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     Date Submitted:26-05-2009
     Last Modified:18-09-2009 (07:37)
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     Current job:Student
     Employment Term:Either
     Job location:Anywhere
     Date available:immediately
     Industry:Civil Agencies/International Organizations, Satellite Manufacturers and Subcontractors, Satellite Operators, , , Launch Systems, Business Services
     KeywordsGood communication skills, flexibility, practical way of thinking, good time and money management skills, diversity in educational background.
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    Education

    Sep 08-Sep 09: MSc in “Satellite Communications Engineering”, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

    Subjects:

    • Satellite Communications A
    • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
    • Spacecraft Systems Design
    • Antennas and Propagation
    • Satellite Communications B
    • Advanced Guidance, Navigation and Control
    • Launch Vehicles and Propulsion
    • Spacecraft Bus Subsystems

    Sep 03-Jul 08: Degree in “Education Technology and Digital Systems”, University of Piraeus, Greece (Overall grade 6.95/10)

    Subjects (54 modules in the following areas):

    • Database Systems
    • Security
    • Internet Programming
    • Satellite and mobile communications
    • Signal Processing
    • Project Management
    • Networks  

    Sep 05-Feb 06: Erasmus program for one semester in the University of Valladolid (Universidad de Valladolid), Spain

    Sep 00-Jun 03: Penteli High School, Greece (Overall grade: 17.6/20)

    Projects

    Oct 08-Sep 09: MSc Dissertation: “Low cost trajectories to the Moon”. Mathematical analysis of the Earth-Moon dynamical system for the use of low-energy paths traveling to the Moon. Computation and representation of a group of trajectories using Matlab and comparison of the energy and time of flight required to reach the Moon for a range of variables.

    Oct 08-Dec 08: Antenna lab sessions. Design and construction of different antenna designs, transmission line measurements, link budget measurements and gain characterization. 

    Mar 09-May 09: Microsatellite design. Preliminary systems design of an experimental microsatellite for a hypothetical project of the Surrey Space Center. Orbit, propulsion, payload, power, telemetry and command, thermal, AODCS and transmission systems configuration. Calculations providing mass, volume, power and link budgets.

    Sep 07-Jul 08: Thesis: “Development of educational material for satellite communications” using Satellite Toolkit (AGI/STK). Theoretical analysis of simple telecommunications systems and their parameters. Definition of multiple scenarios based on the theoretical telecommunication systems accompanied by link budgets using representative values for each parameter. Using the theoretical results a number of scenarios were simulated using Satellite ToolKit. Comparison of the theoretical link budgets to the simulations. Representation of more complex telecommunication scenarios and link budgets. 

    Nov 03-Dec 03: Telecommuting and how it affects the world, ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems), Telematics and GPS systems applications. Group project. 

    Jun 01-Nov 01: “Life in the Universe”, a contest held by ESA at the facilities of CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. We represented Greece and were granted the fifth place in the scientific field among 27 European countries. 

    Aug 08: Student workshop, “System engineering and Technology for Space Missions”, ESA-ESTEC, Netherlands (1 week). Lectures on all aspects of space industry including visit of the test facilities and demonstration of on going laboratory experiments.  

    Skills

    Languages: Greek (native) English (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency, Grade B, IELTS 2008, grade 8) French (DELF 2) Spanish (Superior)

    IT: Competent with Word, Excel, Power Point, Matlab, Satellite ToolKit (STK)

    Employment

    May 08: University of Piraeus, Research team-Careers office. Collection of information and regarding the research of the academic or professional progress of the graduates of the University of Piraeus. Excellent communication skills and good inter-team collaboration required for this job.

    Feb 07-Apr 07 and Dec 07-Jan 08: Ice rink. Duties: Part of the assisting team on ice. Required communication and problem solving skills Training sessions for kids. Required flexibility and good communication skills with the kids Ice maintenance. Required some basic knowledge about the way the facilities work and quick responses to emergencies.

    Nov 04-Aug 05 Videoclub. Duties: Customer service Customer accounts and payments management Bill payments and new orders management

    Interests

    Sports: Member of the Greek national ice-hockey team

    Memberships: Member of the IEEE organisation

    Traveling: Switzerland, France, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, United Kingdom, Greece


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