Ali Pala

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Cluster IT Head - MENAT (Middle East, North Africa, Turkey) @ Bayer
İstanbul, İstanbul, TR
Ali Pala's Location
Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye, Turkey
About Ali Pala

Senior IT professional with 8+ years expertise in management role, covering multiple areas of IT disciplines (Oracle Database,Clusterware, Digital Transformation, Innovation and Kaizen- operational excellence) Strong information Technology professional with a Bachelor of Communication focused in Information Systems from Marmara University. Acting as trusted advisor and single point of contact for all IT related topics.Ambitious, self-motivated and customer-oriented professional; always open to take on new challenges and additional responsibilities.

Ali Pala's Current Company Details
Bayer

Bayer

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Cluster IT Head - MENAT (Middle East, North Africa, Turkey)
İstanbul, İstanbul, TR
Website:
bayer.com
Employees:
92872
Ali Pala Work Experience Details
  • Bayer
    Cluster It Head - Menat (Middle East, North Africa, Turkey)
    Bayer
    İstanbul, İstanbul, Tr
  • Bayer
    Country It Manager Turkey & Middle East
    Bayer May 2020 - Present
    Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De
    As Country IT Manager Turkey & Middle East responsible for overall steering of all IT Activities for Middle East and Turkey. Ensuring the integration towards countries and performing overall IT manager role to ensure continuity of IT services among the region for mainly vendor, Implementation, IT Operations and Delivery management.
  • Bayer Türk
    It Operations Manager
    Bayer Türk Jan 2017 - May 2020
    Heading the team responsible for continuity of IT Infrastructure including datacenter, network and production systems infrastructure as well as management of application portfolio and Application lifecycle management. In addition to IT Operations Continuity Management, overall responsibility for IT security tasks including monitoring of network, applications and systems to ensure information security among the organization within the IT Operations Team.Some of the main responsibilities are to Ensure adherence to standards, to enhance the flow of information throughout an information system, to promote adaptability necessary for a changeable environment, to ensure interoperability among organizational and external entities, to maintain effective change management policies and practices are key responsibilities as well as overall IT budget responsibility.Besides above ensuring the business adopts the right technology and keeping critical systems up and running, keeping the environment responsive, Increase / strictly follow up end-user satisfaction, ensuring systems are secure and current and emergency planning as well.Also heading a team of 8 internal and 9 external employees.
  • Bayer Türk
    It Infrastructure Manager /Information Security Officer
    Bayer Türk Feb 2014 - Jan 2017
    Responsible for continuity of IT Infrastructure including datacenter, network and production systems infrastructure.Also responsible for IT security and Data privacy tasks including monitoring of network and systems.to Ensure adherence to standards, to enhance the flow of information throughout an information system, to promote adaptability necessary for a changeable IT infrastructure , to ensure interoperability among organizational and external entities, to maintain effective change management policies and practices are key responsibilities.Ensuring the business adopts the right technology and keeping critical systems up and running, ensuring the environment is responsive, Increasing end-user satisfaction, ensuring systems are secure and current and emergency planning as well.Heading a team of 10 people including internal and external employees.
  • Bayer Türk
    Applications Supervisor
    Bayer Türk Sep 2010 - Feb 2014
    Responsible for Applications used in production environment.Especially for MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and 2D Matrix (Track & Trace) printing systems, interfaces with ERP. Operational Project Management for IT systems to be used in pharmaceutical production environment.Consulting on new and current IT systems for production environment. Oracle & Microsoft SQL database administration.Creation of IT & operations related procedures, risk analysis and required qualification documents, execution of qualification plan. Testing the systems for commissioning. Global project support for IT & Operational projects.Budget tracking for the key systems. Maintenance and troubleshooting especially for MES and 2D Matrix systems. Also web based application and interface development for all departments at production site with Oracle 11g Application Express.Support production performance tracking division for creation of the custom reports developed on Qlikview.Additionally the oracle database administration for oracle databases. Also consultancy, documentation on GMP critical systems to IT department is in scope.Leading the validation activities in terms of GMP and Computerized Systems' Validation.
  • Bayer Türk
    System Support Specialist
    Bayer Türk Dec 2005 - Sep 2010
    Responsible for all IT environment, (clients&Servers) IT Infrastructure, service desk on production site.Project management, database management. IT support & Consulting for IT related projects.Creation of IT related procedures, backup & restore tasks.Lotus Notes administration & support.
  • Bayer Animal Health
    It Business Partner - Marketing
    Bayer Animal Health Feb 2018 - Oct 2018
    Monheim, Nrw, De
    During my Short Term Assignment in Bayer Animal Health Global IT team, I was appointed as Animal Health IT Business Partner for Marketing supporting / managing Animal Health Marketing Digital projects according to Global Marketing strategies. In addition to that ensuring compliance of all digital assets according to Bayer Governance Rules.
  • Marsh Sigorta Ve Resasurans Brokerligi A.S.
    Network Administrator
    Marsh Sigorta Ve Resasurans Brokerligi A.S. Oct 2003 - Apr 2005
    Responsible for service desk, network administration and workplace support including procurement, lifecycle and maintenance of IT assets.Service desk Support for around 150 clients and 30 servers. Lotus Notes support.
  • Iremtur
    It Specialist
    Iremtur Aug 2000 - Oct 2003
    Responsible for workplace support, IT equipment & software support, life cycle, change management and budget as well as branch connections and sales portal and company web site.
  • Safa Computer Ltd.
    Sales & Techical Specialist
    Safa Computer Ltd. Sep 1995 - Aug 2000
    Responsible for IT spare parts & Computer sales, technical support.

Ali Pala Education Details

  • Marmara University
    Marmara University
    Information Systems
  • Istanbul University
    Istanbul University
    Prehistoric Archeology

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What company does Ali Pala work for?

Ali Pala works for Bayer

What is Ali Pala's role at the current company?

Ali Pala's current role is Cluster IT Head - MENAT (Middle East, North Africa, Turkey).

What schools did Ali Pala attend?

Ali Pala attended Marmara University, Istanbul University.

Who are Ali Pala's colleagues?

Ali Pala's colleagues are Marko Bagaric, Alina Lara Solis, Janos Adam Phd, Luana Cadore, Wendy Blazier, Véronique Boucaud, Satpal Thapan.

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