I am a Senior Manager for Strategy, Transformation and Wholesale at OTE / Deutsche Telekom in Greece, where I am currently orchestrating its Digital Transformation.

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My fascination with technology started soon after I learned to stand on a bike, on the rubber keyboard of a ZX Spectrum and a 50-pound color TV. Since then I went all the way from Basic to Cobol to Java Enterprise coding.

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After graduating from Engineering School, I raised funding for over 20 international R&D proposals. I personally led 5 of these successful projects. My passion for research & innovation is proven from the diversity of the topics I have pursued and the evolution of the ideas stemming from them: Programmable networks are now known as SDN/NFV, video streaming became the basis of today’s IPTV services and multiservice home gateways are the basis for the Smart home.

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This passion for technology also earned me my Ph.D for tweaking the packet processing algorithms of a Linux-based router.

 

I then went on to more corporate roles, earned certifications from top technology providers such as Cisco, learned to understand customer requirements & manage expectations and delivered complex IT & Networking technology projects. I have also developed a skill for optimizing business operations & costs while ensuring the highest of service levels.

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In my current role, I am acting as an in-house consultant & expert, partnering with business owners to plan & co-ordinate strategic transformation initiatives for operational excellence & business development, i.e., making strategy happen.