About Me
Computers have been in my life since 1986 thanks to my father. At first I was interested in making music using QBasic. Then with the computer courses at school, I got more into programming. At the end of 80s my father was developing his own ERP system using DBase IV. And that was my first exposure to databases and ERP systems. I later on developed my own little ERP in early 90s for a patisserie chain to handle production, inventory and purchasing. During my university years I was more interested in networks and hardware. I had my own computer business focused on assembling custom computers/workstations for customers. And in terms of programming, I focused more on client server applications. I also had good experience on mathematical processing in C/C++ (Fourier transforms, etc.) to write a high-energy particles simulator as graduation project.
Fast forward to 2000, when I finally managed to graduate and get my BSc. degree in Physics, I got offered a job with an SAP consulting company in Istanbul.
First 3 months was going to be training and I could not decide if I want to do Basis or ABAP. But the first few days in Basis courses showed me my path as ABAP.
What I particularly liked with SAP and ABAP was that you have to understand business processes to be good.
Early 2000s was very busy for all SAP consultants in Istanbul. There were too many projects but not enough consultants.
I usually had to go to 3 different customer sites on the same day working well over 8 hours. Which was very exhausting but also good as I gained a lot of experience due to constant exposure to challenging requirements from customers.
Back then SAP was not as technically capable as it is today hence I built a good know-how of solutions for technically challenging situations around web integration, barcodes, etc.
Economic crisis in Turkey forced me to make a decision to work in international projects in 2004. And I joined a project in USA.
Since then I practically have been doing projects internationally.
Mid 2006, I was asked to be a technical team lead in Sandoz. I was part of a team that delivered successful go-lives in multiple countries in Europe and USA.
Proving I had a good skill of bridging business with technical consultants along these years, I was later asked to be an integration manager in other pharma SAP projects in Novartis group companies.
Integration manager role in multiple projects exposed me more into management of multiple teams and a M&A ERP lead role I took afterwards gave me experience in project planning, budgeting and staffing.
I delivered my first successful go-live as a project manager in a challenging 14 months project in India for Boehringer Ingelheim.
I am based in Prague, Czech Republic since 2015 and I am interested in Project Management and Integration Management roles in SAP projects throughout Europe, USA and Asia.
My Services

I have delivered one project as Project Manager and I am currently working as Project Integration Manager overseeing implementation and integration of two pharma IT projects on SalesForce by two different vendors.

I have 6 years of experience working as Integration Manager in SAP projects responsible for managing synchronization of functional teams and communications with 3rd party suppliers of development and integration.

I have 1,5 years of experience in analyzing, planning and budgeting projects in M&A for SAP and non-SAP systems.

I have over 10 years of experience as Technical Team Lead for teams of up to 50 developers. I have worked with on-site and off-site ABAP & PI developers delivering multiple succesful go-lives.
Skills
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Project Management
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Integration Management
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Technical Team Lead
SAP Skills
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Supply Chain Management
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Order to Cash
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Finance
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ABAP
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EDI/IDOC
Resume
Working History
Partner - wcommIT GmbH.
Jan. 2014 - Present
(Zug, Switzerland & Prague, Czech Republic)Senior SAP Consultant
Owner - Tersus IT LLC.
Jan. 2004 - Present
(New Castle, DE, USA)Senior SAP Consultant
Partner - Arista Consulting
Jan. 2003 - Jan. 2004
(Istanbul, Turkey)SAP Senior ABAP Consultant
SAP ABAP Consultant - Freelance
Jun. 2001 - Jan. 2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)SAP ABAP Consultant
SAP ABAP Consultant - Planet E&Y
Apr. 2001 - Jun. 2001
(Istanbul, Turkey)SAP ABAP Consultant
SAP ABAP Consultant - FIT Consulting
May. 2000 - Mar. 2001
(Istanbul, Turkey)SAP ABAP Consultant
Education History
Middle East Technical University
Sep. 2002 - Jun. 2005
(Ankara, TR)MSc. Informatics
Middle East Technical University
Sep. 1993 - Feb. 2000
(Ankara, TR)BSc. Physics
Gazi Anatolian High School
Sep. 1991 - Jun. 1993
(Ankara, TR)Science
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Projects
Project Timeline
Sandoz - SCOUT Sample Management Project
Dec. 2020 - Present
(Prague, Czech Republic)Integration Project Manager
I am the Integration Project Manager responsible for managing synchronized delivery of 3 projects from 3 different partners.
Boehringer Ingelheim - GBS India Project
Dec. 2018 - Feb.2020
(Mumbai, India & Ingelheim, Germany)Project Manager
I was the Project Lead of GBS India rollout project.
Novartis - M&A Project Jedi
Jan. 2018 - Dec.2018
(Basel, Switzerland & Prague, Czech Republic)M&A ERP Team Lead
I was M&A ERP Team Lead responsible for analyzing system dispositions and budgeting for projects. Lead the ERP team for Novartis-Alcon split.
Novartis - M&A Program Blue & Project ALPHI
Oct. 2016 - Jan.2018
(Basel, Switzerland & Prague, Czech Republic)Solution Architect & Test Manager
I was responsible for support of SCM Team and Test Manager for End to End User Acceptance tests.
Alcon - IRIS BE&CH Project
Jul. 2014 - Feb.2017
(Brussels, Belgium & Rotkreuz, Switzerland)Integration Manager
As an Integration Manager, I was responsible for scope management, cross-team integration, process and systems integrations and off-shore development coordination.
Novartis Consumer Health - SHAPE@OTC US Project
Feb. 2014 - Jun.2014
(Lincoln, NE, USA)Technical Support
I was responsible for technical support after project go-live.
Novartis Consumer Health - SHAPE@OTC US Project
Feb. 2013 - Feb.2014
(Parsippany, NJ & Lincoln, NE, USA)Technical Services Team Lead
I was the team lead overseeing all developments and data migration in ECC. As a member of the project management team, I was responsible for all deliverables of my team during the project.
Sandoz - SHAPE UA Project
Sep. 2012 - Feb.2013
(Kiev, Ukraine)Technical Services Team Lead
I was the team lead overseeing all developments and data migration in ECC. As a member of the project management team, I was responsible for all deliverables of my team during the project.
Novartis Consumer Health - SHAPE@OTC CA Project
Jun. 2012 - Sep.2012
(Remote, Canada)Developer
I was responsible for development of interfaces.
Novartis CoE - SHAPE Support
Jan. 2012 - Jun.2012
Remote, GlobalTechnical Services Support
Supporting live countries with technical changes.
EBEWE Pharma - SHAPE AT Project
Feb. 2011 - Jan.2012
(Unterach am Attersee, Austria)Technical Services Team Lead
I was the team lead overseeing all developments in ECC and XI systems managing a team of 6 developers. As a member of the project management team, I was responsible for all deliverables of my team during the project.
Sandoz - SHAPE US Project
Feb. 2010 - Feb.2011
(Princeton, NJ, USA)Technical Services Team Lead
I am the team lead overseeing all developments in ECC systems managing a team of 26 developers. As a member of the project management team, I was responsible for all deliverables of my team during the project.
Sandoz - SHAPE RU Project
Jun. 2009 - Feb.2010
(Moscow, Russia)Technical Services Team Lead
I was the team lead overseeing all developments in ECC and XI systems managing a team of 5 developers. As a member of the project management team, I was responsible for all deliverables of my team during the project.
Sandoz - SHAPE RO Project
Jan. 2009 - Jun.2009
(Targu Mures, Romania)Technical Services Team Lead
I was the team lead overseeing all developments in ECC and XI systems managing a team of 5 developers. As a member of the project management team, I was responsible for all deliverables of my team during the project.
Sandoz - SHAPE PL Project
Jul. 2008 - Jan.2009
(Warsaw, Poland)Technical Services Team Lead
I was the team lead overseeing all developments in ECC and XI systems managing a team of 8 developers. As a member of the project management team, I was responsible for all deliverables of my team during the project.
Sandoz - SHAPE TR Project
Sep. 2007 - Jul.2008
(Istanbul, Turkey)Technical Services Team Lead
I was the team lead overseeing all developments in ECC and XI systems managing a team of 12 developers. As a member of the project management team, I was responsible for all deliverables of my team during the project.
Sandoz - SHAPE SI Project
Jun. 2007 - Aug.2007
(Ljubljana, Slovenia)ABAP Developer
I was part of this project for 2 months to understand the methodology used in SHAPE projects. I also developed several programs for this project.
Poliport
Jan. 2007 - Jun.2007
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed a custom module to handle import-export operations of a port and storage location complex in a tax-free zone within Turkey integrated into MM and SD modules.I was the team lead for this development project overseeing all database design, coding and testing. I was doing the major work and making use of two developers for reporting and simpler programs. I reported directly to the project leader.
YaySat
Feb. 2006 - Jan.2007
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Performance tuning for reports dealing with huge datasets in FI and MM modules. I have changed the report programs and made use of new indexes in database to make these programs work faster and online rather than working for days in background processes.
BASF
Feb. 2006 - Jan.2007
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed programs and reports for MM & FI modules.
Military Service
Aug. 2005 - Feb.2006
(Turkey)Completed my obligatory military service.
Symbol Technologies
Jun. 2004 - Jul.2005
(Islandia, NY, USA)ABAP Developer
Developing user-exits, reports, module programs and implementing BADI/BAPI solutions for SAP upgrade and APO implementation project. (Full project-cycle) I was a member of development team consisting of 5 consultants. I was mainly responsible for integrations between SAP, Hyperion, Siebel, I2 systems within Symbol’s IT landscape. I also upgraded or rewrote current reports and programs using object oriented technology.
Arcelik
Jan. 2004 - Jun.2004
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed a module program to handle payments to/from vendors/customers out of Turkey in compliance with new Turkish finance system integrated to FI module. I have done all the coding for this module program. I have used object oriented dialog programming. The program directly contacted bank systems and handled the transactions. It also had to make calculations due to changing exchange rates between different currencies and create appropriate FI documents.
Volkswagen
Nov. 2003 - Dec.2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed a RFC integration solution between SAP R/3 systems in Turkey and Bulgaria. Developed a program to export all FI transactional data to MS Access. I developed a custom data integration system between two systems running on RFC connections rather than standard ALE/IDocs because they did not supply the necessary flexibility. I have also written programs to use objects enabling me to create MS Access databases and reports which the FI department in Bulgaria needed.
Borusan Makina - Caterpillar
Jan. 2003 - Nov.2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed several reports on MM and FI modules. I have used ALV Grid Display objects to write all the reports.
Siemens Business Services - Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate
Jan. 2003 - Nov.2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed programs and Smartforms for purchase orders. Given consultancy on workflow. I was a team member responsible for developing the necessary Smartform outputs and workflows related to purchasing in SAP.
Philip Morris International
Jun. 2003 - Jul.2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed HR Workflows. Developed local HR SAPScripts and maintained local HR reports.
Aygaz
Jan. 2003 - Nov.2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed BAPI programs during APO implementation to gather data from SAP and other external systems.
Coca-Cola
Jan. 2003 - Nov.2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed BAPI programs during APO implementation to gather data from SAP and other external systems.
Aygaz
Jan. 2003 - Nov.2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Custom Exporting Module Development. Acted as a developer during a custom Exporting Module development project responsible for SAPScripts. I have written dialog programs to handle transactional data and all output related operations.
Bosch
Jan. 2003 - Nov.2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed several reports and SAPScripts on SD module.
Armada
Jan. 2003 - Nov.2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Acted as a developer in charge of developing add-on applications and fine-tuning current developments in MM, FI. Developed an integration between ARMADA and banks to handle cheque transactions and results. Developed Smartforms for SD Module.
Schering Plough
Jan. 2003 - Nov.2003
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Acted as a developer in charge of developing add-on applications and fine-tuning current developments on FI, CO.
Turkish Airforce
Jun. 2001 - Jan.2003
(Ankara, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Acted as a developer through implementation life cycle. Member of ABAP Development and Cross Application teams in charge of add-on applications, IDOC-XML & ALE scenarios and workflows. Developed Smartforms in SD, MM, FI Modules. (Full project-cycle) This was the largest scale of SAP implementation in Turkey and I have used all my technical knowledge here and gained valuable experience.
Korteks
Jun. 2000 - Jun.2001
(Bursa & Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Acted as a developer through implementation life cycle. Member of ABAP Development team in charge of add-on applications and FI, CO, SD, MM developments. (Full project-cycle)
Coca-Cola
Mar. 2001 - Jun.2001
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed FI-Treasury reports and add-on programs for integration with legacy systems and several reports for and CO.
Arena
Jun. 2000 - Mar. 2001
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Acted as a developer through full implementation life cycle and as a master developer in real time SAP-B2B implementation project of ARENA, a major Turkish computer hardware reseller company. (www.pencer-e.com & www.cercev-e.com) (Full project-cycle) I was member of the technical team and was mainly responsible with creating a custom solution for B2B web sales on a SAP 4.0 system. We have created hundreds of RFC functions to handle all transactions. Te system still is working but has been upgraded now to system standard BAPIs available in 4.6 which were missing then. And is now also available for B2C sales at shop.arena.com.
Borusan Automotive
Jun. 2000 - Mar. 2001
(Bursa & Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Acted as the developer for interface between a B2B site running on Cold Fusion and SAP R/3 4.0B and developed a program to automate SD Pricing Procedures. I wrote RFCs functions programs to handle the interface, designed database tables which were simultaneously replicating web server’s database and module programs to handle new product creation setting its pricing in SD and creating SD ınvoices for the items/services that have been sold through the web site.
Telsim/Vodafone
Jun. 2000 - Mar. 2001
(Bursa & Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed several reports on SD, PM, PS modules and participated in the team for the CEPKART project. Telsim is a telecommunication company now owned by Vodafone. This project was related to a very specific promotional sale which was the first at that time. I developed reports, SAPScripts and transactional programs in this project.
KordSA
Jun. 2000 - Mar. 2001
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed several reports and SAPScripts on SD module and enhanced a previously developed interface program integrating KORDSA with DUSA.
Sabanci University
Jun. 2000 - Mar. 2001
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Gave consultancy on integrating barcode handheld readers with SAP and barcode printing from SAP on Thermal Printers. I created SAPScript forms and programs and done necessary system administration tasks like printer and font maintenance, integrating third-party software to be able to print barcodes to thermal printers which used to be a problem with 3.0, 3.1 and 4.0 systems.
Henkel
Jun. 2000 - Mar. 2001
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Gave consultancy on barcode printing from SAP on Thermal Printers. I created SAPScript forms and programs and done necessary system administration tasks like printer and font maintenance, integrating third-party software to be able to print barcodes to thermal printers which used to be a problem with 3.0, 3.1 and 4.0 systems.
Teksan
Jun. 2000 - Mar. 2001
(Istanbul, Turkey)ABAP Developer
Developed many reports and SAPScripts in SD, MM and FI modules. (Full project-cycle) I was responsible with writing SD, MM, FI reports and SAPScripts. This was a small scale implementation project.
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- Phone: +420 702 188 552
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