Work experience

Dates

January 2011 - July 2011

Occupation or position held

Research internship

Main activities and responsibilities

- Development of the ground simulation facility able to simulate the motion of a free-floating robot in space;

- On-ground simulation of the approach phase of the Deutsche Orbitale Servicing (DEOS) mission.

Name and address of employer

Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics - German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Weßling (Germany)

Type of business or sector

Space robotics

Education and training

Dates

December 2008 - January 2012

Title of qualification awarded

Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Space mission design, Aerospace facilities and systems, Smart structures and materials, Astrodynamics of aerospace systems, etc.

Thesis Title: "A Ground Experiment to Simulate a Free-floating Robot Capturing a Spacecraft".

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

School of Aerospace Engineering - University of Rome "Sapienza"

Rome (Italy)

Level in national or international classification

Master of Science (ISCED 7)

Dates

October 2004 - December 2008

Title of qualification awarded

Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Aerospace systems, Avionics and space instrumentation, Fluid dynamics, Thermo-fluid dynamics, Fundamentals of astronautics, Technology of aerospace constructions, etc.

Thesis Title: "Micropropuslion System of the ALMASat-1: Development, Integration and Test".

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

II Faculty of Engineering, Forlì Campus - University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum"

Forlì (Italy)

Level in national or international classification

Bachelor of Science (ISCED 6)

Dates

March 2007 - December 2007

Title of qualification awarded

Internship

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Design, development and testing of the micropropulsion system of the university satellite ALMASat-1 (ALma MAter SATellite-1).

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Space Microsystems Lab - II Faculty of Engineering, Forlì Campus

Forlì (Italy)

Level in national or international classification

Dissertation internship

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s)

Serbian

Other language(s)

English, German, Italian, French

Social skills and competences

- Team spirit and good communication skills, gained during my participation to DEOS and ALMASat-1 projects;

- Good capacity to work and interact in multicultural environments, gained through my work experience at DLR and through my personal experience;

- Keen on learning and easily adaptable to different types of work within the aerospace industry.

Organisational skills and competences

Good sense of organization, gained during the work and training experiences.

Technical skills and competences

-Good knowledge of aerospace systems and facilities, acquired during the university courses and seminars which I attended;

- Good experience in design and testing of satellite subsystems, gained through the participation to the projects of various university research groups (e.g. G.A.U.S.S, Space Microsystems)

Computer skills and competences

- Good knowledge of the numerical computing environment MATLAB and Simulink (extensively used during the work experience at DLR);

- Good knowledge of 3D Multi-Body Simulation Software SIMPACK, ADAMS (extensively used during the work experience at DLR);

- Good knowledge of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software such as SolidWorks and CATIA (used during the work experience at DLR and during the participation to the projects of various university research groups);

- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.

Additional information

References supplied on request.