Consultant Ankageo, İstanbul December/2017 – Present   Serves as Consultant to the Technical Manager and Project Teams at Ankageo. Gives consultancy services and seminars on Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering. Initiated activities and started to produce some documents and guidelines for 2 projects, Panoramic Cloud and Video Detector, to improve organization Project Management, Support and Software Engineering processes based on TS ISO/IEC 15504 SPICE. Conducted research on Deep Learning frameworks, Video Object Detectors and Artificial Intelligence algorithms, and deeply worked on Tensorflow. Prepared the first blueprints to determine the technologies, Deep Learning frameworks and Machine Learning algorithms that would be used in the Video Detector project.

Consultant Freelancer August/2016 – Present   Providing consultancy services for software companies and IT departments of large organizations in the areas of Software Engineering, CMMI or TS ISO/IEC 15504 SPICE based process improvement, project management, R&D organization and team structures, leadership, and teamwork. Providing expertise and technical services to a wide range of industrial organizations on artificial intelligence, machine learning, business intelligence, business analytics, data mining, cloud computing and big data, IT cloud infrastructure design, and business process reengineering.

Consultant Teracity Yazılım Teknolojileri, Bursa February/2017 – December/2017   Titled as Deputy General Manager, responsible for R&D projects. Served as Consultant and Trainer for the implementation of Software Engineering principles and TS ISO/IEC 15504 SPICE to the software projects developed at Teracity. Organized Software Engineering activities to improve organization Project Management, Support and Software Engineering processes based on TS ISO/IEC 15504 SPICE. This was a one-year process improvement project supported by KOSGEB to get a certificate after completion of all requirements for SPICE Level 2. The 4-day long SPICE assessment was successfully completed, and Teracity received the SPICE certificate in November 2017. Prepared a KOSGEB project: “ARGE Merkezleri için Yeni Nesil Yönetim Bilgi Sistemi Bilimp v 2.0”. The KOSGEB project was accepted and started. The project will deliver the first interactive user interface functions such as 3D talking face, 3D holographic interfaces, robot visitor management system, work information input with voice, voice user alerts and guiding, and biometric user interface such as face recognition. These new additions will provide the required I/O functions for the Artificial Intelligence based future version. Conducted research and prepared the first blueprints to determine the technologies, scenarios, and uses cases, and developed business and technical requirements for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Cloud based new generation projects. Gave seminars on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Mining. Got involved in the TÜBİTAK TEYDEB project and R&D Center yearly assessment meetings to present the projects to referees. Contributed to the System/User Requirements and System Architecture of an International TUBITAK project. * Teracity is a “Software R&D Center”, which has been approved by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology since 2015 and continuously audited under Law No. 5746.

Consultant to the General Manager and Project Teams Teracity Yazılım Teknolojileri, Bursa November/2016 – December/2016   Served as Consultant to the General Manager and Project Teams at Teracity. Gave seminars on Software Engineering fundamentals. Initiated activities to improve organization Project Management, Support and Software Engineering processes based on TS ISO/IEC 15504 SPICE.

Professor, Head of Department Gediz University, Computer Engineering Department, İzmir, Turkey September/2010 – July/2016   Served as Head of Department, Computer Engineering, 9/2010 – 7/2016. Served as a member of - Engineering Faculty: Executive Board, 1/2011 – 10/2014; Board, 9/2011 – 7/2016. - Institute Executive Board, The Institute for Graduate Studies in Sciences and Engineering, 12/2010 – 6/2013, and Institute Board, 9/2010 – 7/2016. Served to open 30% English and 100% English undergraduate programs in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The first program was closed later. - The program was primarily designed to meet the curriculum requirements of IEEE/ACM Joint Curriculum Committee. ABET, ECTS, and Europe Bologna process requirements, and Turkish Industry were also taken into consideration. The program had a balanced mixture of courses from 3 major areas of Computer Engineering. Served to open a joint System Engineering Graduate Program with Industrial Engineering Department in 2011. Served to open 100% English Computer Engineering Graduate Program that was started in 2014. Founded 3 Computer Hardware Engineering Laboratories between 9/2011 – 9/2013: Logic and Computer Design Lab, Microprocessors and Embedded Systems Lab, and Computer Networks Lab. Developed the first contents of lectures and laboratories, and taught the lectures based on these laboratories. Taught 26 (15 different) undergraduate, and 10 (8 different) graduate courses on Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Data Mining and Machine Learning, Computer Networking, and Computer Hardware Engineering in 6 years. Supervised 1 master thesis and 3 senior design projects. Worked as primary investigator and researcher in the NetSE (Networking and Software Engineering) Lab. Served as Consultant to the Institute Director and Project Teams at TÜBİTAK BİLGEM between 1/2012 – 12/2014. Served as Consultant as Executive Committee Member at TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB BİLTEG, 6/2012 – 6/2014. Served as Referee and Inspector for industry projects at TÜBİTAK TEYDEB

Referee and Inspector for Industry Projects TÜBİTAK–TEYDEB*, Ankara, Turkey August/2005 – July/2016 Reviewed project proposals, interviewed with project teams at their locations, and prepared reports for the TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB decision process for funding national and international projects submitted by industry companies.

