Head of Mobile Strategy
Errol Apostolopoulos is the Head of Mobile Strategy at Optaros Inc., and has twenty years of experience as a management consultant and project manager with a track record of leading technology professionals and delivering software development projects. At Optaros, Errol has partnered with client executives to ensure the success of the overall Optaros engagement. Errol provides strategic advice and thought leadership regarding technology solutions for meeting each client's strategic business goals. More »
Prior to Optaros, Errol worked as an Independent Management Consultant working with start-up and early stage companies to develop strategy for delivering software development projects, and for providing on-going IT infrastructure to support technology requirements.
Previously, Errol was a General Manager for the Boston office at Razorfish Inc., where he was responsible for a $30MM budget with P&L responsibility, and overseeing 150 professionals in creative, strategy and technology professional services. At Razorfish, Errol helped establish methodologies for overall quality of delivery, client satisfaction, and Project Management best practices. Errol was also responsible for delivery consultants, staffing processes, and overall operations across multiple regions. During his tenure, Razorfish doubled in growth.
Before Razorfish, Errol served as a Client Partner and Project Manager for i-Cube in their Cambridge office for two years, where he delivered large multi-million dollar technology projects for F500 companies. At i-Cube, Errol focused on 3-tiered and web-based technical architectures while overseeing the development of software applications of all sizes.
Previously, Errol worked in project management either directly or as a consultant for organizations such as Deutsche Bank, Polaroid, DaimlerChrysler, Dell, Fidelity, Coors, Reliance, Cooper Cameron, Carolina Power & Light, and Farmers Insurance Group. Errol's particular areas of focus included software application development, IT infrastructure support, business strategy development and project management methodologies.
Errol graduated cum laude with a BS in Computer Science from Northeastern University. He currently lives in Marblehead, MA with his wife and two children.
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