Gökhan Özcan
Chief Technology Officer
İstanbul
Summary
Top-notch Chief Technology Officer with proven track record of success leading and growing organizations. Strong background in strategic planning, financial management and team development. Skilled in identifying opportunities and implementing practical business strategies with commitment to staying informed about latest trends, technologies and best practices. Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic. Detail-oriented manager with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
CTO
Park Holding AŞ
İstanbul
07.2022 - 06.2023
- Embraced macro-level strategic decisions and micro-level implementation.
- Developed and implemented long-term strategic technological blueprint.
- Interpreted multifaceted technological issues into defined frameworks and highly scripted action plans.
- Maintained high-level knowledge of current and emerging technology development and applications.
- Designed enterprise-level technological blueprints and system architectures.
- Provided project leadership in dynamic technology-driven environment with multiple priorities.
- Maintained thorough understanding of all key and current technologies, platforms and trends.
- Coordinated third-party vendors and client IT teams to seamlessly deliver effective solutions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional intra-company teams to provide mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Facilitated ongoing team development and growth through training and professional skills enhancement.
- Managed company-level architecture, platform and data configuration processes and implementation protocols.
- Laid out complete business continuity plan to maintain data protection in event of natural disaster or long-term outage.
- Designed, implemented, configured and integrated customer networks utilizing [Type] technology.
- Tested security technologies on regular basis and implemented network penetration assessment tools.
Consultancy Group Director
SEGOSA Bilişim Teknolojileri AŞ
İstanbul
12.2015 - 06.2022
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
- Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
- Established departmental performance goals and provided feedback for underperforming areas.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
- Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
- Mitigated business risks by working closely with staff members and assessing performance.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- Reduced budgetary expenditures by effectively negotiating contracts for more advantageous terms.
SAP Technical Lead and Director
Basistek Bilişim Teknolojileri
İstanbul
12.2009 - 04.2015
- Executed and managed over 200 successful SAP implementation projects for large enterprises.
- Traveled to client locations to implement SAP solutions and offered post-installation support services.
- Tested troubleshooting methods and documented resolutions for inclusion in knowledge base for support team use.
- Developed conversion and system implementation plans.
- Corrected, modified and upgraded software to improve performance.
- Tuned systems to boost performance.
- Architected SAP solutions by prioritizing simplicity, appropriate scale, resiliency and maintainability.
- Designed deployment automation solutions to expedite implementation of SAP solutions.
- Documented and maintained technical specifications for SAP applications.
- Multitasked and managed multiple deliverables and projects concurrently and facilitated use of SAP for enterprise resource planning.
- Delivered SAP training, user support and knowledge transfer at end of project and followed up to verify successful implementation.
- Trained and mentored junior staff on SAP system operations and functionality.
- Executed and managed over 200 successful SAP implementation projects for large enterprises.
- Solved functional and technical obstacles and worked closely with project team from different streams.
IT Technology Senior Consultant
Ciner Yayın Holding AŞ
İstanbul
09.2005 - 10.2009
- Created service level agreement for IT operational functions and help desk operations.
- Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns.
- Consulted with engineering team members to determine system loads and develop improvement plans.
- Made recommendations and performed upgrades, assisting businesses in technology planning aligned with growth projections.
- Recommended and installed upgrades and helped businesses to plan for technology to match growth.
- Developed and implemented policies, procedures, training and development for network resource administration, appropriate use and disaster recovery.
- Met architecture compatibility and guidelines through effective troubleshooting.
- Implemented and managed operating systems and software, security systems and intrusion detection systems.
- Documented software development methodologies in technical manuals to be used by IT personnel in future projects.
Senior SAP Basis Consultant
Deutche Telekom Business Services AG (Former T-Systems)
İstanbul
09.2002 - 04.2005
- Traveled to client locations to implement SAP solutions and offered post-installation support services.
- Architected SAP solutions by prioritizing simplicity, appropriate scale, resiliency and maintainability.
- Trained and mentored junior staff on SAP system operations and functionality.
- Executed and managed over 40 successful SAP implementation projects for large enterprises.
- Solved functional and technical obstacles and worked closely with project team from different streams.
- Coached and supported third-party clients, creating self-sufficient competencies within customer service personnel.
- Documented and maintained technical specifications for SAP applications.
- Multitasked and managed multiple deliverables and projects concurrently and facilitated use of SAP for enterprise resource planning.
- Delivered SAP training, user support and knowledge transfer at end of project and followed up to verify successful implementation.
- Conducted research and analysis to determine current and future SAP trends.
- Troubleshot incidents reported by end-users to schedule system changes and identify permanent solutions.
- Enhanced project management skills by defining and presenting system solutions and timelines for business needs or technical problems.
- Analyzed existing systems and databases and recommended enhancements to solve business needs
Senior SAP Basis Administrator
Vodafone Mobile Telecom (Former Telsim)
İstanbul
02.2001 - 09.2002
- Maximized system availability through development and testing of contingency plans.
- Researched and recommended new technologies and strategies for improving system performance.
- Implemented, developed and tested installation and update of file servers, print servers and application servers.
- Devised scripts and automation tools to improve system efficiency.
- Planned and implemented upgrades to system hardware and software.
- Led server infrastructure development, quality assurance, staging and production systems.
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues.
- Managed critical oracle databases including SAP, billing, mediation systems running on HP-UX and Solaris operating systems.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
İstanbul University
İstanbul 09.2002 - 07.2004
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Middle East Technical Universtiy
Ankara, Türkiye 09.1995 - 06.2000
High School Diploma -
Mersin Fen Lisesi
Mersin, Türkiye 09.1992 - 06.1995
Skills
Corporate strategy development
IT Management and delivery
Technological analysis
Business administration
Change Management
Operations management
Staff Management
Contract Management
Budgeting
Project Management
System design and implementation
Cloud-based environments
Technology utilization optimization
Strategic planning
Business planning
Performance metrics analysis
Timeline
CTO
Park Holding AŞ
07.2022 - 06.2023
Consultancy Group Director
SEGOSA Bilişim Teknolojileri AŞ
12.2015 - 06.2022
SAP Technical Lead and Director
Basistek Bilişim Teknolojileri
12.2009 - 04.2015
IT Technology Senior Consultant
Ciner Yayın Holding AŞ
09.2005 - 10.2009
Senior SAP Basis Consultant
Deutche Telekom Business Services AG (Former T-Systems)
09.2002 - 04.2005
MBA - Business Administration And Management
İstanbul University
09.2002 - 07.2004
Senior SAP Basis Administrator
Vodafone Mobile Telecom (Former Telsim)
02.2001 - 09.2002
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Middle East Technical Universtiy
09.1995 - 06.2000
High School Diploma -
Mersin Fen Lisesi
09.1992 - 06.1995