BACHELOR OF ARTS - COMPUTER SCIENCE

2021 - 2025

York University, Toronto, ON

Founder and President of TUSAYU (Turkish Student Association at York University)

Experience Venture Award Recipient which recognizes and encourages students to engage in experiential learning opportunities that make an impact alongside real-world innovators through entrepreneurial thinking placements.

Lassonde Roborama Hachathon Winner Link to the project

GSoft’s sponsor challenge winner in CONUHACKS VII Hackathon. Developed and launched a Human Resources Slack and Discord bot with Python, which analyzes the sentiment of the employees through Google Cloud API and visualizing gathered data on the website which was created by React, Flask, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.Link to project

Created an Android game, titled "Guess It!", as the final project for my Programming for Mobile Computing course. The game involves guessing the correct number as quickly as possible and was developed using Java with Firebase Realtime Database powering the backend.

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - COMPUTER ENGINEER

2016 - 2019

Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey

Co-President of BMT(Computer Engineering Assosication at Gazi University)

IOTURKS I Have a Dream: Innovator's winner in Gazi University. Developed a C# interface for educational purposes and used in primary schools for Arduino Education.

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

2011 - 2016

Maltepe Military High School

Founder & President

2023 - 2024

Turkish Student Assosication

• Founded and co-led the Turkish Student Association at York University, a student-run organization dedicated to promoting Turkish culture, language, and community on campus.
• Organized and executed various events and initiatives, including cultural celebrations, guest speaker events, and community service projects.
• Successfully collaborated with other student groups, faculty members, and external organizations to bring awareness to Turkish culture and issues. Developed and maintained relationships with Turkish-Canadian communities in Toronto and the surrounding areas to increase the organization's impact and reach.
• Spearheaded efforts to increase membership and engagement within the organization, resulting in a significant growth in participation and interest. Demonstrated strong leadership and communication skills through effective team management, decision-making, and problem-solving.

Interpreter

2022 - 2023

911 Interpreter

• Translating Turkish-to-English and English-to-Turkish according to request

Handyman

2021 - 2023

Taskrabbit

• Install and advise clients on Smart Home Systems and camera systems to ensure optimal performance and functionality.
• Assemble and mount furniture for residential and commercial clients, ensuring safety and stability.
• Communicate with clients to understand their needs and provide recommendations on products and services.
• Skilled in troubleshooting and problem-solving to identify and resolve issues quickly.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with clients.
• Time-management and organizational skills to meet project deadlines and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Software Developer – Internship

2018 - 2018

PRODA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Experience in optimizing server performance using NGINX/Apache/PHP/MySQL on Ubuntu/Cent-OS servers
• Proficient in automating package update tasks on Ubuntu/Cent-OS servers to ensure server stability and security.
• Contributed to the success of the project by achieving a 50% benefit increase as a result of implementing these, optimizations and automation strategies.
• Successfully developed and implemented a company website, utilizing NGINX Reverse Proxy for high performance and low weight, as well as utilizing it as a load balancer, reverse proxy, HTTP cache and mail proxy.