Greg Kontos

Greg Kontos has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Greg currently serves as a Digital Innovation Lead at Simple Thread since January 2023. Prior to that, they worked as an Innovation Lab Director at Ippon Technologies USA from March 2020 to January 2023. Greg also held the position of Enterprise Architect at both Advance Auto Parts and Morton from 2019 to 2020.

In 2018, Greg worked as the CIO / Solutions Architect at Creo Wellness, LLC. Before that, they worked as a Solutions Architect / Technical Manager at Ippon Technologies USA from 2017 to 2018. At Advance Auto Parts, Greg worked as a Java Developer from 2016 to 2017.

Greg started their career at Innovative Diagnostic Laboratory as an LMS Integration Specialist from 2015 to 2016. Prior to that, Greg worked as a Mechanical Engineer Manager at Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. from 2012 to 2014. Greg also worked as a Lead Java Developer at Ideaweavers from 2007 to 2010, where they were involved in Java-based software development for business management and project communication tools.

Greg Kontos completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Anthropology and Biology at William & Mary from 1996 to 1999. Subsequently, they pursued a degree in Visual Anthropology at the Anthropology Film Center from 1999 to 2000. In 2009, they enrolled at VCU and obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering in 2012. Prior to their undergraduate studies, Greg studied Biology at Virginia Tech from 1995 to 1996.

In terms of additional certifications, Greg obtained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate credential from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in December 2018. Furthermore, in June 2022, they successfully completed the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification from AWS.