Athanasios joined Frontex in 2020. He graduated from Frontex's standing corps specialised training as a motor vehicle crime detection officer. Before joining Frontex Athanasios worked in various positions in the Hellenic Police, including nine years in the traffic police as a duty officer, three years as a manager of the security for the governmental figures and one year as a commander of the police department. Currently, Athanasios works as a stolen car expert on the Bulgarian border with North Macedonia.
"My job is very important, because stolen cars are used for financing organised crime. I am mainly responsible for recognising motor crimes. I am also preventing human trafficking and any kind of smuggling, fighting cross-border crime and identifying people in need."