Sasa Aksentijevic,MBA IT

Sasa Aksentijevic,MBA IT Senior IS Manager,ICT Forensics Court Expert Witness,C(I)SO,Business Strategist and Ph.D. student of Business Economics axy@vip.hr Summary 20 years of professional experience includes 12 years in ICT governance, forensics, security, audit, mass storage technologies, complex and remote projects, integral security (CSO) and health and safety coordination and previous 8 years in independent ICT consulting. Formal educational background in business administration, business economy and informatics and ICT. Skilled in definition of general business strategy and compliance/financial/market analysis. Interested in ICT forensics and security, project management, Human Capital development, issues of structural and information capital, compliance&legislation issues, integral security concept (CSO), negotiations and psychology. * Consultant at Forensics and Valuations Center LLc since Feb. 2010., * Presenter at professional conferences (mipro.hr, UHMS, PAIPA, CECIIS, INFOSEK), * Consulting editor-reviewer at MIPRO 2010./2011. conference, * Consulting writer for Orkis.HR portal 2008.-2011,, * Regular contributor at various Internet portals (sigurnost.info, orkis.hr, vjestak-informatika.com), * Publishes scientific papers with topics of integral and ICT system security, safety at work and human resource management and strategy, * Founder of www.vjestak-informatika.com, Croatia's first ICT forensics Web site. Specialties ICT governance, budgeting and alignment of ICT with business case, ICT forensics, ICT related crime, Human capital management and development, ISO 9001/27001:2005, Integral security/hse coordination, C(I)SO function, creation and execution of BCP/DR plans and top level ICT policies, delivery of ICT projects to time/cost/quality goals, supervision of complex/large projects, risk and opportunities assessment, broad base of knowledge of project management techniques and ICT technologies Experience Senior Information Systems Manager (IS Manager) at Mediterranean Services LLc) July 2011 - Present (6 months) Saipem Croatia (ENI group - Saipem Senior Information Systems Manager and Head of ICT Department of Saipem Mediterranean Services LLc, Engineering and Construction - Onshore and Offshore Business Unit. Saipem is a Page1

leader in the provision of engineering, procurement, project management and construction services with distinctive capabilities in the design and the execution of large scale offshore and onshore projects, and technological competences such as gas monetisation and heavy oil exploitation. In charge of local ICT services provision and support to the projects situated mainly in the areas of Mediterranean Sea, North Africa and Middle East, including bid preparation/tendering phase. IS Manager in Saipem needs to have neccessary skills in two specialized contexts: As * Information Systems Manager *, promotes and guarantees optimal usage of ICT technologies as competitive drivers to enhance the development of the Company core business activities. As * Relationship Manager * combines a deep knowledge of ICT and information systems with advanced marketing, planning and client management concepts. Has to be able to negotiate and convince, as well as to monitor the quality of products and services provided to the clients, either in single projects or in ongoing service contracts. 1 recommendation available upon request Appointed Resident Court ICT Expert Witness at Commercial Court in Rijeka January 2009 - Present (3 years) Municipal Court, County Court and Appointed/certified Resident Court Expert Witness in areas of information and communication technologies at Municipal and County Courts in Rijeka and Commercial Court in Rijeka. Undertook formal mentorship education by the Croatian Association of Court Experts in Zagreb during 2007. and 2008. Available to provide expert opinion in area of ICT accepted by municipal, county, commercial and other courts in Croatia where appointed or on request in civil and criminal cases. Examines evidence, documentation and performs forensics on computer and network equipment in order to establish facts. Presents expert finding in live court proceedings in front of judge, defendants and lawyers. Under the same conditions and court expert legislation able to provide opinion on court cases and matters on request as independent expert (consultant). During mentorship extensively covered Croatian legislative system and worked on on real court cases providing final expert opinion. 2 recommendations available upon request Safety at Work Board Coordinator at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group March 2007 - Present (4 years 10 months) Page2

