Aylin Köstekli
Project Manager
Çankaya
Summary
Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in large and critical projects from inception to completion in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions; managing cross-functional teams, stakeholder communication and navigating challenges to ensure project success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Project Manager
ULAK Haberleşme A.Ş.
1 2022 - Current
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- With the help of strategic planning, risk management, resource allocation, delivering complex projects on time, within budget, and exceeding quality standards.
- Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
- Communicating with clients to ensure that all their needs are understood and addressed.
- Collaborating with various internal departments and subcontractors to ensure that they fulfill all customer requests.
- Resolving complaints and keeping track of all processes that pertain to the client’s desires.
- Acting as the client’s representative in a firm to ensure that their demands are met with a focus on improving the customer experience.
- Collecting and analyzing data concerning consumer behavior to understand changing needs.
Project & Technical Specialist
Presidency of Republic of Türkiye, Defence Industry Agency
01.2016 - 01.2022
- Participated to all phases of the project including preparing the Request for Proposal, Contract Negotiations, determination of Technical Requirements, Conceptual Design, Preliminary Design, Critical Design, Verification and Factory Acceptance Tests of the end product
- Support stakeholders in the development of quality-assured services and/or products
- Followed the state-of-the-art technological developments, the capabilities of the cooperations and the improvements in the industrial sector
- Prepared the Request for Proposal, Technical Specifications and Statement of Work, Contracts according to customer requirements and project specifications
- Managed the Proposal Evaluation Meetings and providing detailed technical information when necessary
- Participated in Negotiated Contracts
- Consulted teams to convert business requirements into technical requirements
- Made contribution to Technical Requirements, Design, Test and Acceptance process of projects
- Coordinated and participated in all the major milestone reviews of projects with customer
- Supported stakeholders in the development of quality-assured services and/or products
- Contributed technical conversations with development and product management teams of the contractor companies.
Software Engineer
TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries)
07.2007 - 01.2016
- Participated in all phases of the simulation projects including Software Requirement, Software Design, Coding and Software Verification
- Designed and developed Simulation Integration Laboratory to verify Flight Management, System of Aircraft Modernization Project
- Designed and developed Flight Management System and Flight Simulator to increase efficiency of Flight Education and to verify Flight Management System of Unmanned Air Vehicle Project
- Designed and developed Distributed Simulation System Infrastructure and Simulation Modelling Tool that is used for TAI's simulation projects
- Enhanced CMMI Processes, studying for Process Improvement, Process Modeling and Compliance
- Involved in software verification and testing activities for Flight Management and Satellite Control System.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
Education
Master of Science - Software Engineering
METU - Middle East Technical University
Ankara 04.2007 - 04.2010
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
METU - Middle East Technical University
Ankara 04.2002 - 04.2007
Skills
Project Management
Contract Management
Proposal Preparation
Process Management
Document Management
Software Engineering
Simulation Software
Software Design
Customer Relations
Stakeholder Communications
Timeline
Project & Technical Specialist
Presidency of Republic of Türkiye, Defence Industry Agency
01.2016 - 01.2022
Software Engineer
TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries)
07.2007 - 01.2016
Master of Science - Software Engineering
METU - Middle East Technical University
04.2007 - 04.2010
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
METU - Middle East Technical University
04.2002 - 04.2007
Project Manager
ULAK Haberleşme A.Ş.
1 2022 - Current