George Lazarevic, DBA, MBA, MSCS
Education
Golden Gate University
Doctorate in Business Administration, Technology Leadership 2002-01-01 - 2005-01-01
Stanford University executive program
, Management 2002-01-01 - 2002-01-01
National University (PH)
MBA, Marketing, Management 1995-10-01 - 1997-04-01
University of Belgrade, Electrical Engineering Faculty, Gradute studies
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science -Work Experience
Know Place
Current
Know Place
Buckzy Payments Inc.
2019-07-01 - 2021-08-01
Buckzy Payments Inc.
Tier1 Financial Solutions
2018-01-01 - 2019-07-01
Tier1 Financial Solutions
Know Place Inc.
2009-02-01 - 2017-12-01
Know Place Inc.
Logitech
2008-07-01 - 2009-01-01
Logitech
Everlink
2007-05-01 - 2008-02-01
Everlink
Moneris
2006-02-01 - 2007-05-01
Moneris
Know Place
2002-02-01 - 2005-06-01
Know Place
eBay
2003-01-01 - 2004-03-01
eBay
3Com
2002-03-01 - 2002-12-01
3Com
Skills
Summary
George Lazarevic is visionary - a knowledgeable, creative problem-solver, get-things-done technology executive. His goal is to create significant value by partnering with leading technology and services professionals to create breakthrough web/software/technology solutions. He has demonstrated a strong commitment to knowledge and to self improvement. He has a Doctorate in Business Administration (with dissertation mentors from Stanford University/Harvard University and MIT); studied at Golden Gate University; completed an Executive Program at Stanford University; an MSCS, and has a lot of great lessons learned from top high-technology / knowledge-based companies in Europe, Silicon Valley and Canada. Key accomplishments: - Major global services deliveries: Implemented a new method of payment (PayPal) which helped increased company revenues that year by 60% (E-Bay) - Successful new product creation: Led from ideation to a commercialization which resulted in sale of the startup company for $60M (Onetouch/Hughes) - Major project turnarounds: Led troubled projects to success including products in wireless, EMV, and in contactless payments processing (Moneris) - Technology Strategy: Developed 3 year product plan for growth by utilizing new products (Moneris and Everlink) - Replacement of legacy system with cutting edge technology: Led complete development cycle (i.e. design, hardware, software) of web system to support company's growth from $150M business to $1B annually (Logitech) George’s drive, knowledge and experience can be a game-changer for: a) leading employers in the consulting, technology or services sectors b) breakthrough start-ups c) anyone striving for the best global solutions Specialties: - Product Managment consulting and services - Advisor to CEO or Head/CPO/VP of Product - Leading Product teams at all levels - Product Ownership - Building functional and cross-functional high-performance teams - Creating new products and services - Functional and cross-functional High-performance team building - Delivery of web / software / products to market - Execution excellence - Problem-solve complex market and organizational challenges - Product Management - Project / Program Management - Strategic Marketing
