Georgios Karatzaferis

Georgios Karatzaferis has a diverse work experience that spans various industries and roles. Georgios started their career as an Optometrist/Optician at GrandOptical in 2006, where they worked until 2008. Georgios then moved on to Kapolis Optics and worked as an Optometrist/Optician/Contact Lenses specialist from 2008 to 2011.

In 2012, Georgios transitioned to the IT industry and joined AT&T as a Network Specialist for VoiceMail. Georgios worked in this role until 2014 when they took on the position of FCAPS (Fault-Management, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security) specialist, responsible for network management tools and applications. In this role, they supported multiple operating systems and databases for AT&T and IBM. Georgios further expanded their expertise as a Linux Systems Deployment Engineer, where they provisioned Linux installations for AT&T globally.

Georgios joined Affirmed Networks in 2016 as a Mobile Telecommunications Engineer, specializing in virtual Evolved Packet Core (vEPC). After a year, they moved on to NNIT, where they held multiple roles. Georgios started as a UNIX/Linux & Virtualization Engineer, responsible for administering a global team of almost 2000 servers and troubleshooting hardware and network issues. Georgios then took on the position of DevOps Engineer, where they guided clients on increasing productivity by building and operating secure infrastructures with highly available build pipelines and deliveries. Throughout their work at NNIT, Georgios gained a holistic understanding of both the operational and scope aspects of projects.

Most recently, in 2022, Georgios Karatzaferis joined Crossvale as a Senior Infrastructure Consultant.

Georgios Karatzaferis received their Bachelor's degree in Optometry & Optics from the Optometry & Optics program at Vinci/Florence, Italy (I.R.S.O.O.) between 1999 and 2002. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications, including LFS272: Hyperledger Fabric Administration from The Linux Foundation in December 2020, LFS258: Kubernetes Fundamentals from The Linux Foundation in February 2020, Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator Ubuntu 14.04 LTS from The Linux Foundation in December 2015, RHCSA 6 from Red Hat in December 2014, and CCNA Switching & Routing 640-802 from Cisco in September 2013. Georgios also holds a Green Belt certification from 6sigma.us, for which the obtained month and year are not provided in the information given.