Serhat M

Curriculum Vitae
Serhat Mehmet AZGUR
Bilkent University
Department of Computer Technology and Programming
Employment
2006 – Oct 2013:
Full-time instructor
Department of Computer Technology and Programming
Bilkent University, Ankara - Turkiye
Teaching courses: Systems Analysis & Development”, “Operating Systems”
and “Networking Principles and Applications”.
2006 – 1998:
Part-time instructor in the Dept. of Computer Technologies and Programming
and Dept. of Management Information Systems, Bilkent University. Taught
courses like “Introduction to Computers” and “Systems Analysis & Design”.
2006 – 1999:
Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik A.Ş., Ankara, Turkiye.
A government-owned private company, which is involved in hardware,
software and advisory projects for the Turkish defense organizations, like the
Turkish Army (Land, Sea and Air Forces), Ministry of Defense and the
Turkish Aeronautics Inc. Started working as the systems administrator of the
company, responsible for the company’s computer and network
communications resources. Later on worked as a project manager for
defense industry related projects. Various projects whose budgets up to
20million USD has been managed and successfully finished including
information security and computer networking projects of the
Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (National Defense Ministry).
1998 – 1988:
Ortadogu Rulman Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş., Ankara, Turkiye.
The biggest anti-friction deep grove ball bearing manufacturer in the Middle
East Region with yearly sales volume of more than 200million USD (app.
2500 employees). Worked as the managers of Computer Data Processing
Department and Electronics Maintenance Departments. Established the
multi-user computer system of the company with network capabilities to the
other out-of-city and out-of-country branches. Various IT projects have been
accomplished including the computerization of Accounting Department,
Engineering Department and the Production Planning Department with
various in-house developed and/or outsourced software systems. Invented
two different software controlled production machines and successfully put
them into daily production.
1988 – 1987:
ALCATEL Austria Gesellschaft M.b.H, Vienna, Austria
Worked as a telecommunications high-level design engineer for software
controlled digital telephone exchanges that was produced and sold
internationally.
1987 – 1983:
ITT Telecom Products Corporation, Raleigh, NC, USA
Started working as a software test engineer in the Department of Systems
Testing. Awarded as the best “top 5%” engineer. Later on transferred to
the Department of Master Integration and Testing and worked as a shift
leader in trouble shooting and debugging the operating system (Kernel
3.1.X) of System 1240 (a distributed, computer controlled
telecommunications equipment).
1983 – 1981:
ITT North Electric Co., Cape Kennedy, FL, USA.
Worked as a software test engineer in the Telecommunications and
Switching Division. Work consisted of testing, verifying and patching the new
software revisions of the NX-1E software controlled crossbar switches.
1981 – 1980:
Turkish Electricity Authority, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ankara, Turkiye
Worked as a computer programmer in the Data Processing Department.
1979 – 1977:
Part-time work as an accountant in a small company (Gerim Ticaret Ltd. Şti)
Ankara during university education.
Education
2008 – ongoing: Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkiye. Department of Curriculum & Instruction,
Graduate School of Education. Master of Arts in C&I study. All course
requirements have been successfully completed. Thesis work is scheduled
to be finished towards the end of 2010.
1985 – 1984:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. USA. School of Engineering,
Certificate in Advanced Topics in Systems Simulation,
1979 – 2010:
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkiye. Department of Computer
Engineering, Engineering Faculty. Master of Science in Computer
Engineering
1976 – 1979:
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkiyeDepartment of
Management, Faculty of Administrative Sciences. Bachelor of Science in
Management
1974-1976:
Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkiye. Department of Business
Administration. Studied preparatory school and freshmen courses then
transferred to Middle East Technical University as a sophomore student.
Seminars & Trainings:
2003 – 2000:
Obtained certificates from various seminars given by Milli Savunma
Bakanlığı Savunma Sanayii ve Teknoloji Eğitim Merkezi (SATEM), about
management of defense projects, contract governance and negotiation
techniques, quality assurance and information security in defense projects,
etc. between May 2000 to March 2003.
Oct. 01-15, 1992: Training on NEC computerized CNC controls and Mitsubishi-NC control
equipment. Toyo Advanced Technologies Company, Hiroshima, Japan.
May, 08-19, 1991: Accramatic 750 Control programming course. Hardware and software
components of the Accramatic 750 Computer Control Equipment.
Cicinnati-Heald Machine Division, Worcester, MA, U.S.A.
Sept.01–Oct.01, 1986: Seminars on ISDN Applications, Analysis & Implementation.
Oesterricher Verhand fuer Elektrotechnik, Sektion Elektronik und
Nachrichtentechnik, Vienna, Austria.
May 15-June 15, 1986: Training on the ITT 5200 BCS (Business Communication System)
digital PABX, Vienna, Austria.
Dec.1980-Feb.1981: Software Engineering in Telephony and Telecommunications
Standards. Department of Education, International Telephone & Telegraph
Corporation, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.A.
Nov.03-14, 1980: Regional Seminars on Microprocessors, Microcomputers and Computer
Networks, Computer Engineering Department of Middle East Technical
University, Ankara, Turkiye.
Professional Organizations (as a member):
TBD (Turkish Informatics Society),
LKD (Linux Kullanıcıları Derneği),
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
Academic Conference Proceedings:
SDPS 2010, Transformative Systems Conference, June 6-11, 2010, University of Texas,
Dallas, U.S.A. "Enacting Educational Material through a Hierarchical Content Model", a
product of a collaborative work with Deniz Peker (STM A.Ş.) was presented.
Twelfth Transdisciplinary Conference-Workshop on Integrated Design & Process Science,
November 1-5, 2009, Auburn University, Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.A. “A Component
Oriented Modeling Language for Top Down Educational Design”, product of a collaborative
work with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali. H. Dogru (METU-CENG) was presented.
II. Ulusal Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Kurultayı. Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Bahçeşehir
Üniversitesi. May, 16-18 2008. A presentation has been prepared and accomplished in
collaboration with CTE students; Hamidullah Tarhan, Tuğba Buldu and Canberk Ezel. The
subject of the presentation was “What is CMS/LMS, a distinctive Moodle application and
Bilkent University’s BITS group”.
Açık Kaynak Kodlu Öğrenme Yazılımları Paneli, Ankara Universitesi, Tıp Fakültesi Tıp Eğitimi
ve Bilişimi. April, 18, 2008. A presentation about “Moodle ve Uygulama Orneği” was
accomplished.
10.Akademik Bilişim 2008 Konferansı. Çanakkale 18 Mart Universitesi. Jan. 30 – Feb. 01
2008. A presentation about “Moodle Kullanarak SLR Eğitimi” was accomplished.