Qualifications & Education
2015-present
Online Certificate of Mastery in Communications and Marketing
Harvard University
2010-2011
Netherlands Master in Advanced Air and Space Law
University of Leiden
2009-2011
Greece Master of Laws (LL.M) in Public International Law
University of Athens
2005-2009
Greece
B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration
Languages
Greek, Albanian – Mother tongues
English – Proficiency Cambridge, TOEFL
French – Excellent (DELF Certificate)
German – Good (Zertifikat by Goethe Institut)
Spanish – Elementary (VUB Certification)
Awards
2014 – Best Diplomat Of The Year Nomination By Thessis Model United Nations (MUN)
2013 – Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs by the European Commission, DG Enterprise & Industry
2012 – Best performance by Eurocontrol
2011 – Voted Representative of the LL.M Consulting Group by the LL.M in Public International Law
2010 – Valedictorian Honour by the University of Athens
Personal Skills
Computer skills Internet and intranet systems:
Social media (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Blogger, Tumblr);
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Publisher).
Social skills:
Sharing and acquiring expertise and knowledge through regular working team meetings;
Cultural sensitivity and ability to build rapport with a diverse workforce in multicultural settings;
Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing.
Organisational skills:
Ability to effectively prioritise and juggle multiple concurrent projects;
Innovative problem-solver who can generate workable solutions and resolve complaints;
Demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinising, improving and streamlining complex work processes.
Career Summary
02/2013 – present
Brussels International Sales Manager at M. Sharma, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Sector: Business brokerage in the packaging, food and transportation industry
– Developed new sales policies achieving annual growth of 18% on sales across India, Europe and USA and thus was awarded with the Best Employee of the Year Award;
– Maintaining long term multi-level relationships with customers and interacting with them to increase sales of organization’s products;
– Negotiated successfully a 250.000€ contract with Bemis Company, Inc, Promoting & selling flexible packaging equipment for Bemis and establishing plans and strategies to expand the customer base;
– Researching and prospecting for potential customers (phone calls, e-mails, conferences and tradeshows, network within the industry).
Main stakeholders: 3M, British Chamber of Commerce, Embassy of the United States, European External Action Service, Google, IBM, Western Union, Parliament Magazine, European Voice, New Europe, Bemis Inc.
01/2012 – 01/2013
Brussels Sales and project adviser at Clavie Packaging
Sector: Flexible packaging (Convertors/Distributors/Food packers)
– Identified key decision makers and lobbied for the company’s interests in the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council of the EU by pursuing meetings with high level officials;
– Maintained and updated the CRM/data base with commitment objective, notes and next steps;
– Developed new accounts from leads and prospecting efforts, and followed up on company-supplied leads in a timely manner;
– Stayed abreast and updated the upper management of new technology, market developments, appropriate standards, and competitor offerings.
Main stakeholders: European Parliament, Council of the EU, European Commission, Catering Sol, 3M.
01/2011 – 12/2011
Maastricht, Brussels Sales and communications assistant expert – EUROCONTROL
Sector: Aerospace manufacturing
– Worked cross-functionally across the enterprise to identify key influencers, define gaps in products or services, and develop and implement the necessary tools to capitalize on opportunities;
– Organised multi-country exhibitions, and prepared sales proposals, presentations and solutions.
Main stakeholders: DG MOVE, EASA, ICAO, European Patent Office, Bombardier, AirFrance
10/2009 – 05/2010
Athens Attorney at law trainee D. Karabogias Law Firm
Sector: Customer care
– Worked closely with customers to ensure meeting all objectives towards customer satisfaction.
Main stakeholders: National Bank of Greece, Ministry of Economy and Justice, European Central Bank
06/2009 – 09/2009
Athens Sales and Communications trainee UNHCR
Sector: International diplomacy
– Developed reports, and maintained a prospect-stakeholder CRM/data base.
Main stakeholders: Greek Army forces, German Ministry of Defence, UNICEF, Embassy of Sweden
Projects
06/2014 – 09/2014 LEAD, Project in cooperation with the Embassy of the United States in Lithuania and Latvia
03/ 2014 Entrepreneurship education, Project in cooperation with the First high school of Zagreb (Croatia)
2013 – 2020 CoBiz Incubators, Project in cooperation with SEAVUS in Skopje (FYROM) and Warsaw (Poland)
2013 – 2016 IPA Cross Border Programme between the Republic of Macedonia – Kosovo, European Commission
