{"id":112098,"date":"2023-12-11T09:59:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T09:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.130:10022\/?page_id=112098"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:44:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"112098\" class=\"elementor elementor-112098\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-f1b7488 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1b7488\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-c01b863 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c01b863\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-a3fed63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3fed63\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0e813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f0e813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/me-transparent-853x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-142086\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/me-transparent-853x1024.png 853w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/me-transparent-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/me-transparent-768x922.png 768w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/me-transparent.png 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac2dba rs-counter-h2- elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-counter\" data-id=\"1ac2dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"rs-counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"counter-top-area   style2 rs-gradient-no clip_disable color_default_scheme stroke_gradient_disable\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rs-counter-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"count-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"count-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"rs-counter\"> 28<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"prefix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t+\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Years of  Experience<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-609c400 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"609c400\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c532b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"80c532b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading style13 color_ animate- left normal_color  subnormal_color dots_no subnormal_color  \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">\n\t            <span class=\"sub-text\"> \n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flixta.rstheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bnr-szape03.png\" alt=\"icon\">   About Me  <\/span><h2 class=\"title rs-split-text-disable \"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>My Name is <span>Darko  Pavic<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t            \t\t<p><em>Global Retail &amp; Fiscalization Expert | CEO | Artist | Runner<\/em><\/p>  \n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n\t\t\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d48b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d48b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m the founder &amp; CEO of <strong data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"111\">Fiscal Solutions<\/strong>, with <strong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"131\">28+ years<\/strong> in retail tech &#8211; turning fiscal compliance into a growth engine for retailers across <strong data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"232\">27+ countries<\/strong>. I design cloud-native middleware and operating models that make complex rules simple, scalable, and auditable. Outside work I\u2019m a father of four, marathon runner, art enthusiast, and dog lover &#8211; bringing the same curiosity and discipline to everything I do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-43652a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43652a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-2e06c3f e-con-full rs-dark-about-intro e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e06c3f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6737d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-contact-box\" data-id=\"6737d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-contact-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- Style 1 Start -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"rs-contact-box color_default normal\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address-item boxstyle2\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"address-text\">\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t            \t<div class=\"text\">\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t            \t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Age<\/span>\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"des\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t53 Years\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t       \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"des-right-icon\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<!-- Style 1 End -->\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d8b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-contact-box\" data-id=\"73d8b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-contact-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- Style 1 Start -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"rs-contact-box color_default normal\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address-item boxstyle2\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"address-text\">\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t            \t<div class=\"text\">\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t            \t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Based in<\/span>\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"des\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHamburg, Germany\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t       \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"des-right-icon\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<!-- Style 1 End -->\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8107a elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-contact-box\" data-id=\"df8107a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-contact-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- Style 1 Start -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"rs-contact-box color_default normal\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address-item boxstyle2\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"address-text\">\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"des-right-icon\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<!-- Style 1 End -->\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f95787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-contact-box\" data-id=\"1f95787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-contact-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- Style 1 Start -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"rs-contact-box color_default normal\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address-item boxstyle2\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"address-text\">\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t            \t<div class=\"phone\">\r\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t            \t\t <span class=\"label\">Languages<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t                \r\n\t\t\t\t                <a href=\"tel:EN|DE|SR(B\/C\/S)\">EN | DE | SR (B\/C\/S)<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t       \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"des-right-icon\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<!-- Style 1 End -->\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51de954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-contact-box\" data-id=\"51de954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-contact-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- Style 1 Start -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"rs-contact-box color_default normal\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address-item boxstyle2\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"address-text\">\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\r\n\t\t            \t\t\t\t            \t<div class=\"email\">\r\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t            \t\t <span class=\"label\">Email<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t                <a href=\"mailto:dp@fiscal-solutions.com\">dp@fiscal-solutions.com<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t       \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"des-right-icon\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<!-- Style 1 End -->\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-7f1248f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f1248f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-0e68f06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e68f06\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4beb17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"c4beb17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading style13 color_ animate- center stroke_color  subnormal_color dots_no subnormal_color  \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">\n\t            <span class=\"sub-text\"> \n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flixta.rstheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bnr-szape03.png\" alt=\"icon\">   Core Expertise  <\/span><h2 class=\"title rs-split-text-enable split-in-fade\">Where I create value in retail, technology, and growth.\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83c5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-rsfeatureslist\" data-id=\"f83c5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rsfeatureslist.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n        <div class=\"rs-features-list-content top-image  color_default_scheme\">\n\n\n            \n            <div class=\"feature-content\">\n                                 \n                \n                                    <ul class=\"rs-features-list\">\n                                                    <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f91abde\">\n                                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-check-square\"><\/i>\n                                \n                                                                <div class=\"list-feature-content\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"rs-feature-text\">Retail business processes &amp; global expansion \u2014 operating models, rollout playbooks, country entry.<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b648b56\">\n                                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                \n                                                                <div class=\"list-feature-content\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"rs-feature-text\">Retail technology &amp; digital transformation \u2014 POS, omnichannel, data platforms that scale.<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-816eb79\">\n                                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                \n                                                                <div class=\"list-feature-content\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"rs-feature-text\">Fiscalization &amp; tax compliance worldwide \u2014 multi-country rules, fiscal devices\/printers, middleware, evidence &amp; audit.<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-70c2d08\">\n                                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                \n                                                                <div class=\"list-feature-content\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"rs-feature-text\">Automation in retail \u2014 AI agents, workflow orchestration, real-time reporting.<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-592271e\">\n                                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                \n                                                                <div class=\"list-feature-content\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"rs-feature-text\">Emerging retail models \u2014 next-gen concepts: quick-commerce, retail media, live\/gamified shopping, experiential phygital stores, fast-fashion cadence.<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-85c3c31\">\n                                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                \n                                                                <div class=\"list-feature-content\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"rs-feature-text\">Software architecture &amp; development \u2014 cloud-native, API-first, high availability, massive-scale transaction processing, offline-capable systems.<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6377750\">\n                                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                \n                                                                <div class=\"list-feature-content\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"rs-feature-text\">Entrepreneurship \u2014 sensing market shifts early, opportunity design, and clear-eyed risk management.<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ccddcc5\">\n                                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                \n                                                                <div class=\"list-feature-content\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"rs-feature-text\">Marketing \u2014 B2B positioning, category creation, thought leadership, and go-to-market strategy.<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2f10491\">\n                                                                    <i class=\"fa fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                \n                                                                <div class=\"list-feature-content\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"rs-feature-text\">Creativity \u2014 design thinking, rapid prototyping, turning ideas into outcomes.