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Vienna, At

Vienna, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

CAPTAIN Coach is a spin-off coming from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki that develops digital solutions for healthy ageing and independent living. I was part of the business development team that spun off the company and subsequently co-led the commercialisation activities.Experience Highlights• Led the start-up through two acceleration programs (EIT Digital & Covid-X, which allowed the company to secure nearly 200.000 euros in equity-free capital.• Assumed full responsibility for the business modelling and for driving the technology commercialization further by engaging key stakeholders across several countries, performing product-market fit analyses and working closely with the product development team

Vienna, Austria

Arthur D. Little is an international management consulting firm with 43 offices around the world and 1,200 employees. Experience Highlights• Developed a database with the contact details of 750 C-level executives of broadcasting, media production and distribution companies from 70 countries, which was later used by the partners and the principals for generating leads.• Worked together with a Senior Manager in developing an initial assessment of the Covid-19 impact on the media and entertainment industry for a large French media company. Parts of the assessment were also used for the creation of an article that was published in the Austrian media.• Was in charge of putting together a cybersecurity incident response framework for a major Oil & Gas company, while working with a senior consultant and the client’s global CISO. • Assisted the development of a market entry model for a major German telecommunications company.• Due diligence for a major internet service provider• Contributed to the development of Arthur D. Little’s new Europe-wide onboarding procedure for new employees.

Germany

INI-Novation GmbH is an international business consulting company with a focus on innovation management and technology commercialization. The company has been providing tailored services to three different lines of clients – private companies, universities and R&D institutes, and local governments.Experience Highlights:• Business development for 6 EU funded projects with budgets > 250.000 Euro• Co-led the spin-off of a 4 million Euro research project• Created and managed a CRM Database with 7.000 contacts of C-level decision-makers• Conducted market research and competitive analysis for 30+ clients and partners• Innovation management, access to market consulting and internationalization support for multiple scale-ups

Vienna

I co-led the first for-profit case of 180 Degrees Consulting Vienna – a Brazilian communication consulting company with 60 employees, serving Fortune 500 companies, that was looking to enter the DACH market.• Performed the initial market research and designed a market entry strategy for the company, which successfully established a branch in Vienna in 2020.

Gzira, Malta

Global Gaming was a challenger in the iGaming industry and operated a number of successful award-winning casino brands, such as Ninja Casino. I joined the company in its growth phase, when it had just reported a 266% increase in revenue in Q1 2018. Global Gaming was acquired by Enlabs, which was in turn then acquired by Entain - an international sports betting and gambling company, listed on the London Stock Exchange.Experience Highlights:• I worked together with the Head of SEO and the Chief Growth Officer on optimizing the structure of the SEO department.• I was in charge of implementing "Confluence" and "Trello" within the department, which ensured a higher visibility of the operations and increased the team’s productivity by 30%.• Performed content migration for 7 online casinos, operating on the Nordic markets.• In charge of optimizing a Danish online casino.• On-Page & Off-Page SEO

Ruse, Bulgaria

“YoStar Technologies” was an early-stage start-up, focused on revolutionising the stargazing experience through a mobile application for amateur astronomers and people who enjoy stargazing. Users were able to choose from a list of the most famous stars and then the application would guide them in finding the star and navigating their telescope towards it. Experience highlights: • Secured EUR 120.000 in funding • Managed a team of 4 people (1 developer, 1 PhD student & 2 designers)• I led all technology commercialisation initiatives, and I was mentored by a representative of the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centres, a leading German business angel and various Bulgarian and German investors.• I was able to engage NASA, Microsoft and the team of Hubble Space Telescope in providing us with technical support and know-how.• The start-up was awarded 3rd Place in the “European Satellite Navigation Competition 2014”, organised by the European Space Agency.• I participated in more than 20 national and regional start-up competitions, winning many first places and benefitting from the publicity.

Sliema, Malta

Yobetit (now Kanon Gaming) was a fast-growing scaleup back then, providing innovative solutions for the iGaming industry. During my internship, I learned a lot about growing and running a company, which significantly influenced the development of my startup – “YoStar Technologies”.Experience Highlights:• Conducted market analyses and designed market entry strategies for 14 countries, which later helped the company expand to the Nordic markets • Business development and promotion of the company’s iGaming products in the Balkans and the Baltics• Competitive analyses and strategic planning• Presented the company’s products to potential partners and clients

Ruse, Bulgaria

Startup Factory was the first startup organization in the city of Ruse, which successfully engaged the local ecosystem of entrepreneurs and created the first co-working space still acts as a catalyst for the local ecosystem.Experience highlights: • Support in event planning and execution• Support in the overall management of the NGO• Engaging high school students and introducing them to the concepts of entrepreneurship

Sliema, Malta

Yobetit (now Kanon Gaming) was a fast-growing scaleup back then, providing innovative solutions for the iGaming industry. During my internship, I learned a lot about growing and running a company, which significantly influenced the development of my startup – “YoStar Technologies”.Experience Highlights:• Research of the sports booking markets• Financial documents processing• Organizational assignments

Master Of Science - Ms, Supply Chain Management

Specialisations: 1) Supply chain finance and risk management 2) Recent Topics in Supply Chain Management (Military Logistics; SCM.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business And Economics

Specialisations: 1) Strategy and Managerial Accounting 2) Entrepreneurship and Innovation Bachelor's thesis: Adopting Industrial IoT.

Mathematics