Experience

WELLICS LTD

• Founder, CEO

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  London, United Kingdom



Thridium

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  London, United Kingdom



Made.Simplr

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom



GivingStreets

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Oct 2018 - Jul 2022

  London, United Kingdom Giving Streets was born out of the frustration of not being able to give spontaneously and at the most unexpected moment. We are bringing back direct and simple transactions between different people, anywhere, anytime. We address the issue of financial inclusivity in cashless societies by enabling person-to-person donations without cash. The more cashless we all become, the less opportunities for cash-fuelled giving acts we all have. We aim to bridge the cashless divide and re-imagine Giving… Show more Giving Streets was born out of the frustration of not being able to give spontaneously and at the most unexpected moment. We are bringing back direct and simple transactions between different people, anywhere, anytime. We address the issue of financial inclusivity in cashless societies by enabling person-to-person donations without cash. The more cashless we all become, the less opportunities for cash-fuelled giving acts we all have. We aim to bridge the cashless divide and re-imagine Giving with the power of blockchain. Show less



Technologos Research and Innovation Services

• Cyprus
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Go-to-Market Strategy Advisor

  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

  Larnaca, Cyprus I am supporting the founding team of Technologos to take their sGuide platform to market. sGuide, is a leading-edge sex education platform, which aims to revolutionise the sex education intervention market by not only contributing to STIs reduction, but also reducing the Cypriot, European and international budget spent for health services.



EXUS

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director: Product and Business Development

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2019

  London, United Kingdom ☛ Undertook progressive roles within the organisation, 2007-2019 ☛ Led development of product improvement strategy ☛ Managed team of multi-disciplined experts ☛ Increased revenue across operations ☛ Directed sales, over entire lifecycle ☛ Managed key accounts ☛ Built and sustained key global partnerships, specifically with Tier 2 / 3 banks ☛ Identified and harnessed new business opportunities ☛ Oversaw budget delivery and cost controls ☛ Spearheaded digital marketing… Show more ☛ Undertook progressive roles within the organisation, 2007-2019 ☛ Led development of product improvement strategy ☛ Managed team of multi-disciplined experts ☛ Increased revenue across operations ☛ Directed sales, over entire lifecycle ☛ Managed key accounts ☛ Built and sustained key global partnerships, specifically with Tier 2 / 3 banks ☛ Identified and harnessed new business opportunities ☛ Oversaw budget delivery and cost controls ☛ Spearheaded digital marketing campaign ☛ Devised and implemented product roadmap ☛ Utilised Agile, Design Thinking and Service Design methodology ☛ Collaborated with C-level suite / Senior Management representatives ☛ Analysed competition and market trends ☛ Oversaw accumulation of 9+ million Euros PA, 70% of total company revenue ☛ Prepared business case for new intellectual property assets, within Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Blockchain, Codeless Platforms and Augmented/Mixed Reality ☛ Secured 12% YoY revenue growth, targeting Tier 2 Banks in Europe, Middle East, South East Asia and North Africa ☛ Harnessed Commercial proposal win rate of 22-25% ☛ Grew Sales Channel partnership to include 31 global companies ☛ Developed Open Innovation partner network to 1,500+ organizations, across multiple industries, securing 140+m Euros in funding ☛ Created account-based prospecting practice, obtaining 14-17 sales qualified leads and ~35-40 discovery calls ☛ Limited product market gap of ~10% ☛ Implemented current technological solution, supporting EXUS’ core product to become global best- in-class: (http://www.exus.co.uk/en/news/exus-financial-suite-recognized-as-a-best-in-class) ☛ Delivered 49 ongoing open innovation initiatives, valued at 120+M Euros, funded by European Commission and Innovate UK

