C U R R I C U L U M
V I T A E
VASILEIOS LIOLIOS
38 Ethnikis Aminis St.
54621
Thessaloniki, Greece
00302310264660
6977630837
[email protected]
ΕDUCATION
 Reading University – Reading, United
Kingdom (2000-2001)
MSc Horticulture Temperate Crop Production
 Writtle
CollegeChelmsford,
United
Kingdom(1998-2000)
BSc (Hons) Horticulture Temperate Crop
Production
 Dimitris Perrotis College of Agricultural
Studies,
American
Farm
School,
Thessaloniki (1996-1998)
Αssociate Degree in Agricultural Production
EXPERIENCE
 Lecturer: Xeriscape Technology course
(Dimitris Perrotis College, Spring Semester
2008-2009)
validated
by
Cardiff
Metropolitan University (UWIC)
Analysing the basic principles of xeriscape
technology along with practicals to further
understanding
 Lecturer in the Long Life Learning
Department (American Farm School,
Spring 2008 - Spring 2009 - Spring 2010)
Organizing and teaching practical and
theoretical lessons in Landscaping horticulture
of small gardens for amateur gardens
 External colleague with RAINBIRD at the
Kipotechnika Exhibition (Feb 2007,Feb
2008 Athens)
Informing the horticulturists about the new
irrigation technologies of Rainbird but also
creating partnerships between gardenershorticulturists and stores.
 Coordinator of experimentals conducted
under the supervision of USDA-AFS (Jun
2006-Feb 2007)
Conducting experiments at several sites in
Greece with several varieties of wild thistles
requesting to be eliminated or suppressed by
the use of several natural pathogens.
 Owner of a Landscape horticultural
business “Nature Links’’(Aug 2004-Today
www.naturelinks.gr)
Μeeting with the clients, developing final plans
and offers, coordination of plant and material
purchase, focusing on the advertising and
increasing customer base, hiring-training staff,
supervising the project to insure that high
quality standards are kept, invoicing clients,
and tracking the garden progress
 NAGREF –(National Agricultural Research
Foundation) - Institute of Protection and
Exploitation of Native and Horticultural
Species, Balkan Botanic Garden of
Kroussia (Sep 2003- Aug 2004)
Job satisfaction survey for the Institute of
Protection and Exploitation of Native and
Horticultural Species, compilation of the
Strategic Paper for the Balkan Botanic Garden
of Kroussia,preparation of consultancy papers
for cutflower producers, educational seminars
regarding post harvest handling of cutflowers
and dried flower arranging.
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Assistant Lecturer in the Greenhouse
Production module (Dimitris Perrotis College
of Agricultural Studies, Spring term 2004)
Lectures mainly concerning: Integrated Pest
Management, Biological Control,
Bulb production and Rose production
Setting and organizing experiments in
practicals (hydroponics, turf management)
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ΗΟRTips project - (United Kingdom, 2001)
Evaluation and star rating of web sites
concering problems that UK producers are
facing, regarding nursery stock production and
outdoor cutflower production for the creation of
one consulting website which will have
different links (www.hortips.co.uk).
 NAGREF – Laboratory of Horticulture
(Thermi Thessaloniki,2000)
Propagation and transplanting of native plants
in order to be planted in the Balkan Botanic
Garden of Kroussia
Responsible for the maintenance and proper
function
of
the
rose
greenhouses
preparation of nutrient solution, inspection of
the irrigation system)
 Sweet Corn Project (American Farm School,
1998)
Planning, cultivation and marketing of sweet
corn under the supervision of College’s
Instructors.
 Internship Cumberland Farms (USA,1997)
Some of the activities were: quality control in
food products (milk, juices, bread, ice cream)
as well as work in a dairy farm (feeding and
miliking cows)
COMPUTERS
 Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
 Internet (Use of search machines for finding
decent references and information).
LANGUAGES
 English (Graduate of English University and
English language colleges).
 Greek (Mother language)
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
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SEMINARS
 Water
saving
management
practices
(Rainbird, 2008)
 Water saving applications and irrigation
(Nelson, 2007)
 Quality management Systems-ISO 9001:2000
(Eurocert, 2004)
 AGRO 2.1-AGRO 2.2
Integrated Farm
Assurance Food safety Assurance (Metron
Cert, 2007)
 Investment opportunities in the sector of
aromatic and pharmaceutical plants in Greece
(2003)
 4tth Panhellenic Symposium of Agriculture
Economy (1996).
Car driving license (category B).
Farm tractor driving license type A
Boat driving license
Certification in typing using the ‘blind system’
INTERESTS
Playing theatre, shooting, rock climbing,
swimming, sailing.
REFERENCES
Available upon request