KONSTANTINOS TSAKONAS Curricullum Vitae

Personal Information

Marital status: Single

  • Nationality: Greek

  • Date of Birth: 30th July 1973

  • Place of Birth: Athens

Work Experience

Jan. 1992 – Oct. 1992 INA S.A. Athens Greece

Assistant Production Manager

  • It was a full time job in a company dealing with extrusion of polymers and production of thermoforming pots

Postgraduate Qualifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Degree

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary Education

Sept. 1998 – Sept. 1999 Birkbeck College London UK

MSc in Finance

  • Units Taken: Theory of Finance I and II, Financial Econometrics and Corporate and International Finance.

  • Class Expected: Not Applicable.

Oct. 1997 – Oct. 1998 Imperial College London UK

MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering

  • Modules Taken: Advanced Process Control, Dynamic Behaviour of Process Systems, Chemical Reactor Behaviour, Separation Processes and Strategy Of Process Design.

  • Class Obtained: Not Applicable

Sept. 1994 – Jun. 1997 SouthBank University London UK

B.Eng. Honours in Chemical Engineering

  • Units Studied: Process Design I, II: 63%, Mathematics I, II: 76%, Thermodynamics I, II: 55%, Process Science I, II: 45%, Economics: 50%, Fluids & Transp.Phen. I, II, III: 56%, Reactors & Sep. Proc. I,II : 63%, Process Control : 64%, Research Project : 74%, Design Project: 55%

  • Class Obtained: Lower Second Class (2:2)

1986 – 1991 1ST Senior High School & High School of Kifissia Athens Greece

  • Overall Performance: 70%

Computer Literacy

  • Operating Systems: DOS, UNIX, Windows, SUN OS Windows.

  • Scientific Packages: Hysim, gPROMS.

  • Programming Languages: Fortran.

  • Windows Oriented Packages: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio Technical.

Interests and activities

Member of Institution of Chemical Engineers, Sporting Activities: Basketball, General Activities: Cinema and Theatre.

Languages

Fluent in Reading – Spoken – Written English

Awards received

Projects

Research Project award for obtaining highest marks among all the students of my class, in the final year of my first degree.

Jun. 1998 – Sept. 1998 Imperial College London UK

MSc Thesis

  • Simulation of a steam reforming catalyst particle.

  • Individual Project.

  • Supervisors: Dr. D.Chadwick and Prof. L.S.Kershenbaum.

Oct. 1996 – Feb. 1997 SouthBank University London UK

B.Eng. Research Project

  • Dynamic simulation of smoke particle coagulation.

  • Individual Project.

  • Supervisor: Prof. L.J.Dunne.

Oct. 1996 – Jun. 1997 SouthBank University London UK

B.Eng. Design Project

  • Production of Tetrahydrofuran from Maleic Anhydride with DuPont process.

  • Team Project.

  • Supervisor: Dr R.J.Best.

 

 

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