RESUME

Nikolaos G. Alexiou

SOFTWARE •WEB •AI / LLM •NETWORKS •GAMES •R&D

Technology professional with more than two decades of experience across software engineering, web development, database systems, computer networks, infrastructure, research, interactive technologies and local AI / LLM systems.

My background combines academic research, commercial development, IT management and hands-on engineering — from wireless networks, secure systems and database platforms to modern websites, e-commerce, applications, independent game development and private local AI platforms built around LLMs, tools, automation and verified knowledge.

CURRENT FOCUS WEB • GAMES • SOFTWARE • AI / LLM SYSTEMS • INFRASTRUCTURE
20+
YEARS
Technology, Development & Engineering
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SOFTWARE & GAMES
JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas, .NET, applications, game systems and interactive development
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WEB & E-COMMERCE
WordPress, Elementor, WooCommerce, Magento, PHP, MySQL and modern web development
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Networks, servers, cloud, DNS, security and systems administration
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DATA & R&D
Database engineering, research, statistical analysis and technical innovation
Ollama Open WebUI Docker NVIDIA CUDA Python GitHub JavaScript WordPress MySQL Linux Cloudflare
EXPERIENCE

Professional Journey

Selected professional experience across software development, web technologies, database engineering, IT infrastructure, networking, research and technical consulting.

2021 — 2022

IT & DevOps Director

Creta Dental

Director of IT and Future Technologies, combining infrastructure management, software development and applied R&D. Work included medical and dental CRM concepts, early-diagnosis software research and lead development of cretadental.com and related websites.

2018 — 2019

IT Systems Engineer / Technician

Citizens Service Centre (KEP), Rethymno

IT systems engineering and technical support for public-sector workstations, networked services and government information systems, including SYZEFXIS and ERMIS environments.

2016 — 2019

IT, Web & Infrastructure Consulting

Selected External Partnerships

Website administration, e-commerce engineering, server management, dedicated hosting, DNS, security, SEO/SEM and technical consulting for multiple businesses and online platforms.

2013 — 2014

Scientific & Technical Staff

University of Crete

Development and technical support of institutional digital and open-course platforms, online services, usage statistics, project portals and digital education infrastructure.

2012

Consultant / Programmer

MeDesign

Consulting and development using MySQL, Joomla, WordPress and HTML5, with supervision of web projects for professional and institutional organisations.

2010 — 2012

Lecturer in Information Technology

State IEK Rethymno

Adult technical education in visual programming, computer networks, advanced networking and computer architecture.

2009

Researcher / Analyst / Administrator

FORTH — Institute for Mediterranean Studies

Website maintenance and redevelopment using PHP and MySQL, together with research activity in internet-based mobile telecommunications programmes.

2007 — 2008

Research & Informatics Corps

Hellenic Army — 88th Military Command

Selected for the Hellenic Army Research & Informatics Corps, with professional responsibilities in Windows domain administration, file servers, secure systems, encryption technologies and Cisco network infrastructure.

Windows Domains File Servers Cisco Secure Networks Encryption Systems
2006 — 2007

IT Manager

Pilot Beach Resort

Management of hotel and accounting IT infrastructure, client/server security, MySQL systems, wireless hotspot deployment, staff training and network reorganisation with QoS.

2004 — 2006

Research Assistant & Laboratory Staff

Liverpool John Moores University

Research in large-scale wireless network design alongside university teaching and laboratory support in Java, MATLAB, computer mathematics, animation and 3D-game mathematics.

Additional Experience
2018 — 2019 E-Commerce & Full-Stack Engineering

WordPress, PrestaShop, custom e-shop solutions and server engineering for external partners.

2017 — 2019 Server & Security Administration

Dedicated-server administration, DNS, infrastructure security and website maintenance.

2012 Mobile Application Support

Technical lead, debugging and support for iOS and Android mobile and tablet applications.

2012 .NET Application Development

Lead development and consulting for .NET-based applications and automated product-promotion systems.

2011 Educational Technology

ICT-supported teacher training covering programming, educational software and interactive development tools.

20+ YEARS Technology Experience

Software, databases, networks, infrastructure, web development, research and digital systems.

