Fotios Stathopoulos - Experienced AI Architect and Founder

Q: Where is Fotios based?

Fotios is based in Agia Paraskevi, Greece and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Fotios speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Fotios have?

Fotios has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Fotios has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 7 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 10 months . Note that Fotios may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Fotios's latest experience?

Fotios's most recent position is Founder & Head Engineer at Infoset LTD .

Q: What companies has Fotios worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Fotios has worked for Infoset LTD , Amdocs LTD , and Various Clients .

Q: Which industries is Fotios most experienced in?

Fotios is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Healthcare , and Banking and Finance . Fotios also has some experience in Pharmaceutical , Telecommunication , and Fashion .

Q: Which business areas is Fotios most experienced in?

Fotios is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Project Management . Fotios also has some experience in Operations , Research and Development , and Business Intelligence .

Q: Which industries has Fotios worked in recently?

Fotios has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Healthcare , and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas has Fotios worked in recently?

Fotios has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Project Management .

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Agia Paraskevi, Greece

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Experience

Sep 2024 - Present

1 year 11 months

Athens, Greece

Founder & Head Engineer

Infoset LTD

Leading Infoset's AI relaunch, focusing on agentic systems, RAG pipelines, and enterprise AI tooling.

AI Innovation Leadership: Relaunched Infoset to build scalable AI products with LLM agents, HuggingFace, LangChain and LangGraph utilizing cloud services on AWS Bedrock, Sagemaker.
Platform Creation: Built open AI services (diavgeia.infoset.co, nomos.infoset.co, business.infoset.co) integrating public data with RAG and intelligent tools. Also built an innovative weather intelligence service mining insights from news regarding hazardous events providing detailed geolocated risk for flood, fire and other hazards.
Business Automation: Developed UnderAI, a platform for automating insurance operations like underwriting with AI Agents
Process Optimization: Developed BlendPredict system for optimizing Sustainable Fuel production, awarded first globally from Shell in shell.ai international competition.

Nov 2021 - Sep 2023

1 year 11 months

Athens, Greece

Big Data Manager / Software Architect

Amdocs LTD

Managed big data engineering on prem and cloud to power geospatial analytics and IoT intelligence.

Team Leadership: Directed international Big Data team, improving performance and DevOps collaboration.
IoT Analytics Platform: Designed and developed T-Mobile USA's serverless platform for real-time telemetry analytics on AWS, scalable to process 10M+ events/hour with sub-100ms latency and enabling predictive maintenance and proactive support.
Architecture Optimization: Containerized core platform with docker enabling scalability while cutting in half development time..
Innovation Recognition: Sparkz project awarded 3rd place in global internal tech competition (70+ entries).

May 2019 - Aug 2024

5 years 4 months

Freelance Cloud & AI Consultant

Various Clients

Delivered cloud modernization and AI architecture projects for banks, startups, and government organizations.

Cloud Migration & Big Data Optimization: Redesigned Public Power Corporation's customer data pipeline on Azure (Synapse & Databricks), reducing processing time from 40 hours to under 2, leading a 5-engineer team and delivering a scalable, modular, and audit-ready solution integrated with internal systems
Big Data Real Time pipeline: Designed and deployed a real-time event processing system on Azure AKS using Apache Flink and Kafka, replacing a costly Databricks pipeline for a major Greek bank—achieving 90% cost reduction and 50% faster processing
AI & ML Platform Design: Co-led the technical design of a national-scale Azure data platform for Greek Independent Authority for Public Revenue to combat fuel smuggling, overseeing Lakehouse architecture, pipelines, and ML integration, while ensuring security, CI/CD, and cross-team coordination across Synapse, Databricks, and AKS
Startup CTO Leadership: Cut startup costs by £6.5M through cloud-native design & strategic partnerships (Industry 4.0/AR sector).
Health IT DevOps: Modernized Belgium-based Health IT startup's stack (Azure, Kubernetes, .NET), cutting deployment time 40%.
Mobile App Dev: Delivered peer-to-peer shopping app (React Native, Firebase, Stripe) for UK fashion tech startup.

Jan 2012 - Oct 2021

9 years 10 months

Athens, Greece

Founder & CTO

Infoset LTD

Launched and scaled Infoset as a SaaS and HealthTech software provider, delivering enterprise platforms in regulated industries.

SaaS Platform Development: Architected and led STUDIO, an eClinical platform (eCRF, CTMS, eTMF), reducing trial costs by 30%.
Strategic Delivery: Delivered 30+ pharma/CRO projects for Fortune 500 clients; ensured ISO/GCP compliance.
Product Innovation: Developed IPSOSYS, an intelligent patient support platform reaching ROI within 12 months.
ERP/CRM Systems: Built Odoo-based ERP/CRM systems targeting niche health service workflows.
Agile Transformation: Introduced Agile and CI/CD, achieving 50% profitability margin on software projects.
Conference Engagement: Presented at international med-tech events, generating new partnerships.

Jan 2010 - Nov 2011

1 year 11 months

Athens, Greece

Software Development Manager

Aksia LTD

Established and scaled the Greek IT hub for a global financial advisory firm.

