Mehmet Yalcin Sert Email & Phone Number

Fairfax, VA, US

Virginia, United States

Virginia, USA

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• The Next Gen FSA initiative is transforming Federal Student Aid to provide a world-class mobile- first mobile- complete digital student aid customer experience using industry best- in- class financial services.
• Perform work that involves the analysis, planning, design, implementation, documentation and assessment of the enterprise structural framework to align IT strategy, plans and systems with the mission, goals, structure.
• Apply analytical processes to the planning, design and implementation of new and improved information systems to meet the business requirements of customer organizations.
• Perform work that involves planning, development, implementation and administration of systems for the acquisition, storage and retrieval of data.
• Perform work that involves the technical planning, administration, design, development, testing, implementation and management of Internet, Intranet and Extranet activities; including systems/applications development.
• Investigate, research, and review IT strategy and technical solutions developed by industry and Government to enhance application modernization and assist in implementing these strategies and technologies within the.

Springfield, VA

• Support operations and development environment to optimize usability and search capability across multiple applications and resources.
• Provide guidance on two internal systems' content migration to Sharepoint 2013 and then to 2016
• Technical Lead for cbp.gov architecture and content migration to Drupal 7 CMS and upgrade to Drupal 8.
• Provide guidance on content strategy, architecture, metadata, taxonomy, search keyword optimization and search configuration identifying strategic search capabilities, and leveraging new technology to enhance.
• Develop training, reference, best practices and how-to materials as well as guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOP) manuals supporting architecture, security, usability, content quality, 508 compliance.
• Web Analytics Lead for traffic analysis, use cases, user behavior mapping in support of content quality and search using Google Analytics, Angelfish and SiteImprove.

Taught CMST 385, Principles of Web Design and Technology I: A study of HTML, CSS and Web site design including basic principles and protocols of the Internet, security measures and social, ethical, and legal issues related to the growth of the Internet. Basic web design topics include requirements gathering, wireframing, design, usability, accessibility.

Adelphi, MD

Launched six new worldwide portals and oversee all nine student, staff and faculty portals; application integration, security and content for well over 100,000 users. Also project lead for Content Management System implementation; from requirements analysis to implementation and content migration. Run, analyze and present WebTrends web analytics reports to.

Oversee student, staff and faculty portal applications’ integration, security and content. Lead Content Management System initiative; researched CMS systems compatible with existing ERP systems and meet the institution's needs. Analyzed existing website content and analytics to develop/create the architecture of new CMS, lead metadata and taxonomy design.

• Lead data integrity, quality assurance, and security projects for applications implemented through portals; discovered three significant security holes via SQL injection, URL and session hijacking within the first.
• Worked very closely with the Internet, Intranet and other portal managers to ensure seamless integration to ensure they complement and reinforce business rules and use cases.
• Reviewed PeopleSoft Stabilization requests as a member of the Change Control Board (CCB) and Project Management Committee (PMC) for the Peoplesoft ERP system.
• Provide support to upper management by simplifying lengthy and technical WebTrends analytics reports.

Managed Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association - TASSA website (tassausa.org), provide support to board members based on website traffic and membership activities on volunteer basis. Also manage member database together with membership committee, provide technical support on membership issues, newsletters and content. Provide expert support.

Participated in variety of project-based assignments, utilizing in-depth knowledge of Web culture and advanced Web-research and analysis to improve quality of search results for users and advertisers for Google.com and Google Turkey.

Designed and assisted development and branding of a word-wide educational portal for education in the U.S. (over 100,000 registered members, 2010) to assist international students in their applications to colleges in the U.S. from program selection to financial aid.

• Administered building codes and standards on-line subscription services for MADCAD.COM.
• Lead development, testing, and deployment of web services.
• Managed content creation and quality assurance.
• Automated raw digital data processing (ETL) from different publishers in various formats to fit MADCAD online library subscription system.
• Tripled the digital library content via ETL automation.
• Managed customer segmentation models by analyzing existing and potential subscriber pool for marketing/customer analytics and reporting.

• Wrote weekly blogs on education, visas, employment in the U.S.,
• Advised site members on education in the U.S.; finding the right school, application for admission and financial aid.
• Increased membership via special interest and social networks.
• Helped marketing their career and education services and their products.

Arlington, VA

Performed environmental/public health data analysis, designed and developed data management software packages as needed for staff and clients like U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), and International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI). Communicated with clients to document.

College Park

Managed automation of the Corporate Services and Travel Office including digital secure data transfer and process from financial partners like American Express and Diner's Club for business intelligence reports. Lead data integration (ETL) for the financial data from American Express’ and Diner's Club and the University's data management system. Prepared.

Project lead to analyze recycled glass generation and develop markets for mixed glass for Maryland.Developed database management system for the department to track recycled material generation, collection and processing based on the recycling companies.

• Worked at NATO/MED-POL Atmospheric Transportation Project at METU Environmental Research Center, Ankara-Antalya/Turkey.
• Lead Japanese and Canadian consortium teams on the field; installed and maintained data collection equipments, performed sampling and analysis.
• Collected and analyzed digital atmospheric data for ISCS/LT modeling program, derive what-if scenarios.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Systems Management

Specialized in databases and web applications.

Master Of Science - Ms, Civil Engineering

Developed GIS module for State Highway Administration using visual basic.

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Engineering

Developed air quality data collection and monitoring application for Turkish Ministry of Health. Also worked for NATO/MED-POL.

Bs, Environmental Engineering

High School Diploma, Math And Science