Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
LANGUAGES
Certification
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Takis Kirkis

Takis Kirkis

Halandri

Summary

Senior IT Service Manager with 25+ years of experience in Customer Service & Operations perimeter, managing IT services in regulated, multi-country environment. Strong expertise in ITSM governance and SLA/KPI management. Proven leader in service transition, continuous improvement, and stakeholder management. 4 years of experience in Information Security Management as Data Security Officer for Orange Greece.

Certifications:

ITIL® 4 Strategic Leader certificate

ITIL® 4 Managing Professional certificate.

ITIL® 4 Business Relationship Management

Work History

Customer Service Manager

Orange Business Services
Athens, Greece
01.2016 - 01.2025

Key responsibilities:
Service Management (ITSM), Incident/Problem/Change/escalation Management, SLA & KPI management, Service Improvement plan, Service/performance Review & Reporting. Acting as point of contact between customer IT management and internal operational teams & business units.

Managing following accounts
P&O Maritime (ex TOPAZ). Leading international OSV company merged with P&O Maritime logistics in 2021. Managing IT services on 100 vessels operate with VSAT maritime solution worldwide & HQ offices.
OTEGLOBE/Hellenic Ministry of Foreign affairs. IT & VPN services to 23 Greek embassies & consulates worldwide.
Member of CSM team for Philip Morris International (PMI), for 1 year (2021), to support data integrity & audit project, covering 500 sites in 100 countries.

Security Officer & Project Manager

Orange Business Services
Athens, Greece
01.2012 - 01.2016

As Data Security officer, build, run, and manage Information Security Management System ISMS for Greece. Managed compliance to the local Regulation for Data Security in Greece imposed by the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) based on EU directive.

As Security PoC for EEMEA region, managed global security awareness campaign project and conducted awareness training sessions for Orange employees globally.

Project Manager (2014-2016) for Maritime VSAT order implementation on 45 LPG and Tanker vessels (Greek Shipping companies)

Service Transition/Local Delivery Manager

Orange Business Services
Athens, Greece
01.2006 - 01.2012

Managed service transition and operational readiness covering all Orange IT & Integrated services for A & B-end corporate customer in Greece, Cyprus, Balkans & Baltics.
Coordinated multi-vendor delivery and managed cross-function operations to deliver value to the customers

Customer Support Center/Service Desk Engineer - Team Leader

Equant
Athens, Greece
01.1999 - 01.2006

Supervision of incident management, escalation management, network supervision & and reporting. Responsible to analyze team performance results ensuring that are align with teams KPIs.

Maritime Satellite Services Support & Project Coordinator

Hellenic Company for Space Applications (HCSA)
Athens, Greece
01.1996 - 01.1999
  • Project coordinator for the submission of proposals for EU funded telecom programs (4th framework for research and technology – ACTS, TELEMATICS)
  • Project coordinator for the Greek contribution for IMMIS project, funded by ESA
  • Customer support for INMARSAT services and equipment

Sales of Lincoln welding machines & programmer of CNC cutting machines

Anateco SA
Athens, Greece
01.1995 - 01.1996

Sales of Lincoln welding machines & programmer of CNC cutting machines

Education

Technological Education Institute of Piraeus - Electrical Engineering

Technological Education Institute of Piraeus
01.1993

School of Engineering Information Technology - undefined

Hallam Sheffield University
01.1993

Skills

  • ITIL 4 Strategic Leader certificate
  • ITIL 4 Managing Professional certificate
  • ITIL 4 Business Relationship Management
  • Experienced with corporate network and integrated solutions
  • VSAT
  • Maritime solutions
  • Analytical problem-solving
  • Client-oriented
  • Employee training
  • Analytical decision-making
  • Exceptional interpersonal communication
  • Customer Relationship Management expertise
  • Escalations management
  • Service Level Management & reporting

LANGUAGES

Greek: Mother tongue
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate - Good understanding
Spanish: Basic knowledge

Certification

· ITIL® 4 Strategic Leader certificate

· ITIL® 4 Managing Professional certificate.

· ITIL® 4 Business Relationship Management

Hobbies

· Tennis

· Hiking/Trekking/Climbing

· Theater

Timeline

Customer Service Manager

Orange Business Services
01.2016 - 01.2025

Security Officer & Project Manager

Orange Business Services
01.2012 - 01.2016

Service Transition/Local Delivery Manager

Orange Business Services
01.2006 - 01.2012

Customer Support Center/Service Desk Engineer - Team Leader

Equant
01.1999 - 01.2006

Maritime Satellite Services Support & Project Coordinator

Hellenic Company for Space Applications (HCSA)
01.1996 - 01.1999

Sales of Lincoln welding machines & programmer of CNC cutting machines

Anateco SA
01.1995 - 01.1996

School of Engineering Information Technology - undefined

Hallam Sheffield University

Technological Education Institute of Piraeus - Electrical Engineering

Technological Education Institute of Piraeus
Takis Kirkis