I help organizations scale engineering and AI systems while maintaining reliability, governance, and delivery discipline.
Expertise & Tech Stack
My technical foundation spans cloud architecture, modern web development, and enterprise leadership.
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Technology Stack
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About Me
Technology executive with 19+ years of experience leading software engineering, product development, and digital transformation across global enterprises and startups. Former fintech CTO who built and scaled a California-based marketplace from concept to production, managing distributed teams and operating under global compliance standards. Experienced in balancing startup execution speed with enterprise governance, including ownership of $1M budgets and leadership of 30+ person vendor organizations at Yum! Brands. Focused on aligning AI, cloud, and microservices architectures with core business objectives.
Featured Case Study
EmployeeZ: Zero to One Platform Build
The Challenge: Define, architect, and deliver a scalable gig-economy marketplace from concept (Greenfield) to a fully operational US business, ensuring strict IRS compliance and secure payments.
The Solution: Built the entire technology stack from the ground up, leading a distributed team to deliver cross-platform mobile apps and a robust microservices backend. Integrated Stripe for payments, Mercury for banking, and automated complex tax compliance workflows.
Key Results:
- Launched full-featured iOS & Android apps to production.
- Achieved 99.9% uptime for transaction processing.
- Streamlined operations with fully automated compliance and reporting.
EmployeeZ operations concluded by the end of 2024 following product completion.
Leadership Philosophy
I practice servant leadership with a strong bias toward execution. My role is to remove obstacles, align teams with business outcomes, and ensure systems scale without sacrificing reliability. I balance startup speed with enterprise discipline by design, not by compromise.
Selected Experience Highlights
- Led enterprise digital transformation initiatives at Yum! Brands with $1M annual IT budgets.
- Delivered multi-country CRM platforms and data migrations at Roche.
- Built and scaled a fintech marketplace from zero to production as CTO.
- Designed AI proof-of-concepts for vision, LLM integration, and offline deployment.
- Managed and governed distributed engineering and vendor teams across regions.
My Resume
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Professional Experience
- AI & Digital Transformation Consultant | Consulting Engagements | İstanbul, Türkiye | Jan
2025–Present
Conducting strategic R&D to develop and validate enterprise-ready AI solutions. Focused on bridging the gap between emerging AI/Cloud technology and practical business application. - CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | EmployeeZ, Inc. | Irvine, CA (Remote from İstanbul, TR) | May 2021 – Dec 2024
Led the end-to-end technology function of a fintech gig marketplace. Oversaw development, infrastructure, and product delivery for web and mobile platforms. - Technology Consultant | Consulting Engagements | İstanbul, Türkiye | Oct 2018 – Apr
2021
Short-term consulting engagements for SMEs and startups, delivering digital transformation, e-commerce, and platform development projects. - IT Solutions Manager | Yum! Brands |
İstanbul, Türkiye | Nov 2014 – Apr 2018
Reported to the CIO, managed an annual IT budget of ~$1M, and led internal and vendor teams delivering enterprise digital projects across Türkiye. - Software Development Team Lead / Senior Developer | Roche | İstanbul, Türkiye | Feb 2008 – Jan 2014
Led multi-national software development and CRM projects, managing cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise solutions across Europe and globally. - Senior Software Developer | Kantar (TNS
Piar) | İstanbul, Türkiye | Jul 2005 – Feb 2008
Software Solutions team member supporting 100+ HQ employees with internal applications and tools. - Electrical Project Manager | Eto
Enerji | İstanbul, Türkiye | May 2003 – Nov 2004
Oversaw multi-site electrical infrastructure projects, managing teams and client relationships to deliver commercial and retail installations across Turkey.
Let's Connect
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