Ilias Birdas

•Manage large telecommunication projects end to end •Act as main coordination point towards project external interfaces (e.g. Services, Operations/Logistics etc) •Provide reporting & project coordination support for executive management/SET initiatives . •Coordinate special projects as assigned by management. Coordinate project escalations originated from the project team and from executive team. •PMO:focus on process standardization/unification initiatives

Set quality standards and ensure compliance, Manage activities related to ISO quality system - Manage/supervise a group of QA Auditors: planning, scheduling audit activities -QA site audits: organizing QA site audits ,generating site QA audit report - Provide audit schedule to QA Auditors to ensure effective/productive QA auditing - Reporting: regular reporting after analyzing the deviations and support PM Team to initiate corrective and preventive actions necessary

Project management for big telecommunications projects -Identify possible technical risks and countermeasures, communicate them to SEC SW Line Manager -Expand the activities & budget of the group, set group targets for next financial year according to SEC strategy. -Manage a development group of 12 people ; develop their careers and manage training programs. -Recruitment (interviewing and evaluations of new candidates) -Projects managed both on Agile & Waterfall approach

Analysis, design, implementation coordination and support. Feature owner, subgroup coordination and training (5-7 people) -Regional Project Coordinator for COM , Enterprise Networks, HiPath 4000 Performance Manager -Internal auditor and consultant for Siemens DiP CMMI level 4 acquisition in the areas of Project Management, Effort estimation, Competence Management , SPC