02/2017 – (today): in.mat-Lab, Senior Technical Consultant. Bringing experience and a proven track record of success in the field of perlite, meeting the company’s goals and objectives for a professional consultancy to mining companies, perlite expansion plants and final producers.
04/2016 – 01/2017: Aegean Perlites S.A., General Manager. Restructuring business, initiating cultural change and creating the right team for the next step. Developing new products and penetrating markets.
01/2010 – 03/2016: S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., Southern Europe Division, Mediterranean & Black Sea Business Unit – Expanded Perlite Operations Manager. Management of a multifunctional plant with every day production, serving a range of products covering construction, agriculture, hydroponics, filter aids, cryogenic insulation, fillers for paints. Technical support and advisory to S&B’s perlite plants for product and process development & optimization, marketing and investment decisions.
11/2002 - 12/2009: S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., Perlite Division, Technical Development Department - Technical Support Engineer. Responsible for international customers’ technical support. Project management and product development coordination. Participation in various internal, B2B and EU funded R&D projects based on industrial minerals. Responsible for knowledge data base of a very wide range of perlite qualities from all around the world through lab and industrial tests and analyses.
10/2000 -10/2002: Mathios Refractories S.A. - Head of Refractories Production Section. Production organizing and synchronizing of two plants. Decrement of operational costs. Product design and development, quality control, quality assurance.
01/1992 - 09/2000: National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Laboratory of Metallurgy Senior Researcher. Participation in projects funded by national and EU sources.