Experience
2023 — Now
2023 — Now
Manhattan, New York, United States
2021 — 2023
Vernon, New Jersey, United States
• Chart a successful course for the development and management of software system validation and testing methods, working with QEs and mentoring them on how to run validations automatically/autonomously.
• Improved coding outcomes by rewriting team coding standards contract through the addition of a PR Checklist for use on GitHub Pull Requests.
• Orchestrate the installation of new systems or the modification of existing systems leveraging comprehensive data analysis.
• Create and maintain project documents/deliverables, such as testing plans, testing schedules, and testing scenarios and approvals.
• Align the generation of innovative solutions with the company’s technical needs by identifying and applying best practices and standard operating procedures.
• Created a CI/CD pipeline for end-to-end tests to run before each deployment.
• Incorporate explain-like-I-am-5 (ELI5) documentation into the development of projects on Docker.
• Provide hands-on development guidance to developers and team leads and motivate team members by encouraging creativity and teamwork.
• Mentor junior level developers on software development process, improved technical expertise to handle large scale projects.
Highlighted Achievements;
• Boosted business leads 90% and revenue by $18 million through the implementation of a custom business request.
• A Call-to-Action button that was not available out-of-the-box with the vendor front-end chat widget application we were using, namely Live Person.
• Worked hands-on and delivered it within two weeks to catch the market up-trend on mortgage refinances with the mortgage rates going too low during the government pandemic relief fund.
• Learned all 13 micro-services tech stack within the first six months and started devising solutions for the tech stack; one of which was written in Typescript.
• Played a key role in the production of eight micro-service projects on Node JS and 2 Hack Weeks for NLU Machine Learning with IBM Watson.
2019 — 2021
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
• Spearheaded the development of front-end website architecture, back-end website applications and servers for functionality.
• Oversaw all phases of project flow and ensured deliverables milestone achievement while developing a standard for GitHub pull request code quality checks.
• Effectively navigated in a fast-paced work environment, adapting to rapidly changing circumstances.
Highlighted Achievements;
• Reduced MVP costs by at least 10% through the adept implementation of the company's website and publication of shiptory.com in three months.
• Created a standard for code quality checks on GitHub pull requests.
• A checklist for the junior developer to avoid going over the same questions.
• It was like a written reference of a to-do list before the problem was escalated if it took longer than a half hour to solve.
• Developed and tested a Restful JSON API on ExpressJS for FedEx and Shopify.
2016 — 2017
Istanbul, Turkey
• Conducted rigorous examinations of code to ensure validity, structure, compliance with industry standards, and compatibility with browsers, devices, and OS.
• Continuously improved product quality through Scrum meetings with PMs and reporting to lead.
• Performed validation of completed projects, including the debugging, and testing of code.
• Established the needs of cross-functional groups through independent and collaborative teamwork.
• Garnered and maintained extensive knowledge of LESS, CSS3, jQuery, AngularJS (not 2.0), .NET components, and Oracle SQL.
Highlighted Achievements;
• Employed expertise in TortoiseHG for mercurial version control, JIRA for issue management and Visual Studio for coding and compiling.
• Peer-coded a team of two developers about how to write the company's compatible code to discuss best practices for JavaScript, Angular, and OOP.
2013 — 2015
2013 — 2015
Istanbul, Turkey
• Cultivate productive relationships with clients to facilitate the development and management of well-functioning databases and applications.
• Integrate mobile responsive design into the construction of features and applications.
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency as well as troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software.
• Perform SEO-related works, with URL rewriting Bootstrap’s SEO-visible texts.
Highlighted Achievements;
• For two related projects, created CSS3 animations and a 3D Bubble Cloud.
• Developed web apps with BackboneJS and custom PHP Framework, as well as admin panels with jQuery, AJAX, MySQL, PHP, C#.
• Shaped form validations with HTML5, Angular.js, Backbone, utilized CodeIgniter framework, and delivered various PHP projects.
• Produced logos using Photoshop, delivered bulk operations actions to be used on printed t-shirts, and delivered PSD to HTML projects.
Education
Özyeğin University