Curriculum vitae
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Profile
Electrical and Electronics Engineer (B.Sc., degree taught 100% in English) whose core strengths are systems engineering, product development, organisation and analysis, with around four years of hands-on experience in IT management and digital transformation, plus international experience from an Erasmus+ internship in power electronics in France (more than 100 assembled BMS boards without a single defect). Builds software products consistently AI-assisted: concept, architecture, requirements and quality assurance are his own work, while implementation is carried out together with AI coding agents (Claude Code, OpenAI Codex). Degree officially assessed by the German ZAB as equivalent to a German Bachelor-level qualification (09/2025); German B1 (telc-certified), English B2. Goal: a long-term career in Germany in systems engineering, AI-assisted product development, IT or electrical engineering.
Professional experience
March 2025 – Freelance Product Developer & IT Consultant
AI-assisted design and development of web platforms and SaaS applications for small and medium-sized businesses.
- AI-assisted design and development of multi-tenant web platforms and SaaS applications for SMEs (Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Docker)
- Design, development and deployment of the "Aykaralar" corporate platform (Payload CMS 3, CI/CD, Hetzner VPS – staging live)
- Set-up of local AI systems (Ollama, RAG architectures); development of the CLI tool "localai" (Python)
- In parallel: structured preparation for the German labour market (ZAB recognition, pre-integration seminars by SABEV/Diakonie and MNH)
July 2024 – March 2025 IT Manager
Berliner Grup Türkiye
Digital transformation and operational processes of companies active in translation, education and consultancy.
- Digital transformation and operational processes of companies active in translation, education and consultancy
- Development of modern, AI-supported websites and web applications; planning of physical and digital marketing activities
- Organisation of university events, information stands and German-language speaking clubs; first-line information for several hundred people on education and career paths in Germany
- Participation in TD-IHK events and in events connected with the German Embassy in Ankara
January 2024 – July 2024 Assistant to the Founder
Kayatürk Grup (incl. Paulmark)
Direct support to the founder of a corporate group with more than 10,000 employees.
- Direct support to the founder of a corporate group with more than 10,000 employees and an annual turnover of approx. USD 200 million (textile, retail and other sectors)
- Legal correspondence, data collection and analysis, cross-departmental coordination with senior executives
- Co-development of AI-supported tools: image processing for people counting, store optimisation and efficiency improvement
- Procurement and installation coordination of digital shop-window displays (digital signage)
April 2023 – December 2023 Professional Orientation & Entrepreneurial Training
Focused post-graduation training in entrepreneurship, technology and AI.
- Focused post-graduation training in entrepreneurship, technology and AI; participation in professional events, trainings and networking formats (more than 200 professional events attended since 2016)
July 2022 – September 2022 Electrical & Electronics Engineering Intern (Erasmus+)
ElecSys France
More than 100 BMS assemblies under my responsibility, without a single defect.
- Assembly, programming and testing of BMS boards (battery management systems) for electric vehicles, working directly with the company founder
- More than 100 assembled units under my responsibility without a single defect; delivery to customers in Switzerland
December 2020 – April 2022 Business Development Specialist (started as intern)
Rement Information Technologies
Front-end and back-end web development and digital marketing in a university technopark environment.
- Front-end and back-end web development, multimedia content and digital marketing campaigns in a university technopark environment
- Co-management of LinkedIn accounts with a combined audience of approx. 2 million followers; organisation of physical and digital events
August 2018 – September 2018 IT Intern
PTT (Turkish Post)
Insight into large-scale public-sector IT projects.
- Insight into large-scale public-sector IT projects: server infrastructure, user support, project management tools, documentation
Education
August 2016 – March 2023
B.Sc. Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Çankaya University, Ankara
- Language of instruction: 100% English; thesis: AI model for estimating three-dimensional human body postures
- ZAB Statement of Comparability (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education, Bonn, 12.09.2025): equivalent to a German Bachelor-level higher-education degree
- Active involvement in 14 student communities (incl. IEEE Student Branch, GDSC, ACM); Erasmus+ stay abroad
Training & certificates
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ZAB Statement of Comparability
Central Office for Foreign Education, Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education, Bonn ·
Assesses my degree as equivalent to a German higher-education degree at Bachelor level.
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telc German B1
telc gGmbH ·
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German courses A1, A2 and B1
Goethe-Institut Ankara ·
01/2024 – 07/2024, completed with very good results.
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Pre-integration seminar "Vorbereitet und erfolgreich nach Deutschland"
SABEV / Diakonie ·
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Pre-integration seminar "Meine Neue Heimat"
MNH, held at the Goethe-Institut ·
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Forward Program
McKinsey.org ·
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Deep Learning Institute certificate
NVIDIA
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Systems Engineering in the Defence Industry (MECE482)
Çankaya University
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B.Sc. degree certificate, Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Çankaya University, Ankara ·
Skills
Core competencies
- Systems engineering
- Product development
- Requirements analysis
- Project organisation
- Documentation (ADR)
- UI/UX (Figma)
- Team and process coordination
AI-assisted development
- Orchestration of AI coding agents (Claude Code, OpenAI Codex)
- Prompt engineering
- RAG architectures
- Local LLM systems (Ollama)
- Multi-agent workflows
Technologies used
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- React
- PostgreSQL (PostGIS, pgvector)
- Payload CMS
- Docker
- CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
- Vitest / Playwright
Programming foundations
- Python
- C
- C++
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS
Electronics & hardware
- Embedded systems (ARM, AVR)
- Sensors
- Power electronics
- Audio systems
- MATLAB
- OrCAD
- Proteus
Other
- SEO
- Social media
- Content production
- MS Office
- Data-protection awareness (GDPR/KVKK)
- RBAC and audit-log concepts
Languages
- Turkish Native
- German B1 (telc-certified, 09/2024) — continuous study towards B2
- English B2 — degree taught entirely in English
Volunteering
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June 2026 –
Member of the Youth Executive Committee
Youth Centre of Çankaya Municipality, Ankara
Helping shape municipal youth policy
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Lifetime member
TEMA Foundation (environmental protection)
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Further volunteer work
KamuYZ, TBD, German Social Activities Association, IEEE Student Branch
Interests
Motorsport, theatre, yoga, swimming, cajón, camping and hiking.