My CV Page
Personal Information
Last name: Tsorakis
First name: Apostolos
Birth date: 27-06-66
Professional experience
2011-today Head of Press & PR Office in Peloponnese Region
2010-today CEO Politicsonline.gr, Social Media & Co-Creation Consulting
2009-today Social Media Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Labor, Anna Dalara
2009-2010 Head of Apogevmatini.gr Internet Edition – Newspaper
2008-2009 SKAI TV Greece, Political Correspondent
2006-2007 Producer, chief editor and technical advisor of a TV production funded by the EU (APCAV) broadcasted to MEGA TV – Format: Cartoon, Name of the program: MEG & EGA Made in Europe
1992-2006 Antenna TV Group of Companies
2005-2006 Head of the Archive Department, Project Manager of the Archive Digitization Project, Antenna TV Group Greece
2003-2005 Project Manager-Producer, 2 programs funded by the European Commission, broadcasted in Antenna TV, Antenna TV Group Greece (APCAV)
2000-2002 Antenna Internet Business Development Director – Project Manager, Big Brother 1 and 2 On-Line Exploitation, Video streaming over IP integration, SMS gateway platform integration, contract management, negotiations, broadcasted in Antenna TV
1996-2000 Antenna TV – Internet Department Supervisor
1999-2000 Internet orientation tutoring, Antenna TV School of Journalism
1992-1999 Diplomatic Affairs Correspondent of Antenna FM
1998-2003 Chief Managing Editor of the electronic edition Cyber Thesis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hellas, consultant to the Minister G. Papandreou, for New Media technologies
1998-2002 Political correspondent for Politics on Line http://www.politicsonline.com
1999-2000 Chief Technological Editor and Business editor in newspaper Naftemporiki both in electronic and printed editions http://www.naftemporiki.gr
1991-1992 Journalist in ERT, National TV
1986-1988 Reserved officer in the Greek Army, Special Forces
Education
2004-today MBA in Strategy, Strathclyde University Glasgow
1991-1992 Antenna School of Journalism (visiting student)
1986-1988 Reserved officers’ school of Greek Army Diploma – Rangers School of Special Forces Diploma – Para shouting Diploma
1984-1987 Business Administration, Deere College Athens Greece
1984-1985 National School of Actors (Visiting student)
Seminars
2011 Conference - Communication: The day after – Metropolitan EXPO
2007 PriceWaterHouseCoopers Annual Leadership and HR Forum “Live your Dream”.
2005 IBC (International Broadcasting Center) Forum and Seminars 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 in Amsterdam
2004 Integrated News Editing System Seminar, RTL, Cologne, Germany, July 2004
2004 Omnibus Summer Seminar July 2004, Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor
2003 Management and Legal aspects of Television Channels – AKMI Media Management – Media Plus
2003 Cebit 2001 & 2003 Seminar, exhibition
2002 “Psycho management” Seminars and Consulting Session 1 & 2
2000 TV Meets the Web Seminar Europe’s Broadband Landscape Amsterdam – Van Dusseldorp & Partners
2000 Networking, Globalization, Technology Advancement and e-opportunities for the Future, European University, Montreux
1999 Mgate, Advertising & Media New Biz Forum ’99.
1998 Microsoft Localization seminar in the World Wide Product Group Ireland.
1998 Microsoft WEB TV seminar
1997 Summit of the European Parliament
1996 Summit of the West European Union
Agreements – Project
- Funding award by the European Commission for two Television productions, Application constitution, production design and implementation, contracts management and execution and interim and final reports preparation
- Framework agreement for the provision of added value services via SMS and MMS for a movies distributor in Greece
- Business Development & Project Manager Big Brother 1 & Big Brother 2 Greece On-Line Exploitation, live video streaming over IP, SMS interactive voting, contract management, license negotiations
- Business Development for Antenna TV of its SMS, MMS, IMS Content Gateway, agreement among Antenna TV and all the Mobile Operators to provide infotainment and value added services via SMS and MMS, contract management, negotiations
- Business Development Antenna TV Internet Portal, contract management, negotiations, product development
- Assistant Project Manager «Andersen Consultancy Antenna TV – Internet Strategy», foundation of Antenna Internet Company
- Project Manager of schooling program for the personnel of Antenna TV regarding telecommunications
- Foundation of the Internet communications department for the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Platinum Partner Microsoft, ο Antenna TV selected for the default channels desktop environment for Internet Explorer 4.0.
- Foundation of the Antenna TV Internet Department
Languages
-Greek (Native Language)
-English
-Studied French and German
Associations
2000 Accredited member of Hellenic Association of Journalists (ESIEA)