Dipl.-Ing. Sotirios Sotiriou

• Managing design and manufacturing teams to deliver commercial products of HPP converters • Managing design teams from different countries to develop new generation auxiliary converters (AC and DC) for product platform within aggressive cost and time constraints. • Maintaining tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on-task and achieve schedule targets, identified potential risks and implemented mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.

Rolling Stock -Technical Project Management: Development of new generation auxiliary converters for future product platform -Technical Project Management: Commercial projects of LPP and MPP power converters (traction and auxiliary) from the kick-off to the start of series production -Product management: Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Propulsion Portfolio -Plan, track and report project progress with regard to schedule, cost, quality and resources

Primove Automotive . -Technical concept studies and development of 3,6 KW Primove Wireless Charging Positioning System (owner of 2 patents)- -Project management, planning and coordination: 3,6 KW Primove Wireless Charging Positioning System and other ASIL B Safety Functions -Development and evaluation of system concept studies and analysis of customer inquiries for future projects with higher power class -Technical support to Sales and Service Team in preparing the offers and Customer contact

Research assistant Project “FSEM II”- Contactless Power Transfer Kassel, Germany Main tasks • System Development • Power Electronics Design • Laboratory Setup • Experiments-Measurements

Hardware Power Electronics Department Project “Schwalm” Kassel, Germany Main tasks • Developing prototype protection boards • Experiments-Measurements

Power Systems & Products Engineering Department Athens, Greece Main tasks • AutoCAD plans

Customer Service and Support Department

********************Profile Power Electronics & Electromechanics******************** Final Project Thesis: “Development of an Inductive Power Transfer System for Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles and Analysis of System Losses”

*************************Major specialization: Electrical Energy************************* Final Project Thesis: “Exploitation of Biomass in Greece for the Production of Electrical Power through Cogeneration of Electrical and Thermal Power”