Andrej Pogačnik finished his studies in civil engineering in 1988 at the University of Ljubljana. He started his career as a designer with the static calculation and structural design of buildings in Slovenia.

In 1991 he co-founded the Elea iC, offering the design of all structures and other civil engineering services, where he is a manager and member of the board of directors. During his 22 years as a structural engineer, Andrej Pogačnik has won several design awards in various categories. He received the award for the “Best steel structure in Slovenia” in 2001. In 2007 he received the “Slovenian Chamber of Engineers Award for outstanding engineering achievements”.

Andrej Pogačnik is the president of the parent section of Civil Engineers of the Slovenian Chamber of Engineers and the initiator and editor of the Slovenian EUROCODE Standard Design of Building Constructions handbook (IZS 2009).