Efstratios Koutris

Efstratios Koutris Personal data Date of Birth:August 19 1980 Address: U Měšťanského pivovaru 1a, Prague, Czech Republic Phone: - Email:- Professional Experience 2010-Present Scientific Writer Working as a scientific writer where I am actively writing and proofreading articles and other manuscripts that are submitted for publication in online journals or/and periodicals such as Research Features, Sci-Impact, etc. My areas of expertise include science, healthcare, and medicine. Furthermore, I am additionally engaged into digital marketing by writing and editing technical manuals and related documentation, including research and funding proposals. 2011 - 2015 Laser Optical Modeler at Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI Beamlines) (EU funded program in Prague, Czech Republic) Researching and developing (R&D) complex optical systems for the creation of a new generation of secondary sources for interdisciplinary applications in physics, medicine, biology and material sciences. My principle responsibilities involve designing in ZEMAX, contributing to scientific publications, tender proposals, performing tolerance analysis of the respective optical components, coating, laboratory testing, etc. - - Technical writer/advisor at PARK AFM Systems Part-time cooperation with ParkAFM Systems in terms of publishing technical manuscripts regarding novel/innovative techniques and medical applications of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). This cooperation has resulted in the publication of an 80-page AFM primer book and several other scientific publications. Science Writer - Quipper Quipper is an iterative e-learning resource in a quiz format that encourages users to learn and compete socially in a mobile environment. My task involved the generation and review of lessons and questions aimed for online publishing. This platform allows users to create their own quizzes via a content-distribution platform. Engages millions of users worldwide. My areas of specialty for the creation of this content were Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, and Technology. - Researcher in Biophysics (University of Umea, Sweden) Performing experimental research in biophysics for the subsequent publication of scientific papers. Part of my duties included the planning, gathering and evaluation of experimental data, literature research, and writing of the manuscripts. The experiments were related to measuring the biomechanical properties of bacterial pili (gram-positive and gram-negative), DNA, nanoparticles, and active liposomal reshaping. - Physics Lab Supervisor/Teacher (University of Umea, Sweden) Being responsible for participating, executing, designing, teaching (in English), and evaluating the supervised students during laboratories on experimental physics (Lasers, Optics and Thermodynamics labs). 2007 Web Project Designer in IMC Hellas Group (Mytilini, Greece) Working in IMC Hellas Group for the process of converting old Informative Books into electronic shape in order to build an e - library. (This job was in collaboration with the National Organization of Informative Books). - Science Teacher (Mitilini, Greece) Private tuition of Physics and Math courses to high school students to enter the university. - Service Operator/Public Administrator (Athens, Greece) Phone operator responsible for establishing contact with both internal and external customers for the State Institution of Social Insurance while also arranging the respective medical appointments. Education - Licentiate in Biophysics (University of Umeå, Sweden) (3 years) Development of New techniques for Non – Intrusive Micromanipulation of Biological Objects in microbiology by Laser Light – Optical Tweezers - MSc in Medical Physics (University of Aberdeen, UK) (1 year) Medical Physics, Radiotherapy, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, PET, Lasers in Medicine. - BSc in Physics (University of Patras, Greece) (5 years) Medical Physics, Molecular Physics, Experimental Physics, Quantum Physics, Lasers. Languages Greek (Mother tongue) English (business level), Spanish (proficient level) Czech (Basic) Software Microsoft Office, TeamCenter, ZEMAX, MATLab, Origin, Adobe Photoshop, SPSS Autodesk Inventor, Monte Carlo Simulations Publications – Books A Primer to Atomic Force Microscopy (2014) Ogg, S., Koutris, E., Park, K. Park AFM Systems Innovative 3D AFM Technology Fuels Semiconductor, Research and Industrial (2014) Quality Control Koutris, E., Park, K. Park AFM Systems PinPoint AFM on SRAM cells park AFM (2014) Koutris, E., Park, K. Park AFM Systems ELI-Beamlines laser systems: status and design options (2013) Rus, B., Bakule, P., Koutris, E., et al. SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8780: Unraveling the Secrets of Bacterial Adhesion Organelles using Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy Axner, O., O. Björnham, M. Castelain, E. Fällman, E. Koutris, S. Schedin, M. Andersson Single Molecular Spectroscopy in Chemistry, Physics and Biology, ed. R. Rigler DOI: 10.1007/-_18 Springer Verlag, 2010 Characterization of the Biomechanical Properties of T4 Pili Expressed by Streptococcus pneumoniae -A Comparison between Helix-like and Open Coil-like Pili Castelain, M., E. Koutris, M. Andersson, K. Wiklund, O. Björnham , S. Schedin, and O. Axner, ChemPhysChem 2009, 10, 1533 – 1540 Assessing bacterial adhesion on an individual adhesin and single pili level using optical tweezers Ove Axner, Magnus Andersson, Oscar Björnham, Mickaël Castelain, Jeanna Klinth, Efstratios Koutris, and Staffan Schedin Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology - Bacterial Adhesion: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics 2010, 19 ch19 Military Obligations: Fulfilled, Greek Army (2006).