EDUCATION

Education & Qualifications

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH

Innovation Timeline

2004

Bluetooth & Wireless Networking

EARLY WIRELESS RESEARCH

Academic presentation and technical study of Bluetooth architecture, protocol stacks, piconets, security, competing wireless technologies and future middleware interoperability.

Bluetooth WPAN Piconets Protocol Stack Wireless Security Middleware
2004 — 2005

Wireless Unified Backbone

EARLY SMART-ENVIRONMENT & WIRELESS INTEROPERABILITY RESEARCH

Designed a middleware-based architecture intended to bridge heterogeneous wireless technologies above their application layers, allowing devices using different IEEE wireless standards to participate in a shared virtual backbone.

Implemented a custom routing mechanism, routing simulator and client/server middleware prototypes using .NET and TCP/IP sockets.

WUB Middleware C# .NET VB.NET TCP/IP Custom Routing
2011

Game-Based Programming Education

Developed and delivered educational material using Microsoft Kodu to teach programming concepts, object behaviour and complete game creation.

Microsoft Kodu Game Development Visual Programming Programming Education
2013

Open-Source Web Platforms

Technical comparison and evaluation of WordPress, Joomla and Drupal together with open-source web-conferencing platforms BigBlueButton and OpenMeetings.

WordPress Joomla Drupal BigBlueButton OpenMeetings
2015

Statistical Computing & Data Analysis

Research and presentations covering Discriminant Analysis and Multidimensional Scaling, including classification, dimensional representation and statistical modelling techniques.

Discriminant Analysis MDS SPSS Statistical Modelling
2021

A.N.N.A.C. — AI & CRM

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / CRM RESEARCH

Co-developed a research proposal for an advanced algorithmic neural-network system combining CRM data, analytical tools, data mining and behavioural analysis to support prediction and customer-management decisions.

Artificial Neural Networks CRM Data Mining Behaviour Analysis Automation
2021

U.S.P.E.D. — Medical Technology

DIGITAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Co-developed a proposed ubiquitous software platform and analytical-tool framework for early and rapid diagnosis of premalignant and malignant oral lesions.

Medical Software Digital Health Diagnostic Tools Ubiquitous Systems
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Sonick Studios

SOFTWARE • WEB • GAMES • R&D

Independent development combining modern web technologies, interactive design, HTML5 Canvas game systems, desktop application packaging, infrastructure and experimental software development.

SKILLS & TECHNOLOGIES

Technology Stack

Modern development tools combined with more than two decades of experience across software engineering, web technologies, databases, networks, infrastructure, e-commerce, interactive systems and private local AI / LLM platforms.

CURRENT & ACTIVE
AI

Local AI & LLM Systems

Private local AI deployment and orchestration covering model inference, specialist assistants, tool integration, speech, automation and verified knowledge workflows.

Ollama Open WebUI Local LLM Deployment LLM Inference Model ManagementQwen Bonsai / Ternary ModelsPrompt Engineering System Prompt Design Tool / Function Calling RAG / Knowledge Systems Verified Knowledge Pipelines Multi-Agent AI Architecture AI AutomationREST APIs Python PowerShellDocker Desktop WSL 2 NVIDIA CUDAWhisper Local Speech-to-Text Private / Offline AI
Current R&D: AI Super-Blackbird X — a private local AI command center using HERMES and ATHENA specialist models, Open WebUI, Ollama, tool-enabled workflows and verified learning systems.
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Modern Web Development

Responsive websites, custom components, interactive interfaces and modern front-end development.

HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript PHPDOM Responsive Design Mobile-First Design Media QueriesCustom HTML Custom CSS Custom JavaScript Interactive UIAnimations Cross-Browser Testing
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WordPress & E-Commerce

WordPress development, visual page building, customisation, e-commerce and website administration.

WordPress Elementor Elementor Pro WooCommerceCustom HTML Widgets Theme Customisation Plugin IntegrationWordPress Migration Database Migration Website AdministrationPerformance Optimisation Responsive WordPress
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Development Tools & Workflow

Source control, application packaging, debugging, iterative development and modern AI-assisted workflows.