Consultant to the Institute Director and Project Teams TÜBİTAK-BİLGEM*, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey January/2012 – December/2014   Consulted the Institute Director and Project Teams on cloud computing, software engineering and project management at TÜBİTAK BİLGEM-BTE. Consulted the Institute Director and Project Teams on software engineering management, research and development organization structures and processes suitable for TÜBİTAK-BİLGEM during the reorganization process of TÜBİTAK-BİLGEM Institutes in 2012. -------- * BİLGEM (Informatics and Information Security Research Center) within TÜBİTAK, mainly conducts research and develops scientific and technological solutions in many fields ranging from information technologies, software technologies, information security, cyber security to communications, microelectronics, optoelectronics and advanced electronics. BİLGEM provides innovative technological solutions for civilian needs apart from contributing to the national security of the country. BİLGEM, as being the largest R&D of Turkey (consisting of more than 1800 staff, more than 80% of whom are R&D staff), mainly involves in many high technology projects, thereby contributing to the technology development and implementation. Additionally, BİLGEM, as Turkey’s competitive power in the international markets, has engaged in some high-tech projects especially with NATO and its member countries. BİLGEM consists of 6 institutes, namely being National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE), Information Technologies Institute (BTE), Advanced Technologies Research Institute (ILTAREN), Cyber Security Institute (SGE) and Software Technologies Institute (YTE), and Fundamental Sciences Research Institute (TBAE).

Executive Committee Member TÜBİTAK–TEYDEB BİLTEG*, Ankara July/2014 – May/2014 Worked to evaluate IT projects proposed by companies in Turkey, decide funding the projects and assign referees and inspectors from universities and industry to accepted projects in the TEYDEB-BİLTEG* Executive Committee for 2 years. -------- * BİLTEG (Information Technologies Group) within TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB supports research and technology development in IT projects proposed by national companies in Turkey. (BİLTEG: Bilişim Teknolojileri Grubu, in Turkish).

Professor, Head of Department Haliç University Computer Engineering Department, İstanbul, Turkey September/2008 – September/2010   Served as Head of Department, 3/2009 – 9/2010. Served as a member of - Engineering Faculty Executive and Faculty Boards, 9/2008 – 9/2010. - Institute Board, The Institute for Graduate Studies in Sciences and Engineering, 3/2009 – 9/2010. Served to open 30% English undergraduate program. Taught 6 (5 different) undergraduate, and 3 graduate courses on Software Engineering and Computer Networking. Worked as primary investigator and researcher in the NetSE Lab. Supervised 7 master theses and 2 senior design projects. Consulted the General Manager and Project Teams at Metro Istanbul, 9/2008 – 4/2009. Served as Referee and Inspector for industry projects at TÜBİTAK TEYDEB

Consultant to the General Manager and Project Teams Metro Istanbul (Istanbul ULAŞIM A.Ş.) (Istanbul Transportation Company) September/2008 – April/2009   Served as consultant to the General Manager and Project Teams at Metro Istanbul*. Built the first R&D research and development infrastructure (railway signalling literature and information infrastructure, railway signalling lab requirements, development team, team processes and dynamics, ...). Produced the first road map, technical blue prints, requirements analysis and system design documents, and railway signalling simulator programs. -------- * Metro İstanbul is an affiliate company of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality operating the tramway, metro, light rail, funicular and aerial cable cars in Istanbul.

Associate Professor Fatih University, Computer Engineering Department, İstanbul, Turkey August/2002 – August/2008   Served as a member of - Engineering Faculty Executive and Faculty Boards, 10/2002 – May 2007. - Information Technologies Committee, 6/2006 – 7/2008. Founded a Computer Networks Lab. Taught 32 (9 different) undergraduate, and 12 (6 different) graduate courses on Software Engineering, Computer Networking, Distributed Systems, and Computer Hardware Engineering in 6 years. Supervised 2 master theses and 9 senior design projects. Worked as primary investigator and researcher in the NetSE Lab. Consulted the Project Teams at BELBİM, 7/2006 – 10/2006. Served as Consultant and Referee for KOSGEB Projects, 6/2004 – 8/2008. Consulted the General Manager and Project Teams at İSBAK, 8/2005 – 3/2006. Consulted the General Manager and Project Teams at Europe Software, Istanbul, January/2004 – February/2005. Consulted the Project Teams at BELBİM, 5/2003 – 12/2003. Served as Referee and Inspector for industry projects at TÜBİTAK TEYDEB, 8/2005 – 8/2008

Consultant and Referee KOSGEB Projects June/2004 – August/2008 Served as Consultant and Referee to companies on their projects supported by KOSGEB.

