Meet the Team
Partner | Engineering Consultant
Antonis Mantakas
Antonis was born in Athens, Greece. He graduated from the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), with specialization in Structural and Geotechnical engineering. After completing his degree, he worked in collaboration with Grid Engineers and the NTUA and gained experience in the field of soil dynamics and earthquake engineering. Subsequently, he received a Master’s degree from Imperial College, London in the field of Soil Mechanics and Business Management. Following his studies, Antonis joined Ramboll, a leading engineering consulting firm where he focused on the design of high-rise buildings, piled-raft foundations and offshore wind farms both in the United Kingdom and Denmark. In 2021, Antonis and Moris Kalderon founded Tesseract Engineers with the aspiration to integrate high quality engineering services with research and industry practice. At the same time, Antonis is an EU Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie fellow and is pursuing a PhD at the School of Civil Engineering of the NTUA in the field of earthquake engineering.
Partner | Engineering Consultant
Moris Kalderon
Emeritus Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (Greece) for over 30 years, following an academic career in the US, where he taught at SUNY-Buffalo, Rensselaer (RPI), and Case Western Reserve University. His main research interests have focused on Earthquake Engineering and Soil-Structure Interaction. Much of his research has been inspired by observations after destructive earthquakes. An active writer and teacher, he has been a consultant on a variety of geotechnical and earthquake engineering problems in the industry, both in the private and public sector. He is recipient of many awards, including the James Croes Medal, the Alfred Noble Prize, and the Walter Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He has given several prestigious lectures sponsored by international geotechnical societies, including the 2009 "Coulomb", the 2013 "Ishihara", and the 2019 "Maugeri" Lectures. In 2015 he received the "Excellence in University Teaching" award from the Institute of Science and Technology of Greece, and in March 2019 he delivered the 59th Rankine Lecture in London.
Design Engineer
Minoas V. Bampatsikos
Minoas was born in Agrinion, Greece. He graduated from the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), in the discipline of Structural Engineering. After completing his degree, he worked in production studios in Italy (LGSM_A) and Spain (ENSAMBLE Studio) and gained experience in the field of construction and design. Subsequently, he received a Master of Science again from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), in the field of Structural Design and Analysis of Structures. Following his studies, Minoas joined the firm of advanced engineering software, MIDAS IT Co. Ltd, serving as structural and technical support mainly for the European region. Currently, Minoas is a design engineer at Tesseract Engineers with specialization in advanced 3D numerical modelling and CAD design.
Design Engineer
Fotis Patrinelis
Fotis was born in Tripolis, Greece. He obtained his diploma in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 2023, specializing in structural engineering. His diploma thesis focused on the earthquake behavior of a multi-story reinforced concrete building with tunnel form construction and lightweight concrete. After graduation, Fotios served his compulsory military service in a remote area before joining his father's independent technical office in Tripolis, where he gained hands-on experience in topography operations, structural and architectural design, and managing client budgets. Moreover, he has attended online courses in Sustainable Energy Design of the Buildings and Project Management from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), in order to apply a holistic approach to integrated design. Currently, he is working for Tesseract Engineers and his interests lie in structural design, with a parallel emphasis on the architectural configuration, aiming to balance the basic needs of the users: functionality and aesthetics.
Technical Director
Stavros Theodorakis
Stavros was born in Nikaia in 1955. He studied Civil Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). In the years 1979-1980, he worked at NTUA in the Reinforced Concrete Laboratory under the supervision of Professor Theodosios Tassios. In 1983, he joined the Ministry of Public Works. However, he resigned in 1989 and has since been employed in the private sector, specializing in project design. He has actively participated in the structural design and planning of various significant public projects, including the Olympic Aquatic Center, the Olympic Indoor Hall (OAKA), energy production facilities, the Metro, monument restoration, etc. Stavros is particularly involved in seismic design of structures and seismic policy. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization, and various scientific committees responsible for drafting regulations, technical specifications, etc., related to seismic constructions. In this scientific field, he has numerous presentations at conferences and has delivered many lectures
Senior Geotechnical Engineering Consultant
Prof. George Gazetas
Emeritus Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (Greece) for over 30 years, following an academic career in the US, where he taught at SUNY-Buffalo, Rensselaer (RPI), and Case Western Reserve University. His main research interests have focused on Earthquake Engineering and Soil-Structure Interaction. Much of his research has been inspired by observations after destructive earthquakes. An active writer and teacher, he has been a consultant on a variety of geotechnical and earthquake engineering problems in the industry, both in the private and public sector. He is recipient of many awards, including the James Croes Medal, the Alfred Noble Prize, and the Walter Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He has given several prestigious lectures sponsored by international geotechnical societies, including the 2009 "Coulomb", the 2013 "Ishihara", and the 2019 "Maugeri" Lectures. In 2015 he received the "Excellence in University Teaching" award from the Institute of Science and Technology of Greece, and in March 2019 he delivered the 59th Rankine Lecture in London.