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Ugur D.
Machine Learning Engineer
Ugur is a dedicated Machine Learning Engineer with over a decade of valuable industry experience.
He possesses a wealth of practical knowledge across the complete spectrum of data science projects, adeptly managing tasks from data collection and annotation through modeling, training, fine-tuning, and deployment.
Furthermore, he is well-versed in the development and optimization of ML-backend systems, making him a versatile and capable professional in machine learning.
Main expertise
- Python 8 years

- TensorFlow 6 years

- Keras 6 years

Other skills
Selected experience
Employment
Lead ML Engineer
Freelancer - 4 years 11 months
- Driving the roadmap for computer vision projects.
- Technical lead of the ML-powered data annotation platform & Scrum master.
- Applying active learning techniques to enhance image annotation capabilities.
- Designing and developing highly accurate ML models to address business needs.
- Implementing high-performance data processing pipelines.
- Leading the development of special ML projects.
Technologies:
- Technologies:
PHP
WordPress
Flask
- Microservices
Azure Blob storage
- Prototyping
- Data Science
TensorFlow
NumPy
OpenCV
XGBoost
Keras
Pandas
AWS Athena
PyTorch
Heroku
- Command-line interface
gRPC
Matplotlib
- Data Analytics
Azure ML
Convolutional neural network
- Transformer Network
PL/SQL
- NLP
Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
SQLAlchemy
Pydantic
OpenShift
- Internet of Things (IoT)
ClickHouse
LangChain
ChromaDB
Associate Principal AI / ML Engineer
Turkcell - 2 years
- Applying machine learning techniques to solve critical business problems.
- Collaborating with data scientists and engineers to develop tailor-made AI solutions.
- Leading technical interviews.
- Published an academic paper in the area of hip fracture diagnosis.
- Achieved ₺2 million in savings using computer vision techniques in the fraud domain.
- Developed a novel emotion recognition model for an award-winning project.
Associate Principal AI/ML Engineer
Turkcell - 2 years
Applying machine learning techniques to solve critical business problems
Strategized with multiple executive stakeholders to develop technical roadmaps
Collaborated with data scientists and engineers to develop tailor-mate AI solutions
Mentoring junior and mid-level engineers
Member of an AI Architect Committee
Leading technical interviews
Published an academic paper in the area of hip fracture diagnosis
Developed NSFW model to apply content filtering resulting in %95 accuracy
Achieved ₺2M savings using computer vision techniques on fraud domain
Developed novel emotion recognition model for an award-winning project
Technologies:
- Technologies:
PHP
WordPress
Flask
Oracle
- Prototyping
- Data Science
TensorFlow
NumPy
OpenCV
Keras
Pandas
Openvino
PyTorch
Bitbucket
Matplotlib
Convolutional neural network
PL/SQL
- NLP
Machine Learning
- MQTT
- Computer Vision
SQLAlchemy
Pydantic
OpenShift
Senior Monitoring & Automation Systems Engineer
Turkcell - 3 years
- Generating well-defined and documented standard processes for the enterprise.
- Scripting (Bash/Python/PowerShell).
- Developed an ML-powered event monitoring platform to reduce costs and improve monitoring quality.
- Developed a new ML solution to categorize event incidents, aiming to assist SOC teams automatically.
- Developed new dashboards that are still in use company-wide.
Senior Monitoring&Automation Systems Engineer
Turkcell - 3 years
Maintenance solutions for performance management, monitoring and automation.
Generating well defined and documented standard processes for the enterprise
Work with and lead other members of the team in staying on top of key industry innovation and technology, and assist in team development growth
Scripting (Bash/Python/Powershell)
Member of an technical architect committee
Developed an ML-powered event monitoring platform to reduce costs and improve monitoring quality
Developed a new ML solution to automatically categorise event incidents which aims to assist SOC teams.
Engineering solutions in the long term to make everyone’s life easier
Developed new dashboards which are still being used company-wise.
Technologies:
- Technologies:
Flask
Oracle
PyTorch
PL/SQL
- NLP
CRM Systems Engineer
Avea - 1 year
Identifying, gathering, analyzing and automating responses to key performance metrics, logs, and alerts
Worked with CRM teams to resolve trouble tickets, develop and run scripts, and troubleshoot services in a hosted environment.
Scripting (Bash/Powershell)
Assist with testing and validating production applications
Provide technical insight on development projects
Weblogic
Technologies:
- Technologies:
Oracle
PL/SQL
Monitoring&Automation Systems Engineer
Turkcell - 1 year
Scripting (Bash/Python/Powershell)
Automated agent health checks
Developed solutions to reduce agent issues by taking automatic actions remotely.
Technologies:
- Technologies:
PL/SQL
Education
MSc.Engineering Management
Yildiz Technical University · 2022 - 2025
BSc.Computer Engineering
Istanbul University · 2009 - 2014
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