He graduated in 1977 and received his PhD in 1987 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Zagreb, where he also worked from 1977.
Since 1990 he is the Head of the Department for Bridges as well as the Structural Engineering Institute.
His work mostly dealt with bridge construction and concrete structures.
He led several construction projects, among which are the development strategy of Croatian highways, post-war reconstruction model of Croatia, projects Maslenica Bridge and Pelješac Bridge, and others.
He authored nine books, numerous scientific and technical papers.