Curriculum vitae

CV

A summary. The full document, with role-by-role detail, is available on request.

Education

• 2024–

  PhD, Production Engineering and Management

  Technical University of Crete, Chania. Behavioural markers and competency frameworks for single pilot operations.

• 2020–22

  MSc, Human Factors in Aviation — Distinction

  Coventry University. Thesis: single pilot concept of operations — hazard identification and mitigation measures. Best MSc Student and Best MSc Project awards.

• 2001–05

  BSc, Aviation Science

  Hellenic Air Force Academy, Athens. Best Thesis award — highest grade in a class of 74.

Current appointment

• 2019–

  Captain, Airbus A320 family

  Bucharest. Around 8,500 total flight hours. Previously standardisation instructor for an integrated ATP cadet programme, and compliance auditor.

Earlier career

Hellenic Air Force, 2001–2019. Air Force pilot, 116 Combat Wing / 336 Squadron — over 300 hours on the A-7E Corsair. Flight instructor, standardisation officer, flight examiner and functional check flight pilot, 120 Flight Training Wing / 364 Flight Training Squadron. Solo display pilot, T-6A Texan II, Daedalus Demo Team, three international display seasons. Aviation safety manager and deputy head of safety for a thousand-person wing: safety management system oversight, five HFACS-based accident investigations, and CRM and human performance instruction to approximately 300 pilots and cadets.

Accreditation and membership

• 2024–

  Accredited Aviation Human Factors Specialist (AVHFS)

  European Association for Aviation Psychology.

• 2024–

  Technical Member, Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors

  TechCIEHF, United Kingdom.

• 2022–

  Member, Royal Aeronautical Society

  MRAeS.

• 2024–

  Upper Freeman, The Honourable Company of Air Pilots

  London.

Service and recognition

Peer reviewer for Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and the Journal of Air Transport Management, both Elsevier, and for Wiley. Programme board member, Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics.

Best Paper Award, human factors in transportation track, AHFE 2026; session chair, AHFE 2026. Top ten selection, EASA AI Olympics 2026. Keynote speaker at the 27th and 29th Medical Conferences of the Armed Forces, Thessaloniki.

Best MSc Student and Best MSc Project awards, Coventry University. Best Thesis award, Hellenic Air Force Academy — highest grade in a class of 74.

Languages

Greek — native. English — C2, all skills. Spanish — A1.

Last updated August 2026