Objective
Currently working in a Cruise Operator Company in Greece. I am looking for a new environment and for a challenging and growth-oriented opportunity for career development.
Experience
His professional life though started in 1990 when he first joined ECOSE, a European youth organization but his important professional experience in Shipbuilding industry started to grow in 1996 with a two year stay in Greece in Hellenic Shipyard of Scaramanga, attending surveys of numerous types of ships while trained in different production procedures.He continued with a six month military service in the Navy’s Technical base.Next step was in 1998 with a year stay in South Korea’s Daewoo Heavy Industries supervising the new construction of tanker vessels representing owners Kristen Navigation daughter company of Angelicousis Croup . His longest jump was in 1999 back to German heavy industries, where he stayed five years at the area of Hamburg as a project manager in HDW, Kiel and Flender Werft , Luebeck, supervising the newbuilding of the most technological advanced Superfast Ferries, representing owners Attica Holdings.
Education
Chris Alexander was born in Oklahoma USA on September 5th, 1972. He primary educated in New York USA, his first residence, while he received his university degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture from the National Techical University of Athens (Ethniko Metsovio Polytechnio) in 1998.
In January 2003 was the time for him for graduate studies in ALBA at the field of business, satisfying the unfulfilled dream for an MBA. ALBA gave him the opportunity to strengthen and enrich his management skills.
Certification
Chartered Professional Engineer (PE), Greece Nov.98
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, USA
-Seaman Book no.AAE-0613
-Life Saving and Fire Fighting Appliances – Merchant Marine Academy, Piraeus Mar 2003
-Certified ISM Internal Auditor (cert.no.ISM045475) QMS 17 Feb 2004
-Certified Company Security Officer (cert.no.LPR/CSO/025/10) Bureau Veritas 22 Mar 2004
Skils
Languages: Proficient in English, Greek, German
Computer Skills:
-Programming on FORTRAN, BASIC(TURBO, VISUAL, QUICK).
-Familiar with operating systems: Windows NT, MS-DOS
-Software Packages: MS-OFFICE including Project Management, Visual Fox Pro, AUTO-CAD.
-Marine Software: AMOS-D, Valmarine automation systems, ANKO loading instrument, NAPA loading instrument
A U.S./Greek citizen born in Oklahoma City, US on 5th Sept 1972. Married parent of a baby child. A person with a highly effective set of skills. A self-motivated individual with analytical thinking capable to operate under high-pressure at the most fast-paced working environments. With strong communicating skills becomes an integral part of the team which motivates to high performance standards.
His day starts with an hour morning swim while his personal life was characterized over the years by the following:
Passion with aeroplanes, study of music , basketball player, basketball coach, champion Swimmer.