George Mendonis

Leading strategic transformation and digitalisation initiatives across 19 locations.

Lead strategic transformation initiatives and special projects across corporate functions with €2M+ project budgets. Delivered 3 successful post-merger integrations and organizational restructuring plans, achieving 25% operational cost reduction. Designed compliance-aligned performance frameworks for sustainable growth, improving client KPI achievement by 40%.

Delivered SaaS transformation projects, applying Agile, Waterfall and hybrid methodologies and structured reporting.

Directed national aftersales operations with full P&L responsibility for €15M annual revenue across premium and volume brands. Managed 250+ staff across 9 locations; improved service profitability by 35%, customer satisfaction to 94%, and operational efficiency by 28%. Implemented Six Sigma standards and ensured GDPR/ISO alignment, reducing compliance incidents by 90%.

Managed €25M+ P&L and 250+ staff, aligning resources with strategic program objectives.

Directed SaaS-enabled simulation projects, reducing cycle times by 30%.

As the Senior Project Development Manager for the Virtual Engineering Capability Projects I have led toolchain development and simulation-driven integration with £30M annual budget responsibility. Reduced simulation time by 30% and improved CAE performance by 20%, saving over £10M annually in development costs. Coordinated with global teams across several departments to standardize engineering pra

Managed design and validation for 3 concurrent vehicle programs with £8M combined budgets. Facilitated cross-functional reviews, reducing analysis iteration time by 25%.

Managed teams performing systems integration and validation activities for multiple JLR vehicle programs.

Delivered loads CAE analysis; improved process efficiency by 40% through methodical improvements.

Responsible for planning and delivering loads for fully analytical models for support of programme gateways.

Reduced downtime by 15% using predictive maintenance planning, increasing annual production by 8%.

Responsible for the Planning and execution of the maintenance tasks for both the Coca Cola Factory as well as the Dairy (Milk Products) Factory of the Lanitis company.

Responsible for the coordination of all preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance across bottling lines.

Performed CAE analyses; supported concept validation for 2 vehicle platforms.

Development and Analysis of the complete Power-train systems with ADAMS Car-AT DrivelineTM Components. Responsible for the creation of the templates model, as well as the verification of the Driveline Templates for the ADAMS Package. Vibrational analysis using real-time data acquisition systems.

Performed structural and dynamic CAE analyses for chassis components.

Supervised infrastructure projects under public contracts.

Delivered Governmental Projects provided by the Department of Education and the Mass Transit Authority of New York of $25M+ in budgets; ensured 100% code compliance and on-time delivery.

Specialization: Aerospace applications with special stress on Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Composite materials, FEM, and Stress Analysis

(Aero-acoustics) Thesis: Three dimensional CFD analysis of an experimental helicopter rotor blade in free vertical flight.

On Campus NASA funded projects with focus on CFD model creation and analysis.

Specialization: Process Design and Analysis (Machine Design, CAD, Stress Analysis, Materials and Structures, FEM)

Final Project: Design and implementation of a structure to hold an iodine cell camera used in spectral imagery for high impact, high velocity shock tube and wind tunnel testing.

Health & Safety Internal Services Certification (ESSYP) from TÜV NORD GROUP.

Activities and societies: NASA funded projects with focus on CFD model creation and analysis.

Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in aerospace applications, including fluid dynamics, composite materials, FEM, and stress analysis. Thesis on three-dimensional CFD analysis of an experimental helicopter rotor blade.

Δια βίου Εκπαιδευτής Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης Επίπεδο ΣΕΠ CYQF EQF 5 certification.

Project Management Qualification (PMQ) from APM.