Over 5+ years of driving IT operations, cloud systems, and software engineering. From leading the IT unit at the United Nations Development Programme to building high-concurrency web applications, I specialize in eliminating manual friction with software automation.
Career Timeline
ICT Associate / Team Leader • United Nations Development Programme
Feb 2023 – Jan 2026
📍 Istanbul Regional Hub (Europe & Central Asia)
Team Leadership: Led IT unit at the Istanbul Regional Hub, delivering Tier 1/2 support for 350+ users across Windows, macOS, and Microsoft 365 environments. Trained and mentored 10 interns and 4 assistants over 3 years.
Automation Architecture: Architected an end-to-end digital onboarding/offboarding ecosystem on Modern SharePoint with 100+ pages, 30+ Power Automate flows, and 3 custom PowerApps — eliminating manual overhead across HR, Security, and IT.
Enterprise Web App: Built a custom asset management web app using React, Node.js, and MSSQL on an Azure-hosted Ubuntu server, extending legacy barcode systems with custom hardware refresh metrics (still in active production).
Cloud & Network Infrastructure: Led migration to Microsoft Intune & Windows Autopilot for 350+ devices. Managed Cisco Meraki appliances, VLANs, and firewall rules; directed bandwidth upgrade from 200 Mbps to 1 Gbps with zero downtime.
Awards: Honored with the UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub Award for "Client Services" for two consecutive years (2023 & 2024).
Developed scalable RESTful APIs using Node.js, Express.js, and MySQL hosted on AWS EC2 instances, powering an enterprise service management platform.
Engineered dynamic frontends with Vue.js, Vuex, and Vue Router, including customer survey portals featuring complex conditional logic.
Spearheaded the legacy-to-web migration of a critical desktop (.exe) utility for a global consumer electronics client into cross-platform Vue components with zero data loss.
Vue.js / VuexNode.jsExpress.jsAWS EC2MySQL
Full Stack Software Engineer (Mobile & Backend) • Ecodation Technology
Feb 2020 – Sep 2021
📍 Istanbul, Turkey
Built a 3-tier mobile & web surplus food marketplace (Client, Vendor, Admin) with Ionic Framework, AngularJS, and Apache Cordova, published to iOS App Store & Google Play.
Integrated multi-provider payment gateways (iyzi.co, PayU, payALL) featuring tokenization, 3D Secure verification, and cryptographic webhooks.
Optimized performance with Cloudflare CDN caching and custom SQL geolocation spatial extensions for nearby food deal discovery.
Hybrid Mobile (iOS & Android)Payment GatewaysREST APIsCloudflare
Information Technology Specialist • TYH Tekstil A.S.
Mar 2016 – Sep 2018
📍 Izmir, Turkey
Provided hands-on and remote IT support across 7 distributed offices for 300+ users.
Administered Windows Server domain environments (Active Directory, Group Policies, user permissions) and Cisco network equipment.
Active DirectoryWindows ServerCisco Networking
Education & Credentials
2026
M.S. in Information Technologies
Nisantasi University • Istanbul, Turkey
2020
B.S. in Computer Engineering
Nisantasi University • Istanbul, Turkey
2017
B.S. in Statistics
Dokuz Eylul University • Izmir, Turkey
2023 & 2024
Client Services Recognition Award
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Istanbul Regional Hub