Applied AI
Making agents and models useful inside real operating constraints, with humans, failure modes, and measurable value in the loop.
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NOW / NEXT
CURRENT OPERATING MODE
Building a sharper vehicle for the work I want to do next.
I'm helping build Goldfinger d.o.o. in Croatia as CTO: a focused company for applied AI, security, and product engineering.
Ready remains an anchor client, with my work evolving toward AI and security while staying close to the architecture, product, and leadership problems that make technology genuinely useful.
Security as design
Treating identity, authorization, and trust boundaries as product surfaces, not a compliance layer added after the fact.
Engineering systems
Aligning architecture, delivery, and team design so momentum survives growth, migrations, and changing product bets.
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TRAJECTORY
SELECTED EXPERIENCE / 2016 - NOW
From shipping the system to shaping the system.
2026 →
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Goldfinger d.o.o.
Chief Technology Officer
Helping build a Croatia-based company for focused work across applied AI, security, and product engineering.
BUILDING NOW2023 →
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Ready
Principal Engineer · prev. VP Engineering
Led engineering through product growth and organizational change, aligning product direction, technical strategy, and team design to strengthen ownership and reliable delivery.
SYSTEMS + TEAMS2021 - 2023
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Nira
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Played an integral engineering role in Nira's path to a seven-to-eight-figure exit to Dropbox, while building authorization infrastructure and deep SaaS integrations.
EXIT → DROPBOX2020 - 2021
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YoComment
Founder · Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Conceived and built a consumer sharing product across validation, product design, TypeScript, GraphQL, and serverless architecture.
ZERO → ONE2016 - 2020
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Ticket Monster → EBG
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Played an integral role in driving Ticket Monster to a seven-to-eight-figure acquisition by Entertainment Benefits Group, then carried product and technical knowledge through the transition.
EXIT → EBG03
WRITING
FIELD NOTES / IN PROGRESS
Notes from inside the work.
Keeping pace through practice
In progressAI that survives contact with production
PlannedReplacing the system while everyone keeps shipping
PlannedThe first case study is taking shape now. More notes on AI, security, and engineering will follow.
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