Bora Colakoglu

MSc Engineering Business Management Student | Computer Engineer | Data Engineer

Profile

Results-driven professional passionate about using strategic insights and technology to improve business operations. With a solid computer science and analytics background, I focus on creating innovative solutions that boost growth and efficiency. I excel at transforming complex business problems into winning strategies, thrive in cross-functional teamwork, and manage projects with precision and a commitment to quality.


Professional Experience

Global Maksimum – Data Engineer

May 2022 – July 2024 | Istanbul, Turkey

Provided consulting services to four companies across three different industries.

Trendyol-Ali Express (E-commerce):

  • Created and delivered 100+ comprehensive reports daily utilized by domestic and global finance teams.
  • Ensured timely and accurate delivery of ad-hoc information requests from diverse departments.
  • Led a team of six as the most senior member on the project.
  • Supplied financial data to over a dozen departments.
  • Technologies: GCP BigQuery, Azkaban, Airflow, GitLab, Jira, Looker, Tableau.

BELBIM (E-payment):

  • Provided precise reporting for a company with 20 million users, addressing cross-functional business inquiries.
  • Established new report flows aligned with business needs.
  • Led a complete overhaul of the company's Jira reporting system.
  • Technologies: MS SQL, Azkaban, Vertica, DB Management Tool, Tableau.

BIST (Stock Market):

  • Collaborated with Turkey's primary stock exchange, Borsa Istanbul.
  • Analyzed streaming data and supported data warehousing needs.
  • Technologies: FlinkSQL, Vertica, Henkan ETL Tool.

IsteGelsin (E-commerce):

  • Accelerated the transformation of reporting infrastructure from AWS to a Vertica system.
  • Reduced AWS costs by over 30% by migrating part of the workload to on-prem systems.
  • Technologies: DynamoDB, Kafka, Azkaban, Vertica.

Global Maksimum – Apprentice BI Analyst

April 2021 – April 2022 | Istanbul, Turkey

Trendyol-Ali Express (E-Commerce):

  • Analyzed 30+ financial reports to improve data quality and performance.
  • Contributed to the advancement of financial report development.
  • Addressed ad-hoc finance-related requests from various business units.
  • Technology: GCP BigQuery.

Sahibinden (Second Hand Market Place):

  • Conducted in-depth analyses and developed reporting operations to enhance data insights.
  • Technologies: Navicat, Tableau, Trello.

Education

MSc Engineering Business Management

September 2024 – Present | University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Enhancing leadership skills in managing engineering-driven organizations with a focus on business understanding, strategic decision-making, and digital transformation.

BSc in Computer Engineering

September 2018 – July 2022 | Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

GPA: 3.45/4

  • DSC EGE - Community Lead: Facilitated educational workshops and networking events (Sep 2020 – June 2021).
  • IEEE - Vice Chair of Women in Engineering: Organized events and promoted technical and leadership skills (Feb 2020 – Oct 2020).

High School

September 2014 – June 2018 | Bornova Anatolian School, Izmir, Turkey

GPA: 90.8/100

Skills

SQL Leadership Problem Solving Big Data Python Data Warehousing Scala Java RDBMS Business Intelligence Reporting Agile & DevOps Time Management Multidisciplinary Work Cloud (GCP, AWS) Lake House

Additional Information

Organizations

  • Habitat: Voluntarily instructed children (ages 8–12) on basic algorithms using Scratch (Feb 2020).

Courses

  • Apache Spark 3 & Big Data Essentials in Scala (Udemy, Feb 2023)
  • Scala & Functional Programming Essentials (Udemy, Sep 2022)
  • Trendyol Data Talent Bootcamp (Kodluyoruz, Dec 2020 – Feb 2021)
  • Applied Data Science Bootcamp (Kodluyoruz, Sep 2020 – Oct 2020)

Languages

  • Turkish (Native)
  • English (Advanced)

Interests

  • Playing Guitar: Over 10 years of experience and participation in multiple bands.
  • Photography: Event photographer for student societies during undergraduate studies.
  • Running: Member of a running club at the University of Warwick.