Welcoming EYE’s Community
Paul Jenkinson
Position: President of the European Young Engineers
Paul Jenkinson, President of European Young Engineers, leads an international non-profit uniting 100,000’s of young engineers across 30+ European engineering institutions. Holding a Master’s in Chemical Engineering, he’s managed various roles at Brookfield Infrastructure, overseeing the commissioning of the UK’s inaugural public 100% hydrogen pipeline. Presently, he serves as a Low Carbon District Energy Design Engineer, crafting heating and cooling networks across the UK. Paul has leadership experience through chairing the Institute of Chemical Engineering’s National Early Careers Committee (IChemE NECC, UK&I) and founding the European Federation of Chemical Engineers Early Career ChemEng’s group (EFCE EC).
“At the first conference of our new EYE chapter, we seize the opportunity to elevate our organization. I’m thrilled to contribute to this pivotal event. Let’s propel EYE to widespread European recognition! I earnestly look forward to us showing more of what we are capable of together in Skopje.”
Hristina Spasevska
Position: Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information
Technologies, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
Hristina Spasevska is Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. She is President of the Association of Engineering Societies-Engineering Institution of Macedonia, President of Metrology Council of the Bureau of Metrology, National representative at the Forum of the European Council for Innovation and Chairperson of international conferences “WIN-Women IN”.
In the last ten years she has been a team leader or participant in more than 20 international research and development projects within the programs: FP7, EUREKA, Horizon 2020, IPA, COST, Erasmus, International Atomic Energy Agency, World Bank and Central European Initiative.
Hristina Spasevska is co-author of more than 80 papers, most of them published in the international scientific journals or presented at conferences in the field new materials and their application in energysystems. She had published more than 10 books and textbooks for students. In the 2019 she won the “13 November” award for outstanding achievements in science, technology and economy in the field of Renewable Sources of Energy and Energy Efficiency.
Tina Manoleva
Position: President of Young Engineers Club
Tina Manoleva is the President of Young Engineers Club in North Macedonia. She has a master’s degree in electrical engineering and information technologies in the field of renewable energy sources and has worked on projects involving photovoltaic systems for electricity production. In the past, she has worked in the Macedonian Transmission System Operator, and is currently working as a Head of Trading in a company for energy trade and supply.
She has received several certificates and awards and has actively participated in many conferences as an author of papers. In her career Tina has worked on many publications on renewable energy sources and energy cooperatives.
Stevo Pendarovski
President of the Republic of North Macedonia
Speaker at the Opening Ceremony at this residency Villa Vodno
Nikolina Shutinoska Nikodinovska
Position: Solar System Specialist at Solarpro Power, Management Board Engineering Institution of Macedonia, Board of Presidents Young Engineers Club
Nikolina Shutinoska Nikodinovska is an electrical engineer with a master’s degree in renewable energy sources. She has more than 7 years of experience in the field of renewable energy and electricity markets. She is currently working as a Photovoltaic Systems Specialist in Solarpro Power part of Solarpo Group.
During her career, she has been a part of the design and project team of the largest and most challenging photovoltaic power plants built in Macedonia.
Nikolina has received several awards and recognitions, including the “Engineering Ring” award.
Frederik Schulze Spüntrup
Position: Junior Engagement Manager @ McKinsey & Company, Inc. Member @ Verein Deutscher Ingenieure Advisory Board Member @ European Young Engineers
Frederik was the acting President of the European Young Engineers from 2019-2021 and active in the Management Board since 2015. During his active time at the European Young Engineers the amount of volunteers increased 12x and the number of member organisations by 4x.
He obtained a PhD in Engineering Cybernetics and an MBA in General Management and is currently working as a Junior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, Inc. In his free time he is active in local and national scholarship foundations to support young talents.
Nadja Yang
Position: PhD Candidate at the University of Oxford; prev. President of EYE
Nadja is pursuing a PhD in Systems Engineering at Oxford, where she conducts research on the Urban Bioeconomy, a concept to help cities become more sustainable and productive in terms of their biological resources. A German Rhodes Scholar and Forbes under 30 lister, she worked on sustainability projects at SYSTEMIQ, BASF, Linde and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
Previously, she was also the President of the “European Young Engineer”. For her work, she was recognized multiple times like as Germany’s Top 40 under 40, the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering and among the 50 Rising Stars in ESG by the Women of the Future Programme.