Coordinates a steering committee consisting of Safety at Work Representatives in achieving safety at work goals and correcting non-conformities found within Company Risk Assessment scenario. Creates and presenst budget for execution of corrective measures to the Management board. Presides trimestral Safety at work meetings and creates climate for improvement of safety at work. Serves as a Change Agent inside the organization. 3 recommendations available upon request Chief Security Officer (CSO - ISSO) at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group March 2006 - Present (5 years 10 months) Provides for the implementation of rules and procedures aiming to assure a set of minimum requirements for information security, in compliance with corporate requirements and standards. Supports General Manager in execution of Annual Information Protection Reports. Creates Information Protection Plan and Annual Information Protection Reports and plans budget for its execution. Follows up execution of Information Protection Plan. Defines Information Security Policy. 3 recommendations available upon request Business strategy consultant at Metalcraft Llc, Titan gym, Infoweb (Bjelovar, Dubrovnik - Croatia) May 2002 - Present (9 years 8 months) Provides business strategy management, strategy formulation, implementation, evaluation and follow up for three privately held companies, working in metal products retail, health and fitness and Web design industries, respectively. 1 recommendation available upon request ICT Manager, Expert at Saipem Croatia (ENI group - Saipem Mediterranean Services LLc) July 2010 - July 2011 (1 year 1 month) ICT Manager of Saipem Mediterranean Services LLc, Engineering and Construction - Onshore and Offshore Business Unit. Saipem is a leader in the provision of engineering, procurement, project management and construction services with distinctive capabilities in the design and the execution of large scale offshore and onshore projects, and technological competences such as gas monetisation and heavy oil exploitation. In charge of local ICT services provision and support to the projects situated mainly in the areas of Mediterranean Sea, North Africa and Middle East, including bid preparation/tendering phase. ICT Coordinator, Expert at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group March 2005 - June 2010 (5 years 4 months) ICT governance, managed ICT services contracts and maintained relations with local service suppliers, recruited and developed ICT department employees, defined compensation policy, identified adequate ICT solutions, promoted and programmed ICT investments within area, introduced technological innovations, prepared budget, minimized and revised costs. 17 recommendations available upon request Page3

ICT Technology Architect, Expert at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group November 2003 - March 2005 (1 year 5 months) Managed technological solutions for development of ICT services, provided ongoing continuity of business core applications (SAP, PeopleSoft), supported company projects and administered various aspects of ICT system. Hired to provide technological support for consolidation of hardware and software services on a world-wide basis, initiated by the Corporate ICT department (3i project). The first site to be 100 % 3i-compliant in April 2004. 1 recommendation available upon request Backup technology consultant at Orchestra Service Gmbh, Germany, Croatian branch January 2001 - November 2003 (2 years 11 months) Backup problem analysis in EMC/Legato environment with specialization in storage virtualization products, vendor-management problem escalation, Interaction and coordination between end customers and vendor 1 recommendation available upon request Owner at "5 to 12" LLc, Rijeka, Croatia June 2000 - February 2001 (9 months) IT services contracts, IT consulting and sales for various private and government owned companies in the area of ICT, sale of hardware and software, maintenance and user support Applications programmer at Croatian Army June 1999 - February 2000 (9 months) Obligatory tour of duty, served in Pula, Rijeka and Zagreb as an application programmer within ICT department of the relevant Military Area ICT Consultant at Various contractors and private persons October 1991 - May 1999 (7 years 8 months) Temporary and contract jobs for various private and government owned companies in the area of ICT, sale of hardware and software, maintenance and user support Publications Various scientific articles, articles in conference proceedings, Web site contributions, published interviews, MBA and Ph.D. papers and case studies Various publishers Authors: Sasa Aksentijevic,MBA IT This Web page always shows the latest collection of my published works and presentations. Scientific papers can be found using search engine on www.hrcak.hr. Page4

