Athanasios Platsas

Athanasios Platsas

Software Design Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Reporting and Analytics professional with People Management and Software Development experience

  • Education

    • University College Dublin

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      IT Network Research

      社团活动:Sci-fi Society, Greek Society

    • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

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      Bachelor's degree Applied Mathematics "Very Well" 7.4 out of 10

      Major Subjects: - Algebra- Calculus- Geometry- Statistics- Informatics- Operations Research

  • Experience

    • Lake Communications

      Sept 1998 - Apr 2002
      Software Design Engineer

      Member of a software design team working on Motorola and Analog Devices DSP-based single-chip multi-modem implementations.

    • ICT Eurotel

      Sept 2003 - Nov 2003
      Customer Service Representative

      Making upsell outbound calls to existing financial product customers.

    • Lufthansa GlobalTeleSales Dublin

      Nov 2003 - Nov 2008

      Assisting support staff with their day-to-day work as well as supporting high-tier customers with escalated queries. Supporting Lufthansa and other Star Alliance customers in various service tiers with bookings and product advice.

      • Product Specialist/Team Manager Assistant

        Aug 2006 - Nov 2008
      • Customer Service/Miles & More Representative

        Nov 2003 - Jul 2006
    • MLB Ltd. (part of Sportingbet PLC)

      Dec 2008 - Apr 2013

      Providing metrics and analytics support to the business at all available levels. Managing and supporting Customer Service staff and related campaigns for Greece, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia and Albania, as well as providing management-level support.

      • Business Planning and Projects Analyst

        May 2011 - Apr 2013
      • Senior Team Leader/Business Unit Manager

        Dec 2008 - Apr 2011
    • MLB Ltd. (part of GVC Group)

      Apr 2013 - Jan 2017
      Business Operations Analyst

      Enhanced version of my previous position at Sportingbet Dublin:- KPI development, reporting and maintenance- data analytics- dashboards- actionable insightsand much more.

    • N/A

      Feb 2017 - Apr 2018
      Career break

      - Enjoyed spending extra time with family, including a wonderful visit to the US- Continued my life-long learning by joining online courses in Accounting and Full Stack Software Development- Dabbled in part-time localisation quality control

    • Bank of Ireland

      May 2018 - Jul 2019
      Performance Support Analyst

      (contracted via NTT DATA Services)- Creating, producing, maintaining and enhancing bank project performance reports and reporting frameworks- Providing holistic MI of project status covering all relevant dimensions (financials, milestones, risks, issues etc.) tosupport decision making- Providing support to other teams as required in adherence to agreed methodologies/governance processes

    • Keywords Studios

      Feb 2020 - Dec 2020
      Localization QA Tester (Greek)

      - Providing project-based QA services on computer/console game texts in the Greek language

    • Health Service Executive

      Dec 2020 - Nov 2021

      (contracted through CPL)- Creating specifications for CovidCare Tracker updates and coordinating UAT processes (contracted through CPL)- Leading National Superusers and supporting Contact Tracing Centres and Public Health Departments on the CovidCare Tracker CRM environment used for Testing & Tracing- Maintaining documentation and testing improvements for CCT- Coordinating CCT efforts with stakeholders in related areas (CTCs, PHDs, Education & Training, Scripts & Scenarios)

      • Business Analyst, Design - COVID-19 Contact Management Programme

        Apr 2021 - Nov 2021
      • Team Lead, National Superusers - COVID-19 Contact Management Programme

        Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
    • Bank of Ireland

      Nov 2021 - now
      Service and Measurement Reporting Analyst
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Certificate in Contact Centre Management

      University College Dublin through the School of Professional Finance of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland
      Jan 2010
    • Coding the Matrix: Linear Algebra through Computer Science Applications

      Coursera
      Jan 2013
      View certificate certificate
    • Discrete Optimization

      Coursera
      Jan 2013
      View certificate certificate
    • Essential Skills of Management

      Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM)
      Jan 2010
    • An Introduction to Operations Management

      Coursera
      Jan 2013
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction to Finance

      Coursera
      Jan 2013
      View certificate certificate
    • Model Thinking

      Coursera
      Jan 2013
      View certificate certificate
    • Data Analysis

      Coursera
      Mar 2013
      View certificate certificate
    • PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner Certification Training

      APMG-International
      Mar 2012
      View certificate certificate
    • Statistics: Making Sense of Data

      Coursera
      Jan 2013
      View certificate certificate