Tayfun Odabas

Managing web development projects starting with the planning phase to the launching phase. Developing and managing virtual(distributed) project teams. Creating and updating Project Management and Agile&Scrum training materials for Master of Project Academy.

Responsible for three products(mobile CRM, broadband CRM, mobile SFA(sales force automation)) and their agile development teams. Collected, verified and delivered business requirements with using Agile methodologies. Collaborated with development teams and stakeholders. Managed & prioritized the product backlog, tried to achieve maximum business value. Continuously monitored KPIs and applied corrective and improvement measures. Performed vendor management duties.

Managed projects with average 20+ domains, 70+ stakeholders and, up to 5M$+ budget. Extracted detailed technical workflows for the business processes. Organized technical solution meetings and contributed to resolving problems that arise at the architectural level, as design authority. Completed successful projects that included upgrading Oracle DB version, upgrading middleware application version, software development with various languages(such as C++, Java, Javascript, .Net)

Designed data models and technical flows, using UML for detailed analysis and design documents that were prepared for system architects and developers. Participated in code reviews with C++, Java, and .Net. Strong knowledge in writing SQL Queries that varies from single table simple SQLs to multiple table complex SQLs. Proficiency in Relational Database Management Systems. Experience working with Oracle databases. Acted as project manager for small scale projects falling into convergence domain.

Developed and maintained high-performance feature patches for DMS 500 product of Nortel Networks using C++ on Sun Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Analyzed and designed the required complex corrective contents and new features using UML. Inspected and approved software updates of new features as a code owner. Wrote test cases and implemented unit and functional tests. Cooperated with international software development offices of Nortel Global.