M. Taner Girgin

- Development of a Python-based trading bot from scope definition to deployment. - Conducted research and translated features into user stories with acceptance criteria. - Planned and executed sprint-based development cycles, managing backlog priorities to align with delivery goals. - Delivered iteratively in agile sprints using AI-assisted development. - Monitored KPIs (e.g., trade success and risk metrics, volume thresholds, etc. ) to evaluate performance and plan iterative improvements.

Giving Agile Project Management lectures to 4th grade computer engineering students, as a visiting faculty lecturer, as part of the Industry Academia Cooperation program between Orion Innovation Turkiye & Bahcesehir University in Istanbul.

- Built and managed a 25-member engineering team delivering financial software solutions for enterprise clients. - Presented an AI/ML feature prototype to Ernst & Young US, which moved into the development phase. - My team received Orion Innovation's Global “Dream Team Award” for the year 2022.

- Managed product delivery cycles for multimedia communication clients for use by IBM (regional use) and Etisalat. - Working with development, test teams and product owners to move the product from release planning to delivery using Sprint methodology. - Facilitated risk, dependency, and change management across teams to maintain alignment between business objectives and technical execution.

- Delivered multiple global telecom software releases, acting as release/product manager. - Projects, Product and Solution releases got deployed globally in major telecommunications carriers such as Verizon, Swisscom, KPN, Telus, Telefonica, BT. - Performed planning, resource management, risk and issue management, and product quality management. - Used extensive KPIs for tracking delivery quality.

- Successfully launched a TUBITAK-funded startup, showcasing exceptional multitasking, resilience, and the ability to deliver results in dual high-pressure roles. - Defined product vision and roadmap for a gamified mobile recommender app. - Prepared the requirements and shared with the developers and 3rd parties for successful implementation. - Filed for patents related to features of the app. - Completed backend software development of the application. - Launched the app on App Store & Google Play.

-Set up a product support team from the ground up to provide 24/7 support to global telecom customers. Prominent customers include Verizon, Dacom Korea, Bell Canada, Videotron, BT -Metrics based performance management of the team. -Metrics based executive reporting. -Applied Lean Six Sigma applications to improve responsiveness. - Cooperation with the product and solution support teams in Nortel.