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Panteleimon joined Deloitte as a Consultant at the Risk Advisory team of DACC in Thessaloniki, Greece, 2022. Since then, he's a dedicated member to the Norwegian Deloitte, working with top tier nordic banks on data engineering and credit risk modelling. Before joining Deloitte, he has been a researcher at the Computer Vision and Machine Learning lab at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in the department of Computer Science. There, he worked on Financial engineering topics, specifically specialized in Timeseries forecasting. He has conducted his internship at the Greek Ministry of Interior, in the department of Economic Reform, and in NBG Securities, one of the oldest stock brokers in Greece. Panteleimon is pursuing his M.Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering department of the National Technical University of Athens, and he has also pursued a Bachelor's in Finance at the University of Macedonia. Panteleimon co-founded factual by bonafide in January 2023, after excelling in Disinfohacks 2022-23, which took place in HELEXPO. He is the main Software Engineer of the startup, and he designed the MVP.
Christos has 6 years of professional experience across diverse roles, including financial risk management, IT service sales, and data analysis. His expertise spans analyzing sales, procurement, operational, financial, and KPI data, as well as developing automation software to scrape and analyze information from the internet or private files. He has worked with leading organizations such as Europe’s largest public procurement information provider, Greece's largest legal firm, and Deloitte. Passionate about uncovering profitable niches that contribute to making the world a better place, Christos holds a BSc in Mathematics and an MSc in Data Science.
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