Git GitHub Node.js npmElectron electron-builderVersion Control Browser DevTools DebuggingRapid Prototyping AI-Assisted Development Iterative DevelopmentCross-Platform Packaging
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Cloud, Hosting & Delivery

Web hosting, DNS, SSL, CDN configuration, caching, deployment and infrastructure migration.

Cloudflare AWS Fundamentals DNS CDNSSL / TLS HTTPS Domain ManagementcPanel CWP PleskWebsite Migration Deployment Caching
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Servers & Systems

Administration of Linux and Windows environments, web servers, domains and enterprise infrastructure.

Linux Windows ServerCentOS Red Hat openSUSEApache IISWindows Domains File ServersServer Administration System Troubleshooting
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Databases & Data Engineering

Database design, custom query development, replication, synchronisation and data-driven application integration.

MySQL Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft Access SQLCustom Query Development Complex Query DesignDatabase Engineering Database AdministrationMySQL Replication Data SynchronisationLive Data Integration Data ProcessingphpMyAdmin
Selected project: Election-data systems with custom MySQL queries, replication and automated live-results integration.
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Networks & Security

Wired and wireless networking, secure connectivity, server communications and enterprise network services.

LAN WAN MANWireless Networks TCP/IPCisco DNSVPN OpenVPN SSHNetwork Security Secure NetworksSMTP POP IMAP
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E-Commerce Platforms

Commercial e-commerce development and administration across modern and established open-source platforms.

Magento WooCommerce PrestaShopWordPress PHP / MySQLProduct Catalogue Systems E-Shop Development E-Commerce Administration
Selected project: heavenofbrands.com — Magento e-commerce development.
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SEO, Analytics & Performance

Search optimisation, analytics, advertising, website performance and technical optimisation.

SEO SEMTechnical SEO On-Page SEO Meta OptimisationGoogle Analytics Google Ads / AdWords AdSenseWeb Performance Caching CDN Optimisation Image Optimisation
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Troubleshooting & Integration

Diagnosis and integration across software, websites, infrastructure and deployment environments.

JavaScript Debugging Web DebuggingServer Troubleshooting DNS Troubleshooting SSL TroubleshootingWordPress TroubleshootingCross-Browser Testing DeploymentMigration Performance TuningSystems Integration
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Mobile & Interactive Systems

Mobile application support, responsive web interfaces and interactive application technologies.

Responsive Web Apps Mobile WebTouch Interfaces Responsive ControlsAndroid / iOS SupportApp Inventor Interactive ApplicationsCross-Platform UI
PROGRAMMING & DEVELOPMENT
JavaScript Python PowerShellC# .NETC C++Java PHPSQLHTML5 CSS3XML
TECHNOLOGIES USED THROUGHOUT MY CAREER

Earlier platforms and technologies remain part of my technical background and illustrate the evolution of my development experience over more than two decades.

Web & CMS
Joomla Drupal PrestaShop Magento ASP
Programming
Visual Basic GW-BASIC QBasic Turbo Pascal Clipper Embedded C MicroJava
Research & Simulation
MATLAB JavaBeans OPNET ns Simulator NCTUns UML
Educational Technologies
GameMaker MS Kodu App Inventor Scratch-style Systems CmapTools
Selected Technical Highlights
LOCAL AI / LLM SYSTEMS AI Super-Blackbird X

Private local AI command center using Ollama, Open WebUI, HERMES and ATHENA specialist models, Docker, NVIDIA CUDA, tool calling, speech integration and verified knowledge workflows.

E-COMMERCE heavenofbrands.com

Magento, PHP, MySQL, HTML/CSS, Linux server administration and Plesk.

DATABASE ENGINEERING Election Data Systems

Custom MySQL queries, replication, synchronisation and live broadcast-data integration.

DIGITAL EDUCATION University of Crete

Institutional digital/open-course platforms and supporting web infrastructure.

GAME DEVELOPMENT Sonick Studios

HTML5 Canvas, JavaScript, responsive game systems, audio, controls and Electron desktop packaging.

Greek Native
English Excellent
Spanish Intermediate
SYSTEM STATUS: ONLINE / SOFTWARE • WEB • AI / LLM • NETWORKS • GAMES • R&D