A maritime professional, with over 25 years of experience in maritime business, operations of cruise & ferry passenger vessels, with an extensive involvement on several newbuilding & retrofit projects in the US, Europe & Asia. Currently serves as the Vice President of Marine Operations in Royal Caribbean Group in Miami, Florida, overseeing 27 cruise ships trading internationally. Major employment stops include Maran-Tankers, Chartworld Enterprises, Attica’s Group Superfast & Blue Star Ferries and Genting’s Resorts World.
A professional licensed Engineer (PE) and Naval Architect educated in US and Greece, with a master’s degree in Engineering, an executive master’s degree in Business Administration and continuous academic involvement in Europe and US.
Married with two children, an individual with analytical thinking capable to operate under high-pressure at the most fast-paced working environments. With strong communicating skills empowers his teams, which motivates to high performance standards.