Konstantinos Gkountakos

Konstantinos Gkountakos has an extensive work experience in the field of software development and management. Konstantinos started as a Software Developer at ICAP Group, where they worked on rebuilding and replacing legacy applications. Konstantinos then joined Advantage, where they refactored e-banking services and conducted internal seminars on Java and JEE. After that, they worked at Eurobank EFG and National Bank of Greece as a Senior Software Developer, responsible for requirements gathering, backend development, and testing of specific project functionalities. Konstantinos also worked at Eurobank as a Senior Software Developer, focusing on the e-banking system.

Gkountakos had a role as a Senior Software Developer at Datablue, where they worked on various projects as an outsourced developer, provided consulting services for IBM products, and conducted training courses on Java and JEE. Konstantinos then joined INTERAMERICAN as a Senior Software Developer, working on a large JEE application called Interamerican Project OnE. Their responsibilities included working on the financial module of the app and utilizing Java, Apache Wicket, Hibernate, and other technologies.

Gkountakos's work experience also includes positions at Ernst & Young, Excite Holidays, and Helloworld Travel Limited. At Ernst & Young, they worked as a Senior Manager in the IT Advisory Department, collaborating with other EY practices and departments to design tailor-made solutions for clients. At Excite Holidays, they held multiple roles, including Global Head of Development, Tech Lead & Architect, and Software Development Team Lead. Konstantinos worked closely with the CEO and division heads globally and led teams of developers and testers in Athens and Bangkok. Currently, Gkountakos holds the position of Head of Development & Delivery, Country Manager (Greece) at Helloworld Travel Limited.

Konstantinos Gkountakos obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Coventry University, which they attended from 1996 to 2000. Following this, they pursued a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Information Technology at Coventry University from 2000 to 2001.

In terms of additional certifications, Konstantinos obtained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in January 2021. Konstantinos also holds the Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) certification from Scrum.org, which they obtained in March 2020. In addition, they earned the IBM Certified Database Associate - DB2 Universal DB V8.1 Family certification from IBM in December 2005. It is also mentioned that Konstantinos has the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification, but the month and year of its acquisition are not provided.