Background

Refugee. Displaced by war in the 90s, then navigating the economic wreckage that followed. Most of my working life has been in gray economies—no contracts, no social security, no safety net. You learn what structural precarity means when you live it.

Yugoslavia & Balkans history. The self-management traditions of that place—workers’ councils, anti-authoritarian organizing, horizontal structures—shaped how I think. Not as ideology inherited, but as proof that people organized differently before, and can again.

Father since 2023. This changes the math. I need stability for my family. I can’t pretend material needs don’t exist. But I refuse to let that become excuse for abandoning principles.

Building from Belgrade. Not Berlin, not San Francisco. From the periphery of European capitalism, you see the extraction machinery clearly. Developers here are paid fractions of Western rates for identical work—not because the work differs, but because the passport does.

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Why This Matters Personally

I don’t separate personal from political. Not as ethical stance—as material reality.

The same structures that exploit workers globally affected my family. The same precarity I’ve navigated, friends and community still face daily. Refugees doing bad jobs despite real skills. Families one crisis away from disaster. People who could thrive in different arrangements, trapped in ones designed to extract from them.

I’m not a vendor offering services. I’m a worker trying to organize my own life and work according to principles I actually believe—fair compensation, mutual support, horizontal collaboration, redistribution to people and projects that need it.

The work itself is the practice. Practicing what I preach. Not waiting for perfect conditions. Building through doing.

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Political Position (Briefly)

I come from libertarian socialist traditions—anti-authoritarian, focused on horizontal structures rather than parties or state power. Councils, assemblies, self-management, mutual aid.

Not “political” in the narrow sense of seeking power or running candidates. Interested in organizing society differently through how we actually work and live. Building alternatives now, not waiting for revolution or reform.

Critical of cooperatives in the way libertarian socialists have always been—they’re one form, not the final answer. They can be co-opted, they exist within capitalism, they have limits. But they’re also practical structures for organizing differently right now, with what we have.

Material, not ideological. I need money to survive. I work in markets. Some contradictions I can’t resolve—only navigate while building toward something better.

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What I Actually Do

Technical work: Web development, server administration, DevOps, automation, infrastructure. Full-stack capabilities, boring proven technology, systems built for longevity and independence.

Strategic thinking: Value-based prioritization, business impact assessment, technology planning integrated with actual outcomes. Not just building what’s requested—understanding what creates value and making it happen.

Partnership: Direct collaboration, no intermediaries, continuous deployment, honest conversation about what’s possible and what isn’t.

Track record: E-commerce integrations eliminating 75% of processing time. Infrastructure optimization saving $40k+ annually. Automation freeing 20+ hours weekly from administrative overhead. Strategic planning helping organizations compete with better-funded competitors.

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Where The Surplus Goes

My work generates resources beyond what I need for my family.

This flows to:

• Friends and community navigating precarity—refugees, people displaced by war and transition, families in need
• Grassroots organizing—antimilitarist groups, autonomous social spaces, community projects
• Cooperative experiments—people building collective structures for agriculture, publishing, care
• Material solidarity—mutual aid funds, striking workers, social projects

Not abstract beneficiaries. People I know, communities I’m part of, projects I believe in.

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Honest About Contradictions

I don’t pretend to have escaped the system I critique.

I need money to survive and sustain my family. I work in markets. I use tools I’d rather not depend on. Some contradictions I can’t resolve—only navigate.

What I can do: Organize my work differently. Refuse geographic wage suppression. Practice solidarity through structure, not just sentiment. Redistribute surplus to people and projects building alternatives.

This is prefigurative practice: Building the relationships I want to see through how I actually work. Not waiting for perfect conditions. Learning through doing.

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What I’m Building Toward

Long-term vision: Network of people working this way, supporting each other, building cooperative structures across different sectors—tech, publishing, agriculture, care. Regional ecosystem of mutual support.

Current phase: Solo practice with cooperative principles. Partnership model operational. Redistribution flowing. Building relationships with people interested in working differently.

Next phases: As capacity and alignment emerge, others join. Fuller cooperative governance. Multiple interconnected initiatives. Ecosystem grows organically.

Not rushing. Building at sustainable pace. Adapting based on what works. Being honest about where things actually are.

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Working With Me

If you’re looking for technology partnership, I offer professional capabilities through arrangements that acknowledge different realities.

What you get: Direct collaboration, strategic thinking, value-based prioritization, technology that works. See how I work →

What this requires: Values alignment around fair treatment. Interest in partnership over transaction. Recognition that high-value work is worth doing.

What you’re participating in: By working with me, you’re part of infrastructure that supports mutual aid, grassroots organizing, and people building alternatives—whether you share that framing or just want good tech work.

Partnership options → · Let’s talk →

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Connect

For partnership inquiries: Contact →

For collaboration on similar projects: Let’s talk about how we might support each other.

For the curious: Happy to have honest conversation about any of this—the model, the principles, the contradictions.