Chris Waters
Position: Networks Technical Authority at Siemens Mobility | Previous President of EYE
Chris Waters is the Networks Technical Authority at Siemens Mobility in the UK, where he is responsible for the technical leadership and delivery of networks supporting railway applications including signalling, train control, SCADA, and station networks.
He has a PhD in Communications from the University of Bristol where he investigated methods for channel estimation in unplanned wireless networks. Chris attended his first EYE conference in his hometown of Glasgow in 2010 and has served in the Council and on the Task Force since 2011. He was the Secretary General between 2017 and 2019.
Hasan Bukla
Position: Managing Director, Drivosity
Hasan Bukla is currently working as the Managing Director at Drivosity for Europe. With nearly a decade of experience in the software industry, where he has worked as a UI/UX designer, front-end developer, and as team lead, and he is proud in his proficiency in the human-centric aspects of this field. This proficiency significantly contributes to his effectiveness in his role as a manager.
Hasan has completed his undergraduate studies in Computer Science at the South East European University in 2008, solidifying his foundation in this field.
Goran Bogojevski
Position: Head of Development in Department for Development and
Investments at Power Plants of N. Macedonia (ESM)
Goran Bogojevski has started his professional career in his field of study – Physics, in the Laboratory for Ionization Radiation, part of the Institute for Public Health and Ministry of Health of Macedonia. His experience in the Automotive Industry has been collected over the past 12 years, as part of KEMET Electronics and DURA Automotive, where he held supervisory and managing positions within both Engineering and Quality.
Mr. Bogojevski is an accomplished leader, whose analytical skills, focus on people development and improvements are supporting the continued growth of KOSTAL Macedonia.
Aleksandar Stefanovski
Position: Head of Development in Department for Development and
Investments at Power Plants of N. Macedonia (ESM)
Aleksandar Stefanovski is an electrical engineer and has a master’s degree of Master in public procurement management. Responsible for planning, organizing, realizing projects that are important for sustainable power generation. His position requires collaboration with international financial institutions such as EBRD and KfW. Project manager of the first PVPP Project in the Western Balkans, built on the former lignite mine. Currently, project manager of two PVPP projects financed by EBRD funds, also member of PIU for construction of
WPPs, PVPPs, and Gas Power Plants. Member of the Chamber of Authorized Architects and Engineers. Actively participating in conferences, symposiums, and local events important for developing and improving electrical engineering and public procurements in N. Macedonia.
Ilija Ivanovski
Position: Co-founder & Managing Partner at Nebula (nebulaci.com) and
Co-founder of Treetech (treetech.ai)
Ilija is a co-founder of Nebula, a software development company, and Treetech, an AI start-up company. He has a BSc in Electrical Engineering and more than 6 years of experience in the industry.
He is a skilled and innovative professional who has led and managed projects for international clients, delivering high-quality results on time and within budget. He has also shown his leadership skills by leading cross-functional teams, mentoring team members, and implementing processes that improve productivity and efficiency. He is a professional with a strong work ethic and a commitment to excellence.
Zorica Zaharieva
Position: Technical Coordinator R&D Product Team Balkans
Zorica Zaharieva is a chemical engineer with a focus of analytical structural chemistry with experience in the field of materials science and electrical engineering for passive components. Over the past more than 10 year she developed experience in Automotive industry having several roles inside the organization of KEMET Electronics, Yageo group. Her path inside the Company started with being part of the Process engineer team and establishing supplier quality management system. Then her grow continued to being part of the first R&D Team created on the Balkans. As a R&D Material engineer was leading projects developing new solutions for building film capacitor platforms ready for the new challenging targets of the industry.
Ms. Zaharieva is current focus is leading team of R&D engineers in 2 locations Skopje and Kyustendil
developing new platforms of film capacitors for the most growing markets (automotive, solar, wind).
