Employment History
University of Western Macedonia, Dept. of Product and Systems Design Engineering, Greece (2019 - todate)
University Research Center, Director of the Institute for the Traditional Architecture and Cultural Heritage, Greece (2020 - todate)
Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Design Engineering, CAD/CAM/CAE Lab, Greece (2004 - 2019).
Western Macedonia Technological Research Center, Head of the Wood Technology Division, Greece, www.ktedm.gr (2018 - 2019).
Head of the Center of Product and Packaging Design, Western Macedonia Technological Research Center, Greece (2012 - 2019).
Hellenic Petroleum S.A., Refinery installation of Thessaloniki, Maintenance Engineer, Greece.
Mechanical Engineer, Dept. of Technical Services, Prefecture of Thesprotia.
CAE Engineer (Computer Aided Engineering), Tickford Engineering - Vehicle Technical Centre - UK.
Technical consultancy services.
University Research Center, Director of the Institute for the Traditional Architecture and Cultural Heritage, Greece (2020 - todate)
Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Design Engineering, CAD/CAM/CAE Lab, Greece (2004 - 2019).
Western Macedonia Technological Research Center, Head of the Wood Technology Division, Greece, www.ktedm.gr (2018 - 2019).
Head of the Center of Product and Packaging Design, Western Macedonia Technological Research Center, Greece (2012 - 2019).
Hellenic Petroleum S.A., Refinery installation of Thessaloniki, Maintenance Engineer, Greece.
Mechanical Engineer, Dept. of Technical Services, Prefecture of Thesprotia.
CAE Engineer (Computer Aided Engineering), Tickford Engineering - Vehicle Technical Centre - UK.
Technical consultancy services.
Awards
- "Octavian Pruteanu Excellence Diploma", 2020, ModTech (Modern Technologies in Industrial Engineering) Professional Association.
Visiting Professor
- Visiting Professor, M.Sc. in Strategic Product Design, International Hellenic University, School of Economics and Business Administration, Thessaloniki, Greece (2012 - todate).
- Visiting Professor, University of Zaragoza, Dpto. Ingenieria de Diseno y Fabricacion, March 2017, Zaragoza, Spain (Erasmus +).
- Visiting Professor, University of Zaragoza, Dpto. Ingenieria de Diseno y Fabricacion, February 2016, Zaragoza, Spain (Erasmus +).
- Visiting Professor, Escuela de Arte Y Superior de Diseno "Casa de Los Picos", Department of Product Design, May 2015, Segovia, Spain (Erasmus +).
- Visiting Professor, Manufacturing Engineering Department, Faculty of Technological Engineering and Industrial management, Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania, Oct. 2013 (LLP/Erasmus Teaching Staff Exchanges).
- Visiting Professor, University of Western Macedonia, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (2012-13), Greece.
- Visiting Professor, International Business and Culture/Degree Program in Design, Kymenlaaksonammattikorkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences, Kouvola, Finland, September 2010 (ERASMUS/SOCRATES Staff mobility program).
- Visiting Professor, Degree Program in Design, Kymenlaakson Polytechnic Kouvola, Finland, September 2005 (ERASMUS/SOCRATES Staff mobility program).
Invited Professor
- Invited Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, November 2016, Cyprus.
- Invited Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, November 2015, Cyprus.
Projects
- 2004-2005: ‘Redesign the graduate curriculum of the Industrial Design Engineering Degree of the Technological Education Institution of Western Macedonia’, European Committee, 3rd Financing period.
- August 2006 – June 2007: ‘Establishing a carrier office infrastructure within the Technological Education Institution of Western Macedonia’, EPEAEK, Greece.
- November 2006 – December 2008: ‘Innovation Pole for the Region of Western Macedonia’, Project No. 04-PPK06, Financing program: COMPETITIVENESS, Technological Research Center of Western Macedonia, Greece.
- July 2010 – June 2013: ‘EmPower – Intelligent Energy Europe’, Technological Research Center of Western Macedonia, Greece.
- June 2012 – to date: Head of the project ‘Design and development of packaging’, Special Account of Education and Research, Technological Education Institution of Western Macedonia, Greece.
- May 2012 – to date: Head of the Center of Product and Packaging Design (www.cppd.eu), Technological Research Center of Western Macedonia, Greece.
- July 2012 – June 2015: Archimedes III – Funding of Research Teams at TEI of Western Macedonia, EPEDVM, Project Code: OPS 383583, Project No 11, ‘3D simulation of the drilling manufacturing process based on programming of a general purposes CAD system’.
- September 2011 – to date: ‘Financing apprentices for the final year students of the Technological Education Institution of Western Macedonia’, Project No: MIS: 299971, Technological Education Institution of Western Macedonia.
- 2013-2014: ‘Lecturing activities for the Faculty of Engineering’, University of Western Macedonia, project no: 1298.
- 2013-2014: ‘Hydraulic Elevator components testing in order to examine their structural integrity in gradually reduced speed operation (braking)’, University of Western Macedonia and Kleemann S.A. (elevators manufacturer), project no: 1297.
- October 2013 – September 2014: ‘Experimentally derived mathematical models for calculating the cutting forces and the cutting torque in drilling manufacturing process’, Research proposal funding from the Special Account of Education and Research, Technological Education Institution of Western Macedonia, Greece.
- January 2015 - December 2015: ‘Remote control of industrial devices for practices for practical lectures in design and Manufacturing Engineering sharing machines among European Universities’, JIUZ-2014-TEC-03, University of Zaragoza, Spain.
- November 2015 – December 2016: Head of the project ‘Teaching and research activities sponsored by HAAS Automation Ltd’, Special Account of Education and Research, Technological Education Institution of Western Macedonia, Greece.