Skills ICT Governance ICT Security ICT Law and Compliance ICT Consulting ICT Technologies Department budgeting Budget management Macroeconomics General business administration ICT Crime Forensics ICT Risk and Opportunities Management Offshore ICT Management Oil & Gas Industry CSO CISO Human Capital Management (Expert, 6 years experience) (Expert, 6 years experience) (Advanced, 10 years experience) (Expert, 19 years experience) (Expert, 20+ years experience) (Expert, 6 years experience) (Expert, 12 years experience) (Advanced, 12 years experience) (Expert, 12 years experience) (Expert, 4 years experience) (Advanced, 6 years experience) (Advanced, 8 years experience) (Intermediate, 8 years experience) (Advanced, 6 years experience) (Expert, 6 years experience) (Advanced, 8 years experience) Education Ph.D., University in Rijeka, Croatia Ph.D., Business Economy, 2010-2013 Activities and Societies: Economic thought development and philosophy,theory and practice of microeconomy,macroeconomic theories and policies,quantitative methods,methodology of scientific research,corporate theory,business economy ENI Corporate University, Milan, Italy Management modules, 2004-2011 Activities and Societies: Communication within organizations, Introduction to project management, Advanced project management and risk assesment, Multicultural team building, Effective report writing, Public speaking and presenting, Time and stress management, Oil and gas finance, Learning to lead, Negotiating with commercial partners, Global oil and gas projects evaluation,conflict resolving Master (ICT Management/ICT Security), University in Rijeka, Croatia Master, IT Business Management, 2007-2008 Activities and Societies: Main focus: ICT security, ICT resources governance, Business intelligence and datawarehouse systems, European union e-tax systems, Marketing of services, E-business B. Sc. (Econ) University in Rijeka, Croatia B.Sc., ICT Technology/Business Informatics/Economics, 1991-1998 "Andrija Mohorovicic" high school, Rijeka, Croatia Page5

ICT technician, 1987-1991 Certifications Certified court ICT expert (expert witness) - areas of ICT, Computer crime, Damage to hardware and software, Telecommunications Croatian Association of Court Experts, Zagreb, Croatia Authorised Company's Safety at Work Representative Institute for research and development of safety at work, Zagreb, Croatia Italian language, internationally recognized beginner levels A1&A2, intermediate levels B1&B2, advanced level C1 Dante foreign languages school, Rijeka, Croatia IRCA Certified Lead Auditor for implementation of Information Security Management System according to ISO 27001:2005 norm SGS, Zagreb, Croatia / IRCA ITIL IT Service Management v2, IT services and IT delivery management, according to ISO:IEC 20000 Span, Zagreb, Croatia License (attended) EMC Legato Certified Networker Administrator Span, Rijeka, Croatia Languages English Italian German Croatian (Full professional proficiency) (Professional working proficiency) (Elementary proficiency) (Native or bilingual proficiency) Interests Automotive sports, macroeconomics, cat breeding Page6

Sasa Aksentijevic,MBA IT Senior IS Manager,ICT Forensics Court Expert Witness,C(I)SO,Business Strategist and Ph.D. student of Business Economics axy@vip.hr 29 people have recommended Sasa "I have conducted scientific research with Sasa for several years. We have published numerous scientific papers (both in journals and international conferences) in the field of ICT, economics and transport technology. I can reccommend Sasa as one of the leading experts in the field of Information Security, Information Capital Management and ICT in general. He is meticulous in any task that he performs, and always strives for excellence." Edvard Tijan, Researcher - assistant, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies, worked directly with Sasa at Saipem Croatia (ENI group - Saipem Mediterranean Services LLc) "I hired Sasa in 2011 to prepare a written study for my Computer Games Studio. He was competent, professional and on-time. But most important was his can-do attitude: there was no precedent in Croatia for what I asked him to prepare for me, yet he was confident from the start and in the end the whole process was surprisingly smooth." Tomislav Uzelac, was Sasa's client "I have worked with Saša for about two years. He was working as a freelance author for our web portal ORKIS.hr. I have found Saša to be an excellent expert in the field of organization of safety at work, human resources management and ICT forensics/corporate ICT function. He wrote numerous articles on mentioned topics that were very educational and yet very professional and practical. He provided articles on time and always with up to date topics. I would highly recommend Saša and his work but especially his expertise in various business fields." Dejan Gostimir, MSc, was Sasa's client "Stop with all this business strategy, formulation, implementation, evaluation and follow up for three privately held companies, working in metal products retail, health and fitness and Web design industries, respectively.this man is one of the better people in the world, So gentley-man first and then the above. james hayes www.jameshayes.ie" James Hayes, Writer, James Hayes Books---------------------------------, worked with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia Page 7