• Head of Business Development and Delivery

  • May 2010 - Feb 2013

  • Responsible for leading teams in Innovation as well as in Commercial Projects, of the company; coordinating teams of multi-skilled experts in specific domains of innovation, providing a point of liaison between research results and their effective market application. In close collaboration with the company's Technical and Sales Divisions, the teams develop new products and key solutions to expand commercial activities both in private and public sectors, as well as in new research and… Show more • Responsible for leading teams in Innovation as well as in Commercial Projects, of the company; coordinating teams of multi-skilled experts in specific domains of innovation, providing a point of liaison between research results and their effective market application. In close collaboration with the company's Technical and Sales Divisions, the teams develop new products and key solutions to expand commercial activities both in private and public sectors, as well as in new research and development domains. • Principal responsibilities include overseeing the bidding process in both national and international tenders, as well as the subsequent delivery of large-scale software projects to key clients, including Vodafone, ICAP, WIND, Public Power Company, Naftemporiki, Cemed, Click@Life, Historic Hotels of Europe, Piraeus Bank, etc. • Responsible for leading the design, development, and market introduction of EXODUS Guest Engagement Management (GEM) platform for the hospitality industry; leading the development of architecture, technical tiers, and marketing campaign for the 'e-Municipality' platform of the company as an outcome of the PERIKILS Research Project. Managing the product roadmap for the EXODUS’ products; e.Centric (CMS) and Mobile Applications Development Platform (iOS/Android). Additionally, managing the Sitecore WCMS partnership.

• Senior Project Manager - Open Innovation

  • Sep 2007 - May 2010

  Athens, Greece • Responsible for the preparation of the company’s Proposal Portfolio for the participation in the National Strategic Reference Programme (NSFR) through the composition of innovative ideas and solutions in collaboration with the Pre-sales department and the company’s commercial division. Acting as a primary point of contact for relevant applicant organisations, including municipalities, prefectures, ministries, and national authorities and agencies. • Responsible for managing R&D… Show more • Responsible for the preparation of the company’s Proposal Portfolio for the participation in the National Strategic Reference Programme (NSFR) through the composition of innovative ideas and solutions in collaboration with the Pre-sales department and the company’s commercial division. Acting as a primary point of contact for relevant applicant organisations, including municipalities, prefectures, ministries, and national authorities and agencies. • Responsible for managing R&D projects co-funded by the European Commission, including duties for opportunity evaluation and benchmarking, concept definition, proposal submission, consortium organisation, and management of the partnering companies' contributions.



European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Expert Evaluator (Parallel Contract)

  • May 2014 - Jan 2019

  Brussels Contracted directly by the European Commission to assess and evaluate proposals coming from all over Europe in the framework of Horizon 2020, requesting grants for technology development activities. a.Contracted by the SME Unit (Brussels) to evaluate proposals and business plans requesting subsidies up to 2.5 million Euros. b. Contracted by the Innovation Management Unit (Brussels) to assess proposals and business plans for disruptive innovation requesting subsidies up to 2… Show more Contracted directly by the European Commission to assess and evaluate proposals coming from all over Europe in the framework of Horizon 2020, requesting grants for technology development activities. a.Contracted by the SME Unit (Brussels) to evaluate proposals and business plans requesting subsidies up to 2.5 million Euros. b. Contracted by the Innovation Management Unit (Brussels) to assess proposals and business plans for disruptive innovation requesting subsidies up to 2 million Euros. Show less



”la Caixa” Banking Foundation

• Evaluator, Start-ups

  • Mar 2018 - May 2018

  Barcelona Area, Spain Hired (contract) by the Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona to evaluate plans and proposals put forward by start-ups around Europe, in order to receive funding for their ideas. “La Caixa”, is the result of the transformation of Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, “la Caixa” into “la Caixa” Banking Foundation, in compliance with the Savings Banks and Banking Foundations Law, of 27 December 2013.



ALGOSYSTEMS S.A.

• Greece
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager - Head of Space Applications Group

  • Oct 2002 - Sep 2007

  Athens, Greece • Principally responsible for R&D projects, co-funded by the European Space Agency and the European Commission. Duties in the role include identification and definition of concepts, submission of proposals, project planning and definition of funding schemes, consortium organisations, management of partner companies' contributions, and the co-ordination of implementation and administration.