Branch Leadership: Built the Greece IT office from scratch, recruiting and managing high-performing dev team.
Financial Systems: Delivered critical reporting and analytics apps (Bloomberg, Edgar Online, Dow Jones).
CRM & BI Tools: Built hedge fund liquidity tools and an internal CRM to streamline operational workflows.
Architecture Ownership: Led design and implementation of Condor, a hedge fund monitoring suite.

Jan 2006 - Dec 2009

4 years

Athens, Greece

Senior Software Consultant

Intellisolutions S.A.

Delivered custom software and ECM systems for Greece's top banks and telecoms.

Enterprise Content Management: Delivered €1.5M+ in ECM projects using SharePoint & .NET.
Invoice Automation: Built metadata extraction system to digitize scanned invoices into workflow systems.
Project Delivery: Owned full project lifecycle from pre-sales through deployment.
Banking Systems: Led development of integrated customer ID and fraud analysis systems.

Apr 2005 - Dec 2005

9 months

Athens, Greece

Software Engineer

Tellas S.A.

Systems Engineering: Contributed to billing and CRM system (Siebel) enhancements; optimized fraud detection.
Cost Efficiency: Avoided costly vendor upgrades by optimizing internal Oracle 9g-based systems.

Jun 2003 - Apr 2005

1 year 11 months

Athens, Greece

Software Developer

4M S.A.

Web Systems: Built customer-facing ERP/e-commerce systems, increasing web sales by 90%.
Infrastructure Support: Administered Windows/Linux servers and improved software reliability.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Healthcare, Banking and Finance, Pharmaceutical, Telecommunication, and Fashion.

Information Technology

Healthcare

Banking and Finance

Pharmaceutical

Telecommunication

Fashion

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management, Operations, Research and Development, and Business Intelligence.

Information Technology

Product Development

Project Management

Operations

Research and Development

Business Intelligence

Summary

Experienced AI Architect and Founder with 20+ years in cloud, big data, and AI solution delivery. Specialized in designing scalable systems across highly regulated industries. Deep expertise in AWS and Azure with multiple certifications and enterprise deliveries, passionate about innovation, lean execution, and mentoring high-performance teams.

Skills

Cloud Architecture (Azure & Aws)
Ai Strategy
Big Data & Real-Time Analytics
Data Engineering
Llm Application Development
Devops & Ci/Cd
Ai Agents & Rag Workflows
Enterprise Software Delivery
Startup Leadership
Agile Team Management
Languages: Python, Java, Sql, Typescript, Javascript, Bash, C#
Frameworks: Node.Js, React.Js, Next.Js, Svelte, Dash, Redux, .Net
Cloud: Azure (Synapse, Databricks, Ml, Aks), Aws (Lambda, Athena, S3, Bedrock, Kinesis), Gcp, Snowflake
Data/Big Data: Spark, Databricks, Kafka, Hive, Flink, Cassandra, Power Bi
Devops: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Github Actions, Azure Devops, Mlops
Ai/Llm: Langchain, Langgraph, Openai, Bedrock, Pinecone, Hugging Face, Streamlit, Aws Sagemaker, N8n, Elevenlabs
Databases: Sql Server, Postgresql, Mysql, Mongodb, Firebase

Languages

Greek

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2000 - Jun 2001

University of Edinburgh

MSc · Computer Science · United Kingdom

Oct 1995 - Jun 2000

National Technical University of Athens

Diploma · Electrical & Computer Engineering · Athens, Greece

Certifications & licenses

AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional

Azure Data Scientist Associate

Azure Administrator Associate

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

Azure Data Engineer Associate

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

IASCC Lean Six Sigma Certified Black Belt

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Odoo 12

ODOO

Certified Clinical Data Manager

SCDM

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 8

Experience in Information Technology 16.5 y

Avg length 3 y 4 m

Longest experience 9 y 9 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Greece)

Primary country Greece

Expertise

Recent roles Founder & Head Engineer, Big Data Manager / Software Architect, Freelance Cloud & AI Consultant

Main industries Information Technology, Healthcare, Banking and Finance

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 14

Profile

Created

July 2026

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Where is Fotios based?

Fotios is based in Agia Paraskevi, Greece and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Fotios speak?

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

How many years of experience does Fotios have?

Fotios has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Fotios has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 10 months. Note that Fotios may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Fotios be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Fotios would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder & Head Engineer, Big Data Manager / Software Architect, Freelance Cloud & AI Consultant.

What is Fotios's latest experience?

Fotios's most recent position is Founder & Head Engineer at Infoset LTD.

What companies has Fotios worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Fotios has worked for Infoset LTD, Amdocs LTD, and Various Clients.

Which industries is Fotios most experienced in?

Fotios is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Healthcare, and Banking and Finance. Fotios also has some experience in Pharmaceutical, Telecommunication, and Fashion.

Which business areas is Fotios most experienced in?

Fotios is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. Fotios also has some experience in Operations, Research and Development, and Business Intelligence.

Which industries has Fotios worked in recently?

Fotios has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Healthcare, and Pharmaceutical.

Which business areas has Fotios worked in recently?

Fotios has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

What is Fotios's education?

Fotios holds a Master in Computer Science from University of Edinburgh.

Does Fotios have any certificates?

Fotios has 14 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional, Azure Data Scientist Associate, and Azure Administrator Associate.

What is the availability of Fotios?

Fotios is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Fotios?

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