Introduction | Tech Stack | Projects | Education | Work Experience | Addition Skills and information |
I'm Ilias Grigoropoulos, an Environmental Engineer with an Integrated MSc and an additional Master in Oil & Gas Technology turned Software Engineer in London, and so happy about it! I am truly excited about technology, coding, data analysis and cutting-edge tech products that solve demanding business and scientific challenges. Fully ready to join a high-calibre ambitious team to help it achieve its goals and contribute to its success.
Programming excites me because I can combine logic with creativity to tackle incoming tasks. I have also adopted the Makers way for agile practices and TDD, adjusting my approach whenever necessary.
In the past, I've worked in the construction, retail and professional sports industries. As a result, I possess business acumen and a truly varied background that allows me to act as an efficient member of multi-disciplinary teams and produce high-quality products and services to satisfy clients and technology users.
| Languages | Testing | Frameworks | ||
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| Python | Ruby | RSpec | Express | React Native - Expo |
| JavaScript | PostgreSQL | Mocha | Ruby on Rails | Sinatra |
| HTML | CSS | Capybara | Django | Vue |
| PHP | Java | WordPress | ||
| Language Agnostic Mindset |
| Name | Description | Technologies |
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| Fictional University | Create a website to learn PHP, WordPress theming and the WP REST API | PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, HTML, CSS |
| Acknowledge (old repo) | A mobile application to see your achievements and acknowledge yourself. Universal Mobile App - 6-person team | Expo - React Native |
| Poems | Initially motivated by the desire to get familiar with a new tech, Express, and its middleware. Then continued to create a REST API and integrate a database while implementing Test-Driven Development (ok, mostly TDD) | Node, Express, Jest, Jest Puppeteer, PostgreSQL |
| Log Parser | A Ruby script app that receives a log file as argument and returns two ordered lists of web pages following a Test-Driven Development approach with RSpec | Ruby, RSpec |
| Simple Asset Tracker | An open-source asset management tool with smaller start-ups in mind. Group project | Django, React |
| Pair-programming @Makers Academy | ||
| Name | Description | Technologies |
| Oyster Card | Learn OOP principles and TDD | Ruby, RSpec |
| Boris Bikes | Learn OOP principles and TDD | Ruby, RSpec |
| Airport Challenge | Learn OOP principles and TDD | Ruby, RSpec |
| Group Projects @Makers Academy | ||
| Name | Description | Technologies |
| Acebook Derailed | 1) Solved a persistent continuous integration problem by selecting and utilising the best available tool (code climate), thus enabling the team to meet the requirements, 2) Encouraged everyone in the team to be better aligned with the user stories and prioritise efforts, and as a result delivered more than the MVP on time | Ruby on Rails |
| Seasonal Regional (Final project) | 1) Led the design of a back-end database in NoSQL (Firebase), 2) Successfully researched for a viable combination of data sources and APIs appropriate for a product-based web application that allows users to make informed decisions about foods based on their environmental impact | Vue.js, Firebase |
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Workflow: Agile/XP, Pair Programming
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Practices: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Test Driven Development (TDD), Model View Controller (MVC), Peer Code Review
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Business and engineering course
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Grade: 7.83 / 10 - Upper 2nd
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Thesis: "The Relation between Oil Price and Economy".
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Developed an aggregate indicator for asessing the vulnerability of 23 oil-importing, OECD countries. The statistical technique implemented, namely Principal Component Analysis, is an unsupervised learning method
Main technology R
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Short Cycle Courses:
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Oil Trading 20-hour training
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Visited Kavala Oil offshore platform and onshore facilities through a 20-hour industrial training
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University of Padova, Italy. ERASMUS programme, spring semester 2009
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Completed 73 modules, including programming in Fortran
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Grade: 7.43 / 10 - Upper 2nd
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Emphasis: Atmospheric Pollution - Renewable Energy Sources
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Thesis: “Penetration of Renewable Energy Sources in EU-27 Member States’ Balances”
Quench, Early-stage Tech Start-up, Passion Economy (Nov 2021 - )
Data Analyst
Messinia Union, Agricultural Cooperative Union; (Apr 2019 - Jun 2019)
Applications Support Consultant
- Built basic SQL queries for existing and newly registered crops geolocation on the database of each application. It proved time-saving for cases where the by the book guidelines were not effective
Cup Tales, Coffee shop; London, UK (Oct 2018 - Nov 2018)
Staff
- Part-time role through which I secured personal funding for the CIWEM membership fees
Constructions Land and Sea; (Aug 2017 - Jan 2018)
Junior Site Engineer / Procurement Engineer
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Worked with and managed 2 teams during the construction of the 5-star "Messinian Icon" hotel. Project value: € 5.5 million
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Developed a weekly project schedule and an overall plan of 182 main activities to deliver the expected outcomes
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Created a total expenses report, thus reducing procurement costs by crosschecking consignment notes and invoices
Project Engineer (Nov 2017)
- Measurements, surveys, drawings in a ship retrofitting project at Piraeus Port, Greece
Mneia Merimnas, Risk Management & HSSE Consultants; (Aug 2016 - Nov 2016)
Intern Health and Safety Consultant
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Provided preliminary safety training for 20 people from interdisciplinary backgrounds (engineers, scientists, technicians, admin) and adjusted my approach to get the message across to each discipline
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Client was a Municipality (Civil sector) and stakeholder engagement was crucial to help them develop a different perspective on the so called safety during operations. Carried out bits of risk assessments at workplace for a range of low-risk facilities
Kalamata FC S.A., Professional Football Club; (2003 - 2010)
Operations Strategy Management
- Extremely busy environment, contract negotiations, helped with screening with budget in mind
Igloo, Ice-cream Franchise; (2002 - 2010)
Shift Supervisor
- Cultivated client relationships in a fast paced environment among the city’s 2 most reputable stores
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PHP / WordPress:
- "Become a WordPress Developer: Unlocking Power With Code" (Udemy / Currently doing)
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SQL:
- "SQL for Data Analysis" (Udacity / Worked before Makers)
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Python:
- “The Modern Python 3 Bootcamp” (Udemy / Worked before Makers and keep using it as a reference)
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JavaScript, HTML & CSS:
- "Full-Stack Engineer" Path (Codecademy PRO)
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English (Fluent at business level)
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Greek (Native)
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Italian (Intermediate)
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The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, Graduate member (GradCIWEM), 2018 - 2020
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Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE-TCG), 2018 - Present
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Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Professional grade, 2014 - 2020
Sports, Socialising, Travelling,
Reading Books and...Reading about Energy, Environment, Finance, Healthcare, Coding Developments (It is indeed one of my hobbies)