Ibrahim Karadogan
Chief Technology Officer
Istanbul,34
Summary
I have more than 20 years of experience in Software Engineering, with proven skills of managing multiple teams and multiple product lines. I am seeking new challenging opportunities where my technical and soft skills will bring extremely high values to my organization and the clients.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Multibank Group
04.2019 - Current
- As the CTO, my key responsibilities are to identify, compare, select, and implement technology solutions to meet current and future needs
- I am leading the strategy for technology platforms, partnerships, and external relationships
- I am developing, tracking, and controlling the development of annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing and operations
- I represent the technological agenda in staff meetings and when making hiring decisions
- I am also responsible for the development of the Crypto Exchange platform of the organization which will provide extensive Crypto trading capabilities and functionalities to our customers.
Product Chief Architect
ESW Capital
09.2016 - 04.2019
- ESW Capital is one of the biggest Technology Investment funds that acquires value added software businesses and improves their software to meet the need of challenging and demanding markets
- As the Product Chief Architect (PCA), my role was the Quality Gatekeeper for all the technical and software related aspects of the acquired company and its software products
- I was engaging the acquisition process starting from the due diligence phase until all the Factory process and quality metrics are successfully adopted to the newly acquired software.
Development and Delivery Lead
TURKCELL
09.2013 - 09.2016
- To deliver the best solution of the field to our customers, I was responsible for all the Software Development Life Cycle, from gathering the requirements to the sustaining and maintenance of the products
- I was managing about 50 engineers in my group
- Each of the teams was responsible for a different product line
- The product solution consisted of backend service components, portals, and native apps for smart devices
- I also participated as the product manager for solutions that we deliver for our customers
- I created and prioritized the product backlog
- I worked closely with all the stakeholders to gather their feedback about the product to define a better roadmap.
Lead Solution Architect
HUAWEI
04.2013 - 09.2013
- As the Lead Solution Architect, I was responsible for analyzing and determining the requirements of the customers and constructing the best possible architecture of the solutions
- My additional responsibilities in this role included: Taking technical leadership of the implementation projects, assisting the business development teams, and facilitating proper relationships in the client's environment.
Lead Software Architect
NORTEL
12.2004 - 04.2013
- As a Lead Software Architect, I was taking the leadership responsibilities of an architect group that works on Telco and Enterprise projects
- I was working closely with the sales/presales team to understand the customer requirements and providing proposals for the solutions
- As a Lead Software Architect, I was leading the software architect team that is responsible for making high-level design choices and dictating technical standards, including software coding standards, tools, and platforms.
Education
Master's Degree - Computer Engineering
Sakarya University
Bachelor's Degree - Computer Engineering
Sakarya University
Skills
IT organizational structuring and management
Product Management & Ownership
Real-time processing of streaming big data
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Smart Contracts
Decentralized Apps (dApps) and Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Cloud architectures and deployments (Azure, AWS)
Agile frameworks such as SCRUM
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Code Quality Analysis and Improvement
Solution Architectures for software and hardware systems
JAVA design patterns
Java EE Application Server expertise on management, deployment, configuration, and application development Including IBM WAS, Oracle Web Logic, Glassfish, and Tomcat
Database technologies: Database Management Systems (Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server), SQL, and JDBC
Networking technologies: OSI reference model implementations, packet processing/analysis, protocol implementations
Certification
Certified Blockchain Expert endorsed by Blockchain Council
Patents
- Ibrahim Karadogan (sole inventor), Service monitoring system having an extensible service definition language (Wo2013012399), 2012-07-11
- Ibrahim Karadogan (sole inventor), A method for retrieval of voice/video messages on IPTV set-top boxes using SIP (Turkish Patent Institute 2010 04259), 2010-07-01
- Ibrahim Karadogan (sole inventor), A method and system for hosting instant messaging robots (Turkish Patent Institute 2010 06485), 2010-11-11
Timeline
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Multibank Group
04.2019 - Current
Product Chief Architect
ESW Capital
09.2016 - 04.2019
Development and Delivery Lead
TURKCELL
09.2013 - 09.2016
Lead Solution Architect
HUAWEI
04.2013 - 09.2013
Lead Software Architect
NORTEL
12.2004 - 04.2013
Master's Degree - Computer Engineering
Sakarya University
Bachelor's Degree - Computer Engineering
Sakarya University