Available for new projects — flexible hours

Daniel
Gradecak

Enterprise Process & Document Automation Expert

20+ years turning complex business knowledge into elegant digital solutions — from BPMN process design and Alfresco ECM to full-stack Java implementation. I bridge the gap between domain expertise and the software that serves it.

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Daniel Gradecak — Enterprise Process & Document Automation Expert
About Me

I digitalize the knowledge your team already has

Based in Croatia, I work as an independent consultant and developer for large enterprises across Europe and beyond — in automotive, insurance, academic publishing, semiconductor, government, research, and more. I've been specializing in Alfresco ECM and workflow automation since 2006, and I cover the entire lifecycle: from listening to your team to deploying production-ready systems.

"Everything flows through a well-designed process — the goal is to help people in their work, not to limit them."

Your teams have more domain knowledge than any programmer ever will. My job is to listen, translate that expertise into elegant processes, and build software that feels natural to the people using it every day. Documents without process are just files — together they become a system that works for you.

🇬🇧 English 🇫🇷 French 🇭🇷 Croatian Remote · Flexible hours
LinkedIn Portfolio Pleo Soft
What I Do

End-to-End Services

I cover the full project lifecycle — business analysis, architecture, design, and implementation. No handoffs. No gaps.

Alfresco Development & Customization

Deep expertise in Alfresco ECM — custom content models, actions, ACS/ADF development, UI customization, rendition services, and enterprise integrations. Full-stack Alfresco from architecture to deployment.

BPMN Workflow Design & Automation

End-to-end process automation with Activiti, Camunda, and Flowable. From initial process mapping and BPMN 2.0 modeling to production deployment, monitoring, and iteration.

Business Analysis & Process Design

Requirements workshops, stakeholder interviews, as-is/to-be process analysis. I translate domain expertise into clear, implementable specifications before writing a single line of code.

Java & Spring Backend Development

Production-grade Java applications with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Spring Cloud Gateway. Scalable microservices, REST APIs, and cloud-native architectures built to last.

Enterprise System Integration

Connecting document management systems, ERPs, and third-party services. REST, messaging, and event-driven architectures that make your existing systems talk to each other reliably.

AI-Enhanced Solutions

Integrating modern AI capabilities into document workflows — intelligent classification, extraction, and AI-assisted decision support that augments your team's expertise.

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My Approach

From Idea to Production

1

Understand

Deep-dive into your business domain. Workshops, interviews, and process walks. I learn how your team actually works — not just how the manual says they do.

2

Design

Architecture, BPMN process models, data models, and UI flows — clear documentation and shared understanding before a single line of code is written.

3

Build & Deliver

Full-stack implementation with continuous feedback loops. UI to backend, delivered incrementally so you see real progress at every step.

Track Record

Trusted by Large Enterprises

I have worked for and with some of the world's most demanding organizations — global automotive manufacturers, renowned academic publishers, research institutions, financial services, and government agencies. Across industries, the challenge is always the same: making complex processes simple, reliable, and human.

Automotive
Global manufacturer
Academic Publishing
World-renowned press
Insurance
US & European carriers
Research & Science
Particle physics lab
Semiconductor
Global chip manufacturer
Housing & Social
Property management
Education
Training platforms
Government
Public service agencies
Space & Telecom
Satellite operators

20 Years of Building, Not Just Consulting

Document Management

Since 2006 I have been specializing in Alfresco ECM. I don't just advise — I design, build, and deploy. Custom content models, complex workflows, rendition servers, federated search, and full Alfresco migrations across major version upgrades.

Process Automation

From designing BPMN diagrams on whiteboards to running them in production with Activiti, Camunda, or Flowable. Approval chains, document lifecycles, multi-system integrations, and compliance workflows — I have automated them all.

Full-Stack Development

Java backend to vanilla JS frontend. Spring Cloud microservices, REST APIs, event-driven systems. I build what is needed — no framework hype, no over-engineering, no technical debt introduced for its own sake.

Cross-Industry Adaptability

Insurance policies, particle physics archives, automotive production records, academic content workflows — the domain changes, but my ability to understand and digitalize knowledge stays constant. Everything is, at its core, a process.

Technical Expertise

Skills & Technologies

Document Management
Alfresco ECM Alfresco ACS Alfresco ADF Alfresco APS Content Models Rendition Services Document Transformation Federated Search
Process & BPM
BPMN 2.0 Activiti Camunda Flowable Process Design Workflow Automation DMN
Backend Development
Java Spring Boot Spring Cloud Spring Cloud Gateway Microservices REST APIs Maven Docker
Frontend & UI
JavaScript HTML5 CSS3 Vanilla JS Tailwind CSS
Tools & Other
Git PostgreSQL MySQL Linux AI Integration Business Analysis Solution Architecture
Get In Touch

Let's Work Together

Need Alfresco expertise, a new process automation, a full application built from scratch, or just want to think through an idea? Let's have a conversation.

Email
LinkedIn
/in/danielgradecak
Portfolio
pleodox.com

Available for remote work — Flexible hours agreed with the client. Time zones and language barriers are not a concern.