YUNUS KÖLEOĞLU
Head Of Information Technologies
ISTANBUL
Summary
Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach. Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, market trends and regulatory requirements of industry operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
21
21
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Head of Information Technologies
Evmann Investments Holding
İstanbul
2021.07 - Current
- Being a liaison between sales, technical and product teams to provide solutions for customers
- Engaging with the customers to understand their needs and contact the solution partners or the internal teams, such as technical, sales, product, etc.
- To provide the best solution for the customers
- Helping customers with internal or external applications integration with APIs, after the sales
- Partnering with the corporate security department to make sure that the solution is secure and complied with the company or legal regulations
- Digital Transformation Program Management of Evmann Investments Holding and it’s afilates in Turkey, Germany, India, Spain and Dubai
- Management of digital transformation projects integrated with SAP S4/Hana, Business Process Management, Document Management System, Performance Management System, Cloud Based Solutions (such as CRM, HR Payroll and Master Data).
- Global hardware, software and information security solutions or consultancy planning, budgetting and procurement
- Planning and coordinating of IT department training program
- Leading and motivating system, network, end user support, ERP and cyber security teams.
Enterprise Solutions, R&D and Investment Consultant
Griffin Defence and Information Technologies
İstanbul
2018.05 - 2021.07
- Created a business for digital transformation consultancy services
- Business development and management
- Managed customer relationships
- Helped company owners to prepare budget (in all aspects) and create bidding.
- Recruited IT Teams and helped to find correct employees for the companies
- Consulted some companies to find investors for new technologies and encouraged companies to create new R&D projects
- Responded to inquiries from callers seeking information about consultancy services.
- Corresponded with clients through email, telephone, or postal mail.
- Maintained confidentiality of information regarding clients and company.
- Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
Information Technologies Manager
Rönesans Health Investment
Ankara
2015.03 - 2018.05
- Guided implementation of company-wide enterprise security strategy for network and hardware, disaster recovery and endpoint protection.
- Reviewed and assessed architecture design, implementation, testing and deployment needs to identify project requirements and costs.
- Supported budget process and TCO modeling to manage and reduce spending.
- Managed teams of contractors and full time staff by coaching, mentoring and driving efficiency.
- Managed partners regarding to government's project requirements
- Interviewed, hired and trained staff, leading performance reviews, and offering constructive feedback.
- Managed the relationship of customer (Turkish Ministry of Health)
- Managed of IT Program for HIMS part in PPP Hospital Projects in Yozgat, Adana, Elazığ, Bursa, Istanbul and FTR/HSFP Projects in 8 cities in Turkey
- Developed and maintained Projects of Yozgat, Adana, Elazığ and Bursa HIMS projects' (Including Active-Active DCs, wired and wireless network, hardwares, HIMS software and operation teams) total amount of budget was nearly 250.000.000 USD
- Designed and implemented of Computer Aided Help Desk and Facility Management Software for PPP Hospitals
- Managed project’s budget nearly 10.000.000 USD for 4 hospitals
- RFID integrated IoT solutions for asset and people tracking system
- Managed project’s budget nearly 5.000.000 USD for 4 hospitals
- Hardware and Service based contract management for both HIMS and BMS
- Managed Project’s budget for BMS network, telephony, TV and digital signage nearly 7.500.000 USD for 4 hospitals
- Designed the Help Desk Operation Center and created team for technical support in hospital
- Followed new information technologies solutions for the health sector which were implemented in hospital projects.
Turkish War Ship TCG KEMALREIS
2014.06 - 2015.01
- Worked effectively in fast-paced international environments.
- Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
- NATO Deployment (Port visited countries: Italy, Spain, Portugal-Azores Islands, Canada, USA)
- Nato Secret-WAN Systems Administration and End User Support
- Installing/maintaining operating systems and virtualization platforms, anti-virus programs, email and Microsoft AD
- Application of Group Policy Objects to the users and groups
- Technical and administrative control of the LAN/WAN (Both National and Nato Secret WAN) infrastructure via Satelite
- Adjust the System Security According to the NATO SOPS
Network/System Administrator and Security Expert
Turkish Naval High School
İstanbul
2012.09 - 2014.06
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
- Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
- (Standard Operating Procedures) - Configuring and Securing of Switches and the Router - Hardware and Software installation of Servers - Relocation and Physical design of Servers - Creates backup scripts/jobs and review logs
- Schedule regular meetings with Data/system owners to update backup jobs
- Managed the onsite and offsite backups
- Created default image of the users operating systems
- Provided full end-user support
- Designed and programmed Active Directory Authenticated ASP Web Applications (such as “Help Desk for IT Workers”, “Management Platform for Security Officers”)
- Created backup scripts/jobs and review logs
- Scheduled regular meetings with Data/system owners to update backup jobs
- Managed and maintained the servers (such as Domain Controller (MS Windows 2008/2012), MS Windows 2008 File Server, MS Windows 2008 Web/FTP Server, MS Windows 2003/2008 Terminal Servers, MS Windows 2003/2008 Print Server)
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Disaster Recovery Expert
Turkish War Headquarter
Ankara
2007.08 - 2012.09
- Adjusted the information system security precautions according to the NATO SOPS
- Configured and secured of network switches and the router
- Installed and maintained hardware and software of servers
- Designed disaster recovery plans
- Created backup scripts/jobs and reviewed logs for healthy disaster recovery program
- Scheduled regular meetings with Data/system owners to update backup jobs
- Managed the onsite and offsite backups
- Tested backups planned and unplanned to get systems online on live or backup environments
- Defined and reviewed procedures of recovery operations
- Designed and implemented AD group policy objects, managed the user accounts/groups
- Managed and maintained the servers (such as Domain Controller, MS Exchange Server, File Server, Web/FTP Server, Print Server
- Managed data center infrastructures and solutions
- Provided full end-user support
Network/System Administrator
Turkish Naval Forces Headquarter
Ankara
2005.09 - 2007.08
- Installed important security and functionality patches to maintain optimal protections against intrusion and system reliability.
- Designed proactive preventive maintenance schedules to prevent unnecessary downtime and hardware faults.
- Configured and secured of network switches and the router
- Installed and maintained CISCO Call Manager for CISCO IP Phones
- Installed and operated server hardware and software
- Scheduled regular meetings with Data/system owners to update backup jobs
- Managed the onsite and offsite backups
- Provided full end-user support
- Designed and implemented AD group policy objects
- Managed user accounts and groups on Active Directory
- Managed and maintained the servers (Domain Controller, Exchange Server, MS Operations Manager, MS SCCM, File Server, Web/FTP Server, Terminal Servers, Print Server, WSUS, McAfee EPO Server)
- Managed data center infrastructure and software solutions
IT System Administrator
Turkish Fleet Command Headquarter
2003.09 - 2005.09
- Migrated systems from MS Windows NT Server to MS Windows 2000 Server.
- Adjusted the information system security according to the local and NATO SOPs
- Managed network LAN/WAN
- Installed and maintained server and client hardware/software solutions
- Created backup scripts/jobs and reviewed logs
- Schedule regular meetings with Data/system owners to update backup jobs
- Managed the onsite and offsite backups
- Provided full end-user support
- Designed and programmed software solutions in ASP language (such as intranet web site, IT help desk, ship track information system and memorandum system for fleet commander)
Education
Ph.D. - Labour Economic and Industrial Relations
Sakarya University
Sakarya, Turkiye 2009.09 - 2019.09
MBA - Business Administration
Istanbul Bilgi University
Istanbul, Turkiye 2016.01 - 2017.07
Master of Science - Labour Economic And Social Politics
Sakarya University
Sakarya, Turkiye 2007.09 - 2009.06
Bachelor of Science - Public Administration
Anatolian University
Eskisehir, Turkiye 2003.09 - 2007.06
Vocational School - Information Technology
Military Branch School
Ankara, Turkiye 2002.09 - 2003.08
High School Diploma -
Naval NCO High School
Istanbul, Turkiye 1999.08 - 2002.07
Skills
MS Windows Servers
Accomplishments
- The Best Healthcare Implementation With RFID Technologies (1st Prize) - Adana Health Campus Project RFID Implementations, RFID Journal, Orlando, United States, 2018.
- The Best Implementations in Healthcare (3rd Prize) - Yozgat City Hospital Project Implementations, 7th International Quality in Health Awards, Antalya, Turkey, 2018.
