Costas Voliotis
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Athens, Central Athens, Greece
Toptal member since March 22, 2019
Costas is an innovative and decisive leader with over 25 years of contribution to technologically challenging projects in highly competitive markets. An inspirational problem solver and technologist, he has led demanding projects, supervised the entire lifecycle of sophisticated product developments and project delivery, and focused on optimizing added value, organization growth, and maximization of profitability.
Project Highlights
Expertise
Work Experience
Hands-on Product and Project Manager
WaterCooler, Inc.
- Created the Watercooler Fun roadmap (AHA!) and budget plan (Smartsheets).
- Set up the development team and the task management process using Jira.
- Led the product alignment according to the Microsoft teams store guidelines.
- Managed the client's communication with their pilot user.
Co-founder | CTO and CPO
Source Code Inspection, Inc.
- Designed a SaaS E2E software quality and compliance evaluation suite. The C2M suite automates code reviews, security analysis, and license compliance analysis. It calculates a product's technical debt and its impact on the company's business model.
- Released a version of C2M that automates the technical due diligence of M&A. A compilation of the white paper was published on Codewetrust.com, section mergers-acquisitions. The M&A version automates the reporting to the C-suite.
- Set up the company's metrics-driven operation model. Set up the client's training and support process.
- Designed the digital marketing policy and the sales growth and go-to-market strategies, releasing many supporting LinkedIn blogs and articles.
- Designed the product roadmap using Aha! and the development plan using Smartsheet.
- Set up the company from scratch, integrating remote work methodologies, lead generation strategies, and tools, accomplishing 0–1 growth in two years. The product was adopted by major M&A firms and has already been used in numerous acquisitions.
- Implemented the automated cyber-security scan that detects unknown and known vulnerabilities interfacing GIT, Redhat, and NSA (CVW) databases.
Product Manager
Hivello
- Compiled the product development roadmap from scratch using Aha! Roadmaps and implemented a gap analysis.
- Detailed budgeted the development plan for the year 2024. Prepared the company progress presentation to the BofD.
- Redefined the development process, including a completely tailored Agile Scrum framework and testing pipeline process.
Technical Product Manager
Generix Group
- Introduced Aha! Roadmaps as the primary product management tool across all Generix product management pipelines.
- Designed the neoWMS product roadmap. The new warehouse management system incorporates the latest trends in AI and utilizes open-source frameworks to implement advanced warehouse management functionalities.
- Implemented automated source code risk analysis in Generix's CI/CD pipeline. This AI-driven approach identified development process flaws and critical risks, enhancing the overall security and efficiency of the software development lifecycle.
Pre-Series A Startup Product Marketer
Auxon Corporation
- Compiled the Modality, their flagship product, and roadmap using Aha! Smartsheet plan.
- Assembled the go-to-market strategy (a marketing activities roadmap).
- Recompiled the content for their website, including product presentation and use cases.
Product Manager
Blinkoo (toptal contract)
- Managed the map initialization and initial road version defining the vision, value proposition, lean canvas, key personas, etc.
- Created a business model initialization based on market research, considering the target personas.
- Worked with the DeSo/DAODAO blockchain platforms evaluation and comparison with the main project goals.
- Redesigned the integration with HIVE and Steem blockchains.
Product Manager
Power.io
- Compiled the white paper, described the main key concept, and presented the value proposition.
- Designed the architecture of the decentralized exchange platform.
- Created the design of the liquidity pool and its tokenomics formula.
Vice President of Product
MELECHAIN
- Redesigned the product roadmap and set up the new development team.
- Set up and mentored a cross-functional team of developers receiving feedback from the business stakeholders.
- Performed technical due diligence on the product development status.
- Set up the pre-sale terms, the governance mechanism, and the project plan for the ICO preparation. Completed the Cosmos SDK-based implementation. Integrated with the KYC/AML supplier and Coinbase Commerce.
- Designed the DEX integration and the automated market maker (AMM) and created the liquidity pool.
