Focusing on leveraging data for companies, define their analytics and AI strategy, translate business requirements into data driven solutions, design and build automated and intelligent analytical services and products.

Fifty Five Financial | Feb 2022 - Jul 2023

Head of Data Science

Leading the data science department to build: - AI based car pricing models - Arbitrage alert system - Decision support system for algorithmic trading - Dynamic business intelligence platform to find actionable insights

İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi | Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

Lecturer

Teaching the Applied Statistical Modeling course in the master's program in the Department of Statistics.

GTech (G Teknoloji Bilişim San ve Tic AŞ.) | May 2021 - Feb 2022

Data Science Team Lead

Leading the data science team for R&D and consultancy projects

Tanı Pazarlama ve İletişim Hizmetleri A.S. | Dec 2016 - May 2021

Data Science Consultant

Creating data driven solutions (product or service) to business needs, Developing data science projects to companies for improving their products and decision making systems, Ensuring the effective and compelling communication of the approach to the key business stakeholders at all levels by resulting actionable data insights (using “What, So What, What is Next”), Designing CRM activities and campaigns with customer analytics Main Projects (Retail, Energy, Banking, Insurance, Automotive etc.): - Customer Segmentation - Customer Churn Prediction - Campaign / Action / Channel Propensity Prediction - Campaign Budget Optimization - Product Recommendation System - Sales / Demand Forecasting Models - Market Segmentation - Branch Performance Analysis - Branch Network Optimization - Fraud Detection and Prediction

VakıfBank | Feb 2009 - Aug 2016

Credit Monitoring Specialist

Performing credit monitoring tasks (measuring and monitoring credit portfolio, preparing relevant reports and lists, restructuring credit risk and strengthen bank guarantee etc.), Preparation and management of business processes and regulations related to credit monitoring, Project development for IT solutions of credit monitoring operations Building statistical models and analysis to identify risky customers and sectors Main Projects: - Credit Monitoring Analytics - Credit Early Warning System - Collection Scorecards - Retail Loans Restructuring - Debt Collection System

Freelance | Sep 2007 - Feb 2012

Statistical Consultant

medicinal research

My Education

Take a look at my formal education

Ph.D., StatisticsMimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi | 2015

M.Sc., StatisticsGazi Üniversitesi | 2010

B.Sc., StatisticsGazi Üniversitesi | 2007

High School, Math-ScienceHamdi Bozbağ Anadolu Lisesi | 2002

About Me

15+ years in data science, leading data&AI-driven projects across banking, finance, energy, retail, automotive, insurance and marine. Also lectured on data science and published scientific articles alongside my professional career.

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