Saša Aksentijević

• Rijeka, Croatia

Saša Aksentijević , ICT Forensic Expert Witness and Corporate Governance Consultant

Saša Aksentijević's Bio:

Saša Aksentijević's Experience:

• Corporate ICT Governance Board Advisor / Business Strategy Advisor at Various private and public companies and private clients

  February 2002 - November 2013

  Between 2010. and 2013. I have secured several consulting contracts with companies in technology, medical, retail, tourist, technology, public and transport/logistics sectors (up to 5000 employees/revenue of up to 400 mil. US$) and have been working with their management Boards to create custom solutions for specific issues in ICT and information security governance areas, including IBIS development, ICT procurement, recapitalization using own software products and company split-ups. I have been providing general business strategy management, strategy formulation, implementation, evaluation and follow up for three privately held companies, working in metal products retail, health and fitness and Web design industries, respectively, since 2002.

• ICT Manager, Expert at Saipem Croatia (ENI group - Saipem Mediterranean Services LLc)

  July 2010 - July 2011

  ICT Manager of Saipem Mediterranean Services LLc, Engineering and Construction - Onshore and Offshore Business Unit. Saipem is a leader in the provision of engineering, procurement, project management and construction services with distinctive capabilities in the design and the execution of large scale offshore and onshore projects, and technological competences such as gas monetisation and heavy oil exploitation. In charge of local ICT services provision and support to the projects situated mainly in the areas of Mediterranean Sea, North Africa and Middle East, including bid preparation/tendering phase.

• ICT Coordinator, Expert at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group

  March 2005 - June 2010

  ICT governance, managed ICT services contracts and maintained relations with local service suppliers, recruited and developed ICT department employees, defined compensation policy, identified adequate ICT solutions, promoted and programmed ICT investments within area, introduced technological innovations, prepared budget, minimized and revised costs.

• ICT Technology Architect, Expert at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group

  November 2003 - March 2005

  Managed technological solutions for development of ICT services, provided ongoing continuity of business core applications (SAP, PeopleSoft), supported company projects and administered various aspects of ICT system. Hired to provide technological support for consolidation of hardware and software services on a world-wide basis, initiated by the Corporate ICT department (3i project). The first site to be 100 % 3i-compliant in April 2004.

• Backup technology consultant at Orchestra Service Gmbh, Germany, Croatian branch

  January 2001 - November 2003

  Backup problem analysis in EMC/Legato environment with specialization in storage virtualization products, vendor-management problem escalation, Interaction and coordination between end customers and vendor

• Owner at "5 to 12" LLc, Rijeka, Croatia

  June 2000 - February 2001

  IT services contracts, IT consulting and sales for various private and government owned companies in the area of ICT, sale of hardware and software, maintenance and user support

• Applications programmer at Croatian Army

  June 1999 - February 2000

  Obligatory tour of duty, served in Pula, Rijeka and Zagreb as an application programmer within ICT department of the relevant Military Area

• ICT Consultant at Various clients and contractors

  October 1991 - May 1999

  Temporary and contract jobs for various private and government owned companies in the area of ICT, sale of hardware and software, maintenance and user support

• Owner and Managing Director at Aksentijevic Forensics and Consulting, Ltd.

  November 2013

  Aksentijevic Forensics and Consulting, Ltd., has started its operations as of 1st Jan 2014. The company is registered particularly for ICT forensics and business consulting, and it was founded to expand further on forensic and consulting projects I did in the previous six years and capitalize on more than 20 years in ICT and corporate governance areas, especially: 1. ICT forensic reports, expert witness reports, evaluations and appraisals, project planning and management in the area of ICT 2. Management consulting on topics of corporate governance, information and integral security and human resources 3. Education in selected areas

• Appointed Resident Court ICT Expert Witness at Municipal Court, County Court and Commercial Court in Rijeka

  January 2009

  Appointed/certified Resident Court Expert Witness in areas of information and communication technologies at Municipal and County Courts in Rijeka and Commercial Court in Rijeka. Undertook formal mentorship education by the Croatian Association of Court Experts in Zagreb during 2007. and 2008. Available to provide expert opinion in area of ICT accepted by municipal, county, commercial and other courts in Croatia where appointed or on request in civil and criminal cases. Examines evidence, documentation and performs forensics on computer and network equipment in order to establish facts. Presents expert finding in live court proceedings in front of judge, defendants and lawyers. Under the same conditions and court expert legislation able to provide opinion on court cases and matters on request as independent expert (consultant). During mentorship extensively covered Croatian legislative system and worked on on real court cases providing final expert opinion. In December 2012. at the end of 1st term submitted request and required documentation for the next 4-year nomination as ICT court expert witness.