"Sasa is an excelent CIO and CISO, with a wide range of knowledge and expertise. His comitement to work and his willing to reach the goal withing the budget and timeline is rarely matched. An excelent expert with a wide area of knowledge and interest, I can recomend Sasa for any expertise you might need." Marko Cicin-Sain, phd, CISM, IT Manager, Kvarner Banka, was with another company when working with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "Compliments to a role model in ICT Safety and Security. He is highly commendable not only in the aspect of ICT Information Security but also as a good example of a good collaborator for personal health and safety. As a colleague, he has been very supportive and proactive in managing ICT and Safety discipline." Jesus Macatangay, ITIL, Prince2, ICT Manager, Saipem Singapore Pte. Ltd., managed Sasa indirectly at Saipem "I have worked with Sasa for several years and I can only repeat all the praises that he received from his other colleagues. He's a valuable asset for the company, considering his multi-disciplinary knowledge and his will for its constant broadening." Sinisa Cuk, Application Architect, Saipem Mediterranean Services, worked directly with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "He lead few project on which we worked together. His ability to foresee and anticipate possible problems greatly reduce time later on the project. Great leader that is always available for his team members and ready to help with right suggestion. In general a pleasure to work with. To describe him in three would be: Professional, competent and objective." David Krnjak, Application Architect, Saipem, reported to Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "I have worked with Sasa for several years and always found his areas of responsibility to be exceptionally well-run - precise and punctual with excellent results. One of his key abilities is to look forward and thus prepare for future requirements, and generate solutions for them. Highly recommended" Nick Brice, Mr, Saipem, worked with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "Sasa is highly intelligent person who handles situations very thoroughly. He is extremely dedicated to his work, and he does not understand "average" - always tends to be on the top and to give his maximum. Also, Sasa never loses his "strategic compass", in every moment he clearly sees the whole picture and very precisely predicts what kind of problems could pop out and how they could be handled." Miloš Vu#i#, owner, Infoweb, was with another company when working with Sasa at Metalcraft Llc, Titan gym, Infoweb (Bjelovar, Dubrovnik - Croatia) Page 8

"I met Sasa as a presenter at INFOSEK conference. He has excellent presentation skills and very good insight into information security issues, IT management and governance as well as general management. He is also a forensic expert, and as such would be a very valuable asset both as full time and as consultant to any company seeking to advance it's IT and Information Security operations." Spirovski Bozidar, Owner and Author, Shortinfosec, worked with Sasa at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group "I often keep in touch with Sasa; He is a competent, a real expert, and has very critical views and approaches to ICT innovations and initiatives in the company. He always thinks out of the box, and all of his credentials, extra curricular activities and achievements proves that his expertise in ICT. It is good to work together with him." Andi Bestari, ITIL, PRINCE2, ICT Manager, Saipem (Saipem Indonesia, PT), worked directly with Sasa at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group "Sasa is professional, very experienced and always available. He always cares to improve himself with continious updating and confronts. It's a pleasure working with him." Christian Amato, Project QC/QC Coordinator, Saipem, worked directly with Sasa at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group "Saša is one of the most proffesional businessman I ever met. Ambitious, agile and versatile ICT oriented professional, always equipped with curiosity and attitude." Miroslav Mari#, Mobile Account Manager, T-Mobile Croatia ltd., was a consultant or contractor to Sasa at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group "Working with Sasa was at least excellent experience for me which I would like to repeat anytime. During our collaboration I was being guided by one professional who was always willing to listen and afterward provided with swift and effective solution which always made my life easier. Hopefully there will be chance in the future to work with him again." Hrvoje Martincic, ICT Engineer/Coordinator, Saipem, worked indirectly for Sasa at Saipem Croatia - ENI Group "Sasa worked as a ICT Manager for SAIPEM CROATIA in 2007 when we started negotiations regarding mobile telecommunication services. Negotiations lasted for 6 months, it wasn't easy because Sasa kept an eye on every little detail and took care that SAIPEM gets the best possible service level and for best possible price. We had discussions regarding some issues, but finally reached an agreement and SAIPEM is now T-Mobile customer. I really enjoyed working with him, and hope we continue to be business partners in future." Hrvoje Saric, Head of SME/LE/CE Work Unit (Business Sales), T-Mobile Hrvatska d.o.o., was a Page 9

