Nikola Zelenovic

Nikola Zelenovic

Nikola

Current position at Tameson

Product Data Manager

Currently based in

Serbia

Education background

Mechanical Engineering, Military Academy in Belgrade

Previous career experience

I planned on leaving the army and finding a new job with more work-life balance. At that time, Tameson contacted me along with many other people to do an interview, and I found what they were doing, and how they were doing things to be a good fit for me, so I joined.

Experience at Tameson

Amazing people to work with, interesting tasks that I would never encounter as a regular mechanical engineer. Everything I do makes me learn something new and try out new technologies. My opinion is heard and valued, and I get to hear a lot of great ideas and solutions for all kinds of issues and improvements.

Main responsibilities

My main responsibilities are to add new categories and products to our range and keep them clean and easy for customers to select and buy. Besides that, I handle various issues that come up in product and category data. From time to time, I also assist the Sales and Marketing team with questions about products that we sell.

Work-related challenges

The most common one is how to add products in the shortest amount of time, but at the same time keep the quality of data very high. I always try to automate as many things as possible to avoid human errors and then test a lot to really get the picture of what it would look like on the website.

Memorable achievement at Tameson

TU 30K project has to be the most memorable one just because of its size. It was also done in a completely different way than any other project.

Favorite product

The ball valves will forever be my favorite. Besides them being the first project that I did at Tameson, they are really amazing products used in all kinds of industrial and domestic applications.

Personal background

Favorite things

  • Book: “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius
  • Movie: Coach Carter
  • Travel destination: My favorite so far is Trebinje (Bosnia and Herzegovina), but my dream vacation spot is Japan.
  • Music: Timba (type of salsa music)
  • Quote: “Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
  • Season: I like spring the most. Every time it feels like life is starting again.

Fun facts

I teach dance classes in my free time - salsa, bachata, and kizomba.

Cherished childhood memory

The first time my younger brother and I saved up enough money to buy our parents gifts for Christmas.

Personal achievements

Getting married.

Hobbies and interests

I also enjoy working out and reading. I dance a lot. I also do calisthenics and swimming every chance I get.

Skills or hobbies to learn

I want to get better at martial arts.

Best piece of advice

Don’t stress about the things you can’t control.