Vasilis Manolas

Experience

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  High Voltage Laboratory, ETH

  Sept 2009 - Dec 2009

  Research assistant in Combined Heat Production (CHP) implementation

  Part of the research team in the Co-generation Department. Was assigned to:• Introduce CHP implementation. Worked independently for the advance of theknowledge on the subject of use of energy storage as a cost effective solution for theimplementation of a CHP in the case of a single house.• Prove and evaluate the results, using Matlab.Was selected from among a group of students for aninternship at ETH, based on merit during my final year ofengineering studies.https://www.eeh.ee.ethz.ch/en/no_cache/power/high-voltage-laboratory/research/former-projects-of-the-high-voltage-laboratory-hvl/view/detail/project/vision-of-future-energy-networks-vofen.html Show less

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  IIEK AKMI

  Sept 2014 - Feb 2015

  Computer Science Teacher

  -Teaching Constructed and Object Oriented Programming (C & C++)-Personal supervision of the Project of approx. 50 students, working in Game and Website development. Duration of Project: 6 months, working in teams of two. Implement Agile Principles and Methodologies as extracurricular subject.http://www.iek-akmi.edu.gr/en

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  Hellenic Army(Research and Information Corps)

  Mar 2015 - Nov 2015

  Computer Programmer Analyst

  Main activities and responsibilities:-24hr IT support-Smooth running of all ICT systems-Computer network supervision

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  Mathlogic.eu

  Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

  Scrum Master

  Member of a small and efficient team of Engineers, Mathematicians and Developers, specialized in Web Programming, building complete Web and Mobile Applications.Responsible for the implementation of the Scrum framework on the team's projects, a role known as Scrum Master.Worked closely with the Team of Software Engineers and their manager to adopt and apply the Scrum framework within the company. Succeeded in advancing the speed of delivery, the quality of the software delivered, and, hence, the satisfaction of the customers. Worked closely with the manager to transform their role into a Product Owner.Additionally, contributed to improving the API deliverables by designing and implementing API testing scenarios using open source tools (black-box testing). Show less

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  Vivante Health

  Apr 2016 - Jun 2018

  Director of Software Quality Assurance & Scrum Master

  In the role of the Scrum Master, built a highly effective Agile Software Delivery Team, by:- guiding Teams to apply the Scrum Framework and the Agile principles behind it, starting from 5 people and scaling up to 16 Team members- assisting the Product Owner daily, balancing between the Business and the Delivery Team- enhancing cross-functional activities among Teams, which advanced sense of ownership of the Product being built among everyone- enabling feedback flowing from Business to the Delivery Team, so that Team members are informed what Business Team thinks of the deliverables and assume responsibility to further improve the final ProductIn the role of the Director Software Quality Assurance, improved the quality of the deliverables at the end of each Sprint, by:- reviewing early the requirements prepared for the Development Team and planning the test cases. This lead to further refinement of the initial software requirements and the design delivered- designing and implementing well-structured test plans using open source tools and BDD (Behavior Driven Development)- performing thorough regression testing, identifying, documenting, and tracking bugs, through both test suites and manual testingand achieved the desired quality assurance of the Product release, by:- organizing and coordinating RC (Release Candidate) testing within the Team prior each release- extensively testing the new features prior their release- intensively refining the test cases and scenarios implemented looking for further improvements prior the upcoming release Show less

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  Beat

  Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  Agile Coach

  • Agile Coach of three cross functional teams applying Scrum and KanBan Frameworks• Fostering an environment of trust, self-organisation, continuous improvement, and successful delivery• Contributing to the agile transformation of the organisation, focusing on promoting the agile mindset, coaching teams and individuals, removing team and company level impediments• Facilitating scrum rituals and cross-team meetings

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  Yodeck

  Sept 2020 - now

  • Engineering Operations

    Apr 2025 - now

  • Agile Coach

    Sept 2020 - Apr 2025