I bring a unique blend of hands-on engineering expertise and strategic leadership to the role of VP of Engineering. My journey includes pivotal roles at Ivy Energy, showcasing my ability to navigate complex technical landscapes and lead diverse teams.As the VP of Engineering, I drive the strategic direction of our engineering operations. I work closely with the product, operations, and engineering team leads, fostering a collaborative environment that bridges the gap between functional teams and the product division.Key Responsibilities:- Innovation Leadership: I embrace try-and-fail approach for new ideas and technologies, ensuring our company remains a leader in innovation and industry evolution.- Technical Leadership: I advocate for a forward-thinking, proactive approach in developing solutions. In collaboration with the CTO and engineering team leaders, I actively participate in the software architecture design process.- Strategy and Roadmap Development: Collaborating closely with product leadership, I craft and communicate a clear technical roadmap that is in sync with our company's overarching goals. I oversee the engineering aspects of product development, from conceptualization to deployment, ensuring quality and on time releases.- Team Development: I focus on building high-performing engineering teams with an emphasis on showing ownership. "We win as a team, or we don't win at all" is a motto I reflect. I ensure efforts of each team member are recognized and celebrated across the entire company. - Cross-functional Collaboration: I connect the engineering, product management, and operation teams; making sure we work together smoothly to solve problems and build great products.- Security & Compliance: I work in tandem with the security team to implement security protocols and ensure adherence to relevant compliance standards. Currently we are making our SAAS platform, SOC2 compliance audit ready.

Ivy Energy is dedicated to revolutionizing the approach shared buildings take toward energy creation, utilization, and perception.I eagerly joined the team with a shared vision of promoting the widespread adoption of solar energy. Together, we strive to contribute towards this impactful mission.At Ivy, I take on multiple roles to ensure smooth operations. As a project manager, I oversee tasks and ensure timely delivery. I am also a developer myself; therefore, I also support the engineering team by maintaining codebases, fixing bugs, and writing new code. Leading by example is my way of working. I strive to foster a collaborative and productive work culture.Simply, my day-to-day duties are: - Carrying out and overseeing technical project management within the engineering teams of the company. - Supporting & overseeing the agile project management process and key team members with process issues or project roadblocks. - Playing a hands-on role with the product team to define requirements. - Leading daily standup meetings and supporting engineers through blockers. - Discovering technological solutions before they are built or decided on. - Planning resources and hiring processes, including conducting interviews with the candidates. - Creating process & technical documentation for the product team to use in our project management lifecycle.

As Ivy grew, the original MVP codebase written with PHP became a hindrance. It was a monolith code, making maintenance and improvement difficult, and leaving vulnerable to security risks. Scaling was nearly impossible. We knew it was time for a change. So, I began consulting with the engineering manager, who is now the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), to collaborate on the strategic design and development of Ivy's envisioned SAAS platform.Original MVP was built as a monolith codebase in PHP. This was not only making it harder to maintain and almost impossible to improve, but also it had lots of security vulnerabilities, and scaling was not possible.We designed the system to have four systems: Frontend, API, Backend, and Database. Each works independently behind a private subnet and communicates via API only.As a developer myself, I recommended React for building scalable and efficient interfaces. With its component-based approach, React allows for easy reuse of code and faster development time. Also, its popularity in the tech community means there are plenty of resources and support available.On the Backend, we've decided to go with Python for its lightning-fast calculation abilities. Plus, as a business decision, if we need to bring on any new developers, finding skilled engineers is easy. API is to be built on NodeJs. By facilitating communication solely through the API, each system can be developed at its own pace, making maintenance a breeze. Plus, opting to use JavaScript for both the frontend and API is a smart business move.If you're dealing with a lot of timeseries data, you'll want a database that's specialized for the task. That's why I recommended using Timescale DB in the project. Its unique features make it a smart choice for any data-driven project.

I helped the company establish marketing activities. We restructured the website for a better user experience and to support lead generation strategies. We defined the personas of potential clients and designed funnels to attract their customized needs.

Creahive develops marketing strategies and provides complete technical solutions in design & development of branding, websites, apps, software integrations, online advertising, and conversion rate optimization. In a fast-paced start-up, as the founder, I wore many hats. Sometimes I managed a team of 11, sometimes, I ran the business as a one-man show. I’d choose “full-stack creative” to define my role. Creahive mainly builds custom web apps. I used PHP, lots of Javascript, and Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) in addition to maintaining the server environment (AWS), running advertising campaigns (Adwords, FB), and handling client communication. *Notable projectsDear Media (podcast network with shows with over 100+ million episodes downloaded) - Recently raised $8 million.- Web app design & development. AlexaFeed (Amazon Alexa Flash Briefings management platform)- SAAS platform design & development.Baby Fever Tracker (IoT device) – Won Microsoft’s IOT Hackathon at San Diego StartUp Week 2017’ - IoT device and software development to track body temperature and to warn parents & healthcare providers.LiquidGrids (AI-driven social media management company with highly engaged communities of 2.8+ million people) - Website design & development. / Facebook API implementations. Lysulin (clinically proven supplement for diabetes patients from the founder of Dexcom) - Ecommerce site design & development; conversion funnels design & development.- Digital ads management, Amazon web store management. – Sustainable 200% revenue increase per month.Real Dog Food (dog treats subscription service)- We built a subscription management system with eCommerce functionality by using the MERN stack.Friendly Shoes (adaptive footwear) - Recently closed deals with major players (including Zappos) in the market.- Ecommerce site design & development / Business development.Keywords: Software Development, Marketing, Management

