Description

I help organisations bring structure, speed, and measurable results to complex projects and operations — from PMO setup and process transformation to procurement, supply chain, and cross-functional programme delivery.

With 15+ years leading teams across food production, oil & refinery, and pharmaceutical supply chain industries, I specialise in Project Management, Operations Management, PMO, Procurement, and Change Management. I'm CAPM-certified (PMI) and hold an MSc in Project Management, with hands-on delivery experience across PMBOK, Agile, Scrum, and Hybrid methodologies.

What sets me apart: a track record of turning operational complexity into results clients can measure — a 15% production efficiency gain through optimised scheduling, a 50% productivity increase within 15 months via continuous improvement, and a regional expansion that grew a client base from 15 to 80+ accounts while lifting profitability by 150%.

I work across the full project and operations lifecycle: PMO design and governance, operations and supply chain optimisation, ISO-compliant process improvement (9001, 14001, 13485), stakeholder and vendor management, and cross-border programme delivery for multicultural teams.

You can see more of my project work and case studies at direaprojectkonbom.com.

Based in Greece, working remotely with clients across Europe and internationally. Available for project-based, contract, and fixed-term engagements.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Greek
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Food Production Industry
Projects Director — Assistant Manager
June 2022 - September 2025 (3 years and 3 months)
Ioannina, Greece
Initiation
• · Planning
◦ · Execution
◦ · Monitoring & Controlling
◦ · Closing
◦ · Risk
◦ · Quality
◦ · Communications
◦ · Stakeholder Management
▸ Initiation & scoping: Assessed cross-departmental improvement opportunities, defined project objectives and success criteria with senior leadership, and secured buy-in from department heads before commiting resources — establishing clear scope baselines for simultaneous projects.
▸ Planning: Designed and implemented strategic project coordination frameworks covering schedules, resource allocation, milestones, and interdependencies across multinational teams, delivering ROI up to 50% within four years.
▸ Execution & team direction: Directed cross-department collaboration projects enhancing production efficiency by 15% and generating significant annual savings; remotely coordinated delivery teams across Greece and the Netherlands, aligning priorities, timelines, and reporting across locations working asynchronously.
▸ Monitoring & controlling: Established performance metrics and key deliverables for concurrent projects, tracking progress against plan, surfacing variances early, and applying corrective action to protect timelines — meeting PMI and ISO standards throughout.
▸ Risk & quality management: Led continuous process improvement raising productivity by 50% within 15 months, maintaining full alignment with ISO 9001 quality standards and audit-ready documentation.
▸ Communications & stakeholder management: Facilitated structured communication among diverse stakeholders across borders — leadership, department heads, production-floor teams, and compliance auditors — ensuring timely delivery and effective risk mitigation.
▸ Closing & handover: Formalised project completion with documented outcomes and lessons learned, embedding improved processes as standing operational practice rather than one-off initiatives.
Oil & Refinery Industry
Assistant Director Manager
May 2017 - June 2022 (5 years and 1 month)
Ioannina, Greece
applied: Planning
• · Execution
◦ · Monitoring & Controlling
◦ · Procurement
◦ · Risk & Compliance
◦ · Communications
▸ Planning & execution: Supported planning and international execution of station upgrade projects and regional service optimisation efforts, coordinating schedules and resources across a distributed site network.
Pharmaceutical Distribution Industry (Nortpharma)
Assistant Manager — Supply Chain & Regional Development
March 2013 - May 2015 (2 years and 2 months)
Ioannina, Greece
Initiation
• · Planning
◦ · Execution
◦ · Monitoring & Controlling
◦ · Closing
◦ · Budget & Funding Compliance
◦ · Team Leadership
▸ Initiation: Translated a loosely defined, EU-funded robotic machinery installation opportunity into a formally scoped project — defining objectives, deliverables, funding compliance requirements, and ownership where no plan previously existed.
▸ Planning: Built the full project plan — sequencing milestones, compliance checkpoints, and resource assignments — and in parallel designed a regional growth strategy with structured account prioritisation and onboarding processes.
▸ Execution & team leadership: Led a 12-member team through the regional expansion plan while supervising the machinery installation in collaboration with headquarters and European funding programme representatives.
▸ Monitoring & controlling: Conducted strategic project analysis and KPI tracking across the full project lifecycle, achieving 25% ROI and keeping HQ and EU funding requirements aligned throughout execution.
▸ Closing & outcomes: Delivered the installation to completion with all funding-body requirements satisfied; regional expansion grew the customer base from 15 to 80+ clients within two years, increasing profitability by 150%.