About

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My name is Aleks and I am a very curious person. During the last year of middle school, we passed a test to understand to which high school we were better suited. The result of my test was that I could go to any school: at the time it was frustrating as I wanted clear answers rather than the assurance of being capable freedom to sail the Italian education system.

Tech-savvy professional with a diplomatic background, specializing in EU external relations, particularly in Southeastern Europe's enlargement. As Sciences Po and College of Europe graduate, I bridge technology and governance to drive innovative and policy-oriented solutions. I enjoy collaborating across multicultural environments to deliver impactful outcomes.

Professional Experience

Freelancer - Software Engineer

August 2024 - April 2023

• Developed and deployed a mobile-first web application, emphasizing responsive design and user experience.
• Built data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) scripts to integrate information across multiple platforms.
• Created and maintained marketing and personal websites.

Arive GmbH - Product Manager

September 2022 - April 2022

• Analyzed business requirements and translated them into tech specifications.
• Coordinated a cross-cultural and cross-functional team of 5.
• Set priorities for product development in my team and a Product Roadmap.

Gorillas GmbH - Product Operations Manager & IT Project Coordinator

March 2022 - December 2020

• Acted as primary liaison between HQ, central tech team, and the regional team.
• Facilitated building in-house Supply Chain and Inventory Management tools.
• Prepared an overview of Supply Chain and Inventory Management processes.
• Prepared and managed workshops to train users, as part of the rollout.
• Managed stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally (2 agencies).
• Built a remote cross-functional team of 3.
• Orchestrated the deployment of software in 20 stores in 3 countries.

Fempo Paris - IT Project Coordinator

January 2020 - September 2019

• Deployed an ERP software in a fashion e-commerce startup.

Datawords - Digital Project Manager

January 2019 - September 2018

• Coordinated projects, ensuring timely delivery of localized online content.

Education

College of Europe

M.A. European Transformation and Integration | 2024 - 2025

Sciences Po Paris

M.A. International Governance and Diplomacy | 2017 - 2019

Sciences Po Paris - Dijon campus

B.A. Central and Eastern European Studies | 2014 - 2017

Le Wagon Zurich

Coding Bootcamp | 2023

Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

Diplôme Universitaire Étudiant Entrepreneur | 2019 - 2020

Nanjing University

Exchange year program | 2016 - 2017

Skills

Languages

• Native: Italian, Macedonian
• Fluent (C1): English, French
• Proficient (B1): Albanian, Spanish
• Intermediate (A2): Chinese, German

Functional Skills

• Experienced working with digital products
• IT Project Management (Agile, PRINCE2)
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Writing technical and user documentation
• Drafting and running workshops
• Feature prioritization
• Analysis of business needs and functional specifications

Technical Skills

• Object-oriented programming
• Full-stack web application development
• Software Development Life Cycle
• Identifying and debugging issues

Personal Skills

• Quick Learner and Adaptive
• Collaborative Team Player
• Constructive Feedback
• Highly Analytical and Detail-Oriented
• Passionate About Multicultural Environments
• Comfortable Navigating Ambiguous Situations

Programming Languages

• Front-end: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React
• Back-end: Ruby (Ruby on Rails), Python
• Database: PostgreSQL

Tools

• Office & Productivity: Microsoft Office, Google Suite
• Collaboration & Project Management: Trello, Jira, Asana, Slack, Miro, Notion
• Programming: VS Code
• Other: ChatGPT, MacOS, Ubuntu, Windows, Odoo ERP