About

George’s career spans seafaring, military leadership, shipping operations, logistics procurement, data analytics and senior roles in strategic projects and business intelligence. He has worked across Australian and New Zealand supply chains and on projects involving North East Asia, South East Asia and the United States, managing portfolios such as intermodal, stevedoring and port services, vessel chartering, contract and vendor management, and customer relationships.

Today, he focuses on strategic projects, business intelligence and data‑driven decision‑making, turning complex operational and commercial data into insights, visualisations and stories that support organisational excellence. Alongside this, he maintains a strong interest in continuous improvement, team development, productivity and process automation, drawing on Lean Six Sigma and change management experience.

George holds an MBA (specialising in International Supply Chain Management and Applied Economics), is a certified Commercial Contract Management Practitioner and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and has completed a range of programs in contract management, negotiations, problem solving, data analytics and AI‑enabled tools. He has served on the Board of CILT Australia, presented at universities and industry events, and published in Procurement and Supply Australasia, The Source e‑news and the Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics.

A lifelong learner and student of philosophy, George writes and teaches on practical philosophy, communication, negotiation, values, purpose and personal boundaries, using georgevrakas.com as a place to explore how data, decisions and practical wisdom can help people live and work more intentionally.