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Short Bio
Katerina is a Google Developer Expert for Angular and Web Technologies, and a software engineer focused on the web front end. She likes to mix and match web technologies, experimenting with new things, and open sources her code for the general good. Being an active member of the Angular family, she speaks at international conferences and is the founder of the Angular Athens meetup. She is also involved with supporting diversity in the community. Katerina is obsessed with sharing knowledge and spreading the word about things she loves. She is indigenous to the internet, and she loves web development. She lives with her Maine Coon in Athens, Greece.
Katerina Skroumpelou
Software Engineer
MRes, GDE for Angular and Web Technologies
e: sk.katherine - it's a gmail
GitHub: mandarini
LinkedIn: katerinaskroumpelou
Twitter: @psybercity
Summary
Software engineer, front-end focused, 4 years of work experience. Keen on experimenting with new web technologies, developing code samples and speaking about them at conferences. I love web, I love what I do and I am restlessly trying to get better at it. Also, GDE for Angular and Web Technologies, AngularAthens co-founder, VoxxedDays Greece program committee member.
Core Skills
JavaScript, Angular, React, Typescript, CSS, SASS, Firebase, jest, rxjs, Thymeleaf, Google Maps API, OpenLayers, mobile first
Work Experience
| Oct 2018-now |
Software Engineer, mainly working on Angular project or docs. |
| Aug 2017-Aug 2018 |
Front-End web developer for a mobile web application. I worked together with two backend engineers and a UI/UX designer. Tools:
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| Jul 2015-Aug 2017 |
National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” Lead Web Developer of the Integrated Systems Laboratory of the Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications. Main Responsibilities: Development of responsive web applications, UI and application mock-ups design, web administration, maintenance and updating of active websites owned by ISL. Additional Responsibilities: Contribution in proposal writing for EC-EU funded projects, active working team member, member of the “Perception Lab” on EEG based research. Tools:
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| May-June 2017 |
Freelance Web Developer - Full Stack with Firebase Design, development, administration and management of the web page for the art project We Are Athens. Tools:
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| June 2016 & June 2017 |
National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” Teacher/Instructor at Robotics Summer School Main responsibilities include teaching kids ages 12-17 the basics of computer programming using C. |
| May-June 2015 |
National Technical University of Athens Teaching Assistance Course “Computer Network Security” at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Activities
In my free time, I experiment with web technologies and I open source my code. I also like to speak at local or international community events and conferences, and explain the technologies I use through examples. I am actively involved with the Angular community, in Greece and internationally. My twitter and the talks page can tell you more!
Education
| Sep. 2013-Sep.2014 |
University College London (UCL) Master of Research on Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualisation Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis Degree Classification: Distinction Dissertation: The Effect of Environmental Attributes on the Affective State of Individuals and the Perception of Distance |
| Sep. 2007- Sep. 2012 |
National Technical University of Athens, Greece Master of Architecture (MArch.), Architectural Engineering School of Architecture Grade: 7.8/10 Thesis: Ephemeral constructions in urban gaps / district: Agios Pavlos Graduation |
| Sep. 2006- Sep. 2007 |
National Technical University of Athens, Greece School of Electrical and Computer Engineering After a year of attending classes, I decided I preferred spatial studies over pure IT studies |
| Sep. 2000-Jun. 2006 |
American College of Greece (Pierce College) High School Graduation Grade: 19.3/20(Excellent) |
| Sep. 1992-Jun. 2000 |
Pre-school and Primary school |
Languages
English (IELTS - 8/9), French (C2 - bien), German (B1 - Gut), Greek (Native)
Workshop organisation and planning - Participation in Exhibitions
| 30 Sep. 2016 & Sep. 2017 |
Researcher’s Night 2016 & 2017 Presentation of the research activities of the Perception Lab of the Integrated Systems Laboratory, National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” at Athens Technolopolis. |
| April 2016 & April 2017 |
Athens Science Festival 2016 & 2017 Presentation of the research activities of the Perception Lab. |
| Sep.2015-Nov.2015 |
8th Biennale of Young Greek Architects Vangelis Pournaras, Katerina Skroumpelou, Stelios Tsaparas. “Cell in the Woods / Designing a Monk’s Cell”. Hellenic Institute of Architecture. Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece. |
| Aug. 2014 |
Controlling software with your mind Working together with Panos Mavros, organising and coordinating a two-hour workshop aimed at 13-18 year olds focused on getting teens acquainted with Electroencephalography technology and its applications for brain-com- puter interaction. The workshop was part of the UCL Coding Club sessions. |
Research work experience
| Oct. 2014-Oct-2015 |
PhD Candidate at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Subject Area: Internet of Things in support of smart Cyber-Physical Systems I attended a year of postgraduate courses at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, but had to give up and look for a paid position due to lack of funding |
| Jan 2014-Sep.2014 |
During my studies at UCL I was a team member of the UK-based research project “Cities Unlocked” (mentioned also here), collaboration of the Future Cities Catapult, Microsoft, CASA UCL and Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. “Cities Unlocked” aims to develop technology-enabled solutions that will help make living or moving through cities more enjoyable for partially sighted people and their families. |
Other work experience
| Mar.-Apr 2015 |
Survey assistant for a survey conducted by the career office of the National Technical University of Athens about the employment status of NTUA alumni |
| Jan.-Mar. 2012 |
Greek to English translation of the fairy-tale “The Tale-Box of Mystras” by Thanasis Skroumpelos Editing and pagination of the fairy-tale “The Tale-Box of Mystras” |
| Sep. 2009-Sep. 2010 |
Managing Editor and president of the board of the free press magazine “Kaleidoskopio” |
| Oct. 2006-Sep. 2009 |
Editor of the free press magazine “Kaleidoskopio” |
Volunteering
| Mar. 2015 |
School Host at Athens Science Festival 2015, Athens Technopolis. Responsible for showing around and explaining the exhibits to school groups. |
| Aug. 2014 |
CASA, UCL Exhibition guide at LonCon3 and Grand Designs Live Expo in London,UK |
| Jul. 2004 |
Tour guide for the Finnish team of the 45th International Mathematical Olympiad held in Athens in July 2004. |
Can also do
| Programming / Coding tools and technologies |
(familiarity with:) Java, Python, TensorflowJs (quite comfortable with:) nodejs, webpack, Processing, gulp + other web things |
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| Data Analysis |
R |
| Design Tools |
Adobe: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Other: CorelDraw, Sketch |
| Operating Systems |
Linux, MacOS, Windows |