Focused and committed on higher goals challenging the obvious or the consolidated. Self-motivated and using out of the box thinking. Highly interested in innovative approaches or ingredients promoting health, new product categories or innovative working procedures.As a Head or member of R&D departments I have collected a 23 year worth of experience in building new products, concepts or work flows. I work hard to establish effective connections with other departments of the organization by co-operating closely with the team members and interacting with the needs of all involved.As a Head of QA Department I kept as main targets the goals for safety and quality standards. I was also responsible for the handling of consumer complaints of the retail market with exceptional results. I greatly value training, thus I have set specialized internal courses and also supported customers in house or at their premises. I was also company’s responsible during audits from customers and law forcing organizations (EFSA, ΕΦΕΤ, ΓΧΚ, during ISO certifications etc). As Plant Manager I focused on the tight co-operation of the teams of the Plant so that the joint effort of each department results to quick and effective solutions.Finally, in all 4 expanding companies that I worked for, I have gathered great experience in designing production lines and in building new productions areas from scratch while also improving or expanding existing production facilities.