Software Engineer

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEER

~ SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION ~ PROJECT MANAGEMENT ~ CUSTOMER / CLIENT RELATIONS ~ PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE

Profile Overview

Highly enthusiastic for innovation, technically proficient and intuitive Master of Science in Computer Engineering graduate with impressive academic background, project management skills and interpersonal aptitude. Dependable and proficient at completing projects and in providing technical strategies and creative engineering designs. Collaborative and flexible with strong leadership and communication skills. Excel at working independently or as a part of a team. Organized and thorough; effectively manage time and prioritize workload proficiently. Background includes both Software and Hardware Design.

Education

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Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Emphasis in Computer Networks), MS Honors Program (GPA: 3.90)

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA: 2009

- Viterbi MS Honor Student: A special research oriented MS program for top 5 percent students in Electrical Engineering Department.

- Extensively worked and completed a research project and paper (soon to be published) on Ad-Hoc Networks entitled DASAN: Decentralized Authentication Scheme for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks, under supervision of Professor Konstantinos Psounis.

- Formulated and developed a systematic real-time earliest deadline first scheduler for TinyOS for Internetworking and Distributed Systems Laboratory class.

- Developed Google’s map-reduce for Computer Communications class

- Completed Nachos Operating System individually for Operatng Systems class

- Successfully completed the Probabilistic Methods in Computer Systems Modelling (A), Computer Systems Architecture (A), Operating Systems (A-), Computer Communications (A), Broadband Network Architectures (A) and Advanced Topics in Computer Networks courses (A-), Distributed Systems Laboratory, Analysis of Data Networks and Analysis of Algorithms courses.

- Completed lab activities in NS-2, Nachos, Cisco IOS, Xilinx, TinyOS and Linux kernels

Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Major in Computer Systems and Networks (GPA: 3.87)

(Top engineering school in Turkey)

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey: 2007

- Ranked 114th out of 2 million candidates in University Entrance Examination

- Completed senior year courses in Computer Hardware, Embedded Systems, Signal Processing and Computer Networks areas

- Completed lab activities in NS-2, Pspice, Xilinx, Matlab, Visual Studio and Simulink

- Best Senior Year Design Project Award

Technical Proficiency

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Software Languages C/C++, C#, Perl, Python

Operating Systems Unix Network Programming, Unix/Linux Based Systems, Linux TCP/IP Stack, TinyOS, Real-Time Linux, Nachos

Computer Networks Cisco IOS, experience on Cisco 4000 and 7000 routers, Zebra, gstreamer, NS-2

Hardware Experience on Intel, Motorola, MIPS, Freescale Mx-21, PIC microcontrollers, PSpice, Xilinx

Software Packages Matlab, Simulink, Autocad, Cad Key, MS Office Suite

Professional Experience

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Project Manager

IBM Madrid, Spain, Istanbul, Turkey Summer 2008

Spearhead and ensure successful project completion of AK Bank Data Center according to TIA-942 standards. Ensure cutting edge design of Electrical-Transformers, UPS, generators, electrical panels and others including Mechanical (Air Cooling, Fire Extinguishing, Security, Surveillance) Systems. Observe accuracy in preparation of the design criteria for the data center. Streamline functions for IBM Server, SAN and Tape Storage machines, HP Superdome and Sun server machines by providing technical guidance.

Key Accomplishments:

- Played an important role as a part of a team responsible in designing the largest and most advance data center in Europe.

- Enable attainment of TIER 3 availability by providing strategies and solutions on architectural plans.

- Accomplished in coordinating work activities done by different engineering companies and represented it to the customer as a single project document.

- Ensured successful completion of large scale projects with more than $100 million budget. Proficiently coordinated project workflow between Istanbul and the design office in Madrid.

- Facilitate efficient deployment and appealing interior design of IT rooms.

Hardware Design Engineer

Beko , Istanbul, Turkey Summer 2007

Beko is the third largest household appliances company and currently the largest refrigeration brand in Europe with products awarded “Which” best buy on numerous occasions. The company has a 2007 turnover of 3.1 billion Euro. Tasks include designing a driver circuit for LVDT load sensor. Conducted prototype and test of the designed circuit.

Key Accomplishments:

- Reduced the cost of a load sensing circuit used in washing machines by $ 0.77 cent, by modifying existing design. This initiative generated significant amount of savings for the company.

- Seamlessly completed a microcontroller based load sensor for Arcelik-Beko washing machines.

- Received a letter of recommendation after proving the effectiveness of the design; this was done by building a proprietary prototype.

Software Design Engineer

Philips, Istanbul Summer 2007

R&D Center of Philips in Istanbul, develops technologies for Philips IP TVs and multimedia systems. Utilized in depth technical knowledge to efficiently complete Microsoft’s UpnP Technology project.

Key Accomplishments:

- Implemented new control point software from scratch in a period of three months.

- Instrumental in managing the implementation of a media streamer using gstreamer

- Successfully implemented wireless mobile UpnP Control Point and UpnP Media Server for Phillips and Vestel Televisions.

- Ensured efficient embedding of code into a Freescale MX21 ARM processor and testing of code under embedded Linux.

Engineering Intern

Turkcell, Istanbul, Turkey Summer 2006

Turkcell (NYSE: TKC) is the leading mobile phone operator of Turkey, based in Istanbul. The company has 36.3 million subscribers by the end of September 2008, making it the third biggest in Europe.

Key Accomplishments:

- Monitored and ensured operational integrity of Ericsson transceiver station through proficient maintenance and testing.

Summer Intern

Eutelsat, Paris, France Summer 2005

Eutelsat S.A. is a French-based satellite provider with coverage over the entire European continent, as well as in the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, it is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues.

Key Accomplishments:

- Managed the control and calibration of the Atlantic Bird 4 Satellite from ground.

- Checked and maintained dependability of Internet services through satellite.

Academic Awards

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Received Best Engineering Project Award (Motorless Tripod Robot)

TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey) National Project Competition

USC-Viterbi MS Honor Program (University of Southern California)

High Honor Roll (University of Southern California)

Dean’s High Honor List (Middle East Technical University)

Best Senior Year Design Project (Middle East Technical University)

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