Nikola Smircic

Nikola Smircic has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Nikola co-founded Zoyya and has been serving as a Co-Founder since March 2020. Additionally, they hold the position of Chief Operating Officer at Funestra, starting from March 2020.

Prior to these roles, Nikola served as the Chief Executive Officer at Rathmann d.o.o. from February 2019 to February 2020. In the same company, they also held the positions of Head of Consulting from July 2015 to February 2019 and Head of Business Consulting and Customer Support from March 2012 to June 2015. Furthermore, they served as a Project Manager at Rathmann d.o.o. from September 2008 to February 2012.

Before Rathmann d.o.o., Nikola worked at NetLab d.o.o. as a Product Architect from April 2003 to August 2008. Prior to that, they were appointed as the Head of Department at SRCE from February 1999 to March 2003. Nikola's career started as an Associate at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) from September 1997 to February 1999.

Nikola Smircic pursued their education in a chronological order. In 1988, they enrolled in the Mathematical Informatics Gymnasium, where they studied Mathematics and Computer Science for four years, earning their high school degree in 1992. Following this, they attended FER, where they completed a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering from 1992 to 1998, focusing on Computer Science. In 2016, Nikola attended COTRUGLI Business School and obtained their Executive MBA, specializing in Business Administration and Management, during their one-year enrollment. In 2018, they obtained a certification in Data Science with Python from Simplilearn Alumni. Nikola also holds additional certifications, including Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute, which they achieved in October 2012, and certifications in EOQ Quality Auditor and EOQ Quality Manager from the European Organization for Quality, obtained in April 2016.