- Compiled the project's white paper and designed the new website.
Product Manager
Rapyuta Robotics
- Created the roadmap for the two flagship products (Rapyuta.io and IO AMR) and designed a blockchain-based marketplace for robotic technology.
- Trained and mentored a digital marketing and business development team receiving input from the engineering team, the C-suite, and the VP of business development.
- Compiled the white paper, roadmaps, and landing page of two products: rapyuta.io and IO AMR.
- Automated in-depth logistics market research in Europe, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and the USA.
Technical Product Manager
MVP Tech
- Managed the product discovery and design of five products in the field of AI (auto-translation, virtual assistant, dynamic product placement, chatbot, predictive analytics suite).
- Oversaw the setup of the development team and the remote development infrastructure (JIRA, Confluence, Aha!, boards, etc.).
- Compiled the detailed budgeted development plan (smart-sheet plans) and the detailed roadmap (Aha!).
- Managed the development of the AILO SaaS video processing tool, which automates the inserted ads in a film.
Advisor
Sifchain.Finance
- Worked with the CEO towards the reconstruction of team setup and the daily interaction processes. Introduced AHA! as a product management tool.
- Introduced the concept of Software Quality Assurance (delivered automated audits of Cosmos.SDK and the Sifchain's Sifnode proprietary code. Introduced SNYK as a dependency analysis tool. Proposed an onboarding process customized to the Blockchain domain.
- Proposed an engineering methodology for the SifDAO (Decentralised Autonomous Organization).
Chief Product Officer
Green-light
- Redefined the company's roadmap. Designed and planned the POC, the MVP, and the forthcoming releases of the Vision Green-light product.
- Designed a computer vision-based approach to track the entire customer journey within a POS, including passers-by, viewers, visitors tracking and demographics, assistance level, visitors to buyers ratio, tracking of marketing ROIs, and social distance.
- Managed the in-house development team and the external UI/UX design as well as hardware and software development teams.
Senior Product Manager
Tookitaki
- Defined the roadmaps of two products using Aha.
- Defined the agile sprint process For AMLS suite development.
- Worked on the definition of PRDs for two products using Confluence.
- Designed the web interfaces managing remote UI/UX teams.
Vice President of Acquisitions and IT Integrations (M&A)
ESW Capital
- Designed and implemented a fast-track rigorous acquisition and integration process that synchronizes the activities of 200+ individual contributors activated on M&A and integration phases.
- Set up and managed the source code analysis team specializing in software quality assessment and IT systems inspection for the due diligence of the M&A process. The team offers source code assessment and a budgeted integration plan.
- Established and managed a team specializing in NetSuite (using SuiteBilling) and Salesforce integrations.
- Served as a workstream owner of the engineering part of the due diligence process. Reported to C-suite. Performed technical due diligence for 45 acquired companies (total turnover larger than $500 million).
- Selected as a member of the acquisitions department leadership team, responsible for the acquisitions and integrations of the ESW Capital group of companies.
- Ranked second among 150 managers at the end of 2018 Q4 (Crossover productivity chart).
Head of Innovation
Exus UK
- Managed the development and technical support of 20+ research projects (mainly HORIZON 2020) in the fields of security, big data analysis, blockchain, banking, and virtual reality.
- Set up and managed the research and development team from scratch (12 developers).
- Applied critical chain project management (CCPM ) to European research projects.
R&D Director | CTO
inos Hellas
- Founded and managed the R&D branch (50+ senior engineers) in Greece.
- Supported the expansion to North America. Supervised the installations in more than 20 automotive sites and ten (Ford/Hyundai/Nissan/Tesla) worldwide. Handled global planning and management of an R&D budget of up to ten million euros per year.
- Managed the implementation of the first absolute measurement system applied to the European automotive industry.
- Managed the implementation of the first gap and flush on the motion measurement system applied to the North American automotive industry.
- Managed the development of the company's main product, a complete inline machine vision, image processing, and gauging suite, including a contemporary robot thermal compensation system.
