ALBIN BAJRAMOVIC
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Lilburn, GA 30047 acr8qt@r.postjobfree.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/albinbajramovic
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Self-motivated and results-driven professional with exceptional leadership skills and an extensive background in the following broad-based competencies: FULL CYCLE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
SCRUM THEORY & AGILE METHODOLOGY
CUSTOMER DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCT VISION AND STRATEGY
PRODUCT PRICING AND POSITIONING
PROCESS OPTIMIZATION
Experience in strategic planning with comprehensive knowledge of management, networking, organizational development, and team building.
Proven ability to successfully integrate programs into existing infrastructure, streamline operations, and increase productivity and company profits.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
April 2012 - May 2015 FundCaster.Co (Atlanta, GA)
Founder & CEO
Developed a crowdfunding analytics and prediction engine for rewards and donation based crowdfunding
Worked with industry leaders, academics, and end consumers to formulate a quantitative approach to crowdfunding
Performed customer discovery, business and technical requirements gathering, gap analysis, and solution design
Directed team responsible for designing, building, and testing a new product using a phased, agile development approach
Developed pricing strategies to maximize company profits
Devised and implemented multiple marketing and sales initiatives
Organized and presented at multiple industry conferences June 2012 - Present Startup NEXT (Atlanta, GA)
City Coordinator
Organized and facilitated five-week Customer Discovery & Product Market Fit entrepreneurship programs for early stage startups
Coached teams on Customer Discovery and use of Business Model Canvas
Helped teams narrow business/product scope and optimize their minimum viable product
Recruited program mentors (VCs and Angel Investors) and domain experts
Handled all logistics concerning promotion, sponsorships, and venue
Lead weekly mentor reviews and tracked team progress against stated goals and curriculum April 2011 - December 2011 McKesson (Alpharetta, GA) Contractor
Designed and developed product deployment strategy and automated build activities in SaaS environment
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Worked with cross-functional teams to design and implement product deployment strategy which decreased deployment time by over 2000%
Developed acceptance criteria of turnover packages; code, documentation and other types of software development assets
Performed software configuration management, Created and maintained software build, installation package and accompanying documentation
Provided support to development team, QA and Product Management Jun 2007- April 2011 Radiant Systems (Alpharetta, GA) Technical Consultant
Provided analysis and recommendations to clients in the areas of technology, process, operations improvement and organizational changes
Responsible for developing and implementing strategic and technological plans according to new industry trends for new and existing customers, as part of the effort to expand their business and increase their gross margin in food industry segment
Responsible for gathering and documenting business requirements, writing functionality specification documentation and working with product management to ensure that software and hardware solutions meet customer specific as well as industry needs
Responsible for creating, implementing and streamlining migration processes from stand alone to web based solution
Responsible for creation, testing, and deployment of custom upgrade scripts April 2005 - Jun 2007 Radiant Systems (Dallas, TX) Regional Technical Manager
Performed a leadership role of a 3rd level channel partner support for US and Canada. Primary escalation and communication point for all technical and customer service issues
Developed work flow and case escalation process that reduced average time to resolve (ATR) by 55%, while increasing client satisfaction score by 38%
Tracked and identified hardware/software trends and worked closely with various departments on finding both short and long-term solutions and served as a point of contact during the escalation and resolution
Primary point of escalation and issues management during controlled deployment stage of new products
Formulated new software design around the limitations of hardware that prevented a recall of all
(P1220) platforms with integrated biometrics scanner
Facilitate and maintained collaboration with 3rd party hardware/ software vendors and SDK partners (QSR, NCR, IBM, Ameranth, Orderman)
Hosted meetings with reseller partners focusing on call volume, support trends, call prevention, resolution documentation, and efficiency of support
Conducted on-site training sessions for new channel partners December 2003 – April 2005 IT Management (Dallas, TX) Owner
Managed all aspects of day-to-day operations
Formulated and negotiated sales and support contracts with restaurant owners
Assisted in the assessment, design and development of technical requirements specific to clients needs
Negotiated rates, reduction of repeat repairs and improved warranty period repairs with hardware suppliers
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Developed annual budget process and forecasting of sales and future business
Formulated and implemented company policies and procedures
Managed five employees, assigning tasks best suited to their strengths and talents February 2001- December 2003 UMAX (Dallas, TX)
Technical Writer/ Sales Engineer
Wrote new and maintained existing technical manuals and training materials
Created technical procedures and training plans used by technicians for supporting customers in US and Canada
Designed quality evaluation test scripts for new and existing product
Tested compatibility of new hardware with various operating systems
Recommended modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability
Primary point of escalation for the Help Desk Analysts
International Sales in technology (accounts like Dream Works, Neiman Marcus and JCPenney)
Consulted existing customers about current hardware upgrades to meet their business and technological demands
May 1999- January 2001 Team Micro (Dallas, TX)
Sales Engineer
Responsible for analysis, design, and configuration of POS solution for new customers
Helped formulate solution proposals for new customers
Assisted in building sales presentation and solution demonstration
Developed and implemented technical improvement plans for new and existing customers
Maintained technical documentation and procedures specific to each client
Managed development of project plans and schedules
Trained client resources (in-house support, managers and staff) February 1998 - May 1999 Phoenix Restaurant Groups (Dallas, TX) IT Support/ Database Administrator
Maintained POS database and provided technical support to restaurant
Performed routine computer repair and maintenance in Dallas, Ft. Worth area
Performed on-site service calls
Maintained current database
Helped in implementation of new POS software company-wide
Set-up and maintained networks in new restaurants EDUCATION
Richland Community College, Richardson, Texas
Completed curriculum required for Associate’s Degree in Science in Business Current GPA 3.9 /4.0