Objective
Seeking an entry level Naval Architect Marine Engineer position in the maritime or offshore industry.
Experience
Dept. of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, University of Michigan - Sept.2005-Dec.2008
Teaching Assistant
Courses: Reliability and Safety of Marine Systems (grad. level), Probability Theory & Statistics.
Performed teaching-related duties: grading homework and exams, tutoring, admin. course web pages.
American Association of Railroads-MIT Affiliated Lab, Cambridge, MA - Sept.2000-Feb.2002
Research Assistant
Investigated opportunities for improving the capacity and performance of port intermodal terminals.
Proposed solutions for automated terminals and modal shifts from truck to rail transportation.
Greek Navy - Sept.1997-Jul.1999
Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
Specialty: 3rd engineer officer in the engine-room of a U.S.-built Knox class combat frigate (FF).
Supervised and maintained two marine boilers and one 35,000SHP Westinghouse steam turbine.
Ship Design Lab of NTUA, Athens, Greece - Jan.1997-Jul.1997
Researcher in a ship design project
Conducted a full design study of an ocean-going tug, supply vessel for offshore oilrigs.
Completed hydrostatic and stability calculations, ship lines plan, propulsion plant choice, strength calculations, general arrangement plan, production programming and feasibility study.
Center for Economic Research of Athens University of Economics & Business - Jan.1996-Dec.1996
Research Assistant in the project “Positioning and Diversification in Shipping.”
Surveyed and applied quantitative methods from the fields of Management Science and Operations Research for application to business investment decisions in shipping.
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - December 2008
PhD in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Research areas: Ocean and Intermodal Transportation, Optimization and Probabilistic Methods.
PhD Dissertation title: “Estimating the External Costs of Short Sea Shipping with Fuzzy Logic”
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA - June 2002
Master of Science in Ocean Systems Management
Courses: Maritime Economics, Finance Theory, Law of the Sea, Logistics & Supply Chain Management.
MSc Thesis: “Improving the Performance of Marine Intermodal Terminals”
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece - September 1997
Diploma in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Broad curriculum in Hydrodynamics, Offshore Structures, Propulsion Systems, Ship Design.
Thesis: “Optimal Fleet Structure with Portfolio Analysis Theory”
Certification
COMPUTER SKILLS:
ProModel simulation package, MATLAB, AUTOCAD, Offuce suite, UNIX and Windows operating systems.
Skils
Areas of expertise: Maritime economics, shipping management, transportation research and environmental economics.
Able to relocate globally.