George Oikonomou

PhD in Macroeconomics & Finance, Banking & Finance graduate, financial analyst, consultant and member of Economic Chamber of Greece. With high attention to details and an unswerving commitment to quality. Ability to work under pressure and to multi-task. Capable of working simultaneously in various projects with tight deadlines. Communicative and negotiable in all levels of organization. Exercise discretion, professionalism and exceptional judgment to handle sensitive and highly confidential and private information. Qualified with strong verbal and written communication skills.

Experience

Data Scientist | Professional Freelancer | Komotini, Greece

3/2019 – 12/2021

Data Collection and Cleaning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis and Modeling, Data Visualization and Machine Learning Deployment

Researcher/Scholar | Democritus University of Thrace | Komotini, Greece

1/2022 – 8/2023
Research Program ENIRISST+
Responsibilities: 1) Coordination, Management and Governance Mechanism. 2) Dissemination, utilization of research results & knowledge, & Interaction with potential stakeholders. 3) Data Management. 4) EN.I.R.I.S.S.T. Plus Services.

Consultant | Lifelong Learning Center Batsolakis | Komotini, Greece

8/2018 – 2/2019

Responsibilities: Employment Programs, Training Programs, European Financial Tools
Achievements: Successfully completed applications and training for two OAED's community service programs.

Trainee Economist | Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Munich, Germany

3/2017 – 6/2017

Position: Office of Economics and Trade Affairs
Responsibilities: Market Trends, Bilateral Trade and Bilateral Partnerships, Import / Export between Greece and Germany, Policy and Cooperation in Rural Development, Industry, Telecommunications, Research and Development, Tourism and All Types of Transportation
Achievements: Created a new catalog of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg based funds with high liquidity supporting startups in South/Southeastern Europe and Greece.

Education

PhD in Macroeconomics & Finance | Democritus University of Thrace | Komotini, Greece

7/2019 – 7/2022

Thesis: Monetary policy transmission and effectiveness

Grade: Excellence

MSc in Banking & Finance | University of Sussex | Brighton & Hove, UK

10/2017 – 7/2018

Dissertation: How central bank characteristics affect stock market returns and their volatility in the 20 most developed stock exchanges

Grade: 2:1 (67%)

BSc in Economics | Democritus University of Thrace | Komotini, Greece

10/2012 – 10/2016
Modules/areas of modules passed with distinction: Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Finance.

Grade: 63%

Skills / Qualifications

  • 1) Data Science Professional | Workearly Greece – Reatcode | Issue expected: March 2024

    2) Certified Analyst for Securities & Investments | The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI) | Issued: 1/2018

  • • Database Management

    • SQL (MySQL)

    • Data Modeling, Econometric Modeling

    • Data Analysis (R, Stata, Excel)

    • Data Visualization (Tableau, Power BI)

    • Financial & Investment Analysis

    • Risk Management

    • Budgeting & Forecasting

    • Valuation Techniques

    • Presentation Skills

    • Problem-Solving Skills

    • Communication Skills

    • Team Collaboration

    • Time management

    • Negotiation Skills

    • Leadership Skills

    • Project Management

    • Analytical Skills

  • • Greek | Native speaker / Mother Language

    • English | Full proficiency

    • German | Elementary proficiency