Summary
Danche Gjorgjievski is a seasoned engineering leader and CTO with 14 years of progressive experience delivering automotive electronics and embedded systems from concept through high-volume production. Currently VP of Engineering at ADAC Automotive, he has a track record leading cross-functional teams of 150+ engineers and managing budgets over $70M for instrument cluster and display programs. His hands-on background spans FPGA, firmware in C/assembly, Autosar, QNX, HMI graphics, and complex mechatronic assemblies, enabling pragmatic technical direction alongside strategic product development. Danche is skilled at bridging customer-facing program leadership with internal engineering processes, having led global quoting and launch efforts across multiple vehicle programs and regions. He pairs an Engineer’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering with an MBA, which informs his ability to align technology decisions to business outcomes. Less obvious: he progressed from individual software engineer roles to executive leadership by consistently turning technical depth into scalable team structures and repeatable launch success.
14 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineer’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Grand Valley State University