CTO

• Aug 2018 - Present

Digital Opinion Leader

• Nov 2017 - Present

A Research Platform for Digital Culture studies including digitalization, social media impact, IoT, AI, Industry 4.0, universal base salary, blockchain, crypto currencies. A Research Platform for Digital Culture studies including digitalization, social media impact, IoT, AI, Industry 4.0, universal base salary, blockchain, crypto currencies.

Freelance Writer

• Apr 2016 - Present

Weekly columnist (“Dijital Kültür”) on digital culture, internet, AI, IoT, etc. Weekly columnist (“Dijital Kültür”) on digital culture, internet, AI, IoT, etc.

Chief Operating Officer

• Dec 2014 - Nov 2017

Freelance Writer

• Oct 1998 - Dec 2015

Weekly columnist (“Ooof Off Line”) about internet, digital culture Weekly columnist (“Ooof Off Line”) about internet, digital culture

Executive Board Member

• Apr 2014 - Dec 2014

New business development and pre-sales responsibilities for a software company focuses on banking and insurance sectors. The company not only develops on-demand applications software but also provides outsourcing services to the financial institutions in and around Turkey. New business development and pre-sales responsibilities for a software company focuses on banking and insurance sectors. The company not only develops on-demand applications software but also provides outsourcing services to the financial institutions in and around Turkey.

CIO

• Jul 2002 - Apr 2014

A nation-wide bank since 1953, providing full financial services via more than 300 branches nationwide. Developed an IT strategy for the bank for 3-year periods four times, which yielded the convergence of all IT infrastructures and banking operational processes. Managed multimillion dollars consolidated IT budget annually. Successfully completed a strategical outsourcing contract for software development processes. Deployed centralized operations unit and hence minimized operations need at branches. Show less

Director

• Jan 2002 - Jul 2002

New Business Development, Pre-Sales, Project Management focused on financial sector. New Business Development, Pre-Sales, Project Management focused on financial sector.

Coordinator

• Jun 2000 - Jan 2002

An aggressive then-private bank with well known experience in trade finance, focusing to take her share from consumer banking as well, ready to invest into information technology solutions with young and hard-working teams in order to have not only such solutions as customer relationship management, but also to deploy and manage new delivery channels like Internet, phone banking, call center, mobile banking (SMS, WAP), banking on palm devices, and in order to have enablers to lead the whole organization into the understanding of the necessity and the urge of implementing e-business solutions in and around the organization. Key member of the executive management team and the lead strategist of the original research, design and development of the technology products not only for the bank but also for the corresponding group companies. Show less

IT Manager

• Oct 1989 - Jun 2000

The IT subsidiary of Yapi Kredi Bank, (top 5 in Turkey) and leader in deploying such banking services as consumer banking, non-branch channels like ATM, POS, telephone banking etc. (1996-2000) Key role between the IT organization and the designated business units within the bank’s organization devoted to deploy new banking channels over Internet, wireless etc. Moreover a key role in IT organization to address solutions related to some internal organizational processes and issues. (1994-1996) As the head of support division of the IT organization, not only the existing systems' support activities have been performed but also the new network deployment projects have been carried out (New HQ building with Microsoft NT LAN, IBM Lotus Notes for > 1,000 seats) (1989-1993) Participated in the analysis, design and development of several banking projects such as non-cash banking terminals, investment banking back office. Helped deploy the premier PC based office network in the organization, instructed the training classes to learn the point&click-based office environment such as Microsoft Windows 3.x and IBM OS/2 family as well as MS Office Suite. Show less