<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                            <\/div>  \n\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-2d6a93c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d6a93c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94c9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"c94c9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading default color_ animate-  normal_color  subnormal_color dots_no subnormal_color  \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">\n\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                    \t<div class=\"description\">\n            \t\t            \t\t<p>I\u2019m the founder &amp; CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscal-solutions.com\">Fiscal Solutions<\/a>, a retail-technology company that has delivered large-scale rollouts for leading global brands across 27+ countries. For nearly three decades I\u2019ve built cloud-native, API-first software - POS, fiscal middleware, and phygital store solutions - working hands-on with tier-one retailers to ship reliably at scale.<\/p><p>I pair deep knowledge of retail operations with modern tech; AI, data platforms, offline-capable architectures, to turn compliance and complexity into speed, resilience, and growth.<\/p><p>I studied Electrical Engineering with a focus on automation technology at the University of Paderborn in Germany. My master\u2019s thesis, \u201cDevelopment of Rule-Based Components for Error Detection in Static Program Analysis,\u201d was published as Technical Report 2001\/7 (August 2001) - early proof of my passion for systems that are precise, auditable, and scalable.<\/p><p>As a leader, I\u2019m known for clarity of vision, creative problem-solving, and the ability to inspire teams to move fast without drama.<\/p><p>I contribute to industry dialogue (e.g., Forbes Technology Council, RETHINK Retail Expert 2025) and help set practical standards in retail tech and fiscalization. Personally, I\u2019m a father of four, marathon runner, artist, and dog lover, habits that keep me curious, disciplined, and grounded.<\/p>  \n            \t<\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n\t\t\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-a672b78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a672b78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d0134b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"7d0134b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading default color_ animate- center stroke_color  subnormal_color dots_no subnormal_color  \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">\n\t            <h2 class=\"title rs-split-text-enable split-in-fade\">Work Experience\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-c388f23 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c388f23\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea8d68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rshistorytimeline\" data-id=\"fea8d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rshistorytimeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"timeline-alter clearfix\">\r\n\r\n                           \r\n                                <div class=\"timeline-item clearfix\">\r\n                    <div class=\"left-part\">\r\n                        <h4 class=\"item-period\">CEO<\/h5> \r\n                        <span class=\"item-company\">2004 - Present<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"right-part\">\r\n                        <h4>Fiscal Solutions<\/h4> \r\n                        <p>Founder and leader of a global provider of fiscal-compliance middleware and expertise for retailers and POS vendors. Built a cloud-native platform and country portal covering 27+ markets, and partnered with tier-1 brands to cut time-to-country, lower risk, and scale omnichannel rollouts.<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                               \r\n                                <div class=\"timeline-item clearfix second-part\">\r\n                    <div class=\"left-part\">\r\n                        <h4>Diebold Nixdorf<\/h4> \r\n                        <p>Responsible for the software development strategy across the company\u2019s entire retail solutions portfolio, with a strong focus on global markets,  retail requirements and process excellence.<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"right-part\">\r\n                        <h5 class=\"item-period\">Head of department Operations and Controlling, Retail Solutions<\/h5> \r\n                        <span class=\"item-company\">2004 - 2009<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                           \r\n                                <div class=\"timeline-item clearfix\">\r\n                    <div class=\"left-part\">\r\n                        <h4 class=\"item-period\">Senior Project Manager<\/h5> \r\n                        <span class=\"item-company\">2001 - 2004<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"right-part\">\r\n                        <h4>Diebold Nixdorf<\/h4> \r\n                        <p>Led large-scale programs for global retailers, including Carrefour, Kaufland, and Metro Cash &amp; Carry\u2014managing country expansions and launching new business models worldwide.<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                               \r\n                                <div class=\"timeline-item clearfix second-part\">\r\n                    <div class=\"left-part\">\r\n                        <h4>Fortbildungsakademie der Wirtschaft<\/h4> \r\n                        <p>Taught courses on the internet and its applications, software tools, and programming languages.\nStudents were academic graduates seeking to expand their knowledge and gain industry-ready skills.<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"right-part\">\r\n                        <h5 class=\"item-period\">Teacher<\/h5> \r\n                        <span class=\"item-company\">2000 - 2002<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                           \r\n                                <div class=\"timeline-item clearfix\">\r\n                    <div class=\"left-part\">\r\n                        <h4 class=\"item-period\">Sales Director, Adriatic Region<\/h5> \r\n                        <span class=\"item-company\">1998 - 2001<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"right-part\">\r\n                        <h4>Diebold Nixdorf<\/h4> \r\n                        <p>Managing sales and projects for complete Wincor Nixdorfs retail portfolio<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                               \r\n                                <div class=\"timeline-item clearfix second-part\">\r\n                    <div class=\"left-part\">\r\n                        <h4>University of Paderborn, Germany<\/h4> \r\n                        <p>I studied Electrical Engineering with a focus on automation technology.\nMy master\u2019s thesis, \u201cDevelopment of Rule-Based Components for Error Detection in Static Program Analysis,\u201d was published as Technical Report 2001\/7 (August 2001).