Erdem Akkas
Development
Antalya, Turkey
Skills
Data Analysis
About
Erdem Akkas's skills align with System Developers and Analysts (Information and Communication Technology). Erdem also has skills associated with Management Analysts and Consultants (Management, Policy and Governance). Erdem Akkas has 19 years of work experience, with 10 years of management experience, including a high-level position.
Work Experience
BI Lead and Senior Data Analyst
Rhythm Management Group
July 2023 - Present
- Rockville, USA - Remote Successfully orchestrated the transition from AWS Quicksight to • • Microsoft Power BI, elevating data visualization and reporting efficiency. Proficiently developed dataflows, pipelines, datamarts, and reports • • using Microsoft Fabric (Power BI) in an agile work environment. Established and optimized BI process flows to streamline data • integration and reporting operations, promoting overall efficiency.
Founder, US Banking Data
January 2023 - July 2023
- Remote Established startup company specializing in retrieving and • • preprocessing publicly available data on banks in the United States. Develop reports and dashboards using machine learning and AI • • techniques. Offer "do it yourself" interactive dashboards and "do it for me" pixel- • • perfect PDF reports to users. Manage a vast collection of over 5000 metrics for comprehensive • • insights into the banking industry.
Lead Data Scientist
Esperance Technologies
May 2021 - July 2023
- Remote Lead a team of 4 data scientists, providing B2B support in business • • intelligence and data science. Develop and implement data science solutions for clients in the • • United States and Australia. Create interactive dashboards using Power BI and Tableau, delivering • • actionable insights to clients. Utilize R and Python for data analysis and machine learning models. • • Deploy data science solutions on cloud platforms such as Amazon • Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure using Docker. Collaborate closely with clients to understand their business needs • • and provide customized solutions.
Data Scientist
Fraport TAV Antalya Airport
July 2015 - May 2021
- Antalya, Turkey Worked as a data scientist, reporting directly to the Chief Marketing • • Officer. Created reports, dashboards, and presentations for C-level executives • • and board of directors' meetings. Analyzed data and generated actionable insights to drive business • decisions and improve processes. Managed data for the real estate and contract management • • department. Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to implement • • data-driven solutions.
Senior Data Analyst, Detur Tourism
Antalya
April 2015 - July 2015
- Turkey Worked with data science and business intelligence tools to optimize • • report creation process, saving 187 hours per month Created daily and monthly reports with insights •
Business Intelligence Manager
BNP Paribas Cardif
April 2012 - January 2015
- Established the business intelligence department and recruited a • • team of 2 members. Developed reports, dashboards, and presentations with in-depth • • analytical insights for the executive committee. Utilized R for machine learning models and customer analytics. • • Worked closely with other business units to enhance data-driven • processes.
MIS Specialist
Siemens IT Solutions
April 2010 - April 2012
- Optimized the report preparation process, resulting in time savings of • • 235 hours per month. Developed reports and dashboards using SAP Business Intelligence • tools. Prepared reports and dashboards for internal and external • • stakeholders.
Supply Chain and MIS Executive, Polyplex Europa
Tekirdag
December 2006 - April 2010
- Turkey Cross-reported to the General Manager, responsible for data • • management of production, packaging, logistics, and purchasing sections. Led a team of 15 members, developing reports, dashboards, and • • implementing data-driven solutions. Created an algorithm for container loading optimization. Production Planning and ERP Responsible, Topdal Plastics
ERP Project Facilitator
Delta Ltd
November 2003 - May 2004
- Paola, Malta As an Aiesec trainee, coordinated the ERP implementation process • • and administered MS SQL Server. Testimonials "There are few words which can describe Erdem such as "intelligent", "meticulous" and "multi skilled". He is an IT savvy person who can effectively use this talent as tool for doing justice to his core job. He has extraordinary ability to understand the business needs and priorities and is well aware of the KPIʼs which drive the business ahead." Pankaj Dande Head of Supply Chain - Polypex "I hired Erdem to lead the Performance Reporting department in Cardif Turkey. He has taken over an extremely difficult job at a time when things were rough. Through patient iterations and structuring of available infrastructure, he has enabled quite good and sufficient reporting structure, which has led to clear performance monitoring." Ugur Ҫaglar CMO at BACK-UP, Affinion International "Erdem has looked after our reporting with SAP Business Objects now for more than 3 years. During this period he has systematically improved our overall reporting framework and offered solutions and ideas to problems we had over this time. Erdem skill with understanding our SAP database and Universe structure has been outstanding as he continues to find solutions to our requests and deliver the finished product month after month. Erdem has often helped us with issues on the SQL Server where our own IT staff could not resolve which shows his commitment to getting the right result every time. Erdem has been a valued member of the Festool team over these years and he is genuinely a honest and hardworking person to work with." Blair Brydon, Managing Partner, Euro Tooltechnic Australia Iʼve looked through all the workspaces that are recreating our old visuals with the new golden dataset and they are awesome! You guys have done great so far. Morgan Hymel, WatersEdge
Tekirdag
March 2006 - December 2006
- Turkey Orchestrated production department by organizing data, creating • • reports, setting and monitoring KPIs Responsible for implementation of ERP software and worked in SQL • • databases, directing a team of 25 members
Tekirdag
December 2005 - March 2006
- Turkey Resolved problems of the warehouses
Informatics Division Chief (compulsory service), Turkish Military
Corum
August 2004 - July 2005
- Turkey Completed compulsory military service as informatics division chief • • Created solution for managing data of regional personnel • department
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