Nikitas Marinos-Kouris
Marketing Communications Professional / Project & Bid Manager
43 years old
Driving License
Brussels Area (1150) Belgium
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
- Specialised in managing people, organisations and financial resources
- Highly skilled at developing and managing communication projects
I am currently self-employed, working as a Project/ Bid Manager for communication contracts within the EU.
Previously, I was employed by Tipik http://www.tipik.eu/ as Project Manager (in the areas of public and corporate affairs). I have also worked as a project manager with Qwentes http://www.qwentes.be/.
Examples of my work include the pan-European communication campaign for “Women in Research and Innovation” http://science-girl-thing.eu/en and other projects for the European Institutions and the European Parliament such as the “Parlamentarium promotional campaign” http://www.europarl.europa.eu
Service Delivery Manager
Inspiiro.Me
Since March 2015
Full-time
Brussels
Belgium
- Planning and coordinating the organizational/ technical activities required for delivery of the services to ensure final deliverables meets contracts specifications
- Identifying potential issues and drives resolution to avoid customer impact
- Bid Management for calls for tenders within the EU/ Creating and implementing project plans and maintaining high standards in bid quality to deliver bid requirements on time
- Selecting & recruiting new consultants team dedicated to different kind of EU projects
- Leading & coaching the team of consultants during project’s life cycle
Project Manager (Communication contracts within the EU)
Tipik Communication Agency
May 2011
to August 2014
Full-time
Brussels
Belgium
- Offer preparation: Clarifying objectives and scope of the project, identifying key resources (IT, graphic design, editorial & linguistic, social media, AV, events), drafting the offer and preparing the budget.
- Develop project management plan: Preparing work & organisation breakdown structure, planning the whole work.
- Manage project execution: Managing and motivating the project team, communicating progress internally and to the client, solving problems, managing subcontractors, managing deadlines and risks.
- Closing of a project
Project & Bid Coordinator (Communication contracts within the EU)
Qwentes
October 2009
to April 2011
Full-time
Brussels
Belgium
- Monitoring the progress of works and the efficient production of deliverables
- Supervising compliance with time limits and with technical and budgetary commitments (through SAP)
- Reporting on the progress of works to the Project Director and the client
- Coordinating (& drafting) bids for institutional communication contracts within the EU
Project coordinator - “Development of detailed strategic plans for municipalities (Paiania and Markopoulo)”
National Technical University of Athens
September 2007
to August 2008
Freelancer
Athens
Greece
- Conduction of environmental analysis
- Development of detailed strategic plan based on various perspectives (Environmental protection, social oriented activities, entrepreneurship / sustainable development
- Reengineering of organizational structure
Business Analyst - “Evaluating investing proposals for medium / small companies in commerce and service sectors”
PLANET SA
January 2008
to March 2008
Freelancer
Athens
Greece
- Financial statement analysis (profitability performance measurement through an extended ratio analysis)
- Measurement of specific quality characteristics for the proposed investments (innovation, environmental protection, social contribution etc)
- Evaluation of the beneficiaries’ contribution in providing newjob creation
Business Analyst - "Development of policies against crisis management (Ministry of Mercantile Marine)"
Planning SA
September 2005
to August 2006
Freelancer
Athens
Greece
- Identification of bottlenecks in a crisis management procedure
- Market research
- Design of a friendlier user interface for operators in current department
- Preparation of the technical characteristics for the proposed updates
Trainee - “Forecasting demand for Fast Moving Consumer Goods-FMCG”
National Technical University of Athens
August 2001
to September 2002
Freelancer
Athens
Greece
- Assisting in the selection, organization and analysis of data for a specific product
- Identification and analysis of competitors and substitutes
- Assisting in the identification of main factors (especially advertising) & their affects on sales.
Management, business administration
Elective Courses: Supply Chain Management, Corporate Finance, Investments, Human Resources Management, Strategic information management, Service Management.
Business plan: “High quality organic soil conditioner based on press olive mills’ by-products according to the modern principles of clean technology and sustainable development”.
Dissertation: “Balanced Scorecard for Coco-Mat”. 1st place on the Field Consulting Project competition.
Elective Courses: Supply Chain Management, Corporate Finance, Investments, Human Resources Management, Strategic information management, Service Management.
Business plan: “High quality organic soil conditioner based on press olive mills’ by-products according to the modern principles of clean technology and sustainable development”.
Dissertation: “Balanced Scorecard for Coco-Mat”. 1st place on the Field Consulting Project competition.
Diploma in Management and Business Administration
Athens University of Economics and Business
September 2000
to October 2005
Economics, Business Administration.
Main courses: Microeconomics, Principles of Business Administration, Macroeconomic Theory & Policy, Marketing, Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting
Main courses: Microeconomics, Principles of Business Administration, Macroeconomic Theory & Policy, Marketing, Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting
- Team building and project management
- Project/ Team leadership
- Project budgeting and expense management
- Client relations
- Dealing with situations of conflict and cooperation
- Development and execution of communication plans for information and communication campaigns within the EU
- Marketing communications
- Project management for Web & social media, A/V production, editorial content, creation & design, media & public relations, events & conferences
- Management of calls for tenders for EU Institutions
- Business organisational skills
- Business development
- Analytical/ Research skills
- English
- French
- Greek
