Dr. Demetrios Sapounas

Led acquisition and divestment due diligence resulting in plans and tasks for the integration and separation of business entities. Identified a gap in the implementation of SAP and Dynamics and proposed a process modification that increased efficiency and enhanced business satisfaction.

A venture group incubating new concepts and companies. Investigated and assessed attractiveness of ideas, analysed business models for new businesses, assisting in the selection of promising concepts and contributing to the start-up phase. Consulted with start-ups, advised on business and revenue models, developed systems requirements, designed enterprise architectures, identified and negotiated with vendors, performed technology evaluations, developed budgets and plans for short and long term projects.

Developed the technology strategy and roadmap, aligned the business strategy with technology and developed the SaaS product, on AWS, using outsourced and offshore resources, contributing to the company's fund-raising efforts.

Led the development, implementation and planning of product development and market penetration strategies, focusing primarily on blockchain, financial, healthcare, government applications and international expansion. Secured the company's first healthcare project, with a Latin American healthcare provider, to showcase the product value for data security and clinician interaction with patient data.

Led a team of eight data architects and enterprise data architecture initiatives in transforming the organization to a data-centric enterprise, while adopting and applying agile methodologies.

A technology and management consulting practice. Engage with clients from various industries to help define and execute strategic and tactical objectives.

Recruited by the Board of Directors to technologically manage this international non-profit delivering medical outreach and training to under-served parts of the world. Identified and pursued new opportunities, managed and directed all corporate operations and information systems plus technology development for delivering medical services worldwide.

* Led a core team of seven and additional matrixed resources at delivering custom power management, Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to utility clients. * Orchestrated the on-time delivery of Smart Grid City solutions as part of a multi-vendor team, including Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) integration, Home Area Network (HAN) device control and Demand Response.

A group specializing in name recognition and search products for the global financial and transportation industries, marketing companies, Government agencies. Led a team on the development and full lifecycle product management, from release to end-of-life, supporting Windows and multiple UNIX platforms. Interfaced with clients, designed solutions and software architectures in support of know your customer (KYC) projects, in the financial industry, enabling regulatory compliance.

Established this technology and management consulting practice and led client projects ranging from solution architecture and delivery to infrastructure design and build-out. Defined the development process and led the architecture, development and delivery of software solutions.

Founder and CTO for this early-stage application service provider healthcare claims processing company. Led start-up activities including business plan development, market research and analysis and marketing, plus product development. Presented to VCs and interfaced with partners, clients and other stakeholders.

Washington, DC division of the e-commerce company. Managed product/solution development, hosting operations, data center and corporate IT, plus a team of 35 including developers, administrators and DBAs. Established and directed the European operations, based in Amsterdam, supporting worldwide clients.

US Navy laboratory conducting R&D, systems development and fleet support. Led project management, system design, technology and proposal evaluations, authored RFPs, managed IT infrastructure and technology refresh. Architected and developed the initial system capabilities resulting in securing funding for a multi-year project. Managed multiple, concurrent, distributed projects leading to demonstration and fielded systems. Conducted contract negotiations, obtained and managed $250K capital budgets.

Business Strategy, Planning, Management, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation.

Image Processing, Pattern Matching, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence.