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PROJECT MANAGER
Summary

Innovative Product Owner effective in leading and directing projects from inception to launch. More than 12 years of progressive management experience and repeated success in developing project initiatives, directing project plans and achieving targets.

Skills
  • Problem identification
  • Strategic business planning
  • Digital transformation
  • New business development
  • Empathetic team leader
  • Detail-oriented team member
  • Brand management and marketing expertise
  • Journalism background
  • Advanced story telling skills
  • Agile methodology, Scrum framework
  • Selenium WebDriver, Junit, TestNG, Cucumber
  • Maven, Jenkins
  • Sketch, Invision, Zeplin
  • Java, SQL, BDD
  • JIRA, GitHub
  • Eclipse, Xcode
Experience
Product OwnerAug 2017 to Current
Roqa Inc. － McLean, VA
  • Manage pre-production and production product deployments.
  • Worked closely with team members spread over different countries to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
  • Outline new feature plans and specifications, including the how, where and when of each component.
  • Analyze and interpreted engineering information to identify needs and make recommendations.
  • Oversee budgets for project, tracked expenses and timelines and communicated with key stakeholders on milestones.
  • Met project benchmarks while reducing costs through introduction of enhanced implementation strategies.
  • Provide key performance metrics to the Head of IT on the deliveries and benefits realization of change implementations
  • Work directly with end users to capture and analyze challenges to their workflow
  • Own and drive backlog grooming and management, prioritize user stories, create acceptance criteria and drive testing and delivery
  • Work with Program Management and leadership to support new business
  • Maximizing the value of the work of the development team
Digital Program ManagerMar 2012 to Aug 2017
Zaman LTD － New York, NY
  • Led Zaman's digital transformation process
  • Redefined audience, voice and purpose of publication in consultation with editorial board
  • Introduced Scrum to the organization.
  • Managed the development of the newspaper's innovative mobile app with its in-built reader activity rating system and live-coverage capability
  • Brought scientific data analysis into the newsroom and constantly tracked reader preference metrics
  • Made Zaman the first Turkish newspaper ever to use augmented reality features
  • Hired, led and guided 12-person team
  • Developed and executed overall publication budget (~1$M), allocated resources
  • Developed long-range plans for business growth, resulting in 65% increase in ad sales within two years
  • Promoted company public profile by delivering speeches, writing articles and presenting at conferences as public face of the organization
Project ManagerSep 2007 to Mar 2012
Rumi Form － Washington, DC
  • Organized and led study tours for US policy makers, think-tank scholars, academics, journalists and community leaders
  • Organized and led 12 study tours for US policy makers, think-tank scholars, academics, journalists and community leaders.
  • Co-organized 4 international conferences in collaboration with Georgetown University, George Washington University, Brookings Institution and CSIS.
  • Organized more than 150 luncheon panels and seminars.
  • Hosted State Department's Future Leaders delegations.
  • Provided guidance on media relations to Rumi Forum's 9 chapters in 5 states.
  • Optimized staff productivity by managing inter-team conflict resolution and yearly performance review.
  • Developed strategic financial plans and annual targets.
  • Networked within communities to identify and capitalize on fundraising opportunities.
Education and Training
Bachelor of Arts, EconomicsJul 2002Bogazici University － Istanbul, Turkey
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Roqa Inc.
  • Zaman LTD
  • Rumi Form

School Attended

  • Bogazici University

Job Titles Held:

  • Product Owner
  • Digital Program Manager
  • Project Manager

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts , Economics Jul 2002

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