Optasia
Theocharis Kalamaras has a comprehensive work experience that spans various roles and industries. Theocharis started their career as an Internship Customer Care Representative at Hellenic Telecommunications Organization in 2007 and then served as a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Hellenic Navy from 2008 to 2009.
From 2009 to 2010, they worked as a Construction Site Engineer Coordinator at Edil Hellas SA, where they were responsible for the technical proposal and coordination of projects.
In 2010, they joined Diatomi S.A. as a Construction Site Engineer Coordinator, leading a team and working on designs, supervision, and financial control of construction projects.
In 2014, they worked at Delivery Hero as a Junior Business Process Analyst, contributing to the development of the Billing Tool and other integrated tools.
At Citrix from 2014 to 2016, they served as a Software Test Engineer, specializing in Analytics products and ensuring high-quality standards.
Theocharis joined Qualco in 2016 as a Software Test Engineer, focusing on end-to-end testing and bug reporting.
Currently, since 2023, they hold the position of Director of Technical Delivery and Quality Assurance at Optasia, overseeing technical delivery and ensuring quality in project execution.
Throughout their career, they have gained expertise in methodologies like Waterfall and Agile, working closely with various stakeholders, and utilizing tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Selenium.
Theocharis Kalamaras completed their education in the field of engineering with a focus on electronic engineering and business management. From 2012 to 2013, they pursued a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Electronic Engineering with Business Management at King's College London. Prior to that, they attended the Polytechnic School of Patras, University of Patras from 2002 to 2008, where they obtained a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, specializing in Electric Power Systems division (ΜEng). Additionally, in July 2017, they obtained a Foundation Level Certificate in Software Testing from the ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board).
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We deliver Optasia, the AI Platform enabling financial access for the next billion customers. Α versatile, data-driven B2B2X (business-to-business-to-customers and SMEs) financial technology platform for MNOs, mobile wallet operators and financial institutions, which provides them with accurate credit scoring for responsible financing decision-making. We support intelligent credit decisions, enable a broad range of financial services development and drive successful business models. All with ease, through our AI-led fully-automated decisioning algorithm, which allows us to efficiently make millions of decisions on financing, based on sophisticated data analysis. Thanks to our technology and network we provide powerful flywheel effects with repeatable and scalable growth levers, to help our partners grow and enable financial access to retail & SME customers across numerous markets. Operating since 2012 as Channel VAS and expanded in more than 30 countries in Africa, Middle East, Asia and LATAM with focus in emerging markets, Optasia Enabling credit decisions for an average of 88 million customers a month and had more than 560 million addressible subscribers in 2021, continuing to expand to new markets globally. Optasia has been chosen as an investment opportunity by top firms such as Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital in 2017, and Ethos, a leading South African investment company in late 2018. The company also obtained ISO 27001 Certification in late 2021. Founded as Channel VAS in 2012, we became Optasia in 2022, incorporating a brand identity that more broadly reflects our capabilities.