LAZAR JELIĆ

ADDRESS: Vasilija Velikog 5/13, 37000 Kruševac, Serbia DATE OF BIRTH: 2nd of October 1998 NATIONALITY: Serbian
IELTS: 8.0 (L8.5 R8.5 W6.5 S8.0) GMAT: 670 (V34 Q48 AWA4 IR5)

EDUCATION



2021 - 2022

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LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL - University of London, London, United Kingdom

Masters in Analytics and Management


2017 - 2021

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SCHOOL OF COMPUTING - Union University, Belgrade, Serbia

BSc in Computer Science

CGPA 9.7/10.0

Graduated with First Class Honours (Summa Cum Laude)

Awards: Received the “Best Student Scholarship” for each semester


2013 - 2017

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GRAMMAR SCHOOL - Kruševac, Serbia

High School Leaving Diploma in Mathematics

CGPA 4.6/5.0


WORK EXPERIENCE



RESEARCH FELLOW

Oct 2019 - Jul 2021

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SCHOOL OF COMPUTING

Participant in the Natural Language Processing research group led by Dr Branko Urošević, Dr Borislav Agapiev, and Dr Stevan Milinković. Working on the SGNS word embedding neural network to provide an optimized base for the Q&A system, which is being built by other team members.


TEACHING ASSISTANT

Sep 2019 - Jul 2021

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SCHOOL OF COMPUTING

Lead the exercise classes for three courses: Compiler Construction, Object-Oriented Programming, and Introduction to Programming. Standing before more than 100 students to facilitate the acquisition of complex knowledge has advanced leadership and communication skills.


FOUNDER

Sep 2018 - May 2021

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DŽOKS

Founded and lead an e-commerce retail clothing company that has grown steadily for two years. Using word-of-mouth and social media to build brand awareness, the company turned a profit after two months expanding its product line from several to dozens. The custom-built e-commerce platform has functionalities to automate most processes including shipping and bookkeeping and may be adopted for use by other e-commerce businesses.


ANDROID DEVELOPER

Sep 2016 - Sep 2018

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FINTECH M4 PRO

Developed as a security measure against insurance fraud, the ZigSafe is an Android client for a system that provides insurance firms information about clients in real-time. Working with a team of managers and web developers, took a prototype to the production-ready application (used by Wiener Städtische), and continue to make occasional improvements to the present time. Project is part of the Microsoft BizSpark program.


PROJECTS



Dec 2017 - Dec 2019

Google Play

PARKIRAJ ME

Android application that informs drivers of nearby available parking spaces in real-time. Functionality emphasizes ease-of-use for drivers, while also enabling parking enforcement to identify illegally parked vehicles. The system is being implemented in the city of Novi Sad.


May 2018

GitHub

RAFPORED

Flutter project started as part of the university contest for best information-sharing application providing information, such as scheduled exams and lectures. The solution was the only one run on iOS devices, making it the most popular solution given the high percentage of students with iPhones.


Apr 2018

Android Arsenal

DYNAMICO

Open-source Android library for inflating dynamic layouts in runtime based on remote configuration without updating the application. Similar to Google’s Remote Config, but with additional features that make development more flexible.


SKILLS



LEADERSHIP - Lead a five-person company; Managed student projects for top grades

COMMUNICATION - Received a certificate issued by Soft Skills Academy

ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Received a certificate issued by Science Technology Park Belgrade

C - Was part of “Advanced C” student club; Language used for modifying Linux and FreeRTOS kernel

JAVA - Language of choice for problem-solving with clean architecture

PYTHON - Language used for C compiler, HG sequence mapping, GWAS analysis, and CoronaHack

JAVASCRIPT - Inter alia, built genetic algorithm simulation

PHP, MYSQL, ANDROID - Used for above-mentioned applications and libraries


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


Healthy and minimalist lifestyle

Read philosophy and business literature

Driving licenses: AM, A1, A2, B1, B, M