• Senior Information Systems Manager (IS Manager) at Saipem S.p.A. Croatian Branch

  July 2011

  Senior Information Systems Manager and Head of ICT Department of Saipem S.p.A. Croatian Branch (previously Saipem Mediterranean Services LLc), Engineering and Construction - Onshore and Offshore Business Unit. Saipem is a leader in the provision of engineering, procurement, project management and construction services with distinctive capabilities in the design and the execution of large scale offshore and onshore projects, and technological competences such as gas monetisation and heavy oil exploitation. In charge of local ICT services provision and support to the projects situated mainly in the areas of Mediterranean Sea, North Africa and Middle East, including bid preparation/tendering phase. IS Manager in Saipem needs to have neccessary skills in two specialized contexts: As * Information Systems Manager *, promotes and guarantees optimal usage of ICT technologies as competitive drivers to enhance the development of the Company core business activities. As * Relationship Manager * combines a deep knowledge of ICT and information systems with advanced marketing, planning and client management concepts. Has to be able to negotiate and convince, as well as to monitor the quality of products and services provided to the clients, either in single projects or in ongoing service contracts.

• Business and technology project evaluator at Business Innovation Agency of the Republic of Croatia - Bicro

  May 2013

  The Business Innovation Center of Croatia - BICRO, Ltd. was founded by the Croatian Government in 1998, in order to implement technology development and innovation support programs. It is a central institution in the national innovation system for supporting innovation and technology advancement. PTTE evaluator appraises the project plans in order to facilitate transfer of knowledge and technology solutions from science to business.

• Teaching Assistant at Faculty of Maritime Studies Rijeka

  August 2012

  Assistant in the Department of maritime logistics and management in the area of social sciences, field economy, discipline business informatics. My field is Business Information Systems, teaching 4 groups of students of the 4th year topics related to Integrated Business Information Systems and business process modeling, especially related to BPMN 2.0 and ARIS Business Process Modeling.

• Branch Security Officer at Saipem S.p.A. Croatian Branch

  November 2013

  Appointed Chief Security Officer and Compliance Officer for national and international security legislation. Responsible for the safeguarding of employees, contractors and third parties from security risks arising from Saipem's business activities and for the safeguarding of Saipem's assets and reputation, including compliance with ADR, RID and ICAO regulations and security principles, ensuring the cooperation with the nominated functions for aspects related to the implementation of the ISPS code.

• Safety at Work Board Coordinator at Saipem S.p.A. Croatian Branch

  March 2007

  Coordinates a steering committee consisting of Safety at Work Representatives in achieving safety at work goals and correcting non-conformities found within Company Risk Assessment scenario. Creates and presenst budget for execution of corrective measures to the Management board. Presides trimestral Safety at work meetings and creates climate for improvement of safety at work. Serves as a Change Agent inside the organization.

• Chief Information Security Officer (ISSO) at Saipem S.p.A. Croatian Branch

  March 2006

  Provides for the implementation of rules and procedures aiming to assure a set of minimum requirements for information security, in compliance with corporate requirements and standards. Supports General Manager in execution of Annual Information Protection Reports. Creates Information Protection Plan and Annual Information Protection Reports and plans budget for its execution. Follows up execution of Information Protection Plan. Defines Information Security Policy.

Saša Aksentijević's Education:

• Ph.D., University in Rijeka, Croatia

  2010 – 2014
  Ph.D.

• ENI Corporate University, Milan, Italy

  2004 – 2013
  Concentration: Management development modules

• Master (ICT Management/ICT Security), University in Rijeka, Croatia

  2007 – 2008
  Master
  Concentration: IT Business Management

• B. Sc. (Econ) University in Rijeka, Croatia

  1991 – 1998
  B.Sc.
  Concentration: ICT Technology/Business Informatics/Economics

• "Andrija Mohorovicic" high school, Rijeka, Croatia

  1987 – 1991
  Concentration: ICT technician

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