Sava Isakovic

Senior ITIL / ITSM Consultant

Salary / Daily rate

Belgrade, Serbia

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Consulting IT

Languages

English

About me

Intro

ITIL/ITSM Consultant with 20+ years expertise in IT Service Management and enterprise solutions. Led teams of 25+ engineers at Schneider Electric, implementing service frameworks that streamline operations and enhance customer satisfaction. Ready to transform your IT processes with proven ITIL methodologies and strategic service design.

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Work experience

ITIL / ITSM (IT Service Management) Consultant

Self-employedFreelance

Jul 2024 - Present

2 years 4 months

Hybrid

- ITIL Training (knowledge transfer, workshops, mentoring, shadowing...). - ITIL Consulting (awareness, assessment, advisory, Q/A: answers on "how to questions"...). - ITIL Implementation (design, documentation and implementation of various ITIL value streams, practices, processes and their respective deliverables).

Schneider Electric Hub

Jan 2016 - Jul 2024

8 years 7 months

Belgrade, Serbia

Senior Service Offer Creation Expert

Mar 2022 - Jul 2024

2 years 5 months

Belgrade, Serbia

Creating a new framework / value stream for designing Service Offers within Schneider Electric Digital Grid, based on ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) and Schneider Electric internal OLM (Offer Lifecycle Management) process. "Service Design" Process ownership, as per ISO9000 and ISO20000. Enabling Services Team Members via teaching, mentoring and shadowing them about IT Service Management discipline (how to create new Service Offers).

Principal Service Design Expert

Nov 2020 - Mar 2022

1 year 5 months

Novi Sad, Serbia

Contribute to future Service Organization advance by implementing adequate IT Service Management best practices. Envisioning, planning, designing, building and testing various new Support and Maintenance, Managed Service and Professional Services for the external Customers as per ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library). Enabling Services Team Members via teaching, mentoring and shadowing them about IT Service Management discipline (how to design new Services).

Service Operational Excellence Officer

Feb 2020 - Dec 2020

11 months

Novi Sad, Serbia

Enabling Service Operations as per IT Service Management best practice. Further development of IT Service Management discipline by designing and transitioning the next generation of the following Service Lines for the external Customers: Support and Maintenance, Managed Service and Professional Services, as well as underpinning Processes as per ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library). Enabling Services Team Members in IT Service Management discipline (how to design Services and Processes) by designing and conducting a series of IT Service Management trainings.

Head of Support and Maintenance Department

Jan 2016 - Mar 2020

4 years 3 months

Novi Sad, Serbia

Understanding Customer’s needs. Assessment of current status of Support and Maintenance organization, creating first improvement plan. Establishing Service Organization and basic IT Service Management best practice. Introducing and delivering the following Service Lines for the external Customers: Support and Maintenance, Managed Service and Professional Services. Introducing IT Service Management discipline, delivering adequate IT Services, fulfilling SLA and other Contractual obligations. Envisioning, planning, designing, building and testing new IT Processes as per ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library). Responsible for 25 Team Members, teaching, mentoring and shadowing them about IT Service Management discipline (how to design and implement IT Processes and deliver Services).

ITIL (Service Management) Consultant

BitProFreelance

Aug 2013 - Dec 2015

2 years 5 months

Servia 505 00, Greece

Job description: IT Consulting: Strategy generation, understanding Customer’s IT needs and turning Business Requirements into functional specification. Envisioning, planning, designing, building and testing new IT services. Project Management based on MSF (Microsoft Solutions Framework) and Microsoft SDM (Service Delivery Methodology). IT Service Management, IT Operational consulting (Services and Process oriented IT organizational help) as per ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) and MOF (Microsoft Operations Framework). Technology delivery: IT Solution architecture, design, installation, configuration, implementation and documenting. Technology: IT Core Infrastructure (mostly based on Microsoft Products) on various Hardware platform from different Vendors.

Microsoft

Jan 2003 - Jul 2013

10 years 7 months

Servia 505 00, Greece

Engagement Manager

Jul 2010 - Jul 2013

3 years 1 month

Servia 505 00, Greece

Job description: Microsoft Consulting Services business management: budgeting, forecasting, reporting, planning, administration, organization, estimation, pre-sales and contracting – formalizing Consulting Services proposals, understanding Customer’s IT needs and turning Business Requirements into Functional Specification, Statement of Work and Work Order. Microsoft Consulting Services delivery and resource management: Envisioning, planning, designing, building and testing new IT services by utilizing Microsoft local and cross border Consultants, “Centre of Excellence” Architects and various local and regional Partner technical and development resources. Project / Program / Portfolio Management based on MSF (Microsoft Solutions Framework) and Microsoft SDM (Service Delivery Methodology). IT Strategy and Operations consulting (Services and Process oriented IT organizational help) as per ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) and MOF (Microsoft Operations Framework). Technology delivery: IT Solution architecture, design, installation, configuration, implementation and documenting. Relationship and joint effort with Microsoft consulting Partners. Creating training courses and instructing Customers. Internally responsible for overall Microsoft Consulting Services Business metrics (including financials), externally responsible for Microsoft Consulting Services quality delivery to Enterprise Customers in Serbia. Technology: All Microsoft Operating Systems, Core Infrastructure and whole range of professional technologies, products and solutions on various Hardware platform from different Vendors. Azure (Microsoft version of IaaS Cloud) – successfully led first Azure based Project in Serbia which was awarded by Microsoft world-wide Case Study: http://www.microsoft.com/danmark/cases/Windows-Azure/Delta-Generali/Major-Insurance-Firm-Renovates-Auto-Inspection-Company-Operations-with-Cloud/710000002970