Certification
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System Lead Auditor
Trainings
- PMP Training (Istanbul Institute - 2022)
- ISO 27001-2022 Training (CFE – 2022)
- ISO 27001-2013 Applications Training (In House - 2016)
- ISO 27001-2013 Training (Alberk QA Technic - 2016)
- Project Management (In House - 2016)
- Veritas Netbackup Training (In-House - 2015)
- Certified Ethical Hacker Training (In-House - 2015)
- System Center Configuration Manager 2013 Training (In-House - 2015)
- 50331-Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician (Infopark - 2012)
- IPv6 Training (Network Academy - 2011)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Training (Network Academy - 2011)
- 6428A - Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services (Premier Turk)
- 6423A - Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Clustering (Premier Turk - 2011)
- 6422A - Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (Premier Turk - 2011)
- 2400A - Implementing and Managing MS Exchange Server 2003 (Premier Turk - 2011)
- NATO Project: BRASS (Broadcast, Maritime Rear Link, and Ship Shore) System Administration and Management Training (Almaviva, Rome - Italy - 2010)
- STK-2661 SL500 Operations (Sun - 2009)
- WET-6142 Sun Sparc Enterprise T5140/T5240 Server Installation, Administration and Troubleshooting (Sun Microsystem – 2009)
- EMC Networker Administration for Unix and Microsoft Windows (EMC - 2009)
- SA-400 Solaris System Performance Management (Sun - 2007)
- SA-301 Personalizing Security on the Solaris 10 Operating System (Sun - 2007)
- SA-300 Network Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (Sun - 2007)
- SA-245 Shell Programming for System Administrators (Sun - 2007)
- SA-202 Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (Sun - 2007)
- SA-200 Intermediate System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (Sun - 2007)
- Hitachi TagmaStore AMW/WMS Architecture & Administration (MHM Computer, Prague - 2007)
- USP/NSC Architecture & Administration (MHM Computer, Prague - 2007)
- Remote Replication Fundamentals for Enterprise Storage Systems (MHM Computer, Prague - 2007)
- In-System Replication Fundamentals for Modular Storage Systems (MHM Computer, Prague - 2007)
- In-System Replication Fundamentals for Enterprise Storage Systems (MHM Computer, Prague - 2007)
- Hitachi Universal Replicator Software on Open Systems (MHM Computer, Prague - 2007)
- HiCommand Device Manager SW Operations & Administration (MHM Computer, Prague - 2007)
- HDS Storage Foundations - Modular (MHM Computer, Prague - 2007)
- HDS Storage Foundations - Enterprise (MHM Computer, Prague - 2007)
- ES-421 Sun Fire High-End Server E25K Administration (Sun Microsystems, Munich - 2007)
- 2400: Implementing and Management MS Exchange Server 2003 (Koç Bryce - 2006)
- 2011: Troubleshooting MS Exchange Server 2003 (Koç Bryce - 2006)
- Oracle9i Net Services: Advanced Administration (Oracle - 2005)
- Oracle9i Database: Security (Oracle - 2005)
- Oracle9i Database: Advanced Backup and Recovery Using RMAN (Oracle - 2005) (Infopark - 2005) - 2278: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure - Fundamentals of Quality Concepts and Team Work (Turkish Fleet Command - 2005)
Timeline
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System Lead Auditor
2022-12
Head of Information Technologies
Evmann Investments Holding
2021.07 - Current
Enterprise Solutions, R&D and Investment Consultant
Griffin Defence and Information Technologies
2018.05 - 2021.07
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Auditor/Lead Auditor
2016-04
MBA - Business Administration
Istanbul Bilgi University
2016.01 - 2017.07
Information Technologies Manager
Rönesans Health Investment
2015.03 - 2018.05
Turkish War Ship TCG KEMALREIS
2014.06 - 2015.01
Network/System Administrator and Security Expert
Turkish Naval High School
2012.09 - 2014.06
Ph.D. - Labour Economic and Industrial Relations
Sakarya University
2009.09 - 2019.09
Master of Science - Labour Economic And Social Politics
Sakarya University
2007.09 - 2009.06
Disaster Recovery Expert
Turkish War Headquarter
2007.08 - 2012.09
Network/System Administrator
Turkish Naval Forces Headquarter
2005.09 - 2007.08
Bachelor of Science - Public Administration
Anatolian University
2003.09 - 2007.06
IT System Administrator
Turkish Fleet Command Headquarter
2003.09 - 2005.09
Vocational School - Information Technology
Military Branch School
2002.09 - 2003.08
High School Diploma -
Naval NCO High School
1999.08 - 2002.07
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