- Awarded Best Machine Vision Product for the year 2004 (absolute measurement).
- Created a C++ library that offers a full metrology package (25, 2 1/2 D, 3D, mono camera, stereo camera, laser triangulation). This technology applied, initially, on the convertible car top quality inspection (Daimler, Porsche, BMW).
- Awarded a patent for a method for calibrating a camera-laser unit with respect to a calibration object disposed at a given position and orientation in a three-dimensional space.
Project History
Anti-money Laundering Software (AMLS)
https://www.tookitaki.ai/products/anti-money-laundering-suite/Compiled a product PRD from scratch, defined the roadmap and sprints, and redesigned the web interface.
Transaction monitoring: AMLS provides secondary scoring of the transaction monitoring process. The approach uses our proprietary semi-supervised technique based on multi-dimensional, unsupervised techniques, network analysis, and supervised learning to detect complex money laundering structuring mechanisms.
Screening: AMLS provides secondary scoring of the screening process. The approach uses our proprietary multilayered supervised techniques that combine methods in improved matching techniques (handles typos, spelling errors, titles, prefix/suffixes, etc.) and detailed analysis of secondary information obtained either from internal or external sources.
MAESTRO: A Gauging (Metrology)/Robot Guidance Suite for the Automotive Industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1jD04xVMm4Led product design of a machine vision-based suite of products for assembly line quality assurance and robot guidance.
In addition, the solution includes a contemporary self-adaptive robot thermal compensation/absolute accuracy product and a standalone 3D vision-based metrology library (grayscale, stereo, laser projection, fringe projection).
The system was installed, among others, at Fiat (Pernambuco, Brazil) and Jaguar Land Rover (UK).
Build Verification System
Managed the design and implementation of G-Verify: Build verification and validation.
Bumper-to-bumper inspection and validation.
Thumbs-up for production quality based on quality assurance big data analysis. Ever-increasing expectations for vehicle customization have resulted in a myriad of complex options, packages, and specialized features. G-Verify solutions provide objective, reliable confirmation that all of your customer’s expectations have been successfully met.
G-Verify can be configured to work in any area of an industrial production facility:
• Bodyshop, paint shop, final assembly, moving line, and stop-station
• Utilize various sensor resolutions, standoffs, illumination styles, color or gray-scale, NIR, LED, fluorescent, algorithm types, and much more to personalize a robust and reliable solution. Highly flexible, the G-Verify solution can be easily integrated into your existing production lines.
G-Verify systems offer economical and effective solutions for frame manufacturers—they automatically check hundreds of holes and slots in a matter of seconds.
CAFlow | A SaaS Product That Automates the Static Code Analysis and the OSS Compliance Analysis
Designed and managed the development of a SaaS product that automates the due diligence software quality analysis.
This SaaS product deployed on AWS offers technology stack analysis, third-party and OSS licenses, compliance assessment, building process analysis, and a plan for the product's virtualization (migration to AWS Cloud).
G-Guide: A Robot Guidance Suite for Automotive Industry Assembly Lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=l1jD04xVMm4Led product design and development—G-Guide has been installed in more than 50 assembly plants (BMW, Ford, Tesla, Fiat).
Return on investment and system value:
• Optimize overall assembly quality and fit
• Employ leading-edge assembly techniques
• Reduce the number of vehicles requiring rework
• Automate hazardous tasks
• Reduce the manpower dedicated to assembly operations
• Reduce the number of materials dispensed
• Eliminate precision mechanical fixturing costs
• Accommodate part and process variation
$200+ million in revenue, more than 300 installations (Ford, Daimler, Audi, Daimler, Nissan, BMW, Tesla, Hyundai, Fiat, JLR, etc.)
Shared Anti-money Laundering Typologies Framework
https://www.tookitaki.ai/news-views/roundtable-rewind-embracing-next-gen-tech-collaboration-key-to-sustainability/Defined a product roadmap and features, designed the web interface, and planned agile sprints and progress dashboards.