Consultant to Project Teams BELBİM (Istanbul Municipalities Data Processing Industry & Trade Inc.)  July/2006 – October/2006 Consulted the Project Teams on project management, administrative and technical management processes at BELBİM*. -------- * BELBİM (Istanbul Municipalities Data Processing Industry & Trade Inc.) is an affiliate company of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality providing electronic money and payment infrastructure and services for tramway, metro, light rail, funicular and aerial cable cars in Istanbul.

Consultant to the General Manager and Project Teams ISBAK (Istanbul Municipalities Transportation Maintenance Industries and Trade Inc., Istanbul) August/2005 – March/2006   Consulted the General Manager and Project Teams at ISBAK. Worked on the design, and processor and software tools selection problems for a new generation microprocessor-based traffic junction control unit which would replace old PLC-based control units in Istanbul. Gave seminars on object-oriented analysis, design, and programming using Java and UML. -------- * ISBAK is an affiliate company of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality providing project design and implementation services through traffic and system engineering in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems with traffic signalization being the top major task.

Consultant to the General Manager and Project Teams Europe Software, Istanbul January/2004 – February/2005   Served as Consultant to the General Manager and Project Teams on organization structure and processes, technologies, project management and software development processes, enterprise system architectures for ERP applications such as Supply Chain Management, Human Resources and Product Management, and Banking applications. Gave seminars on object-oriented analysis and design using Design Patterns, UML and Java.

Consultant to Project Teams BELBİM (Istanbul Municipalities Data Processing Industry & Trade Inc.) May/2003 – December/2003   Consulted the Project Teams for system architecture, technologies and software development processes for two projects (Automatic Sales Machine, Ticket Sales Machine, and Data Transfer and Automatic Integration) of the AKBIL (Smart Ticket) System at BELBİM. Gave seminars on object-oriented analysis and design using Design Patterns, UML and Java.

Chief Researcher (Başuzman Araştırmacı), Project Manager, Associate Professor TÜBİTAK–UEKAE (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey – National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology) May/1997 – July/2002   Worked as Project Manager and System Architect in the IP Crypto Devices Management System Project, 5/1999 – 7/2002. Worked as Project Manager in various institute process improvement teams, 8/2000 – 12/2001. Worked as Project Member and System Architect in the TAFICS (Turkish Armed Forces Integrated Communication System) Electronic Key Management System (TELAYS), 5/1997 – 5/1999. Served as part-time Instructor for graduate and undergraduate courses in the Department of Computer Engineering, at Marmara University, 9/1997 – 1/2002

Lecturer Marmara University, Computer Engineering Department, Istanbul September/1997 – January/2002 Taught 2 graduate courses and 1 undergraduate course, supervised 1 master thesis and several undergraduate theses.

Co-founder ELKOSİS (Electronic Control Systems), Gebze, Kocaeli September/1995 – June/1997   Worked as Co-founder, Software Projects Manager, System and Software Architect at ELKOSİS. A new electronic electricity meter device prototype having prepayment feature with its smart card and its PC program were developed for Federal Elektrik for the Turkish market.

Instructor (Öğretim Görevlisi) Uludağ University, Electronics Engineering Department March/1990 – May/1997   Taught 9 different undergraduate courses on Electronics / Computer Hardware Engineering and Computer Programming in 7 years. Founded the BilDET (Computer Aided Electronics Design) Lab, and formed a student research team. Supervised about 15 senior design projects. Worked as System Architect and Electronics Engineer in a joint-project developed by MİSTAŞ A.Ş., 3/1992 – 9/1992. Worked as Consultant to Project Teams and Software Developer at TÜBİTAK – Marmara Research Center, Electronics Dept., Gebze, Kocaeli, 9/1992 – 12/1995. Worked as Co-founder, Software Projects Manager and System and Software Architect at ELKOSİS (Electronic Control Systems), Gebze, Kocaeli, 9/1995 – 6/1997.

Consultant to Project Teams and Software Developer TÜBİTAK – Marmara Research Center (MAM), Electronics Department, Gebze Kocaeli,  September/1992 – December/1995   Developed a block diagram based object oriented Digital Signal Processing (DSP) software environment. A hardware debugger program was developed for a dual-processor parallel DSP (TMS32C25) system. Worked in various projects on hardware and software engineering, digital signal/image processing. Different microprocessors, microcontrollers, special purpose processors like TMS 320C25/30 DSP processors, PC data acquisition and I/O boards were used.

Member of the Galaxy CAD Environment Project Team University of Wisconsin-Madison, Electrical and Computer Eng. Dept. September /1987 – December /1989   Developed the Galaxy Hardware Description Language (GHDL) as part of his master study. GHDL was one of the tools of the Galaxy CAD Environment which was developed by Prof. John F. Beetem and his students. Galaxy was developed for digital circuit simulation. GHDL as part of the Galaxy CAD Environment was used in the University of Wisconsin-Madison and in many US universities, and also become a commercial product.