Dario Rakitic

Event Operations & Platform Management – Specializing in building scalable event infrastructures and coordinating brands, organizers, and communities.

Projects:

- Digital X (Deutsche Telekom): Operational leadership of a complete city district at Europe's largest digital festival (60,000+ visitors) – End-to-end management from event planning and partner coordination to live execution across 20+ locations, building communication and coordination systems for smooth multi-stakeholder events.

- Bora Theater & Club (Duisburg): Complete operational launch of a cultural venue from scratch – brand positioning, community building, organizer management, ticketing/booking systems, coordination of 50+ events in the first year.

- Decathlon & other Corporate Clients: Event operations, brand activations, and experience management – focus on seamless execution and partner satisfaction.

Core competence: Transforming chaos into scalable systems – from the initial idea to profitable, repeatable event execution.

Operational transformation in the traditional construction industry: Scaling from startup to €1M revenue and 15 employees through process innovation and digital frameworks – introduction of modern tools and systematic execution in a conservative industry. Implementation of an integrated project management ecosystem: workflow automation, real-time performance tracking, supplier coordination platforms – fully digitized operations infrastructure. Introduction of sustainable sourcing and quality control systems with consistent on-time delivery and budget adherence across 50+ parallel projects.

Setup and scaling of platform-based operations for property portfolio: Integration of booking systems, automated workflows, digital customer lifecycle management. Achieved 90%+ occupancy and 9.7 customer rating through data-driven process optimization and service standardization – systematic performance tracking and continuous improvement. Management of P&L, supplier relationships, and operational execution across multiple digital touchpoints – end-to-end responsibility for profitable growth.