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SUMMARY
Thirty-five years experience in teaching (8-years at university level); administration and leadership (34 years: 5 years Chairman of Engineering Dept. and 29 years in charge of vocational education policy at the Greek Pedagogical Institute; research on policy formulation; and implementation and evaluation of Greek and European educational projects in secondary, post-secondary and tertiary vocational education. Currently involved as an expert in Europe and Greece in the area of vocational education and training.

ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP:
Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Tri-State (now Trine) University, Angola IN (USA) (1971-1976).  Chairman of the Vocational Education Section and Vice-President, Pedagogical Institute, Athens, Greece (1976-1996). Member of Administration Board of Higher School for Pedagogical and Technological Education (Vocational Teacher’s College) (1979-81) and Vice-President (2004-06 and 2008-10). Member of Admin. Board of Organization for Vocational Education and Training (1992-94).

EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS & STUDIES:
In-service training of teaching staff in Greek tertiary vocational education institutions (UNDP-UNESCO).
Creation of National Documentation Center (CEDEFOP).
Also studies on Alternance Training (PETRA), Training of Teachers and Trainers (CEDEFOP-EQUAL-OEPEK), and Certification of Training (OEEK-Min. of Merchant Marine).

EDUCATION:              
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, U. Of Mass.(Amherst, USA).
M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Iowa State U. (Ames, USA).
Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, Iowa State U. (Ames, USA).

PUBLICATIONS:         
Four books (2 VET Textbooks, one on HRD policy and oneon Educational Assessment).  Also one book currently under review, on VET Evaluation and Assessment.  Over 35 publications in reviewed journals, and 3 Policy Papers on Greek VET.  Founder and Editor of the Journal “Education & Vocation” and member of Editorial Board of the “International Journal of Vocational Education and Training”.

EVALUATIONS:          
Member of a team which evaluated the Directorate of Research of the European Commission (Monitoring 2001- IHRP Programme).  Recently was a member of a Steering Committee, which oversaw the evaluation of the European Training Foundation (ETF) by a private organization.

EXPERTISE:                
VET Expert on the Administration Board of ETF, designated by the EMPL Committee of the European Parliament (2009- 2011).

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