<\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"right-part\">\r\n                        <h5 class=\"item-period\">Diplom-Ingenieur (Master\u2019s-equivalent)<\/h5> \r\n                        <span class=\"item-company\">1994 - 2001 (Present)<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            \r\n           <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-3f1d690 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f1d690\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-fe06322 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe06322\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-8f83fdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f83fdc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9016d5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-heading\" data-id=\"d9016d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading style13 color_ animate- center stroke_color  subnormal_color dots_no subnormal_color  \">\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">\n\t            <span class=\"sub-text\"> \n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flixta.rstheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bnr-szape03.png\" alt=\"icon\">   awards and memberships  <\/span><h2 class=\"title rs-split-text-enable split-in-fade\">These memberships aren\u2019t ornamental, they\u2019re integral to my values and work.\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-30a1ecd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30a1ecd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"default no-position show_shadow rs-sticky-default elementor-element elementor-element-0dff7b4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dff7b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fada58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fada58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TRE-2026-Badge-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-142983\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TRE-2026-Badge-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TRE-2026-Badge-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TRE-2026-Badge-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TRE-2026-Badge-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TRE-2026-Badge-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TRE-2026-Badge-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TRE-2026-Badge-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TRE-2026-Badge.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be6530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8be6530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"909\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"41\">RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert 2025<\/strong><br \/>I\u2019m proud and truly grateful to share that I was named a Top Retail Expert 2026 by Rethink Retail, for the second year in a row. For me, this recognition is more than a title, it feels like a milestone in a journey of 28+ years in retail and retail technology, working with global teams where complexity is the default.<\/p><p data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"1182\">It also strengthens my commitment to what I believe the industry needs next: fiscalization and compliance that are transparent, predictable, and practical, so retailers and solution vendors can expand across borders without turning every rollout into a risk project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1af81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea1af81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"51\">VDE Membership (28 years) \u2014 Silver Medal (2022)<\/strong><br data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"54\" \/>I\u2019ve been a member of <strong data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"148\">VDE \u2013 Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik<\/strong> for 28 years and received the <strong data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"195\">Silver Medal<\/strong> in 2022 for 25 years of service. Being part of VDE keeps me connected to Germany\u2019s leading engineering network, access to standards, expert committees, and cutting-edge research, while fostering lifelong learning, professional credibility, and collaborations that translate directly into better, safer, and more innovative solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f2679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29f2679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2025-09-23-um-12.51.35-208x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-142127\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2025-09-23-um-12.51.35-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2025-09-23-um-12.51.35-711x1024.png 711w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2025-09-23-um-12.51.35-768x1106.png 768w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2025-09-23-um-12.51.35-1066x1536.png 1066w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bildschirmfoto-2025-09-23-um-12.51.35.png 1212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cc7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17cc7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/omg-300x157.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-142132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/omg-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/omg-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/omg-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/omg-480x250.png 480w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/omg-573x300.png 573w, https:\/\/darkopavic.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/omg.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bafa34c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bafa34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"48\">Standards Advocacy in Retail &amp; Fiscalization<\/strong><br data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"51\" \/>Together with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscal-solutions.com\"><strong data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"85\">Fiscal Solutions<\/strong><\/a>, I\u2019ve been an active member of <strong data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"125\">ARTS<\/strong> (retail standards) and later the <strong data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"192\">Object Management Group (OMG)<\/strong>, championing global standardization and specifically pushing fiscalization from country-specific \u201cpatchwork\u201d to interoperable, vendor-neutral models. We contributed to working groups, authored reference architectures\/APIs, and helped shape test suites so retailers, POS vendors, and authorities can align on one playbook. More details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omg.org\/spec\/company\/fiscal-solutions-doo\/About-fiscal-solutions-doo\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9d49e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9d49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Forbes Technology Council<\/strong><br \/>I\u2019m a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/councils.forbes.com\/profile\/Darko-Pavic-Founder-CEO-Fiscal-Solutions\/a8ec6273-b5ce-4a29-ae6b-91bd20461d87\">Forbes Technology Council<\/a>, an invitation-only community for senior tech leaders. 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