Demir Topcuoglu Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Working in Ciena’s web based Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) software that is used in all aspects of operations across Ciena’s optical and packet network. Fully responsible for solution level pull request merges. Keep the load sane by running extra regression tests before merge for both fresh install and upgrade.Develop automated tests suites and postman collection for testing REST APIs behaviors. Responsible for creating//updating/maintaining solution level automated regression/integration tests running in a teamcity environment. Analyze results, pinpoint software defects, track bugs, close open defects and validate functionality. Modify/Update scripts used in solution level regression tests. Modify/extend existing automation test framework in teamcity environment(meta runners) by automating manual steps and new functionalities etc.Troubleshooting application build and deployment failures by working with AppDev and platform teams as part of the delivery process.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Coordinated, implemented, and managed database-related changes in support of new and enhanced Network Management functionality by working with teams and developers across multiple locations. Prepared and maintained the upgrades integration process and plan for each release,facilitating testing by code developers prior to submission, and ensuring upgrade-ability and stability throughout. Identified and escalated issues promptly for timely and effective resolution. Collaborated closely with documentation primes to ensure related procedures were accurate and effective.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Involved in designing, developing embedded real-time software development of automatic protection switching (APS) for the various Optical Multiservice Edge (OME) broadband network cards (10/40/100G), which adds the client/line traffic protection functionalities to the cards in the presence of fault conditions. One of the first point of contacts for any protection issues arising from PV/Sanity testing. Resolved, responded to high priority issues in a timely manner.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Primed the design and implementation of protection-related functionality for the Nortel nodal management Java application (Site Manager). This involved understanding the protection-related features of the managed optical devices, and designing the related user interface changes to provision, operate, and manage these devices. Included end-to-end delivery, from product requirements, high level design, detailed design, coding, unit and integration testing, regression, issue resolution, and ongoing maintenance and support.

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Worked in Oracle based back-end of 3-tier project by assisting developers by creating PL/SQL functions, stored procedures; investigating performance issues (SQL tuning).Wrote PERL scripts for raw data validation before loading into Oracle databases.

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Assisted mainframe performance analysts with the data that were extracted from IBM DB2 database. Developed complex SQL queries for IBM’s Performance Reporter (PR) in order to produce the reports that show CPU performance of a processor in a mainframe. Modified and debugged the existing JAVA, SQLJ and HTML codes that were responsible for producing internally used reporting applications.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Assisted the help desk support team by installing, assembling, configuring and trouble-shooting the workstations/laptops, hardware-software, e-mail, network connectivity and peripheral equipment.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mining And Mineral Engineering