Andrej Pogačnik completed his studies in civil engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Ljubljana in 1988. He began his career as a structural engineer and building designer.

In 1991, he co-founded the company Elea, which offers comprehensive design of all types of buildings. He has also been awarded several times for his work. In 2001, he received the Slovenian Award for the Best Steel Structure. For several engineering achievements in structural solutions for the construction of residential, commercial and industrial buildings, he received the Award of the Chamber of Engineers of Slovenia for Outstanding Engineering Achievements in 2007.

Andrej Pogačnik is the president of the main section of civil engineers and a member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Engineers of Slovenia, and the initiator and editor of the Manual for the Design of Building Structures according to Eurocode Standards (IZS 2009).