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Aix-En-Provence Area, France

• Studied for the DELF B2 diploma in French.• Participated actively in international school library and activities.• Managed all administration and activities of the Greek school of Aix.• Set-up and handled the operation of a rental property business.• Managed the family estate and taxation in 3 countries.

Athens, Greece

Responsible for the operation of the family consulting business:• Set-up the company and managed its operation in Greece.• Handled accounting & taxation in Greece and the US.

Sunnyvale Ca, Usa

Product Marketing Manager for Zroute, IC Compiler’s integrated router:• Worked with R&D to define the goals and requirements during beta phase, managed the beta partnerships worldwide and worked with R&D and customers to achieve production quality code.• Managed the worldwide launch - articles in technical publications, white papers, press release and interviews, sales collateral, customer endorsements, product demo at DAC.• Won the EDN Innovation Award in EDA (Design Creation and IP) for IC Compiler's Zroute.• Worked with R&D and top-10 customers to prioritize the implementation of the 32nm and 22nm routing rules. • Worked with Sales to win benchmarks against other place & route tools.

Sunnyvale Ca, Usa

Technical Marketing Manager for DFY (Design-for-Yield):• Launched the DFY initiative at Synopsys and delivered the DFY seminars worldwide working with engineering teams from the Implementation and DFM business units.• Developed presentations and sales collateral for IC Compiler and DFY in addition to webinars and demos at DAC and SNUG.

San Jose Ca, Usa

Business development and marketing manager for the engineering services group:• Drove the alliance with TSMC Taiwan, and managed the relationship with TSMC North America to expand the fabless market reach and revenue. • Developed a strategic plan for service revenue expansion with an integrated environment of DFT, test, and diagnostic equipment for first silicon debug.• Managed the IC Validation Service worldwide launch, trained sales and presented the new offering to customers in Europe, North America, and all major trade shows. • Wrote articles for the Fabless Forum and the COT Planning Guide, and several abstracts and presentations by technical staff at conferences such as DAC, Semicon and FSA Suppliers Expo.

Stanford Ca, Usa

• Conducted research on data mining techniques for decision analysis under Prof. Ronald Howard.• Handled the relationship with Fujitsu Research Institute (FRI) Japan, the funding sponsor.

Aarhus, Denmark

• Participated in several European research projects in the area of secure electronic commerce.• Designed and developed cryptographic services and payment systems for SMEs.

Ioannina, Greece

• Wrote a winning proposal ($300,000) for the creation of an e-commerce site.

M.S., Management Science And Engineering, 3.7/4.0

Coursework included Linear and Nonlinear Optimization, Decision Analysis, Investment Science, Strategy Models, Strategy.

M.S., Computer Engineering & Informatics, 8.5/10.0

Coursework included Computer Architecture, Signals and Systems, Computer Networks, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Distributed.