Ahu Atakan

AHU ATAKAN Halide Edip Adıvar Mah. Tanır Sok. Uçar Apt. No: 6 Daire: 13 Şişli / İstanbul -- PORTFOLIO & PROGRAM & PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL Professional with 16+ years’ experience in IT, telecom and defense industry and successfully executes requirements of Project Management activities according to PMI and Agile practices. Interested in being a part of an international environment where I will have the chance to be part of a dynamic, professional business with a truly global outlook, and experience a wide range of challenges along the way that will enable me to develop my professional skills in project management office management and/or portfolio management. Professional Skills and Competencies Include;           Portfolio Management PMO establishment Program/Project Management (Certified PMP) Agile practices Extensive international and cross-cultural experience Customer engagement Financial / budgetary responsibility Coaching & leadership Open to change and personal growth Ambitious, motivated, energetic PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Profen Group – Project Management Office, Jan 2022 - Present PMO Director Head of Project Management Office of Profen Group. Profen Group – Project Management Office, Nov 2017 – Dec 2021 Portfolio Performance Manager Managed Profen Group Portfolio with 30+ project / programs. Key Project & Selected Accomplishments;  6 sub-portfolio including Communications, R&D, Defence, MEP and EPC portfolios 1 Profen Group – Profen Communications, Sep 2015 – Oct 2020 Program / Project Manager Achieved to manage different scale customer projects as well as internal projects of Profen Group. Key Project & Selected Accomplishments;  Profen Group PMO Establishment Project  Portable Antenna Development Project, Project Manager (36 months, 1.75M USD)  Program Vega; Earth Station Integration Project (Confidential), Program Manager (36 months, 1.8M USD) Profen Group – SatNet Telecommunications, Aug 2012 – Aug 2016 Yahclick Business Lead Achieved the growth of Yahclick Business in both Turkey market, and overseas market. Managed sales and after-sales operations with 6 to 10 staff members and creating 150K USD monthly revenue. Reporting to General Manager. Key Project & Selected Accomplishments;  Muzeler Project (with over 90 locations, 3-year contract)  Represented SatNet Telecom at Yahsat Partners Forum in Abu Dhabi every year as panelist or by making a speech.  Team management including designing the team structure, hiring & interviewing, building the team  Developed procedures & processes. Analog Devices (formly Hittite Microwave), Sep 2010 – July 2012 Sales Support Engineer, EMEA NORTEL Netas, Feb 2007 – Aug 2010 Global Network Product Engineer Bosphocom Satellite Communications, Apr 2006 – Jan 2007 Pre-sales Engineer ACADEMIC TRAINING Istanbul Technical University, TURKEY B.Sc., Telecommunications Engineering (2002 – Jan 2006) English Study (2001 - 2002) PROFESIONAL TRAININGS        Agile Approaches and Scrum Training, 16 hours, Dec 2017, Arese Consultancy, Istanbul PMP, 60 hrs Nov, Dec 2016, Istanbul Institute, Istanbul European Union Projects - Training Camp, Dec 2016, Etkin Proje, Istanbul Cultural Diversity, 2010, Nortel, Istanbul Advanced Communications Skills, 2009, Telephone Doctor, Istanbul Train the Trainers, 2009, Nortel, Istanbul Customer Engagement Excellence, 2008, Nortel, Istanbul 2