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Aggeliki Karabassi

Senior Engineering Manager (Strategic Delivery / Operations)

Aggeliki Karabassi
Athens, Greece

Experience

Sep 2025 - Present
7 months

Senior Engineering Manager (Strategic Delivery / Operations)

BaxEnergy – Yokogawa Electric Corporation

  • Lead the transition of delivery practices to balance agile development with the structure of a global industrial organization.
  • Translate customer requirements into roadmap, in a post-acquisition environment.
  • Ensure the SaaS platform evolves to meet changing customer and market needs.
  • Advise senior management and BaxEnergy board members on delivery risks, improvements in processes and platform evolution decisions.
Oct 2022 - Aug 2025
2 years 11 months

CTO / Development Manager

Saphetor SA

  • Owned end-to-end technology strategy, architecture, teams, budget, and delivery outcomes for AI-enabled healthcare data platforms operating under strict clinical and regulatory requirements.
  • Defined and executed the technology roadmap, balancing innovation, scalability, cost, and compliance.
  • Owned architecture decisions across application, data, and infrastructure layers, ensuring platform reliability, performance, and security.
  • Led technical discussions with international customers and partners on scalability, security, and integration.
  • Directed cloud strategy and consolidated multi-cloud environments to improve platform stability and cost efficiency.
  • Acted as the main link between science, product, and engineering, ensuring quality and compliance across all deliveries.
Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
1 year

Head of Development

OpenBet (formerly Scientific Games Digital)

  • Led engineering for high-volume, regulated systems supporting payments and account management.
  • Presented platform risks and modernization options to senior business leaders.
  • Scaled distributed engineering teams while maintaining stability of core betting and settlement services.
May 2019 - Nov 2021
2 years 7 months

Development Manager

OpenBet (formerly Scientific Games Digital)

  • Coordinated delivery across multiple teams working on core platform services.
  • Supported long-running customer deployments and platform migrations (William Hill, Caesars, Hard Rock, NLO).
  • Worked closely with product and customer-facing teams to align platform priorities.
Dec 2017 - May 2019
1 year 6 months

Development Lead

OpenBet (formerly Scientific Games Digital)

  • Led teams responsible for core betting and settlement functionality.
  • Worked daily with product, operations, and customer-facing teams.
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
1 year

Software Architect

Commsquare

  • Designed and optimized performance-critical systems for mobile core network analysis.
  • Worked on high-throughput packet processing applications for telecom data platforms.
Jan 2002 - Dec 2003
2 years

Lecturer – Computer Graphics & Virtual Reality

University of Piraeus

  • Taught undergraduate courses in computer graphics and virtual reality.
Jan 2001 - Dec 2016
16 years

Principal Engineer / Researcher / Team Leader

inos Hellas (Grenzebach Group)

  • Directed the design and delivery of industrial vision and AI systems for Tier-1 automotive OEMs (Porsche, Tesla, Audi, Fiat and more), ensuring zero-downtime and high-precision quality inspection on global production floors.
  • Worked directly on production floors to understand operational constraints and translate them into platform improvements.

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Automotive (16 years), Manufacturing (16 years), Information Technology (5.5 years), Biotechnology (3 years), Healthcare (3 years), and Education (2 years).

Automotive
Manufacturing
Information Technology
Biotechnology
Healthcare
Education

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Product Development (24 years), Research and Development (16 years), Quality Assurance (16 years), Information Technology (4.5 years), Project Management (3 years), and Operations (2 years).

Product Development
Research and Development
Quality Assurance
Information Technology
Project Management
Operations

Summary

Technology leader with 25+ years of experience helping organizations make long-term decisions about software, data, and platform strategy. I work with customers, product teams, and engineering, ensuring technology roadmaps address real business needs.

I have worked across regulated and high-stakes industries (HealthTech, Energy, Automotive, iGaming), where reliability, security, and compliance are essential. I have owned delivery outcomes, reported progress and risks to executive leadership, and supported board-level decision-making in high-stakes transformations. I am comfortable working with senior executives, explaining complex topics clearly, and aligning global teams around shared platform direction.

  • Executive Advisory: Advisor to senior stakeholders on platform evolution, risk, and architectural trade-offs.
  • Customer-Centric Strategy: Translate customer needs into clear product and engineering priorities across regions and markets.
  • Regulated Delivery: Extensive experience owning security, data protection, and operational risk management in regulated environments, under ISO 27001, GDPR, IVDR, and similar frameworks.
  • AI & Data Platforms: PhD background and long-term experience with AI adoption and data-driven systems focused on business value.

Languages

Greek
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Dec 2024 - May 2025

Cornell University

Certificate · Performance Management

Dec 2024 - May 2025

Cornell University

Certificate · Executive Leadership

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

BSc in Computer Science · Computer Science · Athens, Greece

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Where is Aggeliki based?

Aggeliki is based in Athens, Greece.

What languages does Aggeliki speak?

Aggeliki speaks the following languages: Greek (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Aggeliki have?

Aggeliki has at least 25 years of experience. During this time, Aggeliki has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 2 months. Note that Aggeliki may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Aggeliki be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Aggeliki would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Engineering Manager (Strategic Delivery / Operations), CTO / Development Manager, Head of Development.

What is Aggeliki's latest experience?

Aggeliki's most recent position is Senior Engineering Manager (Strategic Delivery / Operations) at BaxEnergy – Yokogawa Electric Corporation.

What companies has Aggeliki worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Aggeliki has worked for BaxEnergy – Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Saphetor SA, and OpenBet (formerly Scientific Games Digital).

Which industries is Aggeliki most experienced in?

Aggeliki is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Information Technology (IT). Aggeliki also has some experience in Biotechnology, Healthcare, and Education.

Which business areas is Aggeliki most experienced in?

Aggeliki is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Research and Development (R&D), and Quality Assurance (QA). Aggeliki also has some experience in Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Operations.

Which industries has Aggeliki worked in recently?

Aggeliki has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Biotechnology, and Healthcare.

Which business areas has Aggeliki worked in recently?

Aggeliki has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology (IT), and Project Management.

What is Aggeliki's education?

Aggeliki holds a Doctorate in Computer Science from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Bachelor in Computer Science from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

What is the availability of Aggeliki?

Aggeliki is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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