IT and Business Consultant (Self-employed)• 28 years of professional experience in the field of Information Technologies in private and public-sector projects.• Wide knowledge related of public procurement procedures, tendering, contracting and implementation of IT Systems.• Excellent command in English language.• Very good interpersonal and communication skills.• Excellent team spirit and very long experience in working in a team-oriented environment.• Very good analytical and problem solving skills.He has been a visiting professor at the Panteion University of Athens in the Postgraduate Studies Program “Virtual Communities: Socio-Psychological Approaches and Technical Applications” in the Department of Psychology. Title of the Lecture: “History and Theory of Virtual Communities. Virtual Cultures”.He has been a Research Associate and S/W developer as a member in Project Teams in various European projects (ACTS, ESPRIT and IST) related to communications and informatics (1995-2000). Since 2001 Dr. Vardangalos worked as independent IT consultant and Technical Project Manager in various companies for national and European development and research projects (ACTS, ESPRIT, HPCN, IST- E-CONTENT, TACIS, FP6, FP7, World Bank) in the IT sector.He has participated as a Project Manager and IT expert in Third-Country Technical Assistance projects funded by the EU External Aid Assistance (EuropeAid). He also has considerable experience in managing and evaluating EU projects and programs under the Community Support Frameworks (CSF, NSRF), as he has been a key member of the Technical Advisory and Evaluation Team of Co-funded EU Structural Funds projects and programs. - Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece since 1996- Member of the Pan-Hellenic Union of Dipl. Mechanical/Electrical Engineers- Member of the Greek Union of Computer and Telecommunications Engineers. - Member of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts, Inc. (IALEIA)- Founding Member of Hellenic Evaluation Society- Member of Registers of Greek Bodies for the evaluation of investment plans. - Member of the Friends of Acropolis Society.
Listed skills include Telecommunications, Project Management, Web Services, Management, and 45 others.