He holds a Master in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Macedonia (UoWM) and he is a c. PhD in the area of green hydrogen at the same University. Since 2008 he has been working as a project manager for different EU Programmes (Horizon, FP7, IEE, Interreg, MED, LIFE) to several organizations besides CluBE, like the Region of Western Macedonia, the Regional Development Fund of Western Macedonia, the University of Western Macedonia, CERTH/CPERI and the Waste Management Company of Western Macedonia on different projects related to energy, bioenergy, hydrogen, bioeconomy and circular economy, industrial symbiosis, urban and rural development and entrepreneurship.