Date of birth
August 26, 1965
EDUCATION
1983 – 1989
Technical University of Thessaloniki – Studies Cycle of Mechanical Engineer
2003
Chartered Management Institute – UK, Post Graduate Diploma Strategic Management
2004 – 2007
University of Sunderland, Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management & MBA
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH : Excellent
GERMAN : Fluently
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Part)
1992 – 1994
Technical Manager – Diary Industry
1992 – Today
Certified expert on mechanical engineering
1997
Ministry for Development, Secretariat General for Research and Technology, Approved evaluator for SME’s Development Applications
2001 – 2007
ERDF OP “Information Society”, Consultancy Services
2003
ROP West Macedonia MA, Approved evaluator for ERDF co-financed projects
2004
Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Evaluator for comparative assessment of private companies
2005
Hellenic Chamber for SME: certified expert for SME’s
2007 – today
Ministry of Finances, Approved evaluator for SME’srelated measures within the Hellenic NSRF 2007-2013
2001 – today
Project manager for projects funded by Hellenic NSRF Urban lead Expert / Council of Europe Expert
2011 – 2014
Project manager in regional level for INTERREG projects 2007-2013
▪ Smart + / Innovation and SME’s
▪ Locfood / Innovation, SME’s in Food Industry
▪ Difass / Alternative SME’s funding methods
▪ Histcape / Preventing cultural heritage in rural areas
2014-2015
▪ Regional RIS3 Project Manager
▪ Regional Operational Programme Project Manager
2015 -2016
▪ Inact / Cross bordercooperation in SME’s exporting
2017 -2020
▪ Reborn / 2ndChance Entrepreneurship
▪ Epicah / Cross border cooperation in natural & cultural heritage
▪ Finerpol / Financial Instruments in RES
▪ Super / Eco innovation & internationalisation in SMEs
▪ Islands ofInnovation / Innovation in SMEs in isolatedislands
▪ E-Cool / Young Entrepreneurship
▪ Ru:rban / Urban Gardens Management –Urbact
▪ FRiDGE / Development of food industry SME competitiveness for better potentials in growth
▪ Ε-ΜΟΒ/ Integrated actions towards enhanced e-mobility in European regions –Peer reviewer
▪ ScaleUp / Supporting concentration and robustness of SMEs within the renewed EU industrial policy –Stakeholders Group Interreg Europe expert
▪ BigData4Rivers / Improving the European Rivers Water Quality through Smart Water Management Policies –Stakeholders Group Interreg Europe expert
1997
Ministry for Development, Secretariat General for Research and Technology, Certified Evaluator for SME’s Development Applications for funding
2001
CMC International, Practical auditing of quality management systems to ISO 9001:2000, Certified Quality Inspector
2003
ROP West Macedonia, Certified evaluator for ERDF co-financed Projects
2004
Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Certified Evaluator for comparative assessment of private sector companies
2005
Hellenic Chamber for SME”s: Certified expert for SME’s
2007 – today
Ministry of Finances, Certified evaluator for SME’s related measures within the Hellenic NSRF 2007-2013
2004 – 2007
Master of Business Administration
University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
▪ MBA
2002 – 2003
Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management
Chartered Management Institute, United Kingdom
▪ Strategic Management
1983 – 1989
Mechanical Engineer
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
▪ Mechanical Engineering
Northern Ireland, Newcastle (3 September), 2012
“Agri-food policy in Western Macedonia-Greece”, Participation in International Discussion Group, “Agri-food policy in Europe”
Kozani, Greece (7 November), 2012
“Sustainable Heritage connections in Implementing HISTCAPE Project for Region of Western Macedonia”, Open International Conference, “Sustainable Heritage Management Solutions”
Daugai – Alytous District, Lithuania (19 March), 2013
“Cultural heritage connecting European Regions and People”, Open International Conference, “Cultural Heritage Open Conference”
Koblenz, Germany (15 May), 2013
“Cultural heritage and Western Macedonia”, Open International Conference, “Cultural Heritage amidst the tension of conflicted values”
Kozani, Greece (12 June), 2013
“Exploiting extroversion potential for the SMEs” wealth stimulation” , Participation in Regional Discussion group – Business Forum with Western Macedonian entrepreneurs.
Brussels, Belgium, Open Days 2014
“Western Macedonia: A new period for food production and exports”, Locfood and I4 Project Final Conference
Valladolid, Spain (23 October), 2013
“Industrial Heritage in Western Macedonia: AEVAL – Recreation of a former Fertilizing Company Area – An investment opportunity, Open International Conference, “Histcape Project and Industrial Heritage”
Zaragoza, Spain (22 October), 2013
“Communication results of the Project Smart+, International Conference, “Innovation capacity of SMEs: SMART EU approach”
Kozani, Greece (12 March), 2014
“Smart Specialization Strategy in Western Macedonia – The first steps”, Open Workshop, “The new development model for the Greek economy: Innovation, extroversion and entrepreneurship”
Graz, Austria (22 May), 2014
“Nympheo – Western Macedonia: Community Involvement in Cultural Heritage Protection”, Open International Conference, “Revitalisation of Historic Town Centres in rural areas”
Kozani, Greece (11 September), 2014
“Regional Implementation Plan in Exports”, International Conference for IVC Project, “Difass, Development of interregional financial assistance to SMEs and of non-grant instruments”
Podsreda Castle, Slovenia (16 September), 2014
“Western Macedonia: Participation in Histcape project: Lessons learned”, Open International Conference, “Legacy of the Histcape project”,
Grevena, Greece (5 December), 2014
“The exploitation of cultural heritage in the 5th Programming Period – The European dimension”, Open Conference, “Western Macedonia: Recent years”,
Kozani, Greece, (15 December), 2015
“RWM Pilot Mechanism Actions for INACT Project”, for the Greece – Albania Cross border Project Inact: An integrated approach for promoting cross-border business and development.
Kozani, Greece, (28 Feb), 2018
“Action Plan presentation for the Interreg Europe SUPER project, run by the Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences as a partner”, Open Conference
Athens, Greece, (20 June), 2019
“Interreg Europe SUPER and FINERPOL projects, run by the Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences as a partner”, Open Conference, for the project GRASPINNO: Transnational model, strategies and decision support for innovative clusters and business networks towards green growth, focusing on green e-procurement in EE/RES for energy refurbishment of public buildings.
Piraeus, Greece, (6-7 June), 2019
“Urbact Transfer Network Campus”. The event guided Good Practice and Transfer cities in their journey by providing shared knowledge and concrete tools by Urbact lead experts.
Braga, Portugal, (30 May), 2019
“Good Practises in other European borders”, for the Forum of European Border Tourism for the EPICAH Project: Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for CrossBorder Advancement in Heritage
Sofia, Bulgaria (29-30 Jan), 2019 and Pescara, Italy (22-23 May), 2019
“Seminars – Workshops Moderator for preparation of Interreg Europe Action Plans”, for the project COALESCCE: Community owned and led energy for security climate change and employment.