Tech stack: AWS, Scala, Python, React
C2M | A Fully Automated Source Code Assessment Suite for M&As
https://www.codewetrust.com/productsReleased the C2M suite of tools that automated the due diligence (source code assessment/IT system inspection) during due diligence. Suitable for M&A and CI/CD development process. Development team set up and management (100% remotely).
Melechain Double Coin
Product discovery and roadmap, set up of a development team, white paper creation, Tokenomics definition, and payments integration.
It is the only cryptocurrency NFT system that aims to digitize gold's value and facilitate gold circulation and micro-investments in gold. At the same time, it secures the crypto investments, backing these by gold deposits at a considerably higher level than Fiat currencies.
AILO — Automated Product Placement on Videos
Designed the system from scratch along the lines of the Ryff project; set up and managed the development team; designed the algorithm that matches the film motion with the 3D ad content; and designed the road map, plan, and budget for the project.
Education
Certification in Economics
Stanford - California, USA
PostDoc in Cryptography/Cryptanalysis
National Technical University of Athens - Athens, Greece
Doctorate in Distributed Programming and Artificial Intelligence
National Technical University of Athens - Athens, Greece
Master's Degree in Computer Science
National Technical University Of Athens - Athens, Greece
Certifications
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive
Duke University | via Coursera
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives
Duke University | via Coursera
Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Stanford University
Principles of Economics
Stanford University (via edX)
Smart Contracts - Solidity
Buffalo University- New York State University
Blockchain Revolution Specialization
INSEAD-The Business School for the World
Introduction to Blockchain Technologies
INSEAD-The Business School of the World
Blockchain and Business: Applications and Implications
INSEAD-The Business School of the World
Transacting on the Blockchain
INSEAD-The Business School of the World
Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Stanford University
From Idea to Start up
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Create a Go-to-market Plan
Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap
Creating a Business Plan
Entrepreneurship: Raising Startup Capital
Design Thinking
Design Thinking Academy
Managing the Company of the Future
London Business School
Skills
Tools
Microsoft Project, NetSuite, Jira, Figma, Google Analytics, GitHub
Paradigms
Scrum, Waterfall Development, Agile Project Management, Agile Product Management, Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), Agile, Requirements Analysis, Model View Presenter (MVP), Data-driven Design, Agile Software Development, Kanban, Continuous Deployment, Design Thinking, DevOps, Augmented Reality (AR), B2C
Platforms
Blockchain Platforms, Blockchain, Cosmos, Decentralized Exchanges (DEXs), Hivemapper
Industry Expertise
Automotive, Venture Capital, Logistics, Bitcoin
Other
Robotics Product Manager, Optical Sensors, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Program Management, Budget Management, Stakeholder Management, Technology Strategy & Architecture, Software Development, Resource Allocation, Technical Product Management, Software Development Management, Project Management, Backlog Management, Implementation Project Management, Certified Project Manager, Agile Product Delivery, Technology Consulting, Technical Project Management, Technical Program Management, Distributed Systems, Quality Management, Leadership, Cross-functional Team Leadership, APIs, SDKs, Startups, Extended Reality (XR), SaaS, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), AI Product Management, Due Diligence, Product Design, Robotics Product Management, Computer Vision, Technical Leadership, Remote Team Leadership, Product Research, Software Architecture, Product Growth, Quality Assurance (QA), Project Delivery, Lean Startups, Product Management, Business Analysis, Product Strategy, Product Roadmaps, Go-to-market Plans, Business Models, Product Marketing, Product Frameworks, Innovation, Product Ownership, Product Discovery, BRD, Software Requirements Specifications (SRS), SaaS Product Management, Scrum Master, Machine Learning, Big Data, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Prototyping, Crypto, CTO, Roadmaps, Technical Requirements, User Stories, REST APIs, Integration, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), Waterfall Methodology, Functional Design, Tokenomics, White