Project Manager · Senior Software Engineer · Product Owner

Panos Boulougouras

Building reliable software for complex operations.

Technology delivery leader with deep software engineering experience across airline systems, HOTAC and crew management products, cloud operations, AI-assisted productivity, and enterprise-scale delivery.

Algorithm Alchemist Transforming complex airline operations, data, people, and technology into reliable products with measurable business value.
20+ Years across software engineering, delivery, and enterprise systems
11+ Years contributing to airline technology at AIMS
15% AWS operational cost reduction through analysis and cost control
HOTAC Product ownership, core logic analysis, and supporting libraries
About

Engineering mindset. Delivery ownership. Business focus.

I work best where software quality, operational reliability, product ownership, and business-critical delivery meet. My background combines hands-on development, database-driven systems, airline operations, cloud environments, AI-enabled productivity, project leadership, and stakeholder communication.

Good software is not only written well. It is understood, maintained, improved, and trusted.

My approach is practical: clarify the problem, design with future change in mind, deliver steadily, and keep communication simple enough for both technical and business teams to act on.
Selected impact

Work that connects technology with real operations.

The strongest parts of my professional profile are not just technologies. They are the systems, teams, and operational outcomes behind them.

Product ownership

New HOTAC module

Product owner for the new HOTAC module, with hands-on analysis of core logic and development of supporting libraries for hotel and transport workflows, booking changes, action tracking, auditability, supplier costs, and operational control.

Crew training

Automatic Crew Training Planning & Tracking

Designed and delivered crew training functionality for automatic generation of initial, conversion, upgrade, and recurrent training requirements, resource-aware duty assignment, simulator/classroom planning, syllabus rules, alerts, crew record updates, and reporting.

Cloud & cost control

AWS billing, strategy, and optimization

Managed AWS cost visibility and utilization, aligning infrastructure decisions with performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Implemented cost-control measures that reduced AWS operational costs by 15%.

Mission-critical software

Airline technology + fintech foundation

Built experience in two demanding domains: airline operations, where reliability and scheduling matter, and financial systems, where accuracy, security, and disciplined execution are essential.

Expertise

Where I create value

I combine technical depth with product and delivery ownership, helping teams move from complex requirements to stable, usable, production-ready systems.

Software Architecture

Designing maintainable systems with clean structure, practical patterns, and a strong understanding of long-term support.

Database & Web Systems

Building business applications where data integrity, performance, reporting, and usability all matter.

Cloud & Operations

Working across infrastructure, monitoring, cost awareness, reliability, and the operational details that keep systems healthy.

Project Delivery

Coordinating priorities, risks, people, and technical decisions so work moves forward with discipline and transparency.

Team Leadership

Bridging developers, stakeholders, customers, and leadership with clear communication and practical problem solving.

AI & Productivity

Using AI thoughtfully to accelerate analysis, improve delivery, support better decisions, and help engineering teams work with more clarity and speed.

AI Product Ownership Project Leadership C# .NET / ASP.NET Core SQL Server Database Design JavaScript REST APIs AWS Cloud Cost Optimization CI/CD Performance Monitoring Airline Systems Crew Management HOTAC & Travel Management Agile / Scrum Stakeholder Communication
Journey

A career built on solving difficult problems

From writing code to leading delivery, I have learned that the best technical decisions are the ones that make systems simpler, teams faster, and customers more confident.

2022 — Present

Project Manager · AIMS INTL DWC-LLC

Leading strategic delivery, AWS cost visibility, team coordination, AI-enabled productivity initiatives, and product ownership for airline software solutions including the new HOTAC module.

2015 — 2022

Senior Software Engineer · AIMS

Developed airline software modules with a strong focus on crew training planning, tracking, scheduling, integrations, reporting, resource optimization, and operational reliability.

2010 — 2015

Software Engineer · MoneyGram International

Worked on mission-critical financial software, web applications, backend services, databases, secure transaction processing, and continuous improvement.

Education

MSc Business Management

MSc Internet Management & Engineering

BSc Computer Science

LinkedIn

Let’s connect professionally.

For professional networking, collaboration, or recruiter contact, connect with me on LinkedIn — or reach me directly by email at contact@boulougouras.com.