Professional Summary

Senior AI Executive with over 10 years of experience bridging the gap between advanced R&D and business strategy. Proven track record of founding and exiting deep-tech startups, securing VC funding ($550k+), and leading distributed engineering teams (20+). Expert in scaling AI solutions from MVP to enterprise production, with deep specialization in Generative AI, Neural Networks, and System Architecture.

Experiences

Head of Artificial Intelligence

July 2024 - Present
Inita, Podgorica, Montenegro (Remote)

Leading the strategic roadmap and deployment of AI agents and LLM-based solutions.

  • Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the AI product vision, directly managing R&D and engineering teams to integrate GenAI into core business workflows.
  • Innovation: Spearheading the development of autonomous AI agents to automate complex business processes, significantly enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Architecture: Architecting scalable ML pipelines that support high-load production environments.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

April 2023 - July 2024
Inita, Podgorica, Montenegro (Remote)

Orchestrated technical strategy and engineering operations for a fast-growing tech company.

  • Delivery: Optimized the entire SDLC, reducing time-to-market for key product features.
  • Team Management: Aligned distributed development teams with business goals, ensuring rigorous code quality and architectural consistency.

VP of Research and Development

August 2022 - May 2023
NeuraLoom, New York, USA

Directed deep-tech research in synthetic media and digital humans.

  • R&D Leadership: Led the creation of high-fidelity virtual characters, overseeing the transition from research papers to production-ready neural rendering models.
  • Product Integration: Successfully integrated proprietary AI models into user-facing applications, improving user engagement metrics.

Founder & CEO

August 2020 - August 2022
NeuraLoom, New York, USA

Founded a Generative AI platform for hyper-realistic virtual avatars.

  • Fundraising: Secured $550,000+ in pre-seed funding and successfully completed the Starta Accelerator program (NYC).
  • Strategy: Built the company from zero to one, including product validation, hiring the core team, and defining the Go-To-Market strategy.
  • Product: Launched the MVP of a text-to-video generation platform ahead of major market competitors.

Founder & CEO

October 2018 - August 2022
BRAINS lab., Greater New York City Area

Built a boutique software engineering firm focused on AI and Web3 solutions.

  • Scaling: Scaled the agency to a team of 20+ developers and designers.
  • Delivery: Delivered comprehensive software ecosystems for startups and enterprises, enabling rapid market entry for clients in FinTech and EdTech.

Founder & CEO

January 2019 - May 2020
DLF.Net, Dublin, Ireland
  • Architected and launched a secure payment gateway bridging Fiat and Euro-pegged stablecoins.
  • Established partnerships with European financial institutions to ensure compliance and liquidity.

Founder & CEO

May 2014 - January 2019
AMS LLC, Moscow, Russia
  • Bootstrapped a SaaS platform for facility management (PropTech), overseeing the full lifecycle from code to sales.

Selected Awards & Honors

Starta Accelerator Alumni

Successfully raised capital for NeuraLoom (2020, NYC)

iDealMachine Award / GoTech

Awarded U.S. acceleration grant for VR/AR training platform (2016)

Top 50 Innovation Ideas

Honored for HEATCAM, a Real-time infrared diagnostics system (2014)

Intel / APPS4ALL Hackathon Winner

Best Android App for Intel x86 architecture (2013)

Skills & Expertise

Artificial Intelligence (GenAI, LLMs)

Neural Networks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)

System Architecture

Python, Linux/Unix

R&D Management & Tech Strategy

Team Scaling & VC Fundraising