Darko Minic

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DISC Type : C

Senior R&D Manager at GRUNDFOS

Serbia

Overview

Darko Minic is a Senior R&D Manager at GRUNDFOS with over 15 years of experience leading electronics and hardware development teams. He possesses a deep, end-to-end understanding of the entire product lifecycle, from initial requirements to final manufacturing. He holds a degree from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Applied Studies.

Outside of his professional work, Darko has a keen interest in exploring unique and historic locations. He enjoys discovering places with rich backstories, such as abandoned facilities that offer a glimpse into a different era, reflecting a curiosity for history and post-apocalyptic aesthetics.

He once explored an abandoned space race-era observatory in Kefalonia, Greece, feeling like he was in a time capsule from the 1960s.

Personality Overview

Precise

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.  They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Topics They Care About

End-to-End Hardware Development
He has deep expertise in every step of the hardware development process, from initial concept and design requirements through to production and manufacturing.
R&D Team Leadership
As a manager, he focuses on growing his R&D team and laboratory capabilities, recently celebrating the expansion of both his team and facilities.
Efficient Hardware Redesign
He is recognized for providing exceptionally fast and effective support, having been praised for completely redesigning an add-on board to exact specifications within hours.

Media Appearances

Darko has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Senior R&D Manager at GRUNDFOS
10-2018 - 1-2025
Head of Hardware Engineering & Testing Belgrade at DRÄXLMAIER Group
3-2018 - 10-2018
Hardware Engineer at DRÄXLMAIER Group
10-2017 - 2-2018
Development boards Team Lead at MikroElektronika
6-2015 - 2-2018
Embedded Hardware Developer at MikroElektronika

Education

2006 - 2013
Bachelor of Science (BSc) from School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Applied Studies
Specialisation studies from School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Applied Studies

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Insights For Selling To Darko

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Darko is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Darko

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Darko move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Darko take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Darko

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