Papers, B2B, Business Consulting, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Growth Marketing Product Manager, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Websites, Online Marketing, B2B Product Management, Scope, Monetization, User Feedback, User Needs, Wireframing, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cybersecurity, Feature Roadmaps, MVP Design, Distributed Team Management, Product Positioning, Feature Prioritization, Minimum Marketable Product (MMP), IT Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering, Value Proposition, Europe, Apps, Product Development Manager, Strategy, Product Launch, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Revenue Modeling, Product Strategy Consultant, Private Equity, Requirements, Specs, Engineering, Data Science, Product Consultant, Consulting, Project Planning, Discovery Workshops, Feature Backlog Prioritization, QA Testing, Ideation, Conceptualization, Estimations, Feature Analysis, Business to Business (B2B), Business Requirements, System Requirements, Functional Requirements, Jobs to be Done (JTBD), User Personas, Product Descriptions, Chief Product Officer (CPO), Team Management, Enterprise SaaS, Digital Transformation, Progress Reporting, Cloud, Scope Management, Project Timelines, Technical Hiring, Financials, Ideation Workshops, Operations Improvement, Team Effectiveness, Project Consultancy, Process Design, Product Planning, Agile Leadership, Freemium Model, Website Audits, Collaboration Tools, 3D, Product Owner, Release Management, User Flows, Algorithms, Feature Planning, Analytical Thinking, Audience Targeting, Product Customization, Data-driven Decision-making, Product Coach, IT Product Management, User Journeys, Computer Science, Stacks, Coaching, Team Mentoring, Sprint Planning, Process Optimization, Reporting, Templates, New Products, Product Vision, Build Processes, System Integration, Vendor Selection, Developer Relations, Software Implementation, App Store Acceptance Process, Scheduling, Web Applications, Analytics, New Product Development, Team Leadership, Product Leadership, Internet of Things (IoT), Product Development, AI Product Management, Fintech, Salesforce API, Cryptocurrency, Anti-money Laundering (AML), Risk Management, HubSpot CRM, Virtual Reality (VR), Open Source, eCommerce, Startup Funding, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Big Data Architecture, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Market Fit, Commercial Strategy, Market Research Analyst, Revenue Strategy, Sales, Sales Growth, Digital Product Management, Product Sales, UX Wireframes, User Interviews, User Interface (UI), UX Design, User-generated Content, Trading, Pricing Models, Market Strategy and Research Product Manager, Pricing Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, DApps, Cryptocurrency Development, ICO, Cryptocurrency Payments, Lead Generation, B2B Lead Generation, Platform Design, Data Analytics, Music Production, User Experience (UX), Marketing, User Requirements, Go-to-market Strategy, Data Analysis, Market Research, Blockchain Design, Digital Advertising, Market Research & Analysis, Fintech Consultant, Chief Operations Officer (COO), Tracking, Subscriptions, Funnel Analysis, Collaborative Design, Events, 3D Graphics, Continuous Integration (CI), Contract, Human Resources (HR), Markets, Social Networks, Website Redesign, International Data Privacy Regulations, Know Your Customer (KYC), International Finance, App Store, Mobile/Web Project Management, Geolocation, Market Sizing, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Security Audits, Smart Contracts, Fraud Prevention, Web Security, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Video Processing, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO), Senior Executive Management, Executive Reporting, Artificial Intelligence Product Manager, Cryptography, Solidity, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Aha!, Econometrics, Profit & Loss (P&L), Ethereum, Multi-sided Marketplaces, Liquidity Pools, Asset Tokenization, Digital Communication, CreativeJS, Wireframe to Product, Business to Consumer (B2C), Economics, Market Risk, International Growth, SaaS Product Marketing, Enterprise Software, C#, Early-stage Startups, Microsoft Teams, C#.NET, Code Review, Project Tracking, Client Services, Cross-functional Collaboration, .NET, Agile Delivery, High-frequency Trading (HFT), Website Traffic, Hardware Integration, Web3, Decentralized Systems, Scaling, Hardware, Helium, Filecoin, Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN), Digital Transformation Program Management
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