Director of DOBQA

Commodore (HN) Panos Kapasakis

Offset Benefits and Quality Assurance Director

(From 29/04/2024)

PERSONAL DETAILS

Place of birth: Athens, GREECE

Date of birth: 08/06/1968

Marital status: married with two children

Married and has two children

He speaks both English and French

WORK EXPERIENCE / MAIN DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

2023 – 2024: Commander of Salamis Naval Base

2020 – 2023: Staff Officer at Hellenic Navy General Inspection
                       •  2021 – 2022: Technical Inspector
               •  2020 – 2021: Chief Officer at Health and safety at work (Occupational Health and Safety Inspector)

2018 – 2020: HNGS D2 director (hull systems)

2016 – 2018: Salamis Naval Base Fuel and Lubricants Director

2014 – 2016: Branch C Director at Naval Training Command

2013 – 2014: Deputy Technical Director at Salamis Naval Base

2010 – 2013: Staff Officer at SHAPE

2008 – 2010: GDDIA/ TQA – 5 member

2007 – 2010: Senior Head and Project Manager, Warranty engineer (Naval detachment of Skaramagas)

2004 – 2007: Chief Engineer Officer at Hellenic Navy Frigates Command

EDUCATION

2014:            Hellenic National Defense College

2000:            Navy Staff Officer School

1994 – 1997: Master of Science in Naval/Mechanical Engineering (NPS Monterey CA, USA)

1986 – 1990: Hellenic Naval Academy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

More than 20 years of seagoing and shore based experience, in dockyards and naval bases as an engineering officer, project manager and deputy technical director. He served in different types of naval vessels as chief engineering officer, electronics and electrical engineering officer. He has been honored with all the prescribed medals and commemorations that correspond to the rank and positions of responsibility he assumed.