Georgios Glinos
Physics graduate from University of Ioannina, with MSc from University of Salford, and Mini MBA from INSEAD. Currently working at Virtual Trip Ltd as a Sales Manager, Solo Gateway.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, English, French, German, Languages, Management, Sales, Spanish |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | INSEAD Business School, University of Salford |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Virtual Trip Ltd, Athens, Greece |
| Position: | Sales Manager, Solo Gateway |
| Time period: | October 2008 - Present |
| Description: | - Reseller Channel Development for the flagship Product of Virtual Trip
- Definition of Unified Communication Solutions for SMEs |
| Employer: | Zendo Juice Bars, Athens, Greece |
| Position: | Managing Director |
| Time period: | October 2007 - May 2008 |
| Description: | - Marketing activities that increased same-store sales by 85% in winter months
- Brand development for the first retail chain of juice bars - Research and development of new products for in-store sales - Supervision of stores expansion |
| Employer: | WIND Hellas, Athens, Greece |
| Position: | Services & Content Manager, Marketing Deptartment - Value Added Services. |
| Time period: | December 2004 - October 2007 |
| Description: | Head of a team responsible for:
- Design and Marketing of Services: Planning, analysis and strategy, pricing, ATL and BTL activities, competitive analysis, sales forecasting - Product Development and Coordination - Portfolio and Contract Management of Services. Quality Auditing - Project Management of the migration of Services to an Ericsson SDP |
| Employer: | Athens 2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece |
| Position: | Project Manager, Radio Systems. Torch Relay Technology Manager |
| Time period: | August 2002 - September 2004 |
| Description: | - Project Management of the Mobile Telephony project for the Olympic Games. Liaison with COSMOTE and Government Authorities
- Torch Relay Technology operational Design, including GSM/GPRS, TETRA, Satellite voice and data, mobile office, military communications |
| Employer: | Hellenic Army, Signals Corpa, Athens and Rhodes |
| Position: | Signals Sergeant specialized in Management of Multi-Channel Systems |
| Time period: | November 2000 - May 2002 |
| Description: | - Five-month training on multi-channel cryptographic systems
- Staff Sergeant for 9 months in Rhodes, responsible for the placements, duties and holidays of a 70—strong company - Chief Warrant of the telecommunication node of Mt Parnes, responsible for three telecommunication systems and soldiers |
| Employer: | Lucent Technologies, GSM, Dublin, Ireland |
| Position: | Project Manager, GSM Engineering Customer Relations |
| Time period: | October 1998 - March 2000 |
| Description: | - Project management of: design and development of products, installation and upgrade of GSM networks across Europe, Middle East and Asia |
| Employer: | Hellas On Line SA, Athens, Greece |
| Position: | Customer Support Engineer. Corporate Internet Sales Engineer |
| Time period: | September 1996 - September 1997 |
EDUCATION
| University: | INSEAD Business School |
| Time period: | 2007 |
| Degree: | Executive Mini MBA, Telecommunications Strategy & Marketing |
| University: | University of Salford |
| Time period: | 1997 - 1998 |
| Degree: | Data Telecommunications and Networks, MSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Writing, acting, sports, scuba and free diving, traveling
- 4/2000 – 11/2002: Around the Mediterranean on a motorcycle, a personal journey for which 13 photo articles were published in Greece |
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Virtual Trip Ltd
Virtual Trip is the vendor of Solo Gateway, a powerful unified communications solution offering complete computational & communication infrastructure for small & medium enterprises and home users.
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Andreas Stefanidis
Accounting graduate from State University of New York, New Paltz. Currently working as Founder – Managing Director at the Hellenic Management Accounting Centre.