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Biljana Birkanovic

Biljana Birkanovic

Horsens

Summary

I am an ambitious, hard-working and responsible person. I possess strong theoretical and practical knowledge of drinking and wastewater treatment, waste management, environmental adaptation and environmental studies gained through education and training. Furthermore, in my work with people I got the chance to practice my communication skills and develop leadership skills while working in multicultural teams and as a project engineer. Working in the laboratory taught me the importance of good teamwork, systematic process of structuring, estimating and scheduling tasks goals and milestones in order to achieve targets. I would like to work with innovative projects that aim to tackle world ecological challenges by providing more resilient, sustainable solutions.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Engineer Intern

Nyborg Kommune
09.2022 - 06.2023

Conducting a comparative LCA of different hand drying systems (paper towels, textile towels,) used in employee restrooms at municipal facilities Identifying key environmental impacts across life cycle stages, including resource extraction, energy use waste generation, and emissions Applying LCA methodology using real consumption data,Ecoinvent datasets, and system boundary definitions aligned with ISO 14040/44 Delivering results to municipal sustainability team with recommendations for the most eco-efficient solution based on climate impact and resource use.

In company project

Danish Crown A/S
02.2022 - 06.2022

Semester project: "Pretreatment Plant Optimization in Danish Crown, Horsens"

Sample analysis from Pretreatment Plant for parameters (COD, TP, TN, NH4, P, N, Cl , SO4 , PO4 ) .

Ph,conductivity and alkalinity tests .

Sedimentation test for sludge analysis.

Dry matter analysis for total dry solids and volatile solids ..

Filtration methods for suspended solids and volatile suspended solids. Optimization of the pretreatment process.

Engineer Intern

Middelfart Spildevand A/S
09.2021 - 06.2022

Working closely with Scalgo and GIS programs .

Designing pipe system in Qgis .

Rainwater management in Middelfart and Nørre Abby .

Surface runoff analysis for Nørre Abby and Middelfart.

Student Assistant

VIA University College
10.2020 - 12.2020

Organizing field work with 1st-semester students in climate adaptation and handling of stormwater.

Organizing and presenting engineering programs in VIA for UJ Days for 9th graders throughout Horsens municipality (900 students).

In company project

VandCenter Syd
09.2020 - 12.2020

Semester project : "Impact of wet wipes in wastewater pumping stations" made in close collaboration with VandCenter Syd where Tankegang A/S provided us t-shirts used in the national campaign Kun 3 ting I dit lokum to help spread about issues with wet wipes in wastewater systems. Article published both in their LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tankegang_vaevdservietterpumpestationer-activity-6763011908544081920-GRJl

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kun3tingiditlokum/posts/2710776442473418

Student Ambassador and Mentor

VIA University College
08.2020 - 12.2020

Representative of VIA´s programs with a focus on education for Climate & Supply Engineering .

Organizing VIA Open Days. Presentation of the program for international future students plus .

Q&A session. Participating in a two-day Mentor Course. Giving one-to-one mentoring to a team of 8 students throughout the semester and helping them to settle into the new environment.

One day internship

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
05.2017 - 05.2017

One day internship in different laboratories at the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department as an intern and get to know different analysis such as protein robot titrations, at Protein Chemistry Laboratory characterization and exploitation of milk components and their effects in nuitrition field .

Working with Ph.D Student in Electrophysiology lab on experiment with oocytes from Xenopus Laevis.

Supervisor in Magasin du Nord

ISS World Services A/S
07.2017 - 05.2018

Leading the team and ensuring that customers are consistently provided with the highest quality of customer service.

Providing guidance, direction and feedback to team members on their performance.

Monitoring and effectively resolving customer complaints in a timely manner.

Managing work process to ensure services are delivered on time and under budget while maintaining high quality standards throughout the store.

Secretary

Plodine d.d.
08.2017 - 05.2018

As an administrative secretary my responsibilities and areas of work were divided in five key areas :

Client reception and coordinating .

Client relationship management

Client relationship management .

Daily account revisions and accounting .

Organizing internal post service within markets between the cities.

Education

Master of Science - Environmental Engineering

University of Southern Denmark
06-2025

Bachelor of Science - Climate And Supply Engineering

Via University College
Horsens
01-2023

No Degree - Semester Course; Chemical And Biotechnical Science

Business Academy Aarhus
Aarhus
02-2017

Environmental Tehnician

School of Natural Sciences And Graphics
Rijeka,Croatia
06-2016

Skills

  • Laboratory Skills
  • Ms Office
  • Qgis
  • Microstation
  • Scalgo
  • Mike Urban
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Waste Management
  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  • Material Flow Analysis (MFA)
  • Environmental System Analysis
  • Circular Economy
  • Water Treatment
  • Drinking Water Treatment

Certification

Smart Water and Waste World: 'Industrial Water and Effluent Treatment Webinar Series' :

Industrial Water & Effluent Treatment plants (Case studies)

Systems, technologies and processes

LANGUAGES

Croatian: Native or bilingual proficiency
English: Full professional proficiency
Spanish: Professional working proficiency
Danish: Elementary proficiency

Timeline

Engineer Intern

Nyborg Kommune
09.2022 - 06.2023

In company project

Danish Crown A/S
02.2022 - 06.2022

Engineer Intern

Middelfart Spildevand A/S
09.2021 - 06.2022

Student Assistant

VIA University College
10.2020 - 12.2020

In company project

VandCenter Syd
09.2020 - 12.2020

Student Ambassador and Mentor

VIA University College
08.2020 - 12.2020

Secretary

Plodine d.d.
08.2017 - 05.2018

Supervisor in Magasin du Nord

ISS World Services A/S
07.2017 - 05.2018

One day internship

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
05.2017 - 05.2017

Master of Science - Environmental Engineering

University of Southern Denmark

Bachelor of Science - Climate And Supply Engineering

Via University College

No Degree - Semester Course; Chemical And Biotechnical Science

Business Academy Aarhus

Environmental Tehnician

School of Natural Sciences And Graphics

Hobbies

Pilates,yoga, reading.

Biljana Birkanovic