Athanasios Christogiannis

• Working closely with firm partners, entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers to enhance operations, develop strategic business planning, and scale the company’s efficiency.
• Skills: Change Management · Management Consulting · Business Strategy · Business-to-Business (B2B) · Business Development · Project Planning

• Proposed and implemented several technical feasibility solutions for new activities (R&D, Aircrafts /Helicopters Final Assembly line, (F-21, NUH (S-76D), AIRBUS C- 295, UAV/UAS HALE/MALE, MMRO) and options for performance improvement of technical objects.
  ● Optimized and increased management's effectiveness by growing the organization’s resources with 150+ new employees, through recruiting, orienting, training, and disciplining (5 general managers, 10 programs and project managers, 5 Quality Managers, procurement, supply and recruited 150 mechanics).
  ● Wore multiple hats by providing technical and analytical expertise to several business fronts. Hence, I contributed to the successful completion of the specific consulting engagement by further supporting business development.
• Skills: Change Management · Business Strategy · Business-to-Business (B2B) · Business Development · Project Planning

• Increased management's effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counselling, and disciplining managers; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities. Developed strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions; recommending objectives. Accomplished subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results in measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections. Coordinated efforts by establishing procurement, production, marketing, field, and technical services policies and practices; coordinating actions with corporate staff. Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business.Increased management's effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counselling, and disciplining managers; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities. Developed strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions; recommending objectives. Accomplished subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results in measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections. Coordinated efforts by establishing procurement, production, marketing, field, and technical services policies and practices; coordinating actions with corporate staff. Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business.
• Skills: Change Management · Business Strategy · Business-to-Business (B2B) · Business Development · Project Planning

● Directed, administered, and coordinated internal operational activities established by the CEO and the Board of Directors.
● Directed several business functions such as operations, human resources, information systems, new business coordination, and agency promotion and communication.
● Achieved €15M/year by converting in-house non-value-added technology service operation into an outsourced model.
● Led a period of operating losses to earnings with 150% growth in 2016.
● Revised and reduced by 50% Management Policy Directives, Standard Procedure. Developed Processes including client tracking, P&L creation, forecasting, budgeting.
● Utilizing strategic roadmaps, realigning and focusing the organization on an excellent customer experience, optimizing business workflows for greater productivity, greater efficiency despite the 50% reduction in organizational size, by strengthening the quality and efficiency of 4 business units.

• Skills: Change Management · Business Strategy · Business-to-Business (B2B) · Business Development

• ● Provided leadership and management to the business as I was fully responsible for the day-to-day running of various departments.
  ● Increased gross revenues by € 45M through LEAN Application in 2 years.
  ● Reduced scheduled maintenance flow times by implementing critical-path modeling. Focused organization on cost, schedule, quality and safety while meeting customer deadlines.
  ● Directed Overhaul, Modification/Upgrading, and Repair/ Crash Damaged Repair on C-130/L-100, F-4, A-7, F-16, Mirage 2000, M-2000-5, F-1CG, UH-1H, AB-205, UH-1N/B-212, T-2, CL-215, CL-415, P-3 Orion, ERJ-135/145, and other aircraft, as well as associated jet engines, avionics, and components.
  Focused organization on cost, schedule, quality and safety while meeting customer deadlines. UPGRADING AND MODERNIZATION PROGRAMMES
  • F-16 FALCON UP
  • F-16 ASPIS (Advanced Self - Protection Integrated Suite)
  • F-16 CCIP (Common Configuration Implementation Program) -USAFE
  • F-16 FALCON STAR
  • M-2000 TO MIRAGE 2000-5
  • F-4E SLEP (Structural Life Extension Program)
  • F-4E AUP
  • C-130 AUP
• Skills: Change Management · Business Strategy · Business Development

Coordinated and provided administrative direction and control over the functions of the Hangars and Flight Line. Directed the operation of the Hangars and Flight Line so as to promote the highest level of productivity, consistent with an acceptable level of quality, reduced cost and utilization of manpower resources and equipment in accordance with established policies and procedures.
The tasks undertaken on a regular basis included:
• Upgrading/Modernization Program, Inspection, Crash Damaged Repair.
• Carrying out aircraft major inspection, combined with upgrading operations.
A/C Upgrading/Major Inspection Task
>Preparation phase, aiming to provide with all data necessary to industrialization and production, and qualifying the upgrading process.
>Industrialization phase aiming to elaborate production documentation and preparing the A/C upgrading/ maintenance line.
>Upgrading production phase, upon A/C and carrying out major inspection and testing (ground and flight tests) as well as preparation for acceptance.
>Acceptance, for A/C delivery back to the buyer

• Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.

Engineered and supported all Aircraft Maintenance production activities, aircraft accessories, components of rotary and fixed wing aircraft including: C-130/L-100, F-4, A-7, F-16, Mirage 2000, UH-1H, AB-205, UH-1N/B-212, T-2, CL-215, CL-415, P-3 Orion and others.
F-4E Structural Life Extension Program (SLEP)
Investigated, analyzed and verified the design of aircraft structural modifications to ensure structural fitness, efficiency and airworthiness. Solved structural problems, developed structural analysis methods and structural standards, planed test programs and interpreted results and investigated structural failures.

• Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
• Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
• Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
• Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
• Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
• Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
• Kept corporate and client information confidential, adhering to data safety measures.