R
Iason Diafas
Analyst (PhD) &Project Manager
The Hague
Summary
Experienced analyst (PhD, Environmental Economics) and project manager with a passion for sustainability. Looking for new opportunities to apply my skills in areas that bring about positive, sustainable impacts.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Freelance Data Analyst & Corporate Development
IIX Corporation
10.2023 - Current
- Data collection and automation
- Data reporting
- Dashboarding
External Consultant
Ecorys
09.2023 - Current
- Support clients with research analysis, documentation, and data modeling.
- Collect and analyse information on policies promoting use of forest-based biofuels in Europe, as well as identify best practices
- Collect and analyse data on energy communities in Europe, and identify best practices.
Chief Researcher and Project Manager
Aristotle University, Greece
05.2021 - 10.2022
- Was personally awarded a highly prestigious Marie Curie grant from the European Commission in order to set up, manage and carry out a research project that studied the market for bio-fuels in Greece.
- Designed, developed and managed the project's activities.
- Carried out all research activities.
- Collected, cleaned and analysed data from own and third-party sources.
- Regularly interviewed and liaised with key government and market stakeholders.
- Drafted project papers and reports.
- Presented findings in conferences and project meetings.
Researcher and Project Manager
Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL)
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Successfully managed a Europe-wide consortium of six partners of a H2020 research project (www.monroeproject.eu), dealing with the economics of innovation.
- Performed bibliographical reviews and extensive research on the project's topics.
- Fostered external relationships with key stakeholders from the research and policy field.
- Gathered, organised and analysed data on patents and innovation policies.
- Presented findings, drafted reports and demonstrated concepts at numerous meetings and events.
- Carried out research activities and data analysis for the H2020 ClairCity project on urban air quality.
Researcher
French National Institute For Agronomic Research
06.2014 - 06.2015
- Collected and analysed large volumes of data in order to estimate key energy-consumption parameters and predict the impact of energy policies.
Post-doc Grantholder
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
10.2008 - 10.2011
- Managed one of the work packages of DIGISOIL project, dealing with the development of innovative digital soil-mapping tools.
- Designed online questionnaire and analysed user-preference data
- Carried out research and (co)drafted various reports on EU policy-relevant environmental issues.
Education
Ph.D. - Environmental Economics
University of Göttingen, Germany
Göttingen, Germany 09.2005 - 07.2014
Master of Science - Environmental & Resource Economics
University College London (UCL)
London, UK 09.2003 - 09.2004
Master of Science - Environmental Assessment And Evaluation
London School Of Economics (LSE)
London, UK 09.2002 - 09.2003
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Aristotle University
Thessaloniki, Greece 09.1997 - 07.2002
Skills
Research
Project management and execution
Written and verbal communications
Teamwork and collaboration
Data analysis, modeling and visualisation
Software
SQL
Python
Timeline
Freelance Data Analyst & Corporate Development
IIX Corporation
10.2023 - Current
External Consultant
Ecorys
09.2023 - Current
Chief Researcher and Project Manager
Aristotle University, Greece
05.2021 - 10.2022
Researcher and Project Manager
Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL)
01.2017 - 01.2021
Researcher
French National Institute For Agronomic Research
06.2014 - 06.2015
Post-doc Grantholder
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
10.2008 - 10.2011
Ph.D. - Environmental Economics
University of Göttingen, Germany
09.2005 - 07.2014
Master of Science - Environmental & Resource Economics
University College London (UCL)
09.2003 - 09.2004
Master of Science - Environmental Assessment And Evaluation
London School Of Economics (LSE)
09.2002 - 09.2003
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Aristotle University
09.1997 - 07.2002