Premier Support Manager

May 2005 - Jul 2010

5 years 3 months

Servia 505 00, Greece

Job description: Microsoft Premier Support business management: budgeting, forecasting, reporting, planning, administration, organization, pre-sales and contracting. Microsoft Premier Support service delivery and resource management: providing reactive and proactive technical support services by organizing and deploying various resources: local Technical Account Managers, Microsoft Global Technical Support Centre Representatives and Premier Field Engineers. IT Strategy and Operations advisory (Services and Process oriented IT organizational help) based on ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) and MOF (Microsoft Operations Framework). Creating training courses and instructing Customers. Internally responsible for overall Microsoft Premier Support Business metrics (including financials), externally responsible for organizing local Microsoft Premier Support delivery team ready to fulfil Enterprise Customers contractual obligations in Serbia, and achieve high Customer satisfaction. People management: responsible for mentoring, teaching and leading team of 3 local Technical Account Managers. Technology: All Microsoft Operating Systems, Core Infrastructure and whole range of professional technologies, products and solutions on various Hardware platform from different Vendors.

Technical Account Manager

Jan 2003 - May 2005

2 years 5 months

Servia 505 00, Greece

Job description: Microsoft Premier Support Services new market development, sales and contracting. Microsoft Premier Support service delivery: Customer technical problem troubleshooting, solving and documenting. Proactive support services, maintenance and IT Operations advisory (Services and Process oriented IT organizational help) based on ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) and MOF (Microsoft Operations Framework). Organizing and utilizing various cross border “Microsoft Global Technical Support Centre” and “Premier Field Engineering” resources for both reactive and proactive support services. Relationship and joint effort with Microsoft gold support Partners. Creating training courses and instructing Customers. Internally responsible for overall Microsoft Premier Support Business metrics (including financials), externally responsible for delivering Microsoft Premier Support to Enterprise Customers in Serbia and Montenegro, contractual fulfilment and Customer satisfaction. Technology: All Microsoft Operating Systems, Core Infrastructure and whole range of professional technologies, products and solutions on various Hardware platform from different Vendors. Successfully participated in migration of SAP system based on SQL 2000 to SQL 2005, which was awarded by Microsoft Case Study: http://www.microsoft.com/serbia/studijeslucaja/tarkett.mspx

Senior Consultant

cyberThink Inc

Jun 2001 - Dec 2002

1 year 7 months

United States

Job description: System planning, installation, administration, upgrade, maintenance and operations. Technical problem troubleshooting, solving and documenting. Vendor relationship (mostly Dell and IBM). Equipment planning and procurement. System Software support to internal users, programmers and developers. Was responsible for communication and cooperation / technical part of partnership with Microsoft Corp. Technology: Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000 Server and Professional. System Software: Microsoft 2000 generation of Server range (Exchange Server, SQL Server, Proxy Server, Internet Information Server), Microsoft Office 2000. Servers: DELL Power Edge Series. PCs: DELL Dimension and Precision Series, COMPAQ - Desk Pro Series, IBM Think Pad T2x Series. Printers: HP Laser Jet and Ink Jet Series. Scanners: HP Scan Jet Series.

Field Services Manager

ICL Fujitsu

Mar 1992 - Jul 2001

9 years 5 months

Servia 505 00, Greece

Job description: Hardware and System Software installation, configuration, maintenance and repair (1st, 2nd and 3rd level of support). Onsite technical support and problem solving. System integration. Fulfilling contractual obligations. Spares planning and procurement. Staff management: planning, scheduling and allocation. Co-operation and co-ordination between different in-house departments. Customer and subcontractor relationship. Creating training courses and instructing Customers. People management: responsible for mentoring, teaching and leading team of 4 local engineers, and for a various size of temporary / project based team comprised of international ICL resources, local subcontractors and customer’s staff (5-15 people). Technology: POS, PC, Servers, Mid and Mainframe computers: ICL, Fujitsu. Open Operating Systems: DOS, Microsoft Windows NT4.0, Microsoft Windows 95 and UNIX SVR4. ICL proprietary System Software: VME, DRX, CDOS and Microlan. Printers: ICL, Fujitsu, HP, Mannesmann Tally, Oki.

IT Lab Manager

Olivetti

Dec 1989 - Mar 1992

2 years 4 months

Servia 505 00, Greece

Job description: Hardware and System Software 2nd (component) level maintenance and repair in the Lab, going on Customer's site only in extreme situations as the highest level of Olivetti technical support in ex-Yugoslavia. Internal: business reporting, procedures and documentation. Spares planning and procurement. Staff planning, scheduling and allocation. People management: responsible for mentoring, teaching and leading team of 7 lab engineers. External (Customer) communication. Equipment: Personal and Mini Computers, Network components: Olivetti. Terminals: Olivetti, Wyse and Teco. Printers: Olivetti, Fujitsu, Epson. Open Operating Systems: Microsoft DOS and SCO UNIX. Olivetti proprietary System Software: MOS, Star LAN, 10net.


Education

University of Belgrade

Bachelor's degree

1982 - 1985

3 years 1 month

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