consultant or contractor to Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "Example: Sasa is a detail-oriented manager who watches the balance sheet like a hawk without ever losing sight of the strategic objective." Vedran Presecki, CEO Metalcraft Ltd., Metalcraft Ltd., was with another company when working with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "His abilities and his excellent performance led to his advance to the position of the ICT Manager. He is responsable for the development and management of all ICT related projects within his company and regional business area, which he manages with ease." Sinisa Cuk, Application Architect, Saipem Mediterranean Services, worked directly with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "Sasa is a great leader and colleague. 100% supportive and always behind his team members. He has very high knowledge in IT security field so you can always ask and immediately receive a helpful answer." David Krnjak, Application Architect, Saipem, reported to Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "I would recommend Sasa very highly indeed - versatile, precise, and always calm when dealing with a situation. It is a pleasure to count him as a colleague" Nick Brice, Mr, Saipem, worked directly with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "With the present I testify that I have worked with Mr. Sasa Aksentijevic within the projects under mentioned and that the same has shown to have all the necessary competences for the use and the implementation of the tool SharePoint Portal Server 2003, being referent of staff and administrator of the system at our branch offices in Rijeka Croatia in the followings projects: -> DMS (Document Management System) Results of an assessment analysis studies and deployment for some years, providing an evident business benefit mainly for its adoption to the Saipem Corporate level meeting not only documents and experiences but also heterogeneous environments culturally in an only tool centralized standard and sharable in distributed sphere. -> Development of SMS branch Intranet portal, suitable collaborative process and documental homogeneous environments for amelioration and fluidity in the organization and departmental documents, introducing so an irreplaceable support to the processes of KM, promoted the amelioration of business productivity in terms of times of answer and adjustment to the actual levels of competitiveness and demands of the actual market in the industry of the Oil & Gas. I thank Mr. Sasa Aksentijevic personally for his availability, cordiality and professionalism shown during the last 3 years when we have collaborated." Luis Romano, ICT - Offshore Project Support, Saipem, worked with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia Page 10

"Sasa is always full focused on every job, no meter how big or complex is, with both, great enthusiasm and ability to bring it fast and efficient info fully operational faze." Nenad Paladin, Sales Manager, Ventex d.o.o., was a consultant or contractor to Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "Sasa is very dedicated and highly professional in his work, I can only say the best things about him." Nena Ostrogovic, QUALITY MANAGER, Saipem, worked with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "To whom it may concern: I would like to recommend Sasa Aksentijevic as a great manager and professional. Sasa does excellent job in his position and is an asset to his company. He has excellent written and verbal communication skills (in both his native Croatian and in English), is extremely organized and a great team player. Sasa was always willing to offer his assistance and had an excellent rapport with the many constituents served by our office including clients, employers, and other professional organizations. He would be an asset to any employer and I recommend him for any endeavor he chooses to pursue. Yours truly, Jana Madzarac" Jana Wright, HR development specialist, Saipem, reported to Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "Well organised and focused, vast I(C)T (and related) knowledge and competence - Sasa is an example of an up to date IT manager and business partner with great amount of entrepreneurial energy! Morever: what I find as one of the strongest Sasa's qualities: soft skills! Sasa has great feeling for people and situations! I have learned a lot from Sasa during past few years." Suzana Baljak, Head of KeyAccountSales, regional office Rijeka, Iskon Internet, was a consultant or contractor to Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "When I was working with Sasa, he was in charge of the ICT Department of Saipem Croatian Offshore Business Unit. I was Proposal Manager for the Commercial Department. Sasa set in place few years ago the IT system able to sustain the heavy requirements of our activity and continued to improve/up grade the system by following closely the needs of each Department and providing efficient solutions. Sasa is a target focussed person, reliable on achieving deadlines and of confidence. He has a real team spirit that was highly appreciated in managing his Department. I will be definitely pleased to have again Sasa as a collegue in the future." Fromentin Jean Michel, Proposal Manager, Saipem, worked directly with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "Highly skilled and cooperative. Great acknowledge base. High level of professionalism." Dragan Marjanovic, welding engineer/coordinator, Saipem, worked directly with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia Page 11

"I've been working with Sasa during his(our) first year within the same department&company. His skills and knowledge very highly appreciated also during that time of his career, especially during the phase in which company quickly grew in size. The blueprint of the system he developed in this stage, served as a foundation for the future growth." Sinisa Cuk, Application Architect, Saipem Mediterranean Services, worked directly with Sasa at Saipem - ENI, Croatia "I had a pleasure of working with Sasa for quite some time. His trademarks are - professionalism, always there to assist a fellow colleague and always looking into expanding his skill set. Working again with him in the future would be something I would look forward to." Damir Rozmanic, Consultant, Orchestra Service SE, worked directly with Sasa at Orchestra Service Gmbh, Germany, Croatia branch Expertise Personnel Policies, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Enterprise Software, Blogging, Job Search Contact Sasa on LinkedIn Page 12