CV

PROJECT MANAGER- SENIOR CERTIFIED ENGINEER ARCHITECT.
Senior highly skilled professional architect offering over 37 years of service at the areas of contemporary design management (architectural design, interior -exterior, industrial design) managing numerous residential, commercial (hotels) and public institutional architectural projects in the construction sector. 
Qualified with a Bachelor Degree in Architecture and a Diploma in Decoration (The Faculty of Fine Arts and Design). 
Skilled in all aspects of project management, deliveringthorough studies and presenting data analytics, scheduling and planning financial assets and resources, adheringto environmentalregulations in order to preserve social architecture of surroundings.
Excellent time keeper, along with a unique ability of prioritization and multi-tasking simultaneously. 
Highly artistic professional with a passionate vision/mission, striving towards implementing innovative ideas to aesthetic design aiming to mitigate intangible visions into real estate.
Proactive and ethical decision maker, committed to deliver high quality outcomes and motivated to take the extra mile for meeting targets and goals, achieving business objectives.

CORE COMPETENCIES
▪ Client Requirements Data Analysis ▪ Feasibility review and consultation ▪ Architecture and Constructional Designing ▪ Project Planning and Control ▪ Design Development ▪ Project Cost evaluation ▪ Budget Allocation and Control ▪ Sustainability and Environmental Regulations ▪ Training and staff Development ▪ Quality Improvement ▪ On Site Management ▪ Project Documentation ▪ Contract  offers ▪ Implementation of Health, Safety and Environmental Standards ▪ Legal Compliance and Regulatory Procedures ▪ interior and furniture design, ▪ Industrial  design.

KEY SKILLS
▪ Designing 
Expert in framing architectural design (inception/refurbishment projects) with enhanced creativity, while conducting well-structured studies as per client’s needs and requests.
Adaptive design layouts in order to meet practical requirements and project limitations. 
Consultation to clients in grey areas of interior design, design layouts, free space planning and maximum utilization, furniture and industrial design.
▪ Project Management 
Skilled and deeply experienced in managing architectural dimension of construction projects ,while handling the entire project life -cycle, including planning, liaising and working with relevant planning and governmental bodies for approval, execution, control and successful completion.
Applying advance project management tools to ensure completion of all project phases ,considering all factors ,such as budgeting, environment and heritage restrictions ,manpower, staff shortages, bureaucracy limitations.
▪ Client and Stakeholder Liaison 
Competent in establishing and maintaining constant communication by building business relations with all clientele ,project execution teams, suppliers, vendors, junior architects, interior designers and site managers to ensure smooth and on time delivery of projects. 
Collaborating effectively with clients and stakeholders, and ensuring all project variances are reported in advance, recorded through proper project documentation. (IT-governance).
▪ Team Management 
Experienced in motivating employees to achieve their full potential,while focusing on improving inter-departmental team spirit to enhance work efficiency. Strong leadership skills motivating staff to achieve the desired output, ensuring quality of work exceeds client expectations. 
Promoting a work environment that is open for individuals to progress and develop, while the technic of constantly allocating challenging tasks, aimed to improve team’s potential /dynamics and align them with company’s objectives.
▪ Personal characteristics 
Excellent approachable professional with an ability to work under pressure in fast-paced working environments. 
Proficient at interacting effectively and efficiently with people of diverse backgrounds and comfortable working within multicultural teams.
▪ Languages /communication skills 
Greek (native speaker), 
Russian (proficiency level),
English (Intermediate level),
Italian (fluent speaker),
Spanish (lower level).

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
▪ Successfully self-managed seven sectors within multiple departments , including construction, design ,real estate ,trading company for tiles and sanitaryware from Italy. 
Effectively and efficiently executed over 6,000 projects across Greece and Balkan region. 
▪ Granted an award for “Best Kiosk Design “at the International Trade Fair Exhibition in Thessaloniki (1995).
▪ Participated and contributed a dynamic role in the study of the Municipality of Kalamaria cultural center in Greece (awarded in the second degree)
▪ Contracted and contributed a significant role at the “study of the 12 Apostoli “in a large area in the town center of Thessaloniki. (awarded in the first degree).

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

Head of the ‘P&G Architects’ Architectural Office
▪ services provided in interior design and decoration, 3D models and digital images, architectural design, construction, sales management and real estate.

Lecturer, Various Institutes
▪ Performed lectures on ‘Free Drawing’ a University of Technology at Cyprus and various institutes of vocational training (I.E.K.) namely Oreokastro, Politistiko, Epanomi, Triandria, Lagada, Thessaloniki.

External Associate, Chatzigeorgiou
▪ Responsible for decoration of sanitaryware and tile shops as well as conducting effective research relating to Spanish and Italian markets and factories on behalf of the organization and importation for all the Greek market.

Manager of Architecture, Kirtopoulos company.
▪ Experienced Supervisor and mentor of shops decorations and construction projects.

Architect Designer, GleglakosHlias Technical Firm/ARTEC0 Technical Firm
▪ Managed multi- disciplinary teams, including delivering studies for construction licenses.
Head of ‘GRANI COLLECTION’ company.
▪ Mary is the Founder and CEO of the company.
Traditionally the company imports tiles and sanitary wares from abroad (Italy and Spain) offering stunningarchitectural design, delivering outstanding interior decoration and successful sales. marketing, supporting with consultation and expertise for the construction phase.

Head of ‘MARY GRANI INTERNATIONAL S.R.L.’ company.
▪Director of incorporate business at architect design and interior decoration, in Greece, Cyprus and Europe.

PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Ptychion Degree in Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Faculty of Engineering, School of Architecture), Greece.                                                                                                     Sep 1997 – Jun 2002

Diploma in Decoration, Athens Technological Institute (Faculty of Fine Arts and Design), Greece

Sep 1989 – Jun 1993

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
▪ Engineering and Architecture General council of Greece. 
Membership number: 89748.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

▪ WACOM
▪ Plotters and Printers
▪ ARCHITECT PC Software
▪ Architectural Italian 3D Program
▪ Corel draw

▪ ArchiCAD
▪ AutoCAD

▪ Architect PC.
▪ Photoshop
▪ MS Office applications

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nationality: Greek

Driver’s License: European
References available on request