About Me

I am a Certified Product Owner & Experienced Project Manager who specializes in bridging multicultural technical, business, and creative teams to deliver high-value digital products. I combine strong product strategy with disciplined project execution to guide initiatives from vision to launch. By managing backlogs, aligning stakeholders, and prioritizing for maximum value, I ensure teams deliver the right outcomes efficiently and effectively.

Drawing on 15 years of international experience and a background in education, I adapt quickly across different cultures and organizational environments from agile startups to large enterprises. I'm also passionate about AI-driven transformation, helping companies integrate emerging technologies into their products and workflows to turn strategic ideas into meaningful business results.

My Life Timeline

From Turkey to China and now Brazil, my past combines building startups with corporate roles. Guided by a creative entrepreneurial heart, I'm dedicated to learning, adapting, and creating projects that bridge industries and cultures.

Childhood

First Steps

Born in Istanbul, growing up in a business-minded family and witnessing a life in trade and commerce, built my entrepreneurial foundation.

Teenagehood

Early Passions

While competing in basketball, I pursued long-term language programs, advancing my English and learning Spanish for the preparation of my global journey.

Early 20s

First Business

As a certified coach, I pioneered programs merging athletics and education, launching programs that combined basketball with language learning.

Early 20s

Moving Abroad

Moved to China to learn Mandarin, taking a big risk to live in a new culture and start building my path in a different part of the world.

Mid 20s

Learning & Sharing

Finished intensive Chinese programs in Shanghai and Tianjin while launching my path as a professional educator and youth mentor.

Late 20s

Degree & Startup

Built multiple startups and founded a Turkey-based trade business while leading projects and successfully completing my degree at the university.

Early 30s

New Chapter

Earned my Master's in Law and moved to Brazil to explore new opportunities and continued working for startups after a decade of growth in China.

Early 30s

Corporate Entry

Entered the corporate world as a Project Manager, leading operations and market development across China, the UK, and Brazil.

Mid 30s

Global Expertise

Led high-impact, US-Brazil based projects and completed intensive Portuguese training at a leading university in São Paulo.

Mid 30s

A Year of Growth

Currently building and scaling digital prototypes to showcase my end-to-end capabilities while exploring high-impact roles that align with my expertise.

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Language Proficiency

As a polyglot, I believe language is the best way to bridge cultures. These are the languages I speak and continue to refine every day.

English

Full professional proficiency

Chinese

Professional working proficiency

Portuguese

Professional working proficiency

Turkish

Native proficiency

Spanish

Elementary proficiency

French

Elementary proficiency

Core Skills

Product Life-cycle Management

Cross-functional Team Leadership

Agile Methodologies

Digital Transformation & AI Implementation

Change Management

IT Governance & Compliance

Prompt Engineering

Gamification & Simulation Based Learning

Creativity & Innovation

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