Simi Pantazelos Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Consulted with social sector leaders and philanthropists to generate strategies to achieve breakthrough results in solving society's most challenging issues through data-driven analysis and insights.

Boston, Ma

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Performed several critical, high-visibility roles supporting multiple phases of the Software Development Lifecycle for a large, transformative project implementing cutting-edge technology at a mutlinational theme park.Business Analyst / Functional Lead:- Managed 5,000+ technical requirements for suite of high-visibility software used by all cast members and guests; overhauled requirements documentation, enabling improved consistency, clarity, and collaboration across multiple vendors.- Proposed prioritization of problems and enhancements to advise clients in planning release strategies.Quality Assurance Lead:- Executed functional and technical testing in testing environments for 20 .Net, Java, and PHP applications, performing bug analysis, writing 550 test scripts, and identifying 310 defects.- Managed testing and development efforts for a .NET application currently stationed in major theme park, averaging 50,000 transactions on a daily basis by theme park guests.- Directed efforts to resolve emergency software bugs in production, coordinating efforts of teams across multiple vendors, analyzing root causes, testing code fixes, reporting status to senior executives, and deploying emergency code fixes.- Created standardized method to track defect status across vendors; implemented daily status email to share with clients.- Demoed applications for Client Senior Executives, including Chairman of the theme park.Project Management – Reporting & Analytics:- Constructed financial forecasts for several contracts, totaling $15M in revenue; generated resource plan, identified necessary contingency distribution, and reported data to partners to identify opportunities for improvement.- Assessed resource management, distribution, and efficiency of 100+ resources in three countries.

Directed all student lobbying efforts at city, state, and national levels of government on behalf of over 40,000 students.Select Achievements:- Coordinated Annual Student Lobby Conference & Shadow Day at Florida Capitol of 60 students.- Tracked and responded to legislation affecting FSU students from state and local government.- Led efforts to file and testify in support of HJR931/SJR1508, a constitutional amendment to restore fair and equitable student representation on the Florida Board of Governors.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Contributed to Grass-roots lobbying on issues of Greece, Cyprus, and the Orthodox Patriarchate. Select Achievements: - Assisted in communication efforts requesting and collecting co-sponsors of members of the US Congress on two letters to President Obama regarding religious freedom in Turkey and human rights in Cyprus. Efforts secured 265 Congressmen and 75 Senators as co-sponsors.- Attended conferences and briefings with Ambassadors and key members of Congress.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Co-founded and directed all the efforts of the first fully student-run United Way in the country. Select Achievements:- Managed and directed efforts executive board of 10 students annually. - Created annual service and fundraising events including the Annual FSU Krispy Kreme Challenge.- Fundraised and directed the allocation of $8,000+ to 7 service organizations of FSU.- Served as a Board Member for United Way of the Big Bend.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Activities and Societies: MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Leadership Team--Sponsorship Lead 2018, Content team 2017.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Affairs; Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics & Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Service Scholars; Student United Way; FSU Honors Program; Phi Beta Kappa; Orthodox Christian Fellowship; FSU.