution development team, supervising project design, testing and solution deployment
• He created conceptual design of cloud computing solution for debt collection using all channels of payments (automated counters, mobile agents, ATMs, kiosks, Internet, SMSs, e-mails, call-centers, etc), and all instruments of payment (cash, checks, credit cards, debiting of bank checking accounts), including the combination of instruments of payment, regardless if payer pays one or more bills
• He created conceptual design of cloud computing solution for tax reporting for legal entities and individuals including signing with certified signature
• Creating propaganda campaigns, leaflets, brochures, company image on Internet
• Organizing a company's performance at the conference, setting the company's booth, preparing promotional material, calling participants, making and performing presentations
Nov 2011 - Mar 2012
(1 years)
(1 years)
Consultant, Strategy & Business Development Europe
CERAiT Inc.
Information Technology and Services
CERAiT Inc.
Information Technology and Services
• Suggesting ideas for new solutions / products, way of doing business, organizational changes, new procedures; developing ideas into conceptual design with sufficient details for further development; doing strategic investi-gation of innovative ideas, solutions, products and finding possibilities to include them or develop and include them in CERAiT portfolio of offers • Finding out in Serbia and surrounding countries, firms and groups of experts with interesting ideas, products or solutions, ready to cooperate with or go in joint venture with CERAiT in further development, selling, deployment and maintenance of that ideas, products and solutions or product and solutions ordered by CERAiT for its clients
• Coordinating project teams in Europe formed by freelancers, outer partner(s), and CERAiT inner forces; in excep-tional situation taking role of Project Manager, Project Administrator or Customer Acceptance Tester
• Managing the client expectations, obtaining detail requirements from the client and handing it to CERAiT teams
• Coordinating project teams in Europe formed by freelancers, outer partner(s), and CERAiT inner forces; in excep-tional situation taking role of Project Manager, Project Administrator or Customer Acceptance Tester
• Managing the client expectations, obtaining detail requirements from the client and handing it to CERAiT teams
Education
1970
Dipl.el.ing., Electrical Engineering Faculty, University of Belgrade (High School)
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
1975
Electrical Engineering Faculty, University of Belgrade (High School)
Postgraduate Studies, Digital Transfer of Information
Postgraduate Studies, Digital Transfer of Information
1978
Army Officer, Military Signal-Corps Officer Academy, Belgrade (High School)
Signal-Corps Development and Troops Commands
Signal-Corps Development and Troops Commands
1993
Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade (High School)
Postgraduate Studies, Information Systems
Postgraduate Studies, Information Systems
2006
MBA, Universitaire Kurt Bösch, Switzerland (High School)
Management Information Systems
Management Information Systems
2007
Arthur D. Little Training Course (High School)
Training on Strategy Design and Implementation
Training on Strategy Design and Implementation
More about Branimir Peric
First Name
Branimir
Last Name
Peric
Interests / Hobbies
Writing (prose writers, published novel), reading (belletristic), traveling (discovering other cultures), skiing, mountain climbing, economics (business trends and stock market investing)
My Affiliations
• IT Association of Serbia, Member od Managing Board
• PMI YU Chapter at PMI - Project Management Institute
• Association of Information Technologies Committee at Serbian Chamber of Commerce
• Association for Information Technologies Committee at Belgrade Chamber of Commerce
• Managing Board of Yugoslav Association E&T for Information Communication Technologies
• Committee of Infotech - ICT Conference and Exhibition of JURIT – Association for Computing, Informatics, Telecommunications, Automatization and Management of Serbia
• Union of Engineers and Technicians of Yugoslavia
• Union of Engineers and Technicians of Serbia
• ETF Alumni and Friends Association
• Program Council of Krusevac Theater
• Writers Association of Krusevac
• Member of many other boards, committees and councils
Awards / Honors
• PTT Best Worker Award, Serbia
• Discobolos 2003, award to Telekom for the best SW product in Serbia for Telecommunication Information System (TIS), JISA - Union of ICT Societies, Belgrade
• Nomination for the best Billing & CRM implementation in the World for TIS, Billing System 2004 Conference, London
• Best Paper Award, SinFon 95 Conference, Zlatibor
• Several writer awards (belletristic)
• Discobolos 2003, award to Telekom for the best SW product in Serbia for Telecommunication Information System (TIS), JISA - Union of ICT Societies, Belgrade
• Nomination for the best Billing & CRM implementation in the World for TIS, Billing System 2004 Conference, London
• Best Paper Award, SinFon 95 Conference, Zlatibor
• Several writer awards (belletristic)
Specialities
• Visionary on IT, telecommunications and business strategy
• Decision maker with great organizational ability and originality
• Skilled in doing with people
• Extremely experienced in organizing and leading
• Extraordinary teacher
• Decision maker with great organizational ability and originality
• Skilled in doing with people
• Extremely experienced in organizing and leading
• Extraordinary teacher
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