Goran Micanovic

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About Goran Micanovic

I am a business savvy technology leader, energetic, determined, pragmatic, honest, and above all dependable. I am at my best in a collaborative environment at the intersection of technology and business relevance. I love technology for its ability to unlock business potential, to magnify competitive differentiation, to innovate and unleash the awesome, to empower people, to improve processes, and most importantly to exceed customer expectations. My passion is in creating a culture of continuous learning & improvement, in removing impediments for my teams that stand in the way of their efficiency and happiness, and in delivering exceptional customer experience.I have a successful track record in inspiring, leading and building great teams. My teams have taught me the value of diversity, inclusion, and empowerment. They inspired me to grow as a leader, to learn and listen, and have shown me the possibilities that surround us when we stay open to ideas from everywhere.I started my career as an application developer at a startup company, focusing on the entire value chain, from business development and requirements gathering to design, coding, integration, production deployment, and support; I can speak the language of software engineers whom I lead. I was an app dev consultant and an enterprise architect, designing modern applications and creating standard pipelines and frameworks for developers to use; I can mentor and guide software engineers on the path to target state architecture. I am an entrepreneur and a business owner with an MBA degree; I can speak the language of my business partners and customers.I am experienced in providing vision, leadership, planning, and management of technology assets. I have an extensive technology experience in Insurance, Investments, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Sales, and Marketing industries with proven track record of relevant, competitive, and value-added business results. I am a natural change agent with strong customer focus and relationship building skills, able to bridge the "business - technology" gap to achieve strategic outcomes. I am a transformational leader and can transform your teams and your business.Specialties:Team BuildingTalent DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringProduct ManagementEnterprise ArchitectureApplication Portfolio ManagementAgile and Lean ManagementSoftware Development Life CycleBusiness Domain Driven DesignCloud (PaaS, IaaS, SaaS)AutomationDevSecOpsLegacy System Modernization