FemTec Health is a health and beauty sciences company, using technology and data to transform the total healthcare experience for women.Under FemTec Health umbrella, there are several companies, including Birchbox, Awesome Woman, LiquidGrids, Mira Beauty, and Ava.I mainly worked on Birchbox' restructuring and marketing. I worked with the software development team in resolving tracking issues, attribution settings, and increasing CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization); I worked with the marketing team in building campaigns and managing Google Adwords.I implemented a tracking solution for Awesome Woman addressing HIPAA concerns and handled the gatekeeping for marketing partners.

LiquidGrids is an AI-driven social media management company with highly engaged communities of 2.8+ million people.We worked on many projects together, and I handled the web operations part of LiquidGrids' lead generation and DTC campaigns with the support of Creahive.*Notable projectsBetter Cancer Answers (Landing page design & development)Maybe It's Not Autism (Landing page design & development)Evolve San Diego (Launch strategy development)Lysulin (CRO, Google Adwords management)Prevail Health (Google Adwords management)Social Connection Store (Shopify Store design & development)

JacobTyler is an award-winning web design & branding agency worldwide, specializing in B2B markets. We built and maintained many websites simultaneously. I contributed the proposal preparation by defining tech specs and worked with the project management team closely to ensure meeting client expectations in the most efficient way with the Scrum framework. In addition to the regular CTO duties, I also guided the design team in technological capabilities, so we could eliminate over promising / under delivering problem and sped the development process up significantly. * Notable projectsMcCain (leader traffic control products and equipment manufacturer in the US)- Client wanted this website to be built on Joomla CMS. Agency had no prior experience with Joomla, so I studied it and prepared the team in 2 weeks. I also created 100+ pages documentation for the project (feel free to ask to see it)YMCA (ymca.org)- This was a massive project including several websites, apps, management system, API integrations, etc. I actively worked on proposal preparation, budgeting, team building; and pitched our proposal to YMCA’s Board of Directors and managed the meetings with YMCA’s technical team.Keywords: Project Management, Software Development, RFP / RFC Handling, Documentation,

Timeset was a funded start-up, developing a social media app which allows users to pin memories to geolocations. I managed 2 mobile app development teams (iOS, Android). Also I worked on investor pitch decks, created and oversaw the financial statements, and represented the company in fund raising rounds.Keywords: Start-up, Agile, Software Development, Business Development, Financial Statements, Pitch Deck

SSU is leader in Executive Business Education in SoCal.I designed and built a new website for the university which I was studying MBA as an international student. The website didn’t only provide a better UX, but also included an online application system that streamlined the whole admissions process. As the results of these efforts, student numbers got increased by 600% and 2 new campuses were opened.Keywords: Integrated Marketing, Strategy & Management, Managerial Finance, Statistics

Marmaray BC1 was the most important project of Turkey at the time. It consists of 0.87 mi-long immersed tube (connecting Asia and Europe), 3 underground metro stations, and 4 aboveground technical buildings.I led a team of highly skilled engineers and draftsmen. My main tasks were coordinating the operations between design partners, audit companies, contractors and the government. In addition to my regular duties, I built software to calculate acoustic impact of the fans and we saved over $300K on material costs. I improved on project preparation and presentation processes that gained us 200 man-hours time per submission set (11 sets total). My main duties were:- Leading a team of 9 people (2 engineers, 6 draughtsmen, 1 ERP staff),- Preparing BOM's and cost control,- Preparing RFC and RFI documents,- Analyzing ERQ, system (CFD analysis) reports and calculations to guide technical office for the proper materials,- Representing the company in executive meetings,- Coordinating operations between the employer (Turkish Government), main contractor (TAISEI) and sub-contractors (ARUP, CPG, Flaktwoods, Schako, etc.).Keywords: Mechanical Engineering, Construction, Electro-Mechanical, MEP, HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Fighting, Heat Transfer, CFD Analysis, CAD, AutoCAD, Solidworks

R&R Associates (now 123 Design) is a product design company providing turn-key industrial design and R&D services).I worked on 2 products’ full life-cycle process including 3d design (PTC Creo & Solidworks), electronic components design, prototyping, and manufacturing.Keywords: Product Design, CAD, RFC, BOM

YTU is the top university in Thermodynamics field in Turkey.I worked on big data (12+ million entries) to analyze a multi-renewable energy system. I received the Young Researcher Award in Humboldt Kolleg International Symposium 2013, based on the studies and publications.Keywords: Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, CAD, Renewable Energy, Feasibility Analysis