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)