With 25 years of international experience in project and product management consulting and digital transformation, Bulent has worked with multicultural, blue-chip international companies in retail, telecommunications, media, technology, and fintech. He has been engaged in IoT, AI, and Smart Contracts projects across the globe, including UK, US, Germany, France, CIS, and the Gulf, offering his technical and managerial expertise in executive-level engagements and serving as a trusted advisor to Cxx-level executives. Bulent is currently the co-founder and CTO of CornerBox, where he is at the forefront of transforming the retail landscape through innovative technology, and he is also a managing partner of Krossdelta, providing outsourcing services in AI and Blockchain/Web3/Crypto for various talent networks.
Creating a list of backlog items and prioritizing them based on the overall strategy and business objectives, making the list accessible and available to all stakeholders.
Prioritizing needs in terms of product features and aligning them with the stakeholders' feedback, acting as a primary communicator and link between stakeholders.
Overseeing product development and communicating with the development team for planning, reviewing, and refining the requirements.
Managing digital transformation projects, including program management for various enterprise applications such as web shops, CRM, EAI, and ERP.
Working with supervised learning and generative networks, in particular, in AI.
Using Scrum principles for various projects like ERP, CRM, EAI, eCommerce, and web store optimization in challenging environments and large corporations.
Managing and developing projects in Blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT)-related enterprise solutions, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized finance projects.
Performing user research, prototyping, and A/B testing to develop a mobile app product design using service design thinking.
Managing privacy and cybersecurity, focusing on implementation of GDPR compliance.
Designing and delivering bank loyalty programs, NFT-gated projects, and customer engagement programs.
Working on projects in a hands-on technical management capacity using Node.js, React, Java, and Python for large banking, insurance, and fintech companies.
Developed PaaS and SaaS services and managed the cloud strategy.
Created a digital strategy and implemented Scrum project management.
Designed and oversaw the project's incubation program.
Developed the ecosystem of digital advertising and direct marketing, content, transactional marketplaces, and respective partnership and business models.
Worked on business modeling of a national semantic context-based search engine.
Maintained multimillion-dollar engagements for customer-centered solutions and managed the accounts and teams in marketing and sales, including the operational efficiency in retail, telecom, and the Foreign Service Institute (FSI).
Provided headcounts and managed budgets for the assigned accounts.
Worked on business development in Caspian/CIS and Middle Eastern markets.
Delivered loyalty, commercial value proposition, and data analytics projects.
Business DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesTelecommunications
Customer Experience Management
MarketingCustomer Retention
Loyalty Management
Customer Segmentation
CRM Design
Data Strategy
Data Analytics
Banking
Pegasystems
Senior Consultant
2007 - 2008 (1 year)
Remote
Delivered successful projects that aided the business process and changed the management within FSI in Europe and the US in government and telecommunication sectors.
Implemented PMI-based project management, managing the business process and RPA cases related to forecasting experiences.
Developed business and presales for financial markets in London, Frankfurt, and NYC and oversaw an international virtual team.
Managed project and release lifecycle of a post-perimeter cybersecurity product across iOS and Android platforms
Led product development team, delivering solutions for post-perimeter IoT and BYOD for global accounts, following the Scrum methodology
The application features endpoint security, mobile device management, antiphishing, and is integrated with Microsoft Intune, XenMobile, AirWatch and similar systems
Served as a product owner for a global crypto-based loyalty program for a MENA real estate developer and lifestyle provider
Implemented Scrum methodologies to manage a loyalty and referral platform that spanned the client's real estate, hospitality, and entertainment businesses in the Middle East
Managed a project team of 55 spread across various countries for the implementation of CRM 360 system and Salesforce integration with ERC-20 cryptocurrency as a payment method
Managed the project for an Unreal-based, NFT game focusing on world machine generation and play-to-earn mechanism, having real-world impact on endangered species for 'Metaverse for Pets Petto.io'
The application features NFT-based avatars that materialize in a virtual arena for PVP challenges and quests
Outlined the product and managed the definition of the metaverse utilizing Unreal Engine
