About
I am an enthusiastic, self-motivated, reliable, responsible and hard working person. I am a mature team worker and adaptable to all challenging situations. I am able to work well both in a team environment as well as using own initiative. I am able to work well under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines.
Economist, Risk Analyst, Musician & Developer
"Don't Stop until you reach the top, and when you reach the top don't Stop"
- Birthday: 9 October 1993
- Phone: (+41) 78.234.20.43
- E-Mail: ilias.karagiannakis@outlook.com
- Location: Opfikon 8152, Zürich, Switzerland
- CV: Full CV in PDF format
Graduate of Economics, with a Masters in Risk Management. In the past few years I have focused on gaining skills in the field of finance and programming, mainly interested in financial modeling and evaluation. During my free time I like bicyling, playing accordion, hiking and travelling. I am Youthworker for more than 6 years now.
Top Soft Skills (Self-Assessment)
Experienced and goal-oriented Risk Analyst since 2018 experiencing identifying efficiencies and problem areas within data streams. Design Controls (5W Approach) and create Action Plans in order to mitigate Risks and control gaps is part of my everyday life. I am a mature team worker and adaptable to all challenging situations and able to work well both in a team environment as well as using own initiative. I prefer to work well under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines.
Detailed Resume
Successful Risk Analyst with more than 5 years of professional experience. Seeking a career change to a position involving Credit Risk Modeling for a medium to large firm. Driven self-starter and fast learner who has worked in various projects with huge complexity and high pace environment.
Download my CV here
Education
MSc UZH in Informatics
Sep 2024 - Sep 2026
Program Structure here:- Major: Artificial Intelligence
- Minor: Data Science
MSc in Mathematical Finance & Risk Analysis
Oct 2018 - Sep 2020
ERASMUS+ Exchange Studies
Jan 2016 - Jun 2016
European Exchange semester (ERASMUS+ key Action 1) during my BSc Degree.
Music Science & Accordion Degree
Jan 2004 - Jun 2012
Post-secondary education in Classic Advanced Music Theory.
In 2009, I received an annual tuition scholarship by competing in an audition and performing among the top 10 candidates.
Musicians of every level are allowed to perform in this competition, but they must obtain permission from their professor and have excellent grades.
Volunteering
ESN KAPA ATHENS
Jan 2017 - Nov 2022
ERASMUS Student Network KAPA Athens
A youth organization of students helping students
Cultural Center Hellenic Cosmos
Oct 2014 - Jul 2015
Cultural Center Hellenic Cosmos
Volunteer Accordion Player in the chamber orchestra of the Cultural Center.
Languages
 Greek
Native
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 English
Full Professional
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 German
Limited Working
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 Spanish
Elementary
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Professional Experience
Scooter Courier
Aug 2024 - Present
As a Scooter courier, I deliver dishes across the Zürich area; collecting them from the restaurant and bringing them to food-loving customers.
Risk & Compliance Analyst
Feb 2023 - June 2024
Preparing and updating the Risk and Compliance Reports. Design, develop and maintain key metrics dashboards to support management information reporting. Member of Sustainability Committee
Teacher
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
Teaching physically and remotely seminar lessons in Finance, Programming and Economics.
Operational Risk Analyst
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
- Regulatory Reporting (ICAAP, SREP, Stress Test)
- Internal Reporting
- Integrated Reporting with Python, SQL and Power BI
Junior Operational Risk Analyst
Oct 2020 - Sep 2022
- Operational Risk Programs Reporting Division
- Part of EGRC System Implementation
Trainee Operational Risk Analyst
Mar 2019 - Sep 2020
An Innovative 2 years Trainee Program connected with Public State Scholarship for my Master Degree in MSc in Mathematical Finance & Risk Analysis. Whereby 100 postgraduate students from whole Greece are directly linked with the labor market.
I was mostly programming in VBA and Python reports of Operational Risk that used to be done on hand. I was helping change simplified risk models in more efficient and advance approaches with my supervisor.
Intern in Finance
May 2018 - Aug 2018
- MS CRM
- MS Dynamics NAV
- Evaluation of Donations
Certifications & Trainings
I have divided my Portofolio into 2 categories; Remarkable Apps and Remarkable Projects. First of all, my Remarkable Apps were jobs which I made with extensive developing and the final result was a whole application. On the other hand, my Remarkable Projects were Key Achievements, on which my contribution had been highly any recognized.
Analytics Tools
The following tools I use them in my work.
VBA
More than 5 years of professional experience with VBA macros, specially in reporting and data manipulations.
MS Excel
More than 10 years of professional experience. Total proficient with LinkedIn badge in the top 5%
MATLAB
Two years of academic work during my Postgraduate in Portfolio Management, Stochastic Processes and Optimization problems.
Portfolio
I have divided my Portofolio into 2 categories; Remarkable Apps and Remarkable Projects. First of all, my Remarkable Apps were jobs which I made with extensive developing and the final result was a whole application. On the other hand, my Remarkable Projects were Key Achievements, on which my contribution had been highly any recognized.
- All
- Remarkable Apps
- Remarkable Projects
Prevention of Thefts
Prevention of Thefts
Jul 2023 - Feb 2024
I was one of the 5 five members of 100 Days Transformation Project, which aimed the boost of physical security and mitigate 50% annual lost equipment, biomass, and machinery that overall up to €3M. Article here.
Integrated Reporting
Integrated Reporting
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
I created Reports from our EGRC System for all Operational Risk Programs with Python, SQL and MS PowerBI. I saved €20K budget from Tool purchase and IT resources for deployment.
Operational Risk Module in EGRC System
Operational Risk Module in EGRC System
Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
I was Key responsible person for the Implementation of the project. I made all User Acceptance Tests (UAT) and product re-configurations, Data translation & Data Migration and Manuals for end-users. Application released successfully 2 months in advance and for that I was compensated with an extra month salary.
National Bank of Greece - Operational Risk Portal
National Bank of Greece - Operational Risk Portal
Mar 2021 - May 2021
I Created a Portal in MS O365 Sharepoint for increase Risk Awareness & Culture. Productivity of Risk Assessments and daily tasks increased more than 200% in 2 years horizon
RCSA Tool & Acions Plan Reporting Tool
RCSA Tool & Acions Plan Reporting Tool
Oct 2020 - Jan 2021
I developed a Risk & Control Self-Assessment Tool with MS Excel VBA and Action Plans Report with Python. Handles thousands of Risk and Controls of all departments and subs according to ISO31000 and COSO Framework. Avoided Regulatory Fines and reallocate 5 employees from manual spreadsheet work to reporting department.
ESN Event Payment System
ESN Event Payment System
Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
A Web Application for Event purposes. Sends payment request to each participant. Generates invoices and automatic E-Mail notifications.
Chatbot
Chatbot
Apr 2024 - May 2024
A Web Application for know me better. User asks questions about me and the chat replys with a relevant automatic answer back. A prototype can be found here.
Swiss Weather Map
Swiss Weather Map
Mar 2024
A map of Switzerland with relevant information about weather and climate per region. Created it for an interview with MSCI. Map can be found here.
Teaching
Part-time I give private lessons to students and to University E-Learning platform
Happy Students Improved their working experience and got a satisfactory job
Courses with Economic, Mathematical, Programming and Technical syllabus
Hours Of Lectures In chats, video & phone calls
Colleagues we were few, but we managed to do so many
Contact
Send me a message throw the form bellow!
