+90 532 7637068
mail@oguzozgul.com.tr
With 25 years of technical & managerial experience from the ground up, my primary focus is on delivering fintech solutions within the retail and corporate online/mobile banking, customer engagement (CRM), and loan origination (lending) domains, serving the financial and insurance industries.
As Director of Professional Services, I lead a team of 10 direct reports and oversee 75 indirect reports. I manage a multimillion-dollar portfolio that includes over 15 projects across Europe and Türkiye.
My ideal job would utilize my technical skills and extensive experience in developing and managing fintech solutions to significantly benefit the company I work for.
EDUCATION
High School: Kadir Has Anadolu Lisesi, 1991 - 1994
Sciences & Math
Mathematics
LANGUAGES
Turkish (Native)
English (Native Level)
German (Beginner)
SKILLS
FinTech & Insurance, Online Banking, Mobile Banking, Loan Origination, Customer Engagement (CRM), (All for both Retail + Corporate)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Customer Engagement, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office
Programming Languages: Microsoft .Net (C#), Java, C++, COBOL, JavaScript, Visual Basic, VBA, Python
Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2
Load & Stress Testing and Improvements (backend & UI) - JMeter, Crash Dump Analysis – WinDbg, Memory Leak & Performance Analysis – RedGate, Cyber Security Concepts
· $12.9M total revenue
· Enterprise level 6 turnkey, 10+ enhancement and maintenance projects
· Covering the regions SEE, CEE and Türkiye
· 10 direct, 75 indirect reports
· Collaboration with local partners in the regions
· Some of the projects:
o Third largest Serbian bank:
§ Customer Engagement & Sales (Turnkey)
§ Retail Loan Origination (Turnkey)
§ Corporate Loan Origination (Turnkey)
o Largest Slovenian insurance company:
§ Customer Insights Journey (Turnkey)
o Second largest Bulgarian bank:
§ Customer Engagement (Enhancements)
o Third largest Croatian bank:
§ Customer Engagement (Enhancements)
o Largest Turkish insurance company:
§ Customer Engagement & Sales (Turnkey)
o Second largest Turkish insurance company:
§ Customer Engagement & Sales (Turnkey)
· $7.6M total revenue with high profitability
· Program management for one of the biggest banks in Türkiye
· Part of full digital transformation
· Managing Branch automation transformation (full stack)
· Managing Online Banking transformation (full stack)
· Part of Mobile Banking (Backend) transformation
· Part of architecture & technology decisions
· Part of transformation of legacy platforms into modern thin clients
· Part of transformation of IBM Mainframe layer into Java with Spring
· Improving performance of backend and UI frameworks significantly
o Warm up duration from 2.5 minutes to 12 seconds
o Web page rendering from 10+ seconds to <1 sec
o Concurrent requests from 100-150 to 1000+ (1 server)
· Implementing security layer for online banking and mobile banking
o Low level request analysis against possible threats
o End-to-end encryption from browser/mobile app
o Additional asymmetric encryption for sensitive data
· By managing a team ranging from 30 up to 70
· Akbank Branch Automation Framework (Turnkey)
o Improving company product to adapt Akbank needs
· Akbank Branch Automation Project (Turnkey)
o Customer Profile
o Multiple Sales
o Cash Debit / Credit
o Account Opening / Closing
o Investment Profile & Advice
o ATM Operations (Backoffice)
o Collaboration with IBM Global
· Akbank Online Banking Framework (Turnkey)
o Improving company product to adapt Akbank needs
o Creating an Omni-channel framework to serve branch, intranet and internet facing applications at both back-end and UI level
· Akbank Retail Online Banking Project (Turnkey)
o Online banking transformation
o From ANSI C (CGI) to Microsoft Asp.Net
o Full set of transactions (600+)
· Akbank Corporate Online Banking Project (Turnkey)
o Online banking transformation
o From ANSI C (CGI) to Microsoft Asp.Net
o Full set of transactions (900+)
· Akbank Retail & Corporate Banking Enhancements (T&M)
o New & Competitive Features
o Regulative Features
o Security Enhancements
o File Automation – Batch Transfers
o Open Banking support for ERP Applications
o Google Business integration for customers
o Seamless integration with bank’s other platforms
· Akbank Investment Portfolio Project (Turnkey)
· Akbank Adaptation of Regulation on Distance Sales (Turnkey)
· Dubai Islamic Bank UAE – Online Banking (Turnkey)
· Lebanese Gulf Bank Lebanon – Online Banking (Turnkey)
· Deniz Bank – Two Native Social Networking Mobile Apps (Turnkey)
· Deniz Bank – Online Banking Maintenance
· Deniz Bank – Online Banking Digital Transformation (VB to .Net)
· Deniz Bank – Online Banking (.Net) Maintenance
· Deniz Bank – B2B (Microsoft Commerce Server & LOGO integration)
· Deniz Bank – Commercial Web Site (Microsoft Content Management Server – First implementation in Türkiye)
· Bank Europa – Commercial Web Site Content Management
ACHIEVEMENTS
stackoverflow.com reputation: 7.227
hackerrank.com rank: 2.357
adventofccode.com: 2017-2023 100% Completion
MCSD: Passed 10 Microsoft exams between 2003 and 2007
TRAININGS (2024)
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