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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sales Director at Fireware UAE

  • Education

    • Hellenic Submarine School

      2015 - 2015
      Certificate Submarine Command Course (SMCC)

      The course is a combination of simulator time ashore and sea time under war-like conditions.

    • Hellenic Naval Command and Staff College (HNCSC)

      2012 - 2013
      Diploma of Education Command's Staff Officer Certification Crisis Management - Operational Planning

      The HNCSC provide Hellenic Naval officers with a first class post-graduate education as well as command and staff training in order to support Operational Analysis, Crisis Evaluation, Handling Risk management and Human Resource Management

    • NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center

      2012 - 2012
      Certificate Maritime Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) & Asymmetric Threats

      Training to protect large, vulnerable sea going vessels at sea and in harbour against the risk of a high profile terrorist attacks.

    • Hellenic Submarine School

      2011 - 2012
      Certificate Submarine Executive Officer (XO)

      Training in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics and Ship-Building.

    • ESM / ELINT SYSTEM - SAAB - South Africa

      2007 - 2007
      Certificate Military Systems and Maintenance Technology

      Operator - Onboard Maintainer Training course for Electronic Support Measures / intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations

    • Optronic System - ZEISS - Germany

      2007 - 2007
      Certificate Military Systems and Maintenance Technology

    • Torpedo Countermeasure System - WHITEHEAD ALENIA - Italy

      2007 - 2007
      Cerificate Military Systems and Maintenance Technology

      Operator - Maintenance Training course for torpedoes countermeasures

    • Underwater Telephone, Echosounder - L3 ELAC Nautik - Germany

      2007 - 2007
      Certificate Military Systems and Maintenance Technology

      Operator and Maintainer course

    • Advanced Harpoon Weapon Control System - The Boeing Company - USA

      2006 - 2006
      Certificate Military Systems and Maintenance Technology

    • Maritime Inertial Navigation System - Raytheon Marine GmbH - Germany

      2006 - 2006
      Certificate Military Systems and Maintenance Technology

      Training Course for Operators / Maintenance Personnel

    • Weapon Control System - ATLAS ELEKTRONIK - Germany

      2006 - 2006
      Certificate Military Systems and Maintenance Technology

      Operator On board Maintenance Training course

    • Underwater Acoustics - NAVFCO - France

      2004 - 2004
      Certificate Low Frequencies Analysis and Recording

      LOFAR Training in the French Navy Southern Training Center premises

    • General Training of Junior Officers

      2003 - 2004
      Antisubmarine Warfare Officer

    • Hellenic Submarine School

      2002 - 2002
      Certificate Submarine Officer

    • Hellenic Naval Academy

      1996 - 2000
      Bachelor's degree Naval Science and Shipping

    • Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University

      -
      Business Administration and Management, General

  • Experience

    • Hellenic Navy

      Sept 1996 - Apr 2022

      Instructor for officers and petty officers courses in electrical engineering, electronics, propulsion system and auxiliary machinery, hydraulic systems, approach and attack simulator.Submarine command evaluator of submarine's operational performance, crews professional skills and training. Practicing Leadership, Exercising HRMResponsibilities: Submarine's security , enhancing opertional status of both submarine's capabilities and personnel's performance and training.Managed people in a human-centric manner, generating enthusiasm while trying to empower them to work towards their potential by collaborating and through teamwork. Responsible of guiding and managing the overall provision of human resources services. Performance in management and improvement systems, along with organization development. Attend to employment and regulatory concerns from time to time.Allocates revenue for compensation and benefits administration, employee safety, welfare, wellness and health. Practising Leadership and HRMResponsibilities: Training and management of personnel, Assinging and scheduling personnel/assets/equipment and finances to the task at hand, Information security Affairs, Submarine's structures/propulsion system/electrical generation and distribution/domestic and associated mechanical services(responsibilities also include the main and auxiliry machinery,engines,automatic and remote control systems, hydraulics, air conditioning and refrigeration. Responsibilities: Surface ships air defence, submarine's communications, radar, sonar, navigation, combat data, fire control and weapons systems, efficiency/effectiveness/safety of submarine's diverse combat and self-defence capabilities. Training for service as a naval officer.

      • Hellenic Submarine School Director

        Sept 2019 - Apr 2022

      • Commanding Officer

        Oct 2016 - Aug 2019

      • Director of Human Resource Management in Hellenic Submarine Command

        Sept 2015 - Oct 2016

      • Executive Officer

        May 2012 - Aug 2015

      • Destroyer Air Defence Officer - Submarine Weapons Electrical Engineer Officer

        Jun 2000 - Apr 2012

      • Naval Cadet

        Sept 1996 - Jun 2000

    • Fireware

      Jul 2022 - now

      • Sales Director

        Dec 2022 - now

      • Sales Account Manager

        Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • English for Customer Service and Call Center

      Alison
      Jan 2024

    • Diploma in Professional Career Skills

      International Business Management Institute (IBMI)
      Feb 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • NSE 2 The Evolution of Cybersecurity

      Fortinet
      Sept 2022

    • Proficiency in the General English Certification Test (GECT)

      International Business Management Institute (IBMI)
      Jan 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • NSE 1 Information Security Awareness

      Fortinet
      Aug 2022