Pablo Picasso
“The meaning of life is to discover your talents. The purpose of life is to give them to others”
1982
Dear reader,
Welcome to my website. My name is Thanos Gkourompinos. I was born in January 1982 in Larissa (Hellas), where I have been living for the last few years. My life's purpose is the continuous up skilling, and self-improvement. And as a restless person, I have never stopped.
I was born to draw / design. Since I was a baby, I used to draw under the tables. I started Byzantine Art as a teenager, while at the same time studying as a civil's engineer and architect's designer.
During the rapid entrance of technology in our lives (early 2000), technology did not leave me unmoved. And design had moved into the digital age, while the stimuli were many from everywhere. Coming up to nowdays, the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, where a person's multi-dimensional personality, is an inevitable feature of the era, to be able to properly cope according to the demands.
For more information, you can check the full CV below.
Kind Regards,
Thanos Gkourompinos
Education
- 10/2023, Udemy | Diploma | Human Resource Management (HRM)
- 06/2023, Athina Private Institute | Certification | Adult Trainer
- 07/2022, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece | Bachelor Degree | Pedagogical Education (ASPETE)
- 05/2021, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece | Master Degree | Project & Programme Management
- 10/2019, Goethe Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece | Master Certification | Cultural Management
- 10/2015, 1st Public Vocational College, Larisa, Greece | Certification | Computer Application Technician
- 10/2009, Greek Institute of Health and Safety, Volos, Greece | Certification | Health & Safety Technician
- 10/2004, Alexandrio Uni of Tech Education, Thessaloniki, Greece | Bachelor Degree | Civil Infrastructure Engineering
Certifications
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
Build EU GDPR data protection Compliance from scratch (CIPT)
Udemy, 2024 – ongoing
The Complete Presentation and Public Speaking / Speech Course
Udemy, 2023 – ongoing
Certification in Project Management - Accredited Masterclass
Udemy, 2023 – ongoing
Organization and Operation of Public Services, Organizations & Businesses
UCERT, 2021
Organization of Small and Medium Businesses, Sales Techniques & New Technologies
EEDE Private Inst., 2014
GRANT WRITING:
Basic Grant Proposal Writing for Nonprofits
Udemy, 2023
Grant Writing for Beginners
Udemy, 2023
Grant Writing: Keys to a Successful Proposal
Udemy, 2023
Grant Writing for Nonprofits & Freelance Writers
Udemy, 2023
DESIGN:
AutoCAD
Greek Union of Physicists, 2004
COMPUTERS:
Standard Office User
UCERT, 2021
WEB DESIGN:
Complete Web Design: from Figma to Webflow to Freelancing
Udemy, 2024 - ongoing
Complete Figma Megacourse: UI / UX Beginner to Expert
Udemy, 2024 – ongoing
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
The Ultimate Canva Masterclass | Become a Canva Pro
Udemy, 2024
Canva Master Course | Learn Canva
Udemy, 2024
Master Graphic Design & Software with Practical Projects
Udemy, 2024 – ongoing
Graphic Design Masterclass Intermediate - The Next Level
Udemy, 2024 – ongoing
Graphic Design Masterclass - Learn Great Design
Udemy, 2023
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Social Media Film School - Tik Tok, Instagram, YouTube & AI
Udemy, 2023 – ongoing
Social Media Marketing Mastery 2023 - Ads on 10+ platforms
Udemy, 2023 – ongoing
Social Media Marketing - Content Marketing Masterclass
Udemy, 2023
Digital Marketing
Google, 2019
Career Summary
- From 01/2024 till today: Assistant to the Mayor | Municipality of Larissa | Larissa, Greece
- From 07/2011 till today: Freelancer | Design, Cultural, Technological & Management Services | Globally
- From 09/2018 till today: Gkourompinos Plumping Systems | General Management | Greece
- From 04/2022 till 12/2022: Mikel Company | Supply Chain, RnD & General Management Assistant | Greece
- From 09/2020 to 06/2021: Regional Governance of Thessaly | Civil Engineer & Management Assistant | Greece
- From 11/2016 to 08/2018: Worldpay UK | Boarding Officer & Management Assistant | Newcastle, UK
- From 05/2016 to 04/2017: Ask Italian | Customer Service Advisor |Newcastle, UK
- From 11/2015 to 05/2016: Tandem Ltd | Customer Service Advisor | Newcastle, UK
- From 07/2011 to 10/2015: Ilias Gkourompinos Plumping Systems | General Management Assistant | Greece
- From 11/2008 to 07/2009: Giatsos Private Technical Institute | Technical Lecturer | Greece
- From 03/2007 to 06/2011: Maliakos – Kleidi Joint Venture | Project Management Assistant & Civil Engineer | Greece
Other Skills
Master Thesis in the context of MSc in "Project & Programme Management":
Success factors in Agile Software Projects from Greek IT Companies and Professionals.
Foreign Languages:
English: Advanced Business (LRN – C2).
Hagiography:
Graduate from the School of the Municipality of Larissa (1998).
Other Activities
- Continuous participation in various seminars, workshops and social actions.
- Participation in the Collective Painting Exhibition of the Graduates of the Laboratories of Larissa’s Municipal Art Gallery (September - October 1999).
- Participation in the 2nd Art Bazaart (Larissa) from 20/05/2011 to 29/05/2011. Second artist among 87 after public vote and organizing committee.
- 1st Individual Iconography Exhibition entitled "Touching Passions", from 21/04/2011 to 21/05/2011, Kallithea, Chalkidhiki.
- Wined the 1st Innovation Competition "Samsung Launching People Greece" (2014 - second place), in the category "Arts & Creativity" with the project "theArtProject.gr".
- Participation in the European Cultural Academy Meeting of Goethe’s Institutes (07/2019) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (European Cultural Capital 2019) with the project “theArtProject.org.gr”.
