Experience

International Data Spaces Association (IDSA)

• Germany
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Working in Technology & Architecture Team Managing the open-source operations, strategy, assets and community of the association Representing IDSA in various EU (H2020, HE) projects (mostly in agriculture and manufacturing industries) Managing several assets of the association and contributing to the development of the IDS standard, which enables secure and sovereign data sharing among organizations



The Uncomplicated Family (TUF) Corporate Group

• Chief Innovation Officer

  • Jun 2019 - Sep 2020

  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Acting as Chief Innovation Officer for the group of companies Being part of the leadership team Assisting with the development and review of pitch and presentation decks Assisting with presentations to potential investors and partners Assisting in research and development activities, contributing to setting the company’s vision in R&D and innovation Advising TUF senior executives in strategic growth plans and capital raises Assisting with the roadmap… Show more Acting as Chief Innovation Officer for the group of companies Being part of the leadership team Assisting with the development and review of pitch and presentation decks Assisting with presentations to potential investors and partners Assisting in research and development activities, contributing to setting the company’s vision in R&D and innovation Advising TUF senior executives in strategic growth plans and capital raises Assisting with the roadmap management of Teleroo™ and other technical development processes Show less



Arendify OÜ

• Estonia
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Innovation, R&D Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2020

  Tallinn, Estonia Arendify was my (one-person) company, which I used to provide consultancy services for companies (from EUREKA network countries) on: innovation management, R&D project management, business planning, partner search, market/competitor research and commercialization.



Bahcesehir University

• Türkiye
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Technology Transfer Office

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Directing R&D grant processes in the university Representing the university in EU organizations for R&D



UBIT Bilgi Teknolojileri

• Türkiye
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Business Development

  • Dec 2008 - Jan 2016

  İstanbul, Türkiye Ubit started as an educational technologies startup and became a pioneer in the Turkish educational tech market, offering state-of-the-art school management and teaching platforms for K12 schools and universities (called STOYS, OIS, Vidoku). Ubit is also the first advanced consulting partner of AWS (Amazon Web Services) in Turkey My main role was to; - Prepare scope, risk analysis and mitigation plans regarding the company’s flagship projects - Remove project roadblocks and… Show more Ubit started as an educational technologies startup and became a pioneer in the Turkish educational tech market, offering state-of-the-art school management and teaching platforms for K12 schools and universities (called STOYS, OIS, Vidoku). Ubit is also the first advanced consulting partner of AWS (Amazon Web Services) in Turkey My main role was to; - Prepare scope, risk analysis and mitigation plans regarding the company’s flagship projects - Remove project roadblocks and impediments to help the teams perform at their highest possible level - Manage project schedules, organize activities, determining the sequences of execution, identifying dependencies and resources - Participate in the marketing and sales processes - Analyze current business processes and define new processes to improve the customer's operating efficiency - Coordinate requirements gathering, planning, design, implementation and validation with users - Planning the preparation of documents such as: business processes, user guides, user stories, test plans and frameworks, documentation procedures and scope definition - Estimate efforts & costs required for the delivery of complex and large-scale projects I was also responsible for; - Overall quality, engagement, and adherence to the schedule and budget for projects and ongoing support activities - Handling business development operations, creating business strategy and management of the teams - Management of international partnerships and R&D projects within the company Show less



Hemen Masa Inc.

• Chief Business Officer

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2015

  İstanbul, Türkiye HemenMasa Inc. was a spin-off startup company from Ubit; a web and mobile-based restaurant reservation service Became content partners with Yelp Signed premium content partnership agreement with Zomato Signed exclusive partnership agreement with The Table from Israel Made agreements with 200+ top quality restaurants in Istanbul Developed a dashboard that can show and report live insights on user behaviors in the restaurant reservation processes After… Show more HemenMasa Inc. was a spin-off startup company from Ubit; a web and mobile-based restaurant reservation service Became content partners with Yelp Signed premium content partnership agreement with Zomato Signed exclusive partnership agreement with The Table from Israel Made agreements with 200+ top quality restaurants in Istanbul Developed a dashboard that can show and report live insights on user behaviors in the restaurant reservation processes After operating successfully during 2 years, the company was shut down due to non-growing market in Turkey (decision was made following a mutual agreement with the investors) Show less



Kadir Has University

• Türkiye
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Research and Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2006 - Oct 2008

  İstanbul, Türkiye Worked for research projects in cooperation with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (on conception of municipal communication) Instructed course on “new media” in the Sports Management program (Professional training program in full cooperation with leading sports institutions in Turkey) Helping coordination of Erasmus Intensive Programme Project on Interaction Design for 3 years Taught courses on digital marketing, online advertising, interaction design and project… Show more Worked for research projects in cooperation with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (on conception of municipal communication) Instructed course on “new media” in the Sports Management program (Professional training program in full cooperation with leading sports institutions in Turkey) Helping coordination of Erasmus Intensive Programme Project on Interaction Design for 3 years Taught courses on digital marketing, online advertising, interaction design and project management Show less