Nikos Afordakos

Project Team Leader

February 2025 – Present

Netcompany, Athens

Promoted from Full Stack Engineer to lead the entire software delivery organization (~85 engineers) across Greece, reporting directly to the COO. First point of contact for the unit, owning delivery coordination, people processes, and executive reporting between engineering and leadership (C-level, Partners, PMs).

Key Responsibilities:

• Cross-team coordination: Maintain visibility across ongoing projects, monitor progress, and proactively assist teams in resolving blockers.
• Executive communication: Report directly to the COO on a monthly basis, maintaining regular contact with Partners and Project Managers to ensure transparency and alignment.
• Hiring & expansion: When assuming the role, the unit counted 55 members; personally conducted 120+ interviews, leading to the team’s expansion to 85 engineers within eight months.
• Performance & compensation cycles: Support performance assessments and salary review processes in collaboration with PMs and HR, consolidating inputs and ensuring procedural accuracy.
• Mentoring & guidance: Serve as the first point of contact for all team members, providing daily support, guidance, and conflict resolution while promoting consistency in practices.
• Engineering capacity planning: Coordinate team assignments and workload distribution across multiple projects and regions, maintaining balanced delivery capacity and alignment with business priorities.
• Process optimization: Improve documentation standards, onboarding flows, and reporting templates, enhancing overall visibility and operational predictability.

Full Stack Engineer

October 2024 – January 2025

Netcompany, Athens

Worked on dedicated Denmark-based enterprise projects as a Full Stack Engineer, delivering new features, technical upgrades, and improvements in system integration and long-term maintainability.

Key Technologies:

Java (Spring Boot), React.js, REST APIs, Figma, Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Boards, Test Plans)

Key Contributions:

• Backend development: Developed backend services and APIs using Java (Spring Boot), ensuring high performance and secure data exchange across distributed systems.
• Frontend implementation: Built modern, reusable front-end components with React.js, focusing on scalability, maintainability, and UI consistency.
• Cloud deployment: Deployed applications to Azure cloud servers, managing environment configurations and production releases within a hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• SDLC participation: Contributed across the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) — from requirement analysis and design to implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Agile collaboration: Collaborated within international Agile teams, participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups, aligning closely with Danish delivery leads.

Senior Data Engineer / Senior Technology Consultant (Jun 2024 – Sep 2024)

Data Engineer / Technology Consultant (May 2021 – May 2024)

May 2021 – September 2024

Ernst & Young (EY), Athens

Delivered large-scale regulatory reporting and risk management projects for major worldwide and Greek banking clients, leveraging Moody’s Analytics platforms (RAY / RRT / RCO) and data engineering tools (SQL, Python, ETL).

Key Technologies:

Python, PL/SQL, T-SQL, Oracle SQL, MSSQL, XML, Moody’s Analytics Risk Authority (RAY/RRT), Risk Confidence (RCO)

Key Contributions:

• Regulatory configuration: Configured and customized regulatory reporting modules for worldwide and Greek banks, ensuring compliance with EBA and local supervisory requirements.
• Data pipeline design: Designed and led end-to-end data pipelines for IFRS9 and Risk/Finance departments, improving automation, performance, and data reliability.
• Disclosures reporting: Developed custom disclosure reporting solutions to support quarterly ECL comparison and regulatory submissions, integrating technical, analytical, and business logic.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Coordinated teams across IT, Risk, and Finance to align technical and business requirements.
• Project ownership: Took full ownership of project lifecycles — including analysis, design, coding, deployment, and post-delivery support — while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating cross-functional workstreams.
• Client support: Supported clients including HSBC, NBG, Alpha, and Piraeus Bank with data governance and compliance reporting.

Security Police Officer

September 2013 - May 2021

Hellenic Police

Electrical & Computer Engineering

2018 - 2025

National Technical University of Athens, Athens

Computer Software

Computer Systems

Bioengineering

The Art of Photography

2016 - 2018

Private Vocational Training Insitute 'Akmi', Athens

Police Constable School

2012 - 2014

Hellenic Police Academy, Komotini