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Ercan OPAK

Senior Expert Software Developer · Turkish Airlines Technology
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Senior Expert Software Developer at Turkish Technology, modernizing legacy aviation software with ASP.NET Core, CQRS, MS SQL and Oracle. BSc in Computer Science and MSc in Computer Engineering, Istanbul Kültür University. 15+ years of enterprise .NET development.

Experience

October 2023 — Present

Software Development, Senior Expert — Turkish Airlines Technology

Working with a team of four developers and two analysts to modernize legacy aviation software using the latest .NET Core technologies — pushing security, performance and user experience to new levels.

October 2021 — October 2023

Software Development, Expert — Turkish Airlines Technology

Under Turkish Airlines Technology's new titles and career paths, focused on building a structure that fuels innovation in the aviation industry through technology.

January 2021 — October 2021

Business Analyst — Turkish Airlines Technology

Took part in technological transformation initiatives addressing the evolving needs of Turkish Airlines and its affiliates, under the Turkish Airlines Technology umbrella.

June 2019 — January 2021

Business Analyst (Information Technology) — Turkish Airlines Inc.

Managed the "FAAL" project with a four-person team, responsible for the Academy Website, LMS, Online Exam System and SAP integrations.

October 2014 — June 2019

Business Analyst — Turkish Airlines Inc.

Together with three engineering teammates, built the online platform managing every process at the THY Aviation Academy — successfully launched in November 2015.

February 2014 — October 2014

Senior Software Developer (Contracted) — Turkish Airlines Inc.

Developed the database, stored procedures, functions, views, triggers and core pages for the platform managing Academy processes.

September 2011 — February 2014

Software Developer — Ulusal Yönetim ve Danışmanlık

Worked as a software developer at a consultancy, helping clients bring the projects they envisioned to life.

March 2011 — September 2011

IT Manager — Grand Sağcanlar Hotel

Managed IT and computer systems, ensured data/network security and backup systems, and identified and resolved problem areas with strategic solutions.

January 2010 — February 2011

IT Manager — Demir Accessories

Managed IT and computer systems, ensured data/network security and backup systems, and identified and resolved problem areas with strategic solutions.

Education

September 2008 — March 2010

Master in Computer Engineering — Istanbul Kültür University · GPA 3.78

Thesis: "New Contouring Approach Based on Virtual Planes in Computer Aided Virtual Sculpting System" — proposed an alternative contour model for virtual sculpting systems, implemented with .Net C# and OpenGL.

September 2000 — June 2004

B.A. Degree in Computer Science — Istanbul Kültür University · 100% Scholarship

Graduation Project: Design and development of an experimental e-commerce website for the CNBC-e TV channel.

Skills

Daily drivers: C#, .Net Core, Asp.NET MVC, HTML 5, MS SQL, DevExpress

Strong: GitHub, Wordpress, Javascript, CSS, PHP, Angular

Familiar: React, Photoshop

Legacy, still in my toolbox: Asp.NET WebForms, MS Reportviewer

Languages

TurkishNative
EnglishFluent
ArabicBeginner
SpanishBeginner

Licences

DriverClass B
UAVIHA‑1

Exam scores

YDS

October 201992.50
October 201790.00
October 201581.25

ALES — SAY

June 201776.25

CEPA

Oral Proficiency67
Reading & Listening81
Written Comm.83

Certificates

Further details and references available on request.