I take enterprise software from requirement to production, and I still write code on the hardest problems.
30+ years in software, 12 of them leading delivery and engineering teams, most of it in logistics & customs technology.
I sit between engineering and business: scoping, architecture, team building, Agile execution, release and support. I grew from the code up, from support and development to technical lead, before moving into delivery leadership. I still write code on the hardest problems, review designs and set engineering standards.
- 🚀 End-to-end delivery: scope, estimation, planning, risk, releases, go-lives and customer escalations
- 💻 Hands-on technical lead: request analysis, technical specifications, coding the most complex parts myself
- 👥 Team leadership: developers, analysts and testers across parallel projects; hiring, mentoring and 1:1 coaching
- 🧱 Engineering quality: architecture and coding standards, code reviews, Scrum, TDD and CI/CD in daily delivery
- 🤖 AI-driven engineering: AI agents across the whole workflow, with human-in-the-loop checkpoints at key decisions
- 🔗 Integration: REST, SOAP, EDI, XML, banking (MT940), ERP and global trade networks
- 🚢 Customs & logistics domain: customs clearance, transit (NCTS), e-Manifest, bonded warehouse, e-Invoicing
WiseTech Global · Software Project Manager & Technical Team Lead · 2018 – 2026
Owned 2 parallel projects and led a 6-person team of developers, analysts and testers, delivering customs modules: Customs Declaration, Summary Declaration, e-Birlik (exporters' associations), eCommerce, NCTS Transit, Global Manifest and e-Trade. Key project: the Customs Declaration & Global Manifest integration linking Turkish customs to CargoWise. Bridged the 2018 acquisition of Ulukom into WiseTech's global product line.
Ulukom · Software Project Manager · 2014 – 2018
Turkey's customs & logistics software provider serving 800 customers. Built and led an 8-person development team across 7–8 parallel projects. Ran two TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB 1507 projects (Agent-Based BPM for Ship Agencies; Vehicle Routing & Shipment Planning) plus KOSGEB-funded R&D at İTÜ Technopark, all completed successfully. Delivered a cloud-based 3PL logistics management system and led the migration from Progress OpenEdge to a multi-UI low-code platform.
Ulukom · Developer → Senior Software Engineer · 1998 – 2014
Technical lead for e-Invoice / e-Archive / e-Ledger web services, NCTS transit and express cargo customs declarations; built integrations with INTTRA, Traxon, E-AWB, EurTradeNet, Logo and Univera ERP. On-site at Peugeot Turkey HQ (2002 – 2006) leading localization projects.
From TÜBİTAK-funded agent-based R&D to multi-agent AI workflows in production delivery. I use AI across the whole workflow, not only as an autocomplete:
Issue definition → Analysis → Specification → Architecture → Coding → Code review → Testing → Documentation → Delivery
GitHub Copilot · Claude · GPT · Gemini · Multi-agent workflows · AI code review · Human-in-the-loop
The goal: more engineering leverage, with humans in control of quality, architecture and maintainability.
- MSc, Computer & Information Engineering, Sakarya University
- MBA, İstanbul University
- Bachelor's degrees in Management Information Systems, Business Administration and Philosophy; associate degrees in Computer Programming and Information Management
- TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB: Business Development Mentor, selected and assigned in the BİGG+ program (2020 – present)
- European Commission: Registered External Expert, Horizon 2020 expert database (2014 – present)
- İstanbul Justice Commission: Registered IT Expert Witness (Bilirkişi) (2013)
AI Engineering · Software Architecture · Engineering Leadership · Digital Transformation
Enterprise Integration · Legacy Modernization · Logistics Technology · Customs Systems
