Serkan Karaman, PMP
Project Manager at Voltaire Power Company Ltd.- Claim this Profile
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Tevfik Ersin Karabag
Serkan was a project manager for us for more than 5 years. His work always went above and beyond our expectations. He has a knack for understanding what’s important to our company and bring clear insight that helps us make crucial decisions for our business. He was always open about project progress and never fails to answer our questions when they come up. Furthermore, Serkan’s positive attitude made even the most stressful project seem a walk in the park. I recommend Serkan without hesitation!
TOLGA OZCELIK
Serkan Karaman is an excellent client to work with, we partnered for 8 years. He was always available and highly responsive throughout the successful completion of the projects. I found him to be a brilliant business professional with great communication and project management skills, who was always able to find ways to defuse stressful situations between stakeholders. He can be an asset to any company.
Tevfik Ersin Karabag
Serkan was a project manager for us for more than 5 years. His work always went above and beyond our expectations. He has a knack for understanding what’s important to our company and bring clear insight that helps us make crucial decisions for our business. He was always open about project progress and never fails to answer our questions when they come up. Furthermore, Serkan’s positive attitude made even the most stressful project seem a walk in the park. I recommend Serkan without hesitation!
TOLGA OZCELIK
Serkan Karaman is an excellent client to work with, we partnered for 8 years. He was always available and highly responsive throughout the successful completion of the projects. I found him to be a brilliant business professional with great communication and project management skills, who was always able to find ways to defuse stressful situations between stakeholders. He can be an asset to any company.
Tevfik Ersin Karabag
Serkan was a project manager for us for more than 5 years. His work always went above and beyond our expectations. He has a knack for understanding what’s important to our company and bring clear insight that helps us make crucial decisions for our business. He was always open about project progress and never fails to answer our questions when they come up. Furthermore, Serkan’s positive attitude made even the most stressful project seem a walk in the park. I recommend Serkan without hesitation!
TOLGA OZCELIK
Serkan Karaman is an excellent client to work with, we partnered for 8 years. He was always available and highly responsive throughout the successful completion of the projects. I found him to be a brilliant business professional with great communication and project management skills, who was always able to find ways to defuse stressful situations between stakeholders. He can be an asset to any company.
Tevfik Ersin Karabag
Serkan was a project manager for us for more than 5 years. His work always went above and beyond our expectations. He has a knack for understanding what’s important to our company and bring clear insight that helps us make crucial decisions for our business. He was always open about project progress and never fails to answer our questions when they come up. Furthermore, Serkan’s positive attitude made even the most stressful project seem a walk in the park. I recommend Serkan without hesitation!
TOLGA OZCELIK
Serkan Karaman is an excellent client to work with, we partnered for 8 years. He was always available and highly responsive throughout the successful completion of the projects. I found him to be a brilliant business professional with great communication and project management skills, who was always able to find ways to defuse stressful situations between stakeholders. He can be an asset to any company.
Credentials
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Nextiva 6.0 Installation, Configuration & Support
VerintJan, 2009- Oct, 2024 -
AUTOCAD 2D Drawing
TMMOB Architects Union İstanbul BranchJan, 1997- Oct, 2024 -
Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Project Management InstituteMar, 2018- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Voltaire Power Company Ltd.
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Jan 2022 - Present
• Led strategic projects using Agile, Waterfall Methodologies; delivered them on time and under budget • Coached software and hardware development teams with 20+ project coordinators on project management, problem solving and mitigating issues/risks; improved productivity by 20% • Built product roadmap with the project sponsor on scheduling, budgeting, and resource management to align with the company’s business strategy and priorities for 2022 • Led strategic projects using Agile, Waterfall Methodologies; delivered them on time and under budget • Coached software and hardware development teams with 20+ project coordinators on project management, problem solving and mitigating issues/risks; improved productivity by 20% • Built product roadmap with the project sponsor on scheduling, budgeting, and resource management to align with the company’s business strategy and priorities for 2022
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KoçSistem
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Türkiye
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Manager
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Oct 2015 - Mar 2021
• Managed 20+ projects under 6 years, project budgets ranging from $500K to $20M, with 95% customer satisfaction, leading to recognition from customers and executive leadership • Trained Infrastructure Project Management Team members on project performance according to cost and schedule KPIs, and improved team performance by 17%, department revenue by 23% • Championed change management for CRM application expansion and usage in the Infrastructure Project Management Team, improving productivity by 12% • Collaborated with the C-level suite on mission critical projects, kept projects aligned with the corporation goals & standards, created, and presented periodical management reviews • Led projects in a variety of sectors including oil & gas, energy and utilities, finance, healthcare, military & data centers, deepened relationships with clients providing new 7+ projects, improving department revenue by 28% equating to increased cash flow of $250K annually • Led weekly project status meetings for projects valuing $10M-$20M for the Infrastructure Project Management Team, auditing cost, issues/risks, schedules, and project KPIs Show less
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Sales Manager / Project Manager
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Jan 2009 - Dec 2014
• Identified new clients & sales opportunities, resulting in winning a portfolio of clients achieving 22% increase in average profit annually • Designed low voltage systems collaborating with customer engineer teams, promoting company recognition for 10+ customers across 20 locations • Achieved to go beyond the set sales goals by 150% every year, which resulted in recognition from C-level suite • Performed analysis on department cash-flow, placed processes saving costs by $100K annually • Identified new clients & sales opportunities, resulting in winning a portfolio of clients achieving 22% increase in average profit annually • Designed low voltage systems collaborating with customer engineer teams, promoting company recognition for 10+ customers across 20 locations • Achieved to go beyond the set sales goals by 150% every year, which resulted in recognition from C-level suite • Performed analysis on department cash-flow, placed processes saving costs by $100K annually
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System Support Engineer
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Nov 2007 - Jan 2009
• Led a team of 8 technical personnel and delivered assigned project 2 months before project completion timelines resulting in $25K cost savings • Collaborated with 22 engineers from Germany, Israel and Turkey to design and deliver security project for local municipality budgeted at $2.5M with 100% success • Configured, tested, and implemented field equipment and systems with a success rate of 100% which led to seamless close out and ensured high customer satisfaction • Led a team of 8 technical personnel and delivered assigned project 2 months before project completion timelines resulting in $25K cost savings • Collaborated with 22 engineers from Germany, Israel and Turkey to design and deliver security project for local municipality budgeted at $2.5M with 100% success • Configured, tested, and implemented field equipment and systems with a success rate of 100% which led to seamless close out and ensured high customer satisfaction
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ARMA-Elektropanç
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Türkiye
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Construction
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200 - 300 Employee
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Electrical Engineer
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Dec 2006 - Oct 2007
* Control of fire alarm, security, CCTV and building automation projects, * Offering at bidding department, * Control of fire alarm, security, CCTV and building automation projects, * Offering at bidding department,
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Education
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Seneca College
Postgraduate Degree, Business Analytics -
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Seneca College
Postgraduate Degree, Information Technology Project Management